Salvēte sodālēs.
The first three sentences of Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata introduce the Latin word in. Read those sentences now. Rōma in Italiā est. Italia in Eurōpā est. Graecia in Eurōpā est. The textbook hopes that, by reading through these three sentences, you will be able to determine the meaning of in for yourself.
Reread those three sentences now, and decide what YOU think the Latin word in means. Once you have done that, click below to reveal the meaning of the word.
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The Latin word in means ‘in’.
You should also note that words following in change slightly. The words for ‘Italy’ and ‘Europe’ are written Italia and Eurōpa. But when these words follow in, there is a line placed above the final -a; in Italiā and in Europā. This line is called a macron, and it tells us that when we say these words we should lengthen the sound of that vowel. (Some word always have a macron somewhere in their spelling, such as Rōma and Eurōpa.)
I now want you to read as far as line 10. These lines include another five new words. These are et, sunt, quoque, nōn and sed. Again, the textbook hopes that you will determine the meaning of these words for yourself. Read through these lines until you feel that you have determined their meaning. Once you feel that you understand these words, click below to confirm your understanding.
Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata : Capitulum Primum : lines 1-10. To be fair to the publisher, after Capitulum Secundum extracts will not be given - you will need a copy of the textbook of your own.
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The meaning of these words are:
et - and
sunt - are (this is the plural of est) : Graecia in Eurōpā est. Graecia et Italia in Eurōpā sunt.
quoque - also
nōn - not
sed - but
Now that you confidently know the meaning of these words, reread lines 1-10 a couple more times. Try NOT to think about the English meaning as you read. Congratulations. You are reading Latin.
Satis est. See you again soon.