All 15 vocabulary words from Lesson 1 of Henle Latin First Year, with English meanings, parts of speech, and forms.
| Latin | English | Part of speech | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| gloria, gloriae | fame; glory | noun | feminine · 1st declension |
| laudant | they praise | verb | 1st conjugation present |
| laudat | he; she; it praises | verb | 1st conjugation present |
| Maria, Mariae | Mary | noun | feminine · 1st declension |
| nauta, nautae | sailor | noun | masculine · 1st declension |
| nōn | not | adverb | — |
| ōrant | they pray | verb | 1st conjugation present |
| ōrat | he; she; it prays | verb | 1st conjugation present |
| porta, portae | gate | noun | feminine · 1st declension |
| prōvincia, ae | province | noun | feminine · 1st declension |
| silva, silvae | forest | noun | feminine · 1st declension |
| terra, terrae | earth; land | noun | feminine · 1st declension |
| victoria, victoriae | victory | noun | feminine · 1st declension |
| vident | they see | verb | 2nd conjugation present |
| videt | he; she; it sees | verb | 2nd conjugation present |
This lesson contains 8 nouns, 6 verbs and 1 adverb.
Start by hearing the difference between one person acting and several: laudat and laudant, videt and vident, ōrat and ōrant. These are already complete verb forms, so the English subject belongs in your answer. The nouns give you a small landscape to picture: terra, silva and porta, with a sailor moving through it. Nauta is masculine despite its first-declension ending; learn gender with the noun rather than guessing from the final letter. In the reference Challenge schedule, A spends weeks 1–2 here comparing noun forms and preparing for the second declension; B revisits this work in week 1, while I includes it in a broader opening review. Say each noun with its genitive, then cover the English column. Before Lesson 2, distinguish singular from plural verb meanings and explain why a noun's declension and gender are separate pieces of information.
Forms in this lesson: 1st-declension nouns (8), 1st-conjugation verbs (4), 2nd-conjugation verbs (2).
In the Classical Conversations schedule, this lesson's vocabulary is assigned in Challenge A, weeks 1 and 2, Challenge B, week 1 and Challenge I, week 1.
Declension tells you which endings a noun uses. Gender is a separate property: nauta follows the first declension but is masculine.
No. Laudat means he, she or it praises; laudant means they praise. Include that difference when recalling the English.
This lesson is free in Amplio — no card required. Drill it with spaced repetition, hear each word spoken, and track exactly which words you have mastered.
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