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🕒 Vocabulary related to TIME in Latin

Hello Latin learners,

In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "TIME" in Latin. 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 ! :)

How to Tell the Time in Latin

Vocabulary

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

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

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

Seasons

Latin	Translation	Pronunciation
Ver	Spring
Æstas	Summer
Autumnus	Autumn
Hiems	Winter

Days of the week

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

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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