Cambridge Latin Course Book I Vocabulary

Stage 1 Stage 2

canis dog amicus friend

coquus cook ancilla slave-girl
sum I am cena dinner
filius son cibus food
hortus garden dominus master
in in, on dormio I sleep
laboro I work intro I enter
mater mother laetus happy
pater father laudo I praise
sedeo I sit mercator merchant
servus slave quoque also
via road saluto I greet

Stage 3 Stage 4

ad to ago I do
bibo I drink anulus ring
circumspecto I look around coquo I cook
clamo I shout cur? why?
ecce! look! e, ex out of
et and ego I
exit he goes out eheu! oh dear!
exspecto I wait, wait for inquit he says
ianua door iudex judge
iratus angry mendax liar
leo lion pecunia money
magnus big perterritus terrified
navis ship poeta poet
non not quaero I look for
porto I carry quis? who?
respondeo I reply reddo I give back
rideo I laugh, smile satis enough
salve! hello! sed but
surgo I get up signum sign
taberna shop, inn tu you
video I see voco I call
vinum wine
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adsum I am here absum I am absent

agricola farmer cubiculum bedroom
ambulo I walk emo I buy
audio I hear ferociter fiercely
clamor shout, uproar festino I hurry
contendo I hurry fortis strong, brave
curro I run fur thief
fabula play, story intente intently, carefully
femina woman libertus freedman
hodie today olim once
iuvenis young man parvus small
meus my, mine per through, along
multus much postquam after
multi many pulso I hit
optimus very good, excellent quod because
peto makes for, attacks res thing
plaudo I applaud scribo I write
puella girl subito suddenly
senex old man supero I overcome, beat
specto I look at, watch tum then
sto I stand tuus your, yours
turba crowd vendo I sell
ubi? where? vitupero I blame, curse
urbs city
venio I come Stage 8

Stage 7
totus whole
ceno I dine agito I chase, hunt
conspicio I catch sight of consumo I eat
cum with duco I lead, take
facio I make, do eum him
heri yesterday facile easily
ingens huge ferox fierce
intellego I understand gladius sword
lacrimo I weep, cry hic this
mortuus dead ignavus cowardly
narro I tell nuntius messenger
neco I kill pes foot
nihil nothing porta gate
omnis all postulo I demand
paro I prepare puer boy
prope near pugno I fight
rogo I ask saepe often
tacite quietly sanguis blood
tamen however silva wood
terreo I frighten spectaculum show, spectacle
valde very much statim at once
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agnosco I recognise abit He goes away

celeriter quickly accipio I accept, receive
cupio I want callidus clever, cunning
do I give contentus satisfied
dies day exclamo I exclaim
emitto I send out, throw frater brother
fero I bring, carry habito I live
homo man, human being imperium empire
hospes guest invenio I find
ille that liber book
inspicio I inspect, examine nos we, us
iterum again nuntio I announce
maneo I stay, remain pax peace
medius middle portus harbour
mox soon quam than
offero I offer semper always
ostendo I show servo I save, look after
post after suus his, her, its, their
procedo I proceed, advance taceo I am quiet
pulcher beautiful uxor wife
revenio I come back, return vehementer violently, loudly
trado I hand over vos you (plural)

Stage 11 Stage 12

capio I take, capture amitto I lose

civis citizen compleo I fill
convenio I meet, gather custodio I guard
credo (+dative) I trust, believe epistula letter
de about, down from flamma flame
faveo I support fortiter bravely
invito I invite frustra in vain
it he goes fugio I flee
lego I read, choose fundus farm
liberalis generous iaceo I lie
minime! no! iam now, already
murus wall igitur therefore
noster our mirabilis strange
nunc now mitto I send
placet it pleases mons mountain
primus first optime very well
promitto I promise paene almost
pugna fight sentio I feel
senator senator tandem at last
sollicitus woried templum temple
stultus stupid terra land, ground
vale! goodbye! timeo I am afraid, fear
verbero I beat unus = 1 duo = 2
vir man tres = 3