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Latin Vocabulary - Food

Welcome to today's Latin lesson, where we will be exploring some vocabulary related to food. Latin language has a rich culinary vocabulary that includes a wide range of ingredients, dishes, and cooking methods. Learning these words will not only enhance your language skills but also allow you to better appreciate the food culture of the ancient Roman civilization.

We will be using these words to form some basic phrases, such as "Edo panem" (I eat bread), "Bibo vinum" (I drink wine), or "Habeo fructus" (I have fruit). So let's get started and expand our Latin vocabulary in the realm of food!

Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Days of the Week, Family Members Vocabulary in Latin, Count from 0 to 100 & Count from 1 to 10.

Main Words

Word in Latin	Pronunciation	English Translation
panis	/ˈpaːnis/	bread
cibus	/ˈkiːbus/	food
aqua	/ˈakwa/	water
vinum	/ˈwiːnum/	wine
oleum	/ˈoːleum/	oil
caseus	/ˈkaːseus/	cheese
mel	/ˈmɛl/	honey
fructus	/ˈfruk.tus/	fruit
caro	/ˈkaːro/	meat
holus	/ˈhoːlus/	vegetable
lac	/ˈlak/	milk
sal	/ˈsal/	salt
butyrum	/buˈtyːrum/	butter
acetum	/aˈkeːtum/	vinegar
ovum	/ˈo.wum/	egg
farina	/faˈriːna/	flour
piper	/ˈpi.per/	pepper
mellitus	/melːiˈt̪us/	sweet
salit	/saˈliːt̪/	salty
mollis	/ˈmol.lis/	tender
ferveo	/fer.ˈwe.o/	boil
torreo	/tor.ˈre.o/	roast
asper	/ˈas.per/	rough
gustatio	/ɡusˈta.t̪i.o/	appetizer

Phrases

• Panem et aquam habeo. (/ˈpaːnem ɛt ˈakwa haˈbeo/) – I have bread and water.
• Vinum bonum bibo. (/ˈwiːnum ˈboːnum ˈbiːbo/) – I drink good wine.
• Oleum et salem habeo. (/ˈoːleum ɛt ˈsalem haˈbeo/) – I have oil and salt.
• Caseum et mel edo. (/ˈkaːseum ɛt ˈmɛl ˈeːdo/) – I eat cheese and honey.
• Fructus et holus edo. (/ˈfruk.tus ɛt ˈhoːlus ˈeːdo/) – I eat fruit and vegetables.
• Caro et lac bibo. (/ˈkaːro ɛt ˈlak ˈbiːbo/) – I drink meat and milk.
• Butyrum et acetum habeo. (/buˈtyːrum ɛt aˈkeːtum haˈbeo/) – I have butter and vinegar.
• Panem et vinum edo. (/ˈpaːnem ɛt ˈwiːnum ˈeːdo/) – I eat bread and wine.
• Cibum et fructus habeo. (/ˈkiːbum ɛt ˈfruk.tus haˈbeo/) – I have food and fruit.
• Holus et oleum bibo. (/ˈhoːlus ɛt ˈoːleum ˈbiːbo/) – I drink vegetables and oil.

• Caseum et panem edo. (/ˈka.se.um ɛt ˈpa.nem ˈe.do/) - I eat cheese and bread.
• Pisces et crustacea gero. (/ˈpi.ske.sɛt krus.ta.ˈke.a ˈɡe.ro/) - I carry fish and shellfish.
• Sal et piper addo. (/sal ɛt ˈpi.per ˈad.do/) - I add salt and pepper.
• Olera coquo. (/oˈle.ra ˈkoː.ko/) - I cook vegetables.
• Cerevisiam bibo. (/ˌke.re.ˈwi.si.am ˈbi.bo/) - I drink beer.
• Vinum suave est. (/ˈwi.num ˈswa.ve est/) - The wine is sweet.
• Caro bene cocta est. (/ˈka.ro ˈbe.ne ˈko.kta est/) - The meat is well-cooked.
• Ova fervida habeo. (/ˈo.va fer.ˈwi.da haˈbeo/) - I have boiled eggs.
• Oleum in mensa habeo. (/ˈo.le.um in ˈmen.sa haˈbeo/) - I have oil on the table.
• Lacruma est dulcis. (/la.ˈkru.ma est ˈdul.kis/) - The tear is sweet. (Note: "lacruma" also means "olive.")
• Agnosco panem. (/aɡ.ˈnos.ko ˈpa.nem/) - I recognize the bread.
• Cibus mihi placet. (/ˈki.bus ˈmi.hi ˈpla.ket/) - I like the food.

Dialogue

Here's an example dialogue with vocabulary related to food in Latin:

• A: Salve, amice! Quam bene es? (Hello, friend! How are you?)
• B: Bene, gratias. Et tu? (Good, thanks. And you?)
• A: Bene etiam. Habesne famem? (Good also. Are you hungry?)
• B: Immo, cibo opus est. Quid potamus? (Actually, I need food. What can we have?)
• A: Panem et caseum habeo, et olivas quoque. Vinum autem non habeo. (I have bread and cheese, and also olives. But I don't have wine.)
• B: Bene, aqua sufficiet. Etiamne fructus est? (That's fine, water will suffice. Do you have any fruit?)
• A: Ita vero, fructus etiam habeo. Est melimela, malum, et pirum. (Yes indeed, I also have fruit. There are honeydews, apples, and pears.)
• B: Gratiis ago tibi. Caseum edere velim, et fructus quoque. (Thank you. I would like to have some cheese, and also some fruit.)
• A: Bene, accipe! Et aquam accipe. Hoc cibo bene sapit. (Sure, take it! And take some water too. This food tastes good.)
• B: Est satis dulcis! Gratias tibi ago, amice. (It's quite sweet! Thank you, my friend.)
• A: Non est problema. Edere et bibere, et gaudeamus! (No problem. Let's eat and drink, and enjoy!)

Other Lessons

• Education
• Feelings and Emotions
• Fruits
• Numbers
• Months of the Year
• Health
• Family
• Verbs in Latin
• Days Of The Week

Sources

• Latin/Food Lesson 2 - Wikiversity
• Latin Food Words Flashcards | Quizlet