Hardcore Latin - Lesson 21

Question	Answer
the conversation	sermo
After school the teacher speaks with the students about a short and clear conversation.	Post scholam magister cum discipulis de sermone brevi et claro loquitur.
the row	ordo
standing	stans
The soldier, standing before the gate, questions the travelers.	Miles stans ante portam viatores interrogat.
the order	ordo
The students, standing in a row, wait for the teacher, so that they may not enter the school without order.	Discipuli ordine stantes magistram exspectant, ne sine ordine in scholam intrent.
the life	vita
Grandmother says that good friendship makes life happier.	Avia dicit amicitiam bonam vitam laetiorem facere.
the beginning	initium
the part	pars
more difficult	difficilior
This sentence is more difficult than that one.	Haec sententia difficilior est quam illa.
At the beginning of the story one part is easy, but later another part becomes more difficult.	In initio fabulae una pars facilis est, sed postea alia pars difficilior fit.
the end	finis
At the end of the day father says that the end is finally coming.	In fine diei pater dicit finem tandem venire.
the letter	litterae
The female student writes letters clearly on the paper.	Discipula litteras in charta clare scribit.
the letter	littera
The girl reads her mother’s letter again and says that she does not yet understand one letter.	Puella litteras matris iterum legit et dicit se unam litteram nondum intellegere.
weeping	flens
The crying boy calls his mother.	Puer flens matrem vocat.
the tear	lacrima
Mother sees her daughter weeping; tears are on the girl’s face.	Mater filiam flentem videt; lacrimae in vultu puellae sunt.
the hope	spes
Even in a storm the hope of peace remains in the emperor’s mind.	Etiam in tempestate spes pacis in mente imperatoris manet.
the pain	dolor
brief	brevis
Although the doctor says that the pain is brief, the boy still cannot sit quietly.	Quamquam medicus dicit dolorem brevem esse, puer adhuc quiete sedere non potest.
sitting down	sedens
Mother, sitting in the atrium, reads a letter.	Mater sedens in atrio epistulam legit.
the poet	poeta
In the library the student, sitting down, copies the letters of an old poet.	In bibliotheca discipulus sedens litteras poetae veteris describit.
the joke	iocus
While the boys are running, their sister tells a new joke and everyone laughs again.	Dum pueri currunt, soror eorum iocum novum narrat et omnes iterum rident.
the poem	carmen
The poet wants to write a short poem.	Poeta carmen breve scribere vult.
singing	cantans
Grandmother, singing in the garden, is gladly heard by the girl.	Avia in horto cantans a puella libenter auditur.
A poet, singing a short poem in the theater, is gladly heard by the crowd.	Poeta in theatro carmen breve cantans a turba libenter auditur.
the image	imago
to paint	pingere
The boy paints an image of a dog on the paper.	Puer in charta imaginem canis pingit.
The girl paints an image of a ship on the wall, and mother praises the image.	Puella in pariete imaginem navis pingit, et mater imaginem laudat.
crying	flens
Grandfather tells a new joke, and the crying boy finally laughs.	Avus iocum novum narrat, et puer flens tandem ridet.
the heart	cor
Grandfather says that a good heart loves the truth.	Avus dicit cor bonum veritatem amare.
Grandmother tells the crying boy that his heart is good and wipes his tears.	Avia puero flenti dicit cor eius bonum esse et lacrimas eius tergit.
the thing	res
to seem	videri
This thing seems easy, but it is more difficult than that one.	Haec res facilis videtur, sed difficilior est quam illa.
to take up	capere
The boy takes the stylus from the table and writes one sentence on the paper.	Puer stilum e mensa capit et in charta unam sententiam scribit.
This thing seems small, but it takes up a large part of the day.	Haec res parva videtur, sed magnam partem diei capit.
difficult	gravis
The doctor says that the pain in the chest is not serious.	Medica dicit dolorem in pectore non gravem esse.
Mother says that the beginning of the journey is easy, but that the part of the road near the end often becomes difficult.	Mater dicit initium itineris facile esse, sed partem viae prope finem saepe gravem fieri.
The students rejoice when the end of the hour comes and the beginning of lunch is already near.	Discipuli gaudent, cum finis horae venit et initium prandii iam prope est.
After dinner the parents have a long conversation with their sons and daughters about a good life.	Post cenam parentes cum filiis et filiabus longum sermonem de vita bona habent.
sitting	sedens
Grandmother, sitting in a chair, tells a story.	Avia sedens in sella fabulam narrat.
In the forum the merchants, sitting without order, shout high prices.	In foro mercatores sine ordine sedentes pretia magna clamant.
to lessen	minuere
to cry	flere
Mother asks the boy: “Why are you crying?”	Mater puerum rogat: “Cur fles?”
The doctor says that the pain can soon lessen if the boy sits quietly and does not cry.	Medica dicit dolorem mox minui posse, si puer quiete sedet et non flet.
the spirit	animus
Grandfather often says that people’s spirits do not always remain the same, but that life without hope is sad.	Avus saepe dicit animos hominum non semper eosdem manere, sed vitam sine spe tristem esse.
running	currens
The running boy calls his mother.	Puer currens matrem vocat.
the queen	regina
A soldier, running, says that the queen will come to the city tomorrow.	Miles currens dicit reginam cras ad urbem venturam esse.
laughing	ridens
Mother sees the laughing boy.	Mater puerum ridentem videt.
the laughter	risus
The boy’s laughter makes mother happy.	Risus pueri matrem laetam facit.
The queen answers the laughing boys that she likes their laughter.	Regina pueris ridentibus respondet se risum eorum amare.
the dream	somnium
The boy tells his mother about a sad dream.	Puer matri de somnio tristi narrat.
very high	altissimus
The boy tells his mother that he saw a very high mountain in a dream.	Puer matri narrat se in somnio montem altissimum vidisse.
the king	rex
The king stands on a very high mountain.	Rex in monte altissimo stat.
about to write	scripturus
The teacher says that he will write a good example on the board.	Magister dicit se exemplum bonum in tabula scripturum esse.
The poet says that he will soon write a new poem about the king and queen.	Poeta dicit carmen novum de rege et regina mox scripturum esse.
coming	veniens
The arriving guest sees the open door.	Hospes veniens ianuam apertam videt.
In the atrium an image of the king is near the door, and all who come in look at it.	In atrio imago regis prope ianuam est, et omnes venientes eam spectant.
ought to	oportere
The teacher says that the students ought to be silent in the library.	Magister dicit discipulos in bibliotheca tacere oportere.
The judge says that the merchant ought to lower the price.	Iudex dicit mercatorem pretium minuere oportere.
to conquer	vincere
The hope of peace conquers fear.	Spes pacis timorem vincit.
A brave spirit conquers fear.	Animus fortis timorem vincit.
to be preserved	servandus
Grandmother says that good friendship must be preserved.	Avia dicit amicitiam bonam servandam esse.
The teacher says that order must be preserved in the school.	Magister dicit ordinem in schola servandum esse.

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