| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
the ship | navis |
the harbor | portus |
A ship stands in the harbor. | Navis in portu stat. |
to leave | exire |
Do not go outside, because the night is dark. | Noli foris exire, quia nox obscura est. |
The sailor prepares the ship so that tomorrow it may leave the harbor. | Nauta navem parat ut cras e portu exeat. |
two | duo |
the citizen | civis |
the seller | venditor |
Two citizens stand in the harbor and call the seller. | Duo cives in portu stant et venditorem vocant. |
the coin | nummus |
to lower | minuere |
The seller sells fish and bread to the citizens, receives small coins, but does not want to lower the price. | Venditor piscem et panem civibus vendit, nummos parvos accipit, sed pretium minuere non vult. |
A citizen says: “I do not have many coins; can you lower the price for me?” | Civis dicit: “Nummos non multos habeo; potesne mihi pretium minuere?” |
the statue | statua |
In the forum there is a tall statue of the emperor, and many people look at it. | In foro statua imperatoris alta est, et multi eam spectant. |
while | cum |
small / little | parvus |
The servant carries a small basket to the forum. | Servus parvam sportam ad forum portat. |
it | ea |
While the citizens were looking at the statue, a little boy was laughing under it. | Cum cives statuam spectarent, puer parvus sub ea ridebat. |
same | idem |
the craftsman | faber |
the shield | scutum |
The craftsman walks to the forum and carries a shield in a basket. | Faber ad forum ambulat et scutum in sporta portat. |
from | ex |
The servant goes out of the kitchen and walks to the forum. | Servus ex culina exit et ad forum ambulat. |
the iron | ferrum |
The craftsman carries iron to the forum. | Faber ferrum ad forum portat. |
the weapons | arma |
The same craftsman also makes a shield from iron, because the soldiers in the province want weapons. | Idem faber scutum quoque ex ferro facit, quia milites in provincia arma volunt. |
to hold | tenere |
The boy holds the key and opens the door. | Puer clavem tenet et ianuam aperit. |
the sword | gladius |
The boy carries a sword in a basket, so that he may help the soldier. | Puer gladium in sporta portat, ut militem iuvet. |
A soldier holds new weapons: he holds a new sword and praises the shield. | Miles arma nova tenet: gladium novum tenet et scutum laudat. |
to harm | laedere |
Do not hurt the dog. | Noli canem laedere. |
only | tantum |
The boy says that he does not want to harm his sister, but only to play. | Puer dicit se sororem laedere non velle, sed tantum ludere. |
the doorkeeper | ianitor |
the traveler | viator |
The same doorkeeper opens the gate and orders the traveler to enter. | Idem ianitor portam aperit et viatorem intrare iubet. |
to question | interrogare |
A doorkeeper sits before the city gate and questions travelers. | Ianitor ante portam urbis sedet et viatores interrogat. |
When the doorkeeper had heard the traveler’s name, he opened the gate and ordered him to enter. | Cum ianitor nomen viatoris audivisset, portam aperuit et eum intrare iussit. |
the letter-carrier | tabellarius |
the bag | sacculus |
A letter-carrier runs quickly along the road and carries a letter in a bag. | Tabellarius per viam celeriter currit et epistulam in sacculo portat. |
the atrium | atrium |
to lead | ducere |
When the letter-carrier was coming to the villa, a servant quickly led him into the atrium. | Cum tabellarius ad villam veniret, servus eum celeriter in atrium duxit. |
the medicine | medicamentum |
The mistress opens the letter-carrier’s bag and finds medicine. | Domina sacculum tabellarii aperit et medicamentum invenit. |
the illness | morbus |
to relieve | levare |
to be able (can) | posse |
I believe that we can stay in the villa, although cold rain is falling. | Ego credo nos in villa manere posse, quamquam pluvia frigida cadit. |
The (female) doctor says that this medicine can relieve the illness. | Medica dicit hoc medicamentum morbum levare posse. |
to suffer from | laborare |
Mother begins to work in the morning, but in the evening she sits in the garden with the family. | Mater mane laborare incipit, sed vespere in horto cum familia sedet. |
to hope | sperare |
Although danger remains in the city, we hope for peace. | Quamquam periculum in urbe manet, nos pacem speramus. |
to be healed | sanari |
The doctor says that the boy can soon be healed. | Medicus dicit puerum mox sanari posse. |
The boy suffers from a serious illness, but mother hopes the medicine will relieve the illness and that he will soon be healed. | Puer morbo gravi laborat, sed mater sperat medicamentum morbum levare et eum mox sanari. |
to heal | sanare |
Mother calls the doctor, so that he may heal the boy. | Mater medicum vocat, ut puerum sanet. |
The doctor leads the mother into the bedroom, heals the boy, and after a few days the boy plays in the garden again. | Medicus matrem in cubiculum ducit, puerum sanat, et post paucos dies puer iterum in horto ludit. |
us | nos |
We are silent in the library, so that we can hear the truth more easily. | Nos in bibliotheca tacemus, ut veritatem facilius audire possimus. |
to decrease | minuere |
A student answers: “While the teacher was teaching us, the noise in the street was decreasing.” | Discipulus respondet: “Cum magistra nos doceret, clamor in via minuebatur.” |
afterward | postea |
Afterward the girl closes the window and sits quietly in the bedroom. | Postea puella fenestram claudit et in cubiculo quiete sedet. |
Afterward the noise in the forum decreases again, because the judge questions the witness and orders everyone to be silent. | Postea clamor in foro iterum minuitur, quia iudex testem interrogat et tacere iubet. |
to mix | miscere |
In the atrium the mistress sits with a guest and mixes wine. | In atrio domina cum hospite sedet et vinum miscet. |
pure / unmixed | purus |
Mother drinks pure water. | Mater aquam puram bibit. |
to desire | cupere |
The student wants to read an old book in the library. | Discipulus in bibliotheca librum veterem legere cupit. |
The guest mixes water with wine, but the boy desires to drink unmixed wine. | Hospes aquam vino miscet, sed puer vinum purum bibere cupit. |
to light | accendere |
The servant must light the lamp so that the mistress can read a letter in the atrium. | Servus lucernam accendere debet, ut domina in atrio epistulam legere possit. |
In the evening father lights a lamp, so that his daughter can read in the bedroom. | Vespere pater lucernam accendit, ut filia in cubiculo legere possit. |
to win | vincere |
to lie hidden | latere |
The female student writes on the board: “Truth always wins, although a lie often lies hidden.” | Discipula scribit in tabula: “Veritas semper vincit, quamquam mendacium saepe latet.” |
to say / to tell | dicere |
The teacher says: “If you tell the truth, joy will win; if you tell a lie, fear lies hidden in the mind.” | Magister dicit: “Si veritatem dicitis, gaudium vincet; si mendacium dicitis, timor latet in mente.” |
to go out / leave | exire |
Two sailors prepare the ship so that tomorrow it may leave the harbor. | Duo nautae navem parant ut cras e portu exeat. |
she | ea |
She calls the servant so that he may carry warm water to the bedroom. | Ea servum vocat, ut aquam calidam ad cubiculum portet. |
She receives a letter and shows it to her mother. | Ea epistulam accipit et matri ostendit. |
to like | amare |
The female student is silent, although she loves friendship. | Discipula tacet, quamquam amicitiam amat. |
The boy drinks only water, because he does not like wine. | Puer tantum aquam bibit, quia vinum non amat. |
to want | cupere |
The girl desires to go to the baths with her friend. | Puella cupit cum amica sua ad thermas ire. |
to fear / to be afraid | timere |
The students fear war, but they hope for peace. | Discipuli bellum timent, sed pacem sperant. |
The student wants to tell the truth, but he is afraid. | Discipulus veritatem dicere cupit, sed timet. |
out of / from | ex |
The boy runs out of the bedroom and calls his mother. | Puer ex cubiculo currit et matrem vocat. |
The servant immediately goes out of the atrium and closes the door. | Servus statim ex atrio exit et ianuam claudit. |
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