We will begin practising some vocabulary simply by pointing out objects, and all that is required is ecce which means see! look! behold! It is used to draw somebody’s attention to an object or a person.
Ecce fenestra. Literally, ‘look, a window’ but other translations will work equally well that simply indicate the existence of a person or an object.
Ecce Mārcus. There’s Marcus!
Ecce hortus. Look, a garden!
Look at the images below. How, using ecce, would you draw somebody's attention to them?
Note that the words are divided into three groups: any idea why?
- fluvius: river
- gladius: sword
- hortus: garden
- stilus: 'stylus'; instrument used to inscribe letters on a wax tablet
- vīcus: street; village; neighbourhood
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- cāsa: hut
- pecūnia: money
- tabula: wax tablet (used for writing)
- via: street
- vīlla: country house; estate
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- amphitheātrum: amphitheatre
- oppidum: town
- plaustrum: wagon
- pōculum: cup for drinking wine
- vīnum: wine
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