Referring to:
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2026/06/020626-vincent-and-passport-cover-1.html
https://www.facebook.com/groups/latinforstarters/posts/986724907272111
[i] Vincent uses two of three key words:
hic (masculine); haec (feminine); hoc (neuter): this
- haec pictūra | this picture
- hoc dōnum | this gift
- Quid est hoc? | What is this?
+ Note that these words will change depending on what function
they are performing in the sentence:
sī hanc taeniolam … spectās | if you are
watching this video
[ii] Est tegumentum syngraphī viātōriī. | It’s a
passport cover.
Latin needs no word to express ‘it’ – although they do exist.
‘Est’ = (s)he / it is, or, depending on context, ‘this is …’
[iii] Two very useful phrases for the beginning stage:
X mihi placet | X is pleasing to me = I like X
- Hoc dōnum mihi placet | This gift is pleasing to me = I like this gift
- Hoc dōnum mihi valdē placet | This gift is very much pleasing to me = I really like this gift
X mē dēlectat | X delights me = I really like X
- Haec pictūra mē dēlectat: | I really like this picture [literally: This picture delights me]
[iv] Latin, like other languages, has a wide range of prepositions,
words such as ‘in’, ‘at’, ‘with’ etc. It is useful to become familiar with
those as you go along.
+ Nouns change depending on the preposition that is used.
However, begin with recognition of meaning rather than going into too much
depth.
- hoc dōnum ab amīcō quōdam accēpī | I have just received this gift from a friend …
- dē … urbe Saigōniā | about /
concerning the city of Saigon
- in scūtō | on the shield [in
Latin in can mean ‘in’ or ‘on’]
- per mare | across the sea
[v] -ter is marker for adverbs:
- celeriter crēvit Saigōnia | Saigon has grown quickly
+ But not all adverbs are formed in that way; some are words
in their own right:
- modo: just
- bene: well
- paulātim: gradually
- nōnne?: surely?; used if you expect a positive reply
Saigōnia … maxima urbs Vietnamiae facta est, nōnne? |
Saigon has become the biggest city in Vietnam, hasn’t it?
[vi] Handy set phrase:
grātiās tibi agō | (I) thank you
[vii] grātiās tibi agō, amīce, … | thank you, (my)
friend
amīcus: friend (male)
The ending of nouns in -us changes to -e when you are
addressing the person directly; in grammar this is known as the vocative case.
[viii]
sī hanc taeniolam nunc spectās! | If you are
now watching this video!
In scūtō vidēmus nāvem | On the shield we see a
ship
These are both present tense verbs:
spectō, -āre (watch) is a first conjugation verb
videō, -ēre (see) is a second conjugation verb
Verbs take considerable time to study, and there are many
posts in the group on verbs; the link below gives you the main ones:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/latinforstarters/permalink/469185822359358/
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