Latin Vocabulary

The Latin vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: unus	Two: duo	Three: tres
Four: quattuor	Five: quinque	Six: sex
Seven: septem	Eight: octo	Nine: novem
Ten: decem	First: primus	Second: secundus

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: lunae dies	Tuesday: martis dies	Wednesday: mercuri dies
Thursday: iovis dies	Friday: veneris dies	Saturday: saturni dies
Sunday: soli dies	Now: nunc	Yesterday: heri
Today: hodie	Tonight: hac nocte	Tomorrow: cras

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: fructus	Apples: poma
Bananas: bananae	Tomatoes: solana lycopersica
Potatoes: solani tubera	Onions: caepia

Red: ruber	Green: viridis	Blue: caeruleus
White: albus	Black: niger	Grey: ravus

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: ientaculum	Lunch: prandium
Dinner: cena	Milk: lac
Coffee: coffeum	Bread: panis

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: apricus	Windy: ventosus	Rainy: pluvius
Snowy: nivosus	Cold: frigidus	Hot: calidus

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: puer	Girl: puella
Son: filius	Daughter: filia
Brother: frater	Sister: soror
Man: vir	Woman: mulier
Father: pater	Mother: mater
Grandfather: avus	Grandmother: avia

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: domus	Toilet: latrina	Room: camera
Bedroom: cubiculum	Kitchen: culina	Table: mensa

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: feles	Dog: canis	Mouse: mus
Bird: avis	Cow: vacca	Horse: equus

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: tibialia	Shoes: calcei	Trousers: bracae
Shirt: subucula	Sweater: hoodie	Coat: paenula

Most popular languages in the world:

English: britannicus	French: gallicus	German: germanicus
Spanish: hispanicus	Italian: italicus	Portuguese: portuguese
Greek: graecus	Russian: russica	Arabic: arabicus
Hindi: lingua indica	Chinese: sinica; sinensis	Japanese: iaponicus

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: taxiraeda	Bus: laophorium
Hotel: deversorium	Reservation: reservatio
Airport: aeroportus	Passport: singraphus

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: discipulus	Teacher: magister	Pen: calamus
Books: libri	Page: page	Dictionary: verborum thesaurus

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: manus	Feet: pedes	Hair: crines
Eye: oculus	Mouth: os	Nose: nasus

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: ambulance	Doctor: medicus
Hospital: valetudinarium	Pharmacy: medicamentarii taberna
Police: vigiles	Stomach Ache: dolor ventris

As you can see, this Latin vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.