Lesson II: Sicilia

Part I: Vocabulary,Adjectives, Intro to Roman Numerals

fama

famae

f.

report, fame

familia

familiae

f.

family

fortuna

fortunae

f.

fortune, luck

puella

puellae

f.

girl

terra

terrae

f.

earth, land

vita

vitae

f.

life

bonus, bona, bonum

good

durus, dura, durum

hard

magnus, magna, magnum

great, large, big

parvus, parva, parvum

small, little

amant

they love, like

portant

they carry

Daily Grade!

Flashcards for Lesson 2words!

Remember:First word on the front,all the rest on the back.

fama famae, (f.)report, fame

bonus bona, bonum:good

amant

they love, like

Flashcard

Examples

Adjectives!

• An adjective is a word used to describe a noun.

• We say that an adjective modifies its noun.

the good dogthe little dog

the smart dog

Adjectives• The vocabulary lists gives you the 3

nominative forms of Latin adjectives: masculine, feminine, and neuter.

• You must learn all 3 of these.

• parvus, parva, parvum small• magnus, magna, magnum great, large

Adjectives

• In Latin, an adjective can come before or after its noun.

• Let’s look at “the large family”:

familia magna

magna familia

G-N-C!

• In Latin, an adjective must agree with its noun in GENDER, NUMBER, and CASE

• The noun is the boss!

Famila est magna. The family is large.

Magnae silvae sunt bonae. Large forests are good.

What are Roman numerals?

• There are 7 Roman numerals.• I = 1• V = 5• X = 10• L = 50• C = 100• D = 500• M = 1,000

How do Roman numerals work?

• To add, place one or more numerals of equal or lesser value after a numeral.

• 3• III (I+I+I)• 6• VI (V+I)• 105• CV (C+V)

How do Roman numerals work?

• To subtract, place a smaller numeral before a larger one.

• 9• IX (I – X)• 4• IV (I – V)

Subtraction

• There are some rules about subtraction.• I, X and C (1, 10, 100) are the only numerals

that can be subtracted.• I can only be subtracted from V and X.• X can only be subtracted from L and C.• C can only be subtracted from D and M.

Subtraction

• I• V• X• L• C• D• M

I

X

C

How to write Roman numerals

• Break down a number into its places: tens, hundreds, thousands

• Write each section in Roman numerals

• Arrange the results left-to-right.

• 46• 40 + 6• XL + VI• XLVI• 125• 100+20+5• C+XX+V• CXXV

Let’s practice!

• 53• 178• 29• 543• 2011

• 50 + 3 LIII• 100 + 70+ 8

CLXXVIII• 20 + 9 XXIX• 500+40+3

DXLIII• 2,000 + 10 + 1

MMXI