Opposite of "Surgite?"

[CarolHS]

We tell our students (all two of them) to "Surgite" when we begin Latin class. I'd also like to be able to tell them in Latin to take their seats. Can someone help? . . .something that means "Be seated" or "Please be seated."

Thanks for your help!
CarolHS

[magistra6]

To tell them to be seated, say, "Sedete."
My students love to play "Simon says" when they've finished their work. I say, "Simon dicit...." with one of the following commands:
Surgite...rise
Sedete...sit
Dormite...sleep
Ambulate...walk
State...stand
Pugnate...fight (just pantomime, no hitting anyone!)
Orate...pray (fold hands)
Vertite...turn
Audite...listen (hand on ear)
Videte...see (shield eyes with hand)
Cantate...sing

Have fun,
Julia

[CarolHS]

Thanks, Julia, for the answer and the extras!
CarolHS

[classical4mom]

We had such fun with Simon Dicit on a rainy Friday afternoon....
Thanks for the great idea. Do you mind if I post a link to this idea on the Yahoo Latin Classical Ed board ?

:)

Nanci

[llowe]

Thank you for sharing!

[magistra6]

Go ahead and post a link. The more kids we can get to enjoy Latin, the better! :)
Julia

[ktan]

I love this idea! I have a question. On the dvd for LC1 the way the students are told to pray is "Oremus" and I'm wondering how that differs from "orate"?
I'm new to this-thanks again for this great idea!
Kelly

To tell them to be seated, say, "Sedete."
My students love to play "Simon says" when they've finished their work. I say, "Simon dicit...." with one of the following commands:
Surgite...rise
Sedete...sit
Dormite...sleep
Ambulate...walk
State...stand
Pugnate...fight (just pantomime, no hitting anyone!)
Orate...pray (fold hands)
Vertite...turn
Audite...listen (hand on ear)
Videte...see (shield eyes with hand)
Cantate...sing

Have fun,
Julia

[ktan]

The list below says "surgite" ... rise. How does surgite differ from "state"
Thanks again,
Kelly
To tell them to be seated, say, "Sedete."
My students love to play "Simon says" when they've finished their work. I say, "Simon dicit...." with one of the following commands:
Surgite...rise
Sedete...sit
Dormite...sleep
Ambulate...walk
State...stand
Pugnate...fight (just pantomime, no hitting anyone!)
Orate...pray (fold hands)
Vertite...turn
Audite...listen (hand on ear)
Videte...see (shield eyes with hand)
Cantate...sing

Have fun,
Julia

[abbey]

The list below says "surgite" ... rise. How does surgite differ from "state"
Thanks again,
Kelly

As I understand it, 'surgite' has the sense of "stand up" (the movement towards standing, rise), whereas 'state' has the sense of "stand" in one place, no movement.

[magistra6]

"Orate" is the imperative plural, third person, and is the command, "pray," addressed to more than one person.
"Oremus" means "Let us pray." It is the subjunctive, first person plural.