Unit 1 Comic: Dramatis Personae

Ego sum – I am

(Hint: You don’t need “ego” to say I am. A simple “sum” includes the subject already! We are including the pronouns here until you are more accustomed to verb forms.)

Iudaea – Jewish

puella, puellae, f. – girl

habito, habitare – to live

Ostiae – in Ostia

(Ostia is a port city near Rome. It was very important for travel and trade.)

est – is

ego – I

habito, habitare – to live

insula, insulae, f. – apartment building

cum – with

mea familia – my family

vendo, vendere – to sell

panis, panis, m. – bread

ego – I

sum – I am

puella, puellae, f. – girl

amica, amicae, f. – friend

Valeriae – of Valeria

Aegyptia – Egyptian

sed – but

ego non habito – I do not live

in Aegypto – in Egypt

habito, habitare – to live

Ostiae – in Ostia

est – (this) is

mea familia – my family

pater, patris, m. – father

meus – my

tabularius – accountant/treasurer

Ostiae – in Ostia

ego – I

habito, habitare – to live

cum – with

et – and

mater, matris, f. – mother

tribus – three

frater, fratris, m. – brother

ego – I

sum – I am

puer, pueri, m. – boy

Sabratensis – Sabrathan

(Hint: “Sabrathan” means that Gerius is from Sabratha, a town in Northern Africa.)

Sabrata – Sabratha

est – is

ego – I

habito, habitare – to live

Ostiae – in Ostia

sed – but

urbs, urbis, f. – city

mihi – to/for me

non bene nota est – is not well-known

insula, insulae, f. – apartment building

cum – with

meo/mea – my

pater, patris, m. – father

familia, familiae, f. – family

vendo, vendere – to sell

garum, gari, n. – fish sauce