The Latin course
Learn Latin ten words at a time
Latina
Ten games of ten words: the hundred most useful Latin words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Latin challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Latin · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- SalveSAL-weh
- Hello
- AveAH-weh
- Hi
- Bonum maneBOH-noom MAH-neh
- Good morning
- Bonam noctemBOH-nahm NOK-tem
- Good night
- Maximas gratias tibi agoMAK-see-mas GRAH-tee-as TEE-bee AH-go
- Thank you very much
- GratiasGRAH-tee-as
- Thanks
- Libenterlee-BEN-ter
- You're welcome
- QuaesoKWAY-so
- Please
- Ignosce mihiig-NOS-keh MEE-hee
- Excuse me
- ValeWAH-leh
- Goodbye
Latin · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Unum vinum, quaesoOO-noom WEE-noom KWAY-so
- One wine, please
- Unum ex his, quaesoOO-noom ex hees KWAY-so
- One of these, please
- Aquam, quaesoAH-kwam KWAY-so
- Water, please
- Duo, quaesoDOO-oh KWAY-so
- Two, please
- Amplius, quaesoAM-plee-us KWAY-so
- More, please
- Quantum est?KWAN-tum EST
- How much is it?
- Rationem, quaesorah-tee-OH-nem KWAY-so
- The bill, please
- Potesne mihi...?po-TES-neh MEE-hee
- May I...?
- Avete!ah-WAY-teh
- Cheers!
- SalveSAL-weh
- Bless you
Latin · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- ItaEE-ta
- Yes
- Nonnohn
- No
- BeneBEH-neh
- Okay
- Libenter, nulla molestialee-BEN-ter, NUL-la mo-LES-tee-a
- Sure, no problem
- Nesciones-KEE-oh
- I don't know
- Non intellegonohn in-TEL-eh-go
- I don't understand
- Latine loquerisne?la-TEE-neh lo-KWEHR-is-neh
- Do you speak Latin?
- PaulumPOW-lum
- A little
- Profectopro-FEK-to
- Of course
- Omnia bene suntOM-nee-ah BEH-neh SUNT
- Everything is fine
Latin · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- UnusOO-nus
- One
- DuoDOO-oh
- Two
- TresTREYS
- Three
- QuattuorKWAT-too-or
- Four
- DecemDEH-kem
- Ten
- Quinquagintakwin-kwa-GIN-ta
- Fifty
- CentumKEN-tum
- One hundred
- Denariusdeh-NAR-ee-us
- Denarius
- NummisNUM-ees
- By cash
- Potesne mihi cambire?po-TES-neh MEE-hee KAM-bee-reh
- Can you give change?
Latin · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- PanisPA-nis
- Bread
- Laclahk
- Milk
- CaseusKAH-say-us
- Cheese
- AquaAH-kwa
- Water
- Sacculum?SAK-koo-lum
- A bag?
- Habesne...?HA-bes-neh
- Do you have...?
- Ubi est...?OO-bee EST
- Where is...?
- Hichik
- This one
- Nihil aliudNIH-hil AH-lee-ud
- Nothing else
- Vale beneWAH-leh BEH-neh
- Have a nice day
Latin · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- Mensam duobus, quaesoMEN-sahm DOO-oh-bus KWAY-so
- A table for two
- Catalogum, quaesoka-ta-LO-gum KWAY-so
- The menu, please
- Unum vinumOO-noom WEE-noom
- One wine
- Poculum aquaePO-koo-lum AH-kwai
- A glass of water
- CarnesKAR-nes
- Meat
- Caseum et panemkah-SAY-um et PA-nem
- Cheese and bread
- Sapidissimum estsa-pee-DIS-see-mum EST
- It's delicious
- SineSEE-neh
- Without
- Ad ferread FER-reh
- To take away
- Opus egregiumO-pus eh-GREH-gee-um
- Excellent work
Latin · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Quomodo tu vales?KWO-mo-do too WAH-les
- How are you? (formal)
- Vale?WAH-leh
- How are you? (casual)
- Bene valeoBEH-neh wah-LAY-oh
- I'm fine
- Et tu?et TOO
- And you?
- Quid novi?kwid NO-wee
- What's new?
- Nonne pulchrum caelum est?NON-neh PUL-krum KAI-lum EST
- Nice weather, huh?
- Iterum se videamusi-TER-um seh wi-DEH-ah-mus
- See you soon
- Vale, vespera pulchra tibiWAH-leh, WES-peh-rah PUL-kra TEE-bee
- Have a nice evening
- Saluta tuossa-LOO-ta TOO-os
- Give my regards
- Omnia prosperaOM-nee-ah PRO-sper-ah
- All the best
Latin · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Ubi est forica?OO-bee EST for-ee-KAH
- Where is the toilet?
- SinisterSIN-is-ter
- Left
- DexterDEK-ster
- Right
- Recta viaREK-ta WEE-ah
- Straight ahead
- Hichik
- Here
- IllicIL-lik
- There
- ViaWEE-ah
- Road
- Porta urbisPOR-ta UR-bis
- The city gate
- Unum tesseram, quaesoOO-noom TES-ser-ahm KWAY-so
- One ticket, please
- Desine hic, quaesoDEH-sin-eh hik KWAY-so
- Stop here, please
Latin · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- Hodiehoh-DEE-eh
- Today
- Craskrahs
- Tomorrow
- HeriHER-ee
- Yesterday
- Nuncnoonk
- Now
- PosteaPOS-tay-ah
- Later
- Qualis hora est?KWAL-is HO-rah EST
- What time is it?
- Dies LunaeDEE-es LOO-nai
- Monday
- Dies SaturniDEE-es sa-TUR-nee
- Saturday
- Dies SolisDEE-es SO-lis
- Sunday
- Hebdomadaheb-DOM-a-da
- The week
Latin · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Fer auxilium!fer owk-SIL-ee-um
- Help!
- Vocate medicumwo-KAH-teh MEH-dee-kum
- Call a doctor
- MedicusMEH-dee-kus
- Doctor
- VigilesWIG-il-es
- Guards
- Apothecariumah-poh-theh-KAH-ree-um
- Pharmacy
- TemplumTEM-plum
- Temple
- Sum aberratussum ab-er-AH-tus
- I'm lost
- Non me bene habeonohn meh BEH-neh hah-BAY-oh
- I don't feel well
- Mihi hic doletMEE-hee hik DO-let
- It hurts here
- Rapta estRAP-ta EST
- It was stolen