Learn to Read Latin 07 Greetings www.magisterhoran.com Tools A B salūs, salūtis (f) safety; health salūtem dīcere to say "greetings"; so say hello salvē/salvēte hello! good day! valeō, valēre, valuī, valitūrus to be strong, be able; be well, fare well valē/valēte goodbye! farewell! ecce lo! behold! look! hercle! (hercule!); mehercule! (merherculēs) by Hercules! heu alas! oh! salvē, venusta Sirmiō... Greetings, charming Sirmio... valē, puella. Farewell, girl. bene valē. et tū bene valē. Farewell. You, too, farewell. savlē, mī pater. Greetings, my father. valē atque salvē. Farewell and good day. valēn? valuisīn? are you well? have you been well? valeō, et valuī. I am well, and I have been well. ut valēs? how are you faring? nōn male. not badly. male est mihi. I'm feeling bad. bene est mihi. I'm fine. nōn est mihi male. I'm not bad.