Quantī cōnstat gladius? How much does the sword cost?
Quantī cōnstat hic gladius? How much does this sword cost?
Quantī cōnstat vīlla? How much does the villa cost?
Quantī cōnstat haec vīlla? How much does this villa cost?
Quantī cōnstat vīnum? How much does the wine cost?
Quantī cōnstat hoc vīnum? How much does this wine cost?
The whole topic of shopping will be in a later post. For the moment, how would you ask how much each of the following cost? Use hic, haec, hoc. Check the ending of the noun because it tells you the gender and, therefore, whether you need hic, haec or hoc.
- ānulus
- mēnsa
- stilus
- tabula
- pōculum
- cāseus
- equus
- plaustrum
- vacca
- toga
- ōvum
- galea
In the images below you see a Roman helmet (galea) and an egg (ovum) although it may not be a good idea to buy that particular egg since it was excavated in England and dates from the Roman occupation of the country: 1,700 years ago!
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