English–Latin Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	ego	I am ready now. Ego nunc paratus sum.
you	pronoun	tu	You are my friend. Tu es amicus meus.
he	pronoun	is	He is in the house. Is in domo est.
she	pronoun	ea	She loves her family. Ea familiam suam amat.
we	pronoun	nos	We live in the city. Nos in urbe habitamus.
they	pronoun	ei	They walk to school. Ei ad scholam ambulant.
what	pronoun	quid	What do you want now? Quid nunc vis?
where	adverb	ubi	Where is your house? Ubi est domus tua?
when	adverb	quando	When do they come? Quando veniunt?
who	pronoun	quis	Who is at the door? Quis ad ostium est?
why	adverb	cur	Why are you sad? Cur tristis es?
how	adverb	quomodo	How do you learn Latin? Quomodo Latine discis?
to be	verb	esse	We want to be free. Liberi esse volumus.
to have	verb	habere	I have a good book. Ego bonum librum habeo.
to do	verb	facere	They do the work well. Ei opus bene faciunt.
to go	verb	ire	I go to the city. Ego ad urbem eo.
to come	verb	venire	They come in the morning. Mane veniunt.
to see	verb	videre	We see the high mountain. Nos montem altum videmus.
to know	verb	scire	I know the true story. Ego veram fabulam scio.
to think	verb	putare	I think this is good. Hoc bonum esse puto.
to want	verb	velle	We want more water. Plus aquae volumus.
to need	verb	egere	We need food now. Nunc cibo egemus.
to make	verb	facere	They make a new table. Mensam novam faciunt.
to take	verb	sumere	Take the book with you. Librum tecum sume.
to give	verb	dare	I give you bread. Panem tibi do.
to say	verb	dicere	They say the word slowly. Verbum lente dicunt.
to tell	verb	narrare	Tell me the story. Mihi fabulam narra.
to ask	verb	rogare	I ask one question. Unam quaestionem rogo.
to find	verb	invenire	We find the lost book. Librum perditum invenimus.
to look	verb	aspicere	Look at the sky. Aspice caelum.
to use	verb	uti	We use this table daily. Hac mensa cotidie utimur.
to work	verb	laborare	They work all day. Totum diem laborant.
to eat	verb	edere	We eat bread tonight. Panem hac nocte edimus.
to drink	verb	bibere	I drink cold water. Aquam frigidam bibo.
to sleep	verb	dormire	The child sleeps now. Puer nunc dormit.
to walk	verb	ambulare	We walk on the street. In via ambulamus.
to run	verb	currere	The boy runs fast. Puer celeriter currit.
to read	verb	legere	I read a short book. Librum brevem lego.
to write	verb	scribere	She writes my name. Nomen meum scribit.
to speak	verb	loqui	They speak with friends. Cum amicis loquuntur.
to listen	verb	audire	Listen to the music. Audi musicam.
to hear	verb	audire	I hear the wind. Ventum audio.
to buy	verb	emere	We buy fresh bread. Panem recentem emimus.
to sell	verb	vendere	They sell good fish. Pisces bonos vendunt.
to pay	verb	solvere	I pay the money now. Pecuniam nunc solvo.
to help	verb	auxiliari	Friends help the boy. Amici puero auxiliantur.
to love	verb	amare	I love my family. Familiam meam amo.
to live	verb	vivere	We live in Rome. Romae vivimus.
to die	verb	mori	All men must die. Omnes homines mori debent.
to learn	verb	discere	Children learn new words. Pueri verba nova discunt.
to teach	verb	docere	They teach the boy Latin. Puerum Latine docent.
to open	verb	aperire	Open the door now. Aperi ostium nunc.
to close	verb	claudere	Close the book, please. Claude librum, quaeso.
person	noun	persona	Every person needs food. Omnis persona cibo eget.
man	noun	vir	The man is strong. Vir fortis est.
woman	noun	femina	The woman reads quietly. Femina tacite legit.
child	noun	puer	The child is happy. Puer laetus est.
boy	noun	puer	The boy has a book. Puer librum habet.
girl	noun	puella	The girl sings well. Puella bene cantat.
family	noun	familia	My family lives here. Familia mea hic habitat.
mother	noun	mater	My mother is kind. Mater mea benigna est.
father	noun	pater	His father works hard. Pater eius dure laborat.
friend	noun	amicus	My friend comes tomorrow. Amicus meus cras venit.
house	noun	domus	The house is very big. Domus valde magna est.
home	noun	domus	We go home now. Nunc domum imus.
school	noun	schola	The school is nearby. Schola prope est.
city	noun	urbs	The city is old. Urbs antiqua est.
country	noun	civitas	The country needs peace. Civitas pace eget.
world	noun	mundus	The world is wide. Mundus latus est.
street	noun	via	The street is long. Via longa est.
room	noun	cubiculum	The room is small. Cubiculum parvum est.
time	noun	tempus	Time moves very quickly. Tempus valde celeriter movetur.
day	noun	dies	The day is hot. Dies calidus est.
night	noun	nox	The night is cold. Nox frigida est.
morning	noun	mane	Morning comes very early. Mane valde mature venit.
evening	noun	vesper	Evening is calm here. Vesper hic tranquillus est.
month	noun	mensis	The month ends tomorrow. Mensis cras finit.
year	noun	annus	The year is new. Annus novus est.
today	adverb	hodie	I work today. Hodie laboro.
tomorrow	adverb	cras	We leave tomorrow morning. Cras mane discedimus.
yesterday	adverb	heri	He came yesterday evening. Heri vespere venit.
now	adverb	nunc	Come here now. Nunc huc veni.
sun	noun	sol	The sun is bright. Sol clarus est.
moon	noun	luna	The moon is full. Luna plena est.
star	noun	stella	That star is bright. Illa stella clara est.
sky	noun	caelum	The sky is blue. Caelum caeruleum est.
earth	noun	terra	The earth is our home. Terra domus nostra est.
fire	noun	ignis	The fire is hot. Ignis calidus est.
water	noun	aqua	The water is cold. Aqua frigida est.
rain	noun	imber	The rain falls all night. Imber tota nocte cadit.
wind	noun	ventus	The wind is strong. Ventus validus est.
tree	noun	arbor	The tree is very tall. Arbor valde alta est.
flower	noun	flos	The flower is beautiful. Flos pulcher est.
mountain	noun	mons	The mountain is high. Mons altus est.
river	noun	flumen	The river is long. Flumen longum est.
sea	noun	mare	The sea is calm. Mare tranquillum est.
food	noun	cibus	The food is good. Cibus bonus est.
bread	noun	panis	The bread is fresh. Panis recens est.
meat	noun	caro	The meat is hot. Caro calida est.
fish	noun	piscis	The fish is fresh. Piscis recens est.
egg	noun	ovum	The egg is white. Ovum album est.
milk	noun	lac	The milk is warm. Lac tepidum est.
fruit	noun	fructus	This fruit is sweet. Hic fructus dulcis est.
head	noun	caput	My head hurts now. Caput meum nunc dolet.
eye	noun	oculus	Her eye is blue. Oculus eius caeruleus est.
ear	noun	auris	My ear hears well. Auris mea bene audit.
mouth	noun	os	Open your mouth now. Os tuum nunc aperi.
nose	noun	nasus	My nose is cold. Nasus meus frigidus est.
hand	noun	manus	My hand is strong. Manus mea valida est.
foot	noun	pes	His foot is hurt. Pes eius laesus est.
heart	noun	cor	My heart is calm. Cor meum tranquillum est.
name	noun	nomen	Your name is beautiful. Nomen tuum pulchrum est.
book	noun	liber	The book is new. Liber novus est.
word	noun	verbum	This word is important. Hoc verbum magni momenti est.
language	noun	lingua	Latin is a beautiful language. Latina lingua pulchra est.
money	noun	pecunia	I have little money. Paulam pecuniam habeo.
work	noun	opus	The work is hard. Opus difficile est.
love	noun	amor	Love is a strong force. Amor vis valida est.
music	noun	musica	The music is beautiful. Musica pulchra est.
story	noun	fabula	The story is very old. Fabula valde antiqua est.
way	noun	via	This way is easy. Haec via facilis est.
thing	noun	res	That thing is strange. Illa res mira est.
life	noun	vita	Life is often hard. Vita saepe difficilis est.
door	noun	ostium	The door is open. Ostium apertum est.
table	noun	mensa	The table is full. Mensa plena est.
chair	noun	sella	The chair is small. Sella parva est.
good	adjective	bonus	This bread is good. Hic panis bonus est.
bad	adjective	malus	The water is bad. Aqua mala est.
big	adjective	magnus	The house is big. Domus magna est.
small	adjective	parvus	The room is small. Cubiculum parvum est.
new	adjective	novus	I have a new book. Librum novum habeo.
old	adjective	vetus	This house is old. Haec domus vetus est.
long	adjective	longus	The street is long. Via longa est.
short	adjective	brevis	The story is short. Fabula brevis est.
high	adjective	altus	That mountain is high. Ille mons altus est.
low	adjective	humilis	The wall is low. Murus humilis est.
hot	adjective	calidus	The fire is hot. Ignis calidus est.
cold	adjective	frigidus	The water is cold. Aqua frigida est.
happy	adjective	laetus	The child is happy. Puer laetus est.
sad	adjective	tristis	She looks very sad. Ea valde tristis videtur.
beautiful	adjective	pulcher	The flower is beautiful. Flos pulcher est.
easy	adjective	facilis	This work is easy. Hoc opus facile est.
hard	adjective	difficilis	The lesson is hard. Lectio difficilis est.
fast	adjective	celer	The horse is fast. Equus celer est.
slow	adjective	lentus	The old man walks slow. Senex lente ambulat.
right	adjective	rectus	Your answer is right. Responsum tuum rectum est.
wrong	adjective	falsus	That answer is wrong. Illud responsum falsum est.
important	adjective	gravis	This word is important. Hoc verbum grave est.
true	adjective	verus	The story is true. Fabula vera est.
free	adjective	liber	All people want freedom. Omnes homines libertatem volunt.
full	adjective	plenus	The cup is full. Poculum plenum est.
empty	adjective	inanis	The room is empty. Cubiculum inane est.
young	adjective	iuvenis	The boy is young. Puer iuvenis est.
strong	adjective	validus	That man is strong. Ille vir validus est.
weak	adjective	debilis	The child is weak. Puer debilis est.
red	adjective	ruber	The flower is red. Flos ruber est.
blue	adjective	caeruleus	The sky is blue. Caelum caeruleum est.
green	adjective	viridis	The tree is green. Arbor viridis est.
yellow	adjective	flavus	The flower is yellow. Flos flavus est.
black	adjective	niger	The horse is black. Equus niger est.
white	adjective	albus	The milk is white. Lac album est.
yes	interjection	ita	Yes, I understand now. Ita, nunc intellego.
no	interjection	non	No, I do not know. Non, nescio.
not	adverb	non	I am not sad. Non sum tristis.
and	conjunction	et	Bread and water are enough. Panis et aqua satis sunt.
or	conjunction	aut	Tea or water is fine.
but	conjunction	sed	He is poor but happy. Pauper est sed laetus.
if	conjunction	si	If he comes, we begin. Si venit, incipimus.
because	conjunction	quia	I stay because it rains. Maneo quia pluit.
with	preposition	cum	I walk with my friend. Cum amico meo ambulo.
without	preposition	sine	He came without money. Sine pecunia venit.
for	preposition	pro	This gift is for you. Hoc donum pro te est.
from	preposition	ab	She comes from the city. Ab urbe venit.
to	preposition	ad	We go to Rome. Ad Romam imus.