Latin
LATIN GOLDEN TICKET CHALLENGE!
This term, Miss Wilson is challenging the children to learn and recite this mock-Latin verse that has been amusing Latin teachers since the dawn of time!
Caesar adsum jam forte
Brutus aderat
Caesar sic in omnibus
Brutus sic in at
The Latin is nonsense - it means...
"I, Caesar, am already here by chance
Brutus was present
Caesar thus in all things
Brutus thus in but"
...but try reading the verse aloud, using what we have learned about how to pronounce Latin words.
Miss Wilson's introduction to learning Latin
To help you...
Latin golden rule:
Word order doesn't matter.
Word endings are important.
Latin verb endings and English pronouns:
Adverbs
Adverbs describe verbs. They tell us HOW something is done. In English, adverbs usually end in 'ly. In Latin, adverbs usually end in -e or -er
bene = well 
male = badly 
laete = happily 
irate = angrily 
facile = easily 
celeriter = quickly 
optime = excellently 
fortiter = bravely 
Adjectives
Adjectives describe nouns (naming words/ person, place or thing). Remember, in Latin, the ending will change depending on whether the noun the adjective is describing is feminine, masculine, singular, plural, subject or object.
bonus = good 
malus = bad 
sordidus = dirty 
frigidus = cold 
mirus = amazing 
iratus = angry 
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