Lesson 13

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the market
mercatus
the cheese
caseus
the olive
oliva
Mother buys olives in the forum.
Mater olivas in foro emit.
full
plenus
The servant carries a full basket to the villa.
Servus sportam plenam ad villam portat.
In the market she buys bread, cheese, and olives, and her basket is full.
In mercatu panem, caseum, et olivas emit, et sporta eius plena est.
the thirst
sitis
the milk
lac
The boy says that he feels thirst and wants to drink milk.
Puer dicit se sitim sentire et lac bibere velle.
nearest
proximus
In the nearest shop the merchant buys bread.
In taberna proxima mercator panem emit.
to meet
convenire
Tomorrow the female student wants to meet her friend at the nearest market.
Cras discipula cum amica sua ad mercatum proximum convenire vult.
the innkeeper
caupo
the jar
amphora
empty
vacuus
The innkeeper answers that he cannot lower the price, because the jar of wine is already empty.
Caupo respondet se pretium minuere non posse, quia amphora vini iam vacua est.
so
tam
quickly
cito
The servant quickly lights the lamp, so that the mistress can read the letter.
Servus cito lucernam accendit, ut domina epistulam legere possit.
to become
fieri
Perhaps war can soon happen in the province.
Fortasse bellum in provincia mox fieri potest.
to be lacking
deesse
The guest asks why the jar became empty so quickly, and the innkeeper says that wine is lacking today.
Hospes rogat cur amphora tam cito vacua facta sit, et caupo dicit vinum hodie deesse.
bold
audax
the inn
caupona
to eat
edere
The guest wants to eat bread, but wine is lacking today.
Hospes panem edere cupit, sed vinum hodie deest.
The bold girl sits in the inn and eats bread with cheese.
Puella audax in caupona sedet et panem cum caseo edit.
After dinner friends meet in the same inn and talk about the journey.
Post cenam amici in eadem caupona conveniunt et de itinere loquuntur.
The boy also says that he is bold, but mother laughs.
Puer quoque se audacem esse dicit, sed mater ridet.
the wind
ventus
The wind is cold, therefore the girl stays at home.
Ventus frigidus est, igitur puella domi manet.
about to stop
desiturus
The boy says that the wind is going to stop, but mother does not believe it.
Puer dicit ventum desiturum esse, sed mater id non credit.
Mother says the wind will soon stop, and we wait in the garden.
Mater dicit ventum mox desiturum esse, et nos in horto exspectamus.
the cart
carrus
Mother prepares the cart, so that the boy can go to grandmother’s villa.
Mater carrum parat, ut puer ad villam aviae ire possit.
The boy sits in the cart, and mother says that she is going to grandmother’s villa.
Puer in carru sedet, et mater dicit se ad villam aviae ire.
day
dies
Although the day is cold, we dine in the villa.
Quamquam dies frigidus est, nos in villa cenamus.
boy
puer
The boy leaves an old book in the library.
Puer in bibliotheca librum veterem relinquit.
to ride
equitare
The boy wants to ride to the town, but his mother orders him to stay at home.
Puer cupit equitare ad oppidum, sed mater eum domi manere iubet.
horse
equus
After a few days the boy also rides, and the horse carries him well.
Post paucos dies puer quoque equitat, et equus eum bene portat.
the goat
capra
The goat walks slowly in the garden.
Capra in horto lente ambulat.
the sheep
ovis
The boy calls the goat, but the goat runs to the sheep.
Puer capram vocat, sed capra ad ovem currit.
the wool
lana
The boy asks why the sheep has such long wool.
Puer rogat cur ovis lanam tam longam habeat.
to weave
texere
Grandmother answers that wool is useful, because from wool she can weave a tunic.
Avia respondet lanam utilem esse, quia ex lana tunicam texere potest.
to ask
quaerere
The servant looks for the medicine in the bedroom, but he does not find it.
Servus medicamentum in cubiculo quaerit, sed id non invenit.
The girl asks how grandmother weaves a tunic, while grandmother sits on a chair.
Puella quaerit quomodo avia tunicam texat, dum avia in sella sedet.
whether
utrum
or
an
Mother asks whether the boys, because they feel thirst, want to drink milk or water.
Mater rogat utrum pueri, quia sitim sentiunt, lac an aquam bibere velint.
the salt
sal
Today salt is lacking, therefore mother hurries to the forum.
Hodie sal deest, igitur mater ad forum festinat.
Father asks whether there is already salt in the house or whether salt is still lacking.
Pater rogat utrum sal in domo iam sit an sal adhuc desit.
teacher
magister
The teacher praises the beautiful horse in the garden.
Magister equum pulchrum in horto laudat.
student
discipulus
The teacher orders the students to be silent.
Magister discipulos tacere iubet.
truth
veritas
The students want to hear the truth, but the noise in the street is loud.
Discipuli veritatem audire cupiunt, sed clamor in via magnus est.
lie
mendacium
The judge says to the merchant: “Do not tell a lie; tell the truth.”
Iudex mercatori dicit: “Noli mendacium dicere; veritatem dic.”
The student tells the teacher the truth, because he does not believe a lie.
Discipulus magistro veritatem dicit, quia mendacio non credit.