Latin Adjectives

Welcome to the second Latin lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Latin to help you practice your daily phrases.

black niger

grey ravus

white albus

blue caeruleus

green viridis

yellow flavus

red ruber

brown fulvus

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Latin
my house is white [noun + adjective] domus mea est alba
your country is big [noun + adjective] patria tua est magna
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] libri novi sunt pretiosi
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] hoc laeti sumus
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] ea tres canes parvos habet
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] haec lingua est facillissima
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] mihi parvum conservatorium

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold frigidus

hot calidus

cloudy nubilus

rainy pluvius

snowy nivosus

sunny apricus

windy ventosus

warm calidus

Conversation in Latin

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Latin
hi salve
how are you? quomodo es?
I'm good, thank you sum bonus, gratias ago tibi
and you? et tu?
what is your name? quod nomen est tibi?
my name is Maya maya nomen meum
nice to meet you placet occurrere tibi

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