Ecce Romani Chapter 1, 2, and 3 Vocabulary Notes

Nouns
Italia Italy
puella girl
aestas summer
nomen name
pictura picture
villa country house
arbor tree
amica female friend
ager field
tempus time
femina woman
piscina fishpond
statua statue
amicus male friend
vir man
hortus garden
molestus pest
puer boy
servus slave, servant

 

Adjectives
alter another, a second
laetus happy
Romanus Roman
vicinus neighboring
rusticus describes country house that has a farm
defessus tired
strenuus active, energetic
brevis short
Britannicus British
iratus angry
multi many
solus alone

 

Verbs
habitare to live
sedere to sit
legere to read
scribere to write
facere to do, to make
esse to be (is, are)
ambulare to walk
currere to run
clamare to shout
laborare to work
ridere to laugh, to smile
cadere to fall
gemere to groan
abire to go away

 

Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Phrases
quae who
etiam also
ubi where
iam now
in (+ABL) in, on
sub (+ABL) under
dum while
quod because
et and
ecce! look!  behold!
Cur? Why?
Quis? Who? (singular)
Quid facit? What does .... do?
hodie today
lente slowly
non not
non iam no longer
quoque also
saepe often
tandem finally, at last
ad (+ACC) to, toward, at
e / ex (+ABL) out of, from
sed but
Quid faciunt? What do .... do?
ita vero yes indeed
subito suddenly
minime no
in (+ACC) into, onto
Abite, molesti! Go away, pests!