Assignment, Week 2

The Week 2 assignment is Chapter 2, Wheelock's Latin (pp. 9-16). Read the chapter.   Study the first-declension nouns and learn the vocabulary.  Then translate the Sententiae Antiquae and "Catullus Bids His Girlfriend Farewell" (pp. 13-15).

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Optional Etymology Exercise

Match each English word in Column I with the correct definItion in Column II.  Then name the Latin word from which it is derived  Three are from non-required vocabulary words on our Word Power worksheet.  

I. II

A.  laudatory 1.   withdrawal

B.  provident  2.  a museum guide or lecturer

C.   docent            3.  a feeling of forewarning 

D.  premonition     4.  containing or expressing praise

E.  errant              5.  empty

F.  revocation       6.  traveling; or erring

G.  vacuous          7.  pertaining to the voice

H.  station             8.  a stopping place

I.  advise              9.  showing foresight for the future

J.  vocal             10.   to offer an opinion or suggestion 

ANSWERS:  

A.  4  (laudo)     

 B.  9 (video) 

   

 C.  2 (doceo)  

 D.  3  (moneo)   

E.  6. (erro)  

 F.  1. (voco) 

 G.  5 (vaco)   

H.  8  (sto)   

I.  10 (video)    

J.  7  (voco)

Homework Assignment I

Chapter 1, Wheelock's Latin (Sixth Edition Revised), pp. 5-7.  Learn the vocabulary on the list.  Do the exercises (below the vocabulary).   Be sure to bring your exercises to class:  I am your human key.  If you have any questions, leave a comment or e-mail me.  We will go over EVERYTHING in class.

VOCABULARY LIST

me: me, myself 

quid:  what

nihil:  nothing

non:  not

saepe:  often

si:  if

amo, amare, amavi, amatum:  to love, like; amabo te (idiom), please (literally, I will love you)

cogito, cogitare, cogitavi, cogitatum:  to think, ponder, consider, plan

debeo, debere, debui, debitum:  to owe; ought, must

do, dare, dedi, datum:  to give, offer

erro, errare, erravi, erratum:  to wander; err, go astray, make a mistake

laudo, laudare, laudavi, laudatum:  to praise

moneo, monere, monui, monitum:  to warn, advise, remind

salveo, salvere, to be well; to be in good health; salve, salvete, hello, greetings.

servo, servare, servavi, servatum:  to preserve, save, keep, guard

conservo, conservare, conservavi, conservatum - a stronger form of servo:   to preserve, conserve, maintain

terreo, terrere, terrui, territum:  to frighten, terrify

valeo, valere, valui, valiturum:  to be strong, have power, be well;   vale, valete, good-bye, farewell.

video, videre, vidi, visum:  to see; observe, understand

voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatum:  to call, summon

Exercises:  These sententiae - sentences - are based on ancient Roman originals.

1.  Labor me vocat.  (labor = work, labor)

 2.  Mone me, amabo te, si erro.

 3.  Festina lente.  (a saying of Augustus. - festino, festinare, to make haste, hurry; lente, slowly)

4.  Laudas me; culpant me.  (culpo, culpare, to blame, censure)

 

5.  Saepe peccamus.  (pecco, peccare, to sin)

6.  Quid debemus cogitare?

7.  Conservate me!

8.  Rumor volat.  (volo, volare, to fly)

9.  Me non amat.

  

10.  Nihil me terret.

  

11.  Apollo me saepe servat.

 12.   Salvete! - quid videtis?  Nihil videmus.

 

13.  Sape nihil cogitas.

 

14.  Bis das, si cito das.  (bis, twice.  cito, quickly.  What do you suppose this proverb means?)

 

15.  Si vales, valeo.  (A friendly sentiment with which Romans often commenced a letter.)

 16.  What does he see?

  

17.  They are giving nothing.

18.    You ought not to praise me.

 

19.  If I err, he often warns me.

 

20.  If you love me, save me, please!

Self-Quiz, Chapter 1, Wheelock

Choose the correct answer.  The answer key is below.

1.  The second person plural present indicative of moneo is: 

 (a)  mones  (b)  moneo  (c) monetis  (d)  monemus

2.  The first person plural present of valeo is:  

 (a)  valemus   (b)  valetis  (c)  valent   (d)  valet

3.  The third person plural present  of erro is:  

 (a)  erro   (b)  erramus   (c)  erratis   (d)  errant

4.  The second person singular present of do (give) is:  

 (a)  das (b)  dat  (c)  damus (d)  datis

5.  The third person plural present of conservo is:  

 (a)  conservat   (b)  conservant (c)  conservo  (d)  conservatis

6.  The third person singular present of debeo is: 

 (a)  debet   (b)  debetis   (c)  debent   (d)  debes

7.  The first person singular present of voco is: 

 (a)  vocas   (b)  voco   (c)  vocat

(d)  vocant

8.  The singular imperative of "praise"  is: 

 (a)  ama  (b)  laudate   (c)   amamus  (d)  lauda 

9.  The 3rd person plural present of  "see" is:

  (a)  video   (b)  vales  (c)  vident   (d)  valet   

10.  The second person singular present of "praise" is: 

 (a)  laudo   (b)  laudas  (c)  servo   (d)  servant

ANSWERS:  

1.  c;  2.  a;  3.  d;  4.  a;  5.  b;  6.  a;  7.  b;  8.  d; 9.  c; 10.  b.