Latin Sentences for use in Conversation - Part Two
Created | Updated Aug 1, 2007
This article is the second in a series. The previous article can be found here:
1. http://bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A25371326
quid est nomen suum? [KWID-est-NOH-men-SOO-um] - What is his/her name?
nomen suum est... [NOH-men-SOO-west] - His/her name is...
quomodo scriptatur? [KWOH-mod-OH-scrip-TAH-tur] - How do you write that?
unde est? [OON-dest] - Where is he/she from?
est de... [EST-day] - He/she is from...
(see previous article for countries)
quid quaestu impetrando agis? [kwid-KWAIS-too-IM-pet-RAN-doh-AG-is] What do you do for a living? (replace agis with agit for what does he/she do...)
sum... [sum] - I am...
est... [est] - He/she is...
For these occupations, replace "or" with "rix" [riks] for a woman:
...ratiocinator [rat-YOH-kin-AH-tor] - accountant
machinator [MAH-ki-NAH-tor] - engineer
administrator [AD-mi-nis-TRAH-tor] - manager
nutor [NOO-tor] - nurse
pictor [PIK-tor] - painter
cantor [KAN-tor] - singer
doctor [DOK-tor] - teacher
These occupations change "us" to "a" when female:
comoedus [KOH-moy-dus] - comedy actor
tragoedus [TRA-goy-dus] - tragedy actor
architectus [AR-ki-TEK-tus] - architect
coquus [KOK-wus] - chef
medicus [ME-di-kus] - doctor
advocatus [AD-wok-AH-tus] - solicitor
discipulus [dis-KI-pu-lus] - student
famulus [FA-mul-us] - waiter
1. http://bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A25371326
quid est nomen suum? [KWID-est-NOH-men-SOO-um] - What is his/her name?
nomen suum est... [NOH-men-SOO-west] - His/her name is...
quomodo scriptatur? [KWOH-mod-OH-scrip-TAH-tur] - How do you write that?
unde est? [OON-dest] - Where is he/she from?
est de... [EST-day] - He/she is from...
(see previous article for countries)
quid quaestu impetrando agis? [kwid-KWAIS-too-IM-pet-RAN-doh-AG-is] What do you do for a living? (replace agis with agit for what does he/she do...)
sum... [sum] - I am...
est... [est] - He/she is...
For these occupations, replace "or" with "rix" [riks] for a woman:
...ratiocinator [rat-YOH-kin-AH-tor] - accountant
machinator [MAH-ki-NAH-tor] - engineer
administrator [AD-mi-nis-TRAH-tor] - manager
nutor [NOO-tor] - nurse
pictor [PIK-tor] - painter
cantor [KAN-tor] - singer
doctor [DOK-tor] - teacher
These occupations change "us" to "a" when female:
comoedus [KOH-moy-dus] - comedy actor
tragoedus [TRA-goy-dus] - tragedy actor
architectus [AR-ki-TEK-tus] - architect
coquus [KOK-wus] - chef
medicus [ME-di-kus] - doctor
advocatus [AD-wok-AH-tus] - solicitor
discipulus [dis-KI-pu-lus] - student
famulus [FA-mul-us] - waiter
