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🕒 Vocabulary related to TIME in Latin
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Hello Latin learners,

Latin has had a significant impact on many modern languages, including English, and by studying it, you can gain a deeper understanding of the roots of our own language. In this lesson, we will focus specifically on vocabulary related to time, including seasons, months, hours, minutes, seconds, and more.

Happy learning ! :)

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Dinner Table & Animal.

How to Tell the Time in Latin[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary[edit | edit source]

Latin Translation
Quota hōra est? What time is it?
(Hōra) prīma est It's one o'clock
È prīma cum quīdrante It's quarter past one
È prīma cum sēmisse It's half past one
dimidiata during the day
vigiliae / noctis at night
meridie midday / noon
media noctis (inclinatio) midnight
hōra hour
minuta minute
secunda second

Dialogue[edit | edit source]

Let us put the vocabulary we have just learned into practice. It will give you a deeper understanding of the words and their usage.

  • Person 1: Quota hōra est? (What time is it?)
  • Person 2: Hōra prīma est. (It's one o'clock.)
  • Person 1: È prīma cum quīdrante? (It's quarter past one?)
  • Person 2: Nōn, è prīma cum sēmisse. (No, it's half past one.)
  • Person 1: Quid agitur dimidiata? (What are you doing during the day?)
  • Person 2: Nōn agitur nīl, sed agitur multa vigiliae / noctis. (Nothing is being done during the day, but many things are being done at night.)
  • Person 1: Quid est tempus meridie? (What is the time at midday?)
  • Person 2: Meridie est tempus mediō dieī. (Midday is the time in the middle of the day.)
  • Person 1: Quid est tempus media noctis (inclinatio)? (What is the time at midnight?)
  • Person 2: Media noctis (inclinatio) est tempus mediō noctis. (Midnight is the time in the middle of the night.)
  • Person 1: Quotae sunt horae? (How many hours?)
  • Person 2: Hōrae sunt XXIV. (There are 24 hours.)
  • Person 1: Quotae sunt minutae? (How many minutes?)
  • Person 2: Minutae sunt LXX. (There are 60 minutes.)
  • Person 1: Quotae sunt secundae? (How many seconds?)
  • Person 2: Secundae sunt LXX. (There are 60 seconds.)

Months of the year[edit | edit source]

Many of the Latin names for the months are derived from the names of gods and goddesses. For example, January is named after Janus, the god of beginnings and endings, while July is named after Julius Caesar.

The Latin names for the months have had a significant impact on many modern languages, including English. For example, the English word "March" comes directly from the Latin "Martius". The English word "September" comes from the Latin "September," which means "seventh".

Month in Latin Translation Latin Pronunciation
Mensis Martius March


Mensis Aprilis April


Mensis Maius May


Mensis Iunius June


Mensis Iulius July


Mensis Augustus August


Mensis September September


Mensis October October


Mensis November November


Mensis December December


Mensis Ianuarius January


Mensis Februarius February


Sentences using the months of the year in Latin[edit | edit source]

* Ianuarius est primus mensis anni. (January is the first month of the year.)

* Februarius est mensis brevissimus. (February is the shortest month.)

* Martius est mensis vere. (March is the month of spring.)

* Aprilis est mensis pluviarum. (April is the month of rain.)

* Maius est mensis florum. (May is the month of flowers.)

* Junius est mensis solstitii. (June is the month of the solstice.)

* Julius est mensis Caesaris. (July is the month of Caesar.)

* Augustus est mensis imperatoris. (August is the month of the emperor.)

* September est mensis septem. (September is the seventh month.)

* October est mensis octo. (October is the eighth month.)

* November est mensis novem. (November is the ninth month.)

* December est mensis decem. (December is the tenth month.)

Seasons[edit | edit source]

Latin Translation Pronunciation
Ver Spring
Æstas Summer
Autumnus Autumn
Hiems Winter

Days of the week[edit | edit source]

Day in Latin (Diēs) Translation Pronunciation
Dies Solis Sunday
Dies Lunae Monday
Dies Martis Tuesday
Dies Mercurii Wednesday
Dies Lovis Thursday
Dies Veneris Friday
Dies Saturni Saturday

Vocabulary[edit | edit source]

ENGLISH LATIN
today  Hodie
yesterday  Heri
tomorrow  Cras
last week Hebdomas ultima
this week  Haec hebdomas
next week  Proxima hebdomas
... minute Minuta
... hour   Hora
... day   Dies
... week   Hebdomas
... month Mensis
... year Annus
now  Nunc
later  Postea
before  Ante
The morning Mane
The afternoon  Postmeridianus
The evening  Vesper
The night  Nox
one oclock   Hora una est
two oclock   Hora duae est

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