Shops and hotels in Latin
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Latin words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Latin phrases in this lesson
- Habesne...?HA-bes-neh
- Do you have...?
- Ubi est...?OO-bee EST
- Where is...?
- Apertuma-PER-tum
- Open
- ClausumKLOW-sum
- Closed
- Sacculum?SAK-koo-lum
- A bag?
- Nimis carumNI-mis KAH-rum
- Too expensive
- Locum reservaviLO-kum re-ser-WAH-wee
- I have a reservation
- Estne ientaculum inclusum?EST-neh yen-TAH-ku-lum in-KLOO-sum
- Is breakfast included?
- Quod est verbum arcanum retis?kwod est WER-bum ar-KAH-num REH-tis
- What's the wifi password?
- Licetne mihi...?LI-ket-neh MEE-hee
- Can I...?
Habeo means I have. Habesne? is do you have? Common market inquiry phrase, though markets displayed goods openly for browsing.
Ubi (where) est (is). Ubi estne butcher, baker, etc. Romans navigated markets by visual inspection and asking neighbors.
Sacculus (little sack) or saccus (sack/bag). Romans used cloth bags and baskets for market shopping; no plastic bags existed.
Literally "I have reserved a place".
Ientaculum was the light Roman breakfast of bread and cheese.
Literally "what is the secret word of the net?".
Literally "is it permitted to me ...?".