LATIN MEMORY CHANTS
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Latin Memory Chants
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TUTORIALS
LATIN MEMORY CHANTS
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Latin Memory Chants
Chant Number
Chapter in Wheelock's
Chant
Number
Chapter in Wheelock's
1. amô, amâs
Chap.
1
17.
am, ês, et
Chap.
8
2. ô/m, s, t, mus, tis, nt
Chap. 1
18.
r, ris, tur
Chap.
18
3. sum, es, est
Chap.
4
19.
bar. baris, batur
Chap.
18
4. a, ae, ae, am, â
Chap.
1
20.
bor, beris, bitur
Chap.
18
5. noun cases
Chap.
2
21.
pônô, pônis, pônit
Chap.
8
6. us, î, ô, um, ô
Chap.
3
22.
egô, meî, mihî, mê, mê
Chap.
11
7. um, î. ô, um, ô
Chap.
4
23.
tû, tuî, tibî, tê, tê
Chap.
11
8. videô, vidês, videt
Chap.
1
24.
hic, haec, hoc
Chap.
9
9. bam, bas, bat
Chap.
5
25.
quî, quae, quod
Chap.
17
10. bô, bis, bit
Chap.
5
26.
îdem/eadem/idem
Chap.
11
11. î, istî, it, imus, istis, êrunt Chap. 12
27.
quîdam/qauedam/quoddam Chap. 26
12. (*), is, î, em, e
Chap.
7
28.
aliquis, aliquî
Chap.
23
13. eram, erâs, erat
Chap.
6
29.is,
ea, id
Chap.
11
14. erô, eris, erit
Chap.
6
30.
ille, illa, illud
Chap.
9
15. us, ûs, uî, um, û
Chap.
20
31.
iste, ista, istud
Chap.
9
16. ês, eî, eî, em, ê
Chap.
22
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Chants 1-12
1. amô (1st conjugation): "I love, you love,
he/she/it loves;
Wheelock's
Chap. 1
we love, you (pl.) love, they love"
| amô | amâmus |
| amâs | amâtis |
| amat | amant |
2. ô (personal verb endings): "I, you, he/she/it; we, you (pl.), they" Wheelock's Chap. 1
| -ô/m | -mus |
| -s | -tis |
| -t | -nt |
3. sum (verb "to be"): "I am, you are, he/she/it is; we are, you are, they are" Wheelock's Chap. 4
| sum | sumus |
| es | estis |
| est | sunt |
4. a, ae (1st declension): nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative (sing. & plur.) Wheelock's Chap. 1
| -a | -ae |
| -ae | -ârum |
| -ae | -îs |
| -am | -âs |
| -â | -îs |
5. noun cases Wheelock's Chap. 2
nominative (subject)
genitive (possession: "of")
dative (indirect object: "to, for")
accusative (direct object)
ablative (adverbial: "by, with, from, in, on, at")
6. us, î (2nd declension): masculine endings Wheelock's Chap. 3
| -us | -î |
| -î | -ôrum |
| -ô | -îs |
| -um | -ôs |
| -ô | -îs |
7. um, î (2nd declension): neuter endings
Wheelock's
Chap. 4
| -um | -a |
| -î | -ôrum |
| -ô | -îs |
| -um | -a |
| -ô | -îs |
8. videô (2nd conjugation): "I see, you see, he/she/it sees;
Wheelock's
Chap. 1
we see, you (pl.) see, they see"
| videô | vidêmus |
| vidês | vidêtis |
| videt | vident |
9. bam, bâs (imperfect tense endings): all conjugations ("was/were/used
to")
Wheelock's
Chap. 5
| -bam | -bâmus |
| -bâs | -bâtis |
| -bat | -bant |
10. bo, bis (future tense endings): 1st & 2nd conjugations ("shall/will") Wheelock's Chap. 5
| -bô | -bimus |
| -bîs | -bitis |
| -bit | -bunt |
11. î, istî (perfect tense endings): all conjugations ("has/have/did") Wheelock's Chap. 1
| -î | -imus |
| -istî | -istis |
| -it | -êrunt |
12. ('m'), is (3rd declension endings): regular nouns Wheelock's Chap. 7
| -( * ) | -ês |
| -is | -um |
| -î | -ibus |
| -em | -ês |
| -e | -ibus |
* Because of the variety of nominative singular endings in the
third conjugation we make an 'm'
sound in the chant to symbolize 'many' possibilities.
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Chants 13-24
13. eram, erâs (imperfect tense): "I was, you were,
he/she/it was;
Wheelock's
Chap. 6
we were, you (pl.) were, they were"
| eram | erâmus |
| erâs | eratis |
| erat | erant |
14. erô, eris (future tense): "I shall be, you will be, he/she/it
will be;
Wheelock's
Chap. 6
we shall be, you will be, they will be"
| erô | erimus |
| eris | eritis |
| erit | erunt |
15. us, ûs (4th declension endings): mostly masculine (but manus-f.; cornû-n.) Wheelock's Chap. 20
| -us | -ûs |
| -ûs | -uum |
| -uî | -ibus |
| -um | -ûs |
| -û | -ibus |
16. ês, eî (5th declension): all feminine except diês (masc.) Wheelock's Chap. 22
| -ês | -ês |
| -eî | -êrum |
| -eî | -êbus |
| -em | -ês |
| -ê | -êbus |
17. am, ês (future tense endings): 3rd & 4th conjugations Wheelock's Chap. 8
| -am | -êmus |
| -ês | -êtis |
| -et | -ent |
18. r, ris (passive voice endings): present tense (all conjugations) Wheelock's Chap. 18
| -r | -mur |
| -ris | -minî |
| -tur | -ntur |
19. bar, bâris (passive voice endings): imperfect tense (all conjugations) Wheelock's Chap. 18
| -bar | -bâmur |
| -bâris | -bâminî |
| -bâtur | -bantur |
20. bor, beris (passive voice endings): future tense (1st & 2nd conjugations) Wheelock's Chap. 18
| -bor | -bimur |
| -beris | -biminî |
| -bitur | -buntur |
21. pônô (3rd conjugation, present tense): "I put, you put, he/she/it puts," etc. Wheelock's Chap. 8
| pônô | pônimus |
| pônis | pônitus |
| pônit | pônunt |
22. ego (personal pronoun): "I, of me, to/for me, me, by/with/from me;
Wheelock's
Chap. 11
us, of us, to/for us, us, by/with/from us"
| egô | nôs |
| meî | nostrum |
| mihî | nôbis |
| mê | nôs |
| mê | nôbis |
23. tû (personal pronoun): "you, of you, to/for you, you,
by/with/from you;
Wheelock's
Chap. 11
you (pl.), of you, to/for you, you, by/with/from you"
| tû | vôs |
| tuî | vestrum |
| tibî | vôbis |
| tê | vôs |
| tê | vôbis |
24. hic, haec, hoc (demonstrative pronoun): "this, the latter,
he/she/it; these, they" Wheelock's Chap. 9
Singular
Plural
| hic | haec | hoc | hî | hae | haec |
| huius | huius | huius | hôrum | hârum | hôrum |
| huic | huic | huic | hîs | hîs | hîs |
| hunc | hanc | hoc | hôs | hâs | haec |
| hôc | hâc | hôc | hîs | hîs | hîs |
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Chants 25-28
25. quî (relative pronoun): "who, which"
Wheelock's
Chap. 17
Singular
Plural
| quî | quae | quod | quî | quae | quae |
| cuius | cuius | cuius | quôrum | quârum | quôrum |
| cui | cui | cui | quibus | quibus | quibus |
| quem | quam | quod | quôs | quâs | quae |
| quô | quâ | quô | quibus | quibus | quibus |
26. îdem (adj. & demon. pronoun): "the same; the same one"
Wheelock's Chap. 11
Singular
Plural
| îdem | eadem | idem | eîdem/ îdem | eaedem | eadem |
| eiusdem | eiusdem | eiusdem | eôrundem | eârundem | eôrundem |
| eîdem | eîdem | eîdem | eîsdem | eîsdem | eîsdem |
| eundem | eandem | idem | eôsdem | eâsdem | eadem |
| eôdem | eâdem | eôdem | eîsdem | eîsdem | eîsdem |
27. quîdam (adj. & indef. pronoun): "a certain, a certain one,
someone/thing" Wheelock's
Chap. 26
Singular
Plural
| quîdam | quaedam | quoddam/quiddam | quîdam | quaedam | quaedam |
| cuiusdam | cuiusdam | cuiusdam | quôrundam | quârundam | quôrundam |
| cuidam | cuidam | cuidam | quibusdam | quibusdam | quibusdam |
| quendam | quandam | quoddam/quiddam | quôsdam | quâsdam | quaedam |
| quôdam | quâdam | quôdam | quibusdam | quibusdam | quibusdam |
28. aliquis (indef. pronoun): "someone/body/thing"
Wheelock's
Chap. 23
Singular
Plural
| aliquis/aliquî | aliqua | aliquid/aliquod | aliquî | aliquae | aliqua |
| alicuius | alicuius | alicuius | aliquôrum | aliquârum | aliquôrum |
| alicui | alicui | alicui | aliquibus | aliquibus | aliquibus |
| aliquem | aliquam | aliquid/aliquod | aliquôs | aliquâs | aliqua |
| aliquô | aliquâ | aliquô | aliquibus | aliquibus | aliquibus |
3 Demonstrative Pronouns
(Add to "Latin Chants")
| is | ea | id | eî/iî | eae | ea |
| eius | eius | eius | eôrum | eârum | eôrum |
| eî | eî | eî | eîs | eîs | eîs |
| eum | eam | id | eôs | eâs | ea |
| eô | eô | eô | eîs | eîs | eîs |
30. ille, illa, illud (Chap. 9) demon. adj.
& pron.
Wheelock's
Chap. 9
that, the former, the famous
| ille | illa | illud | illî | illae | illa |
| illîus | illîus | illîus | illôrum | illârum | illôrum |
| illî | illî | illî | illîs | illîs | illîs |
| illum | illam | illud | illôs | illâs | illa |
| illô | illô | illô | illîs | illîs | illîs |
31. iste, ista, istud (Chap. 9) demon.
pron. & adj.:
Wheelock's
Chap. 9
that, that of yours; sometimes: that awful, that terrible
| iste | ista | istud | istî | istae | ista |
| istîus | istîus | istîus | istôrum | istârum | istôrum |
| istî | istî | istî | istîs | istîs | istîs |
| istum | istam | istud | istôs | istâs | ista |
| istô | istâ | istô | istîs | istîs | istîs |