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Why study Latin?

Why study Latin?. Because it is latin, Learn English vocabulary Language foundation Get smarter Character study Higher SAT score. Rules of Latin. 1. Add –us to your name if you are a boy Add –a if you are a girl

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Why study Latin?

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  1. Why study Latin? Because it is latin, Learn English vocabulary Language foundation Get smarter Character study Higher SAT score

  2. Rules of Latin 1. Add –us to your name if you are a boy Add –a if you are a girl Capital letters are only for names and places, no at the beginning of a sentence. Alphabet: no letter j No silent letter in Latin Letter C is always a hard sound like in Cat Letter V is pronounced like W

  3. Lesson II. The Governor is coming!Adjectives (words used to describe nouns) villasordidaest. house dirty is. hortussqualidusest. garden messy iS

  4. Masculine nouns: hortus (garden) porcus (pig) delphinus (dolphin) mus (mouse) taurus (bull) Lesson II. The Governor is coming! Feminine noun: villa (house) vacca (cow) gallina (hen) vespa (wasp) balaena (whale)

  5. Masculine adj: sordidus callidus magnus parvus optimus bonus maximus improbus formosus strenuus ignavus benignus English meaning dirty wise big/powerful/tall small/little best good greatest naughty famous/beautiful energetic lazy kind Lesson II. The Governor is coming! Feminine adj: sordida callida magna parva optima bona maxima improba formosa strenua ignava benigna

  6. What does it mean? mater formosa est. musparvusest. pater optimus est. porcusignavus est.

  7. Can you describe yourself and your parents in Latin? Jilla sum. mater sum. mater benigna est. Gracea sum. filia sum. Graceacallida est.

  8. How do you say “hello” and “good-bye” in Latin? salve Hello to one person salvete Hello to more than on person walegood-bye”

  9. Latin Roots What animal does pork come from? What would an equestrian statue look like? If you scored the maximum points in a test would you be happy? If you put minimal effort into your work, would your teacher be pleased with you?

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