The 100 Most Common Written Words in Latin
Learning these common words will give you a huge leg up when reading, writing, speaking, and listening to Latin, but remember that most of these words will have various forms due to their cases (Accusative, Genitive, Dative or Ablative) or function in a sentence or clause.
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Number
|
Word
|
Meaning
|
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1
|
Ego
|
I |
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2
|
Tu
|
You |
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3
|
Nos
|
We |
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4
|
Vos
|
You (plural) |
|
5
|
Is
|
He |
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6
|
Ea
|
She |
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7
|
Id
|
It, that |
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8
|
Hic, haec, hoc
|
This (masculine, feminine, neuter) |
|
9
|
Ille ,illa, illud
|
That (masculine, feminine, neuter) |
|
10
|
Idem, eadem, idem
|
The same (masculine, feminine, neuter) |
|
11
|
Illi, illae |
They |
|
12
|
Suus
|
Theirs |
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13
|
Tuus, uester
|
Yours |
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14
|
Meus
|
My |
|
15
|
Eius
|
His, hers, its |
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16
|
Ipse,a,um
|
(Him, her, it)-self |
|
17
|
in
|
In, into |
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18
|
a,ab
|
Away from, by |
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19
|
de
|
About, concerning |
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20
|
pro
|
Before, in front of, |
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21
|
sine
|
Without |
|
22
|
ante
|
Before |
|
23
|
contra
|
Opposite, against, contrary to |
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24
|
per
|
Through, across, throughout |
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25
|
post
|
After, behind, afterwards |
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26
|
trans
|
Over, across, beyond |
|
27
|
ad
|
To, towards, |
|
28
|
ex
|
From, out of |
|
29
|
cum
|
When, with |
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30
|
et, atque
|
And |
|
31
|
nam
|
For, in fact |
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32
|
sed
|
But |
|
33
|
deinde
|
Then, next |
|
34
|
quia
|
Because |
|
35
|
si
|
If |
|
36
|
tamen
|
However |
|
37
|
dum
|
While |
|
38
|
uel….uel
|
Either…..or |
|
39
|
nemo
|
No one |
|
40
|
nihil
|
Nothing |
|
41
|
non
|
Not, not at all, by no means |
|
42
|
ut
|
Where, how?, so that, |
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43
|
nunc
|
Now |
|
44
|
ita
|
So, thus |
|
45
|
Bonus
|
Good |
|
46
|
Malus
|
Bad |
|
47
|
Multus
|
Much |
|
48
|
Parvus
|
Small |
|
49
|
Magnus
|
Great |
|
50
|
Solus
|
Alone, only, lonely, single |
|
51
|
Totus
|
All, whole, entire |
|
52
|
Ullus
|
Any, anyone |
|
53
|
Unus
|
One |
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54
|
Alius
|
Another, other, different |
|
55
|
Alii…alii
|
Some……others |
|
56
|
Aliqui, aliquid
|
Some, someone, something |
|
57
|
Quis, quid
|
Who? What? Which? Anyone, anything, someone, something |
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58
|
Sursum
|
Up |
|
59
|
Deorsum
|
Down |
|
60
|
Sinister
|
Left |
|
61
|
Dexter
|
Right |
|
62
|
Audire
|
To listen, to hear |
|
63
|
Dare
|
To give , to grant |
|
64
|
Esse
|
To be |
|
65
|
Amare
|
To love |
|
66
|
Dicere
|
To say |
|
67
|
Habere
|
To have |
|
68
|
Videre
|
To look, see |
|
69
|
Facere
|
To make, do |
|
70
|
Scribere
|
To write |
|
71
|
Ire
|
To go |
|
72
|
Posse
|
To be able |
|
73
|
Vocare
|
To call |
|
74
|
Venire
|
To Come |
|
75
|
Capere
|
To take |
|
76
|
Primus
|
First |
|
77
|
Secundus
|
Second |
|
78
|
Tertius
|
Third |
|
79
|
Ultimus
|
Last |
|
80
|
Homines
|
People |
|
81
|
Urbs
|
City |
|
82
|
Aer
|
Air |
|
83
|
Ignis
|
Fire |
|
84
|
Aqua
|
Water |
|
85
|
Terra
|
Land |
|
86
|
Amor
|
Love |
|
87
|
Dies
|
Day |
|
88
|
Familia
|
Family |
|
89
|
Res
|
Things |
|
90
|
Bellum
|
War |
|
91
|
Coniunx
|
Spouse |
|
92
|
Deus
|
God |
|
93
|
Ludus
|
Game, sport |
|
94
|
Nomen
|
Name |
|
95
|
Sors
|
Destiny, Fate |
|
96
|
Tempus
|
Times |
|
97
|
Domus
|
Home |
|
98
|
Cibus
|
Food |
|
99
|
Ara
|
Altar |
|
100
|
Mors
|
Death |
A wonderful list of the 300 most common words in Latin with principal parts and gender may be found here!
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Konstantin Wendel:
Hey Ive been learning latin since 6th grade. I must disagree witch this list, because latin is based on logical structures. One of the most basic sytem is the system of conjungation. It works with specific suffixes for each person. In consequence of this you dont need personal-pronouns. Thats why i disagree with the first six points on the list. I have never seen any personalpronoun in a text.
And i have already read high-level literature for example
Commentari de bello gallico written by caesar himself.
Please change the wrong placed words
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We have to do Latin in school and we have a test coming up. It’s quite complex as we’ve entered sixth form what would I need to focus on to get to grips with complex Latin??