| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
to not know | nescire |
to be accustomed | solere |
I do not know why brother gets up so late; for sister usually comes to school first. | Nescio cur frater tam sero surgat; soror enim ad scholam prima venire solet. |
the delay | mora |
The teacher asks why the students are coming late today and whether there was a delay in the street. | Magistra rogat cur discipuli hodie sero veniant et utrum mora in vico fuerit. |
the rule | regula |
The teacher shows the students a new rule. | Magistra discipulis regulam novam ostendit. |
to leave | discedere |
At school a new rule is read: “Let no one leave late without a reason.” | In schola regula nova legitur: “Nemo sine causa sero discedat.” |
the mistake | error |
The female student finds an error in the book and carefully corrects it. | Discipula errorem in codice invenit et eum diligenter corrigit. |
The teacher shows what the mistake is and how the students ought to correct it. | Magister ostendit quid error sit et quomodo discipuli eum corrigere debeant. |
to doubt | dubitare |
whether | num |
to remember | meminisse |
he | is |
The boy calls the dog, but it does not come. | Puer canem vocat, sed is non venit. |
I doubt whether Marcus remembers what the teacher said, because he came without a book. | Dubito num Marcus meminerit quid magistra dixerit, quia is sine libro venit. |
the dawn | aurora |
When dawn comes, mother gets up first and prepares warm water. | Cum aurora venit, mater prima surgit et aquam calidam parat. |
the sleep | somnus |
Dawn is cold, but the girl rises quickly from sleep. | Aurora frigida est, sed puella e somno cito surgit. |
another | alter |
Another boy says that he does not want to rise from sleep, because sleep is still sweet. | Alter puer dicit se e somno surgere nolle, quia somnus adhuc dulcis sit. |
the spring | fons |
the hill | collis |
very pure | purissimus |
Grandfather says that the water at the spring is very pure. | Avus dicit aquam apud fontem purissimam esse. |
After school the girls walk to the spring near the hill, because the water there is very pure. | Post scholam puellae ad fontem prope collem ambulant, quia ibi aqua purissima est. |
the bird | avis |
on | super |
The boy sees a small bird on the wall. | Puer parvam avem super murum videt. |
the rock | saxum |
the nest | nidus |
The little bird sits in the nest. | Parva avis in nido sedet. |
to fly | volare |
The little bird flies to the nest. | Parva avis ad nidum volat. |
A small bird stands on a rock; another flies to the nest. | Parva avis super saxum stat, altera ad nidum volat. |
below | sub |
The boy finds the key under the bed. | Puer sub lecto clavem invenit. |
to show | monstrare |
Mother shows the boy the way to the forum. | Mater puero viam ad forum monstrat. |
The little girl asks where the spring is hidden below the hill; the gardener shows her the way. | Parva puella quaerit ubi fons sub colle lateat; hortulana ei viam monstrat. |
the smoke | fumus |
the flame | flamma |
Near the house smoke rises slowly, but the flame is still small. | Prope villam fumus lente surgit, sed flamma adhuc parva est. |
the smell | odor |
to smell | sentire |
Mother says that she smells smoke and doubts whether the cook has already prepared the fire. | Mater dicit se odorem fumi sentire et dubitat num coquus iam ignem paraverit. |
to jump | salire |
The boy runs to the rock and jumps from the rock into the grass. | Puer ad saxum currit et de saxo in herbam salit. |
nearer | propius |
The servant comes nearer to the master, because he wants to hear him. | Servus ad dominum propius venit, quia eum audire vult. |
to approach | accedere |
The boy approaches the dog and touches it. | Puer ad canem accedit et eum tangit. |
The sister also wants to jump, but father warns her not to go nearer to the flame. | Soror quoque salire vult, sed pater eam monet ne ad flammam propius accedat. |
the sound | sonus |
Suddenly the sound of the water becomes clearer, and everyone is silent so that they may hear it. | Subito sonus aquae clarior fit, et omnes tacent ut eum audiant. |
from where | unde |
Where does the smell of bread come from? | Unde odor panis venit? |
The boy asks where the sound comes from; grandfather answers that water runs from the mountain to the spring. | Puer rogat unde sonus veniat; avus respondet aquam de monte ad fontem currere. |
The smell of bread comes from the kitchen, and the baby laughs. | Odor panis e culina venit, et infans ridet. |
the child | infans |
Mother puts the baby in bed, and the baby immediately sleeps. | Mater infantem in lecto ponit, et infans statim dormit. |
to take care of | curare |
After dinner grandmother takes care of the children and puts the little boy in bed. | Post cenam avia infantes curat et parvum puerum in lecto ponit. |
to carry off | auferre |
to be accustomed to | solere |
Grandmother usually sings in the garden in the evening. | Avia vespere in horto cantare solet. |
Mother says that she must also take care of the dog, because it usually carries something off from the table. | Mater dicit se etiam canem curare debere, quia aliquid e mensa auferre solet. |
Today the dog does not carry off bread, but tries to carry off cheese. | Hodie canis panem non aufert, sed caseum auferre conatur. |
the sign | signum |
the weather | tempestas |
While the storm remains at sea, the sailors are silent in the harbor. | Dum tempestas in mari manet, nautae in portu tacent. |
to observe | observare |
While the sailors observe signs of the storm in the sky, the merchant does not want to leave the harbor. | Dum nautae signa tempestatis in caelo observant, mercator e portu discedere non vult. |
accustomed | solitus |
The teacher comes to school at the usual hour. | Magister hora solita ad scholam venit. |
Grandfather remembers that he once used to observe many signs of weather in the sky. | Avus meminit se olim multa signa tempestatis in caelo observare solitum esse. |
what | quod |
This is the advice that the teacher gives me. | Hoc est consilium quod magister mihi dat. |
to point out | ostendere |
Grandfather shows the girl the image of the queen. | Avus puellae imaginem reginae ostendit. |
Now the boy asks what sign of storm it is, and grandfather points out the black clouds. | Nunc puer quaerit quod signum tempestatis sit, et avus nubes nigras ostendit. |
Because the wind is growing stronger, the sailors leave the harbor quickly. | Quia ventus crescit, nautae e portu celeriter discedunt. |
The merchant, however, does not want to leave, because the jars are still in the harbor. | Mercator autem discedere non vult, quia amphorae adhuc in portu manent. |
who | quis |
it | eo |
Mother talks with him about the letter. | Mater cum eo de epistula loquitur. |
to take | ferre |
Mother asks who opened the bag and who took the coins from it; no one answers. | Mater rogat quis sacculum aperuerit et quis nummos ex eo tulerit; nemo respondet. |
The girl says without delay that she took nothing and that her brother usually plays jokes. | Puella sine mora dicit se nihil tulisse et fratrem iocum facere solere. |
the matter | res |
This thing is pleasing to me. | Haec res mihi grata est. |
about to come to an end | finem habiturus |
The emperor hopes that the war will soon come to an end. | Imperator sperat bellum mox finem habiturum esse. |
I do not know who is telling the truth, but everyone hopes that the matter will come to an end without delay. | Ego nescio quis verum dicat, sed omnes sperant rem sine mora finem habituram esse. |
the scent | odor |
The smell of smoke comes from the kitchen, and mother immediately calls the female servant. | Odor fumi e culina venit, et mater statim servam vocat. |
Mother smells the scent of bread from the kitchen. | Mater odorem panis e culina sentit. |
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