lesson ii: sicilia
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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