| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| young | iuvenis |
| The teacher gives advice to the young poet. | Magister poetae iuveni consilium dat. |
| the verse | versus |
| to recite | recitare |
| At school a young poet recites short verses, and the students gladly listen to him. | In schola poeta iuvenis versus breves recitat, et discipuli eum libenter audiunt. |
| to repeat | repetere |
| After the poet has recited, the teacher orders the students to repeat the more difficult verses again. | Postquam poeta recitavit, magister discipulos iubet versus difficiliores iterum repetere. |
| any | qui |
| unclear | obscurus |
| On a dark night the cat waits for the mouse in the cellar. | Nocte obscura feles murem in cellario exspectat. |
| it | is |
| The girl looks for the book, but it is hidden in the chest. | Puella codicem quaerit, sed is in cista latet. |
| to explain | explicare |
| If any part is unclear, the teacher explains it clearly. | Si qua pars obscura est, magistra eam clare explicat. |
| careless | neglegens |
| to neglect | neglegere |
| A careless student often leaves his books at home and neglects the new words. | Discipulus neglegens saepe libros domi relinquit et verba nova neglegit. |
| to make a mistake | errare |
| Even a good student sometimes makes a mistake, but she corrects her mistake at once. | Etiam bona discipula interdum errat, sed mendum suum statim corrigit. |
| the pen | calamus |
| the note | nota |
| The teacher gives the student a good mark, because she is diligent. | Magistra discipulae notam bonam dat, quia diligens est. |
| The teacher writes a short note on the paper with a pen, so that the student may see the mistake. | Magister calamo notam brevem in charta scribit, ut discipulus errorem videat. |
| the scroll | volumen |
| the speech | oratio |
| In an old scroll there is a speech about peace so clear that even the boys understand it. | In volumine veteri oratio de pace tam clara est ut etiam pueri eam intellegant. |
| the teaching | doctrina |
| Good teaching is useful to the students. | Doctrina bona discipulis utilis est. |
| Grandfather says that teaching without truth is less useful. | Avus dicit doctrinam sine veritate minus utilem esse. |
| the eagerness | studium |
| studious | studiosus |
| The studious student corrects his mistakes at once. | Discipulus studiosus menda sua statim corrigit. |
| The teacher praises Marcus’s eagerness, because the studious student comes prepared every day. | Magistra laudat studium Marci, quia discipulus studiosus cotidie paratus venit. |
| After school the boys enjoy a short time of leisure in the garden, then one of them begins to recite a poem. | Post scholam pueri otio brevi gaudent in horto, deinde unus eorum carmen recitare incipit. |
| the rest | requies |
| The teacher says that rest is useful too, for no one can study for a long time without rest. | Magister dicit requiem quoque utilem esse, nam nemo sine requie diu studere potest. |
| the exercise | exercitium |
| The teacher orders the students to write a short exercise on paper. | Magister discipulos iubet exercitium breve in charta scribere. |
| Before dinner the girl does a short writing exercise, and mother explains the new words to her. | Ante cenam puella breve exercitium scribendi facit, et mater ei verba nova explicat. |
| themselves | se |
| to discuss | disputare |
| in that way | ita |
| The teacher shows a clear example, so the students learn more easily. | Magistra exemplum clarum ostendit, ita discipuli facilius discunt. |
| Afterward the students discuss the story among themselves, and the teacher asks why they are discussing in that way. | Postea discipuli de fabula inter se disputant, et magistra rogat cur ita disputent. |
| that | ne |
| the study | studium |
| The teacher says that study without discipline is less useful. | Magistra dicit studium sine disciplina minus utile esse. |
| Mother fears that her son may neglect his studies in the library and only look at the pictures. | Mater timet ne filius in bibliotheca studium neglegat et tantum imagines spectet. |
| the mind | animus |
| Grandfather says that a good spirit loves the truth. | Avus dicit animum bonum veritatem amare. |
| attentive | attentus |
| I do not fear that Lucia may make a mistake, because she always listens to the teacher with an attentive mind. | Non timeo ne Lucia erret, quia semper animo attento magistram audit. |
| the mark | nota |
| bad | malus |
| The student fears a bad mark, but tries to work better. | Discipulus notam malam timet, sed melius laborare conatur. |
| If there is a bad mark on the paper, the student does not become sad, but tries to work better. | Si nota mala in charta est, discipulus tristis non fit, sed melius laborare conatur. |
| herself | sibi |
| The boy prepares bread and water for himself. | Puer sibi panem et aquam parat. |
| very clear | clarissimus |
| The sun is the brightest of all. | Sol omnium clarissimus est. |
| Father asks what is most difficult in that speech, and his daughter answers that the beginning seems very clear to her. | Pater rogat quid in illa oratione difficillimum sit, et filia respondet initium sibi clarissimum videri. |
| more quickly | celerius |
| After a short rest the students write more quickly. | Post brevem requiem discipuli celerius scribunt. |
| When eagerness and discipline remain together, boys learn more quickly. | Cum studium et disciplina simul manent, pueri celerius discunt. |
| more studious | studiosior |
| Lucia is more studious than Marcus, but Marcus writes more quickly. | Lucia studiosior est quam Marcus, sed Marcus celerius scribit. |
| more carefully | diligentius |
| Lucia corrects mistakes more carefully than Marcus. | Lucia menda diligentius quam Marcus corrigit. |
| The brother is more studious than the sister, but the sister repeats the verses more carefully. | Frater studiosior est quam soror, sed soror diligentius versus repetit. |
| The attentive student prepares the pens before the teacher comes and places the books on the table in order. | Discipula attenta calamos parat antequam magistra veniat et libros in mensa ordine ponit. |
| the leisure | otium |
| The boy wants a short rest after lunch. | Puer post prandium otium breve cupit. |
| pleasant | dulcis |
| The sweet cake smells good. | Placenta dulcis bene olet. |
| Leisure without a book is not pleasant to me, but grandmother likes to sit quietly under the tree. | Otium sine libro mihi dulce non est, sed avia sub arbore quiete sedere amat. |
| After a long hour, a short rest is very good for the students. | Post longam horam requies brevis discipulis valde bona est. |
| and so | itaque |
| Heavy rain is falling, and so mother cannot go to the forum. | Pluvia gravis cadit, itaque mater ad forum ire non potest. |
| My pen is broken, and so I take my brother’s stylus. | Calamus meus fractus est, itaque stilum fratris accipio. |
| In the poet’s new scroll many verses about the sea and the wind are read. | In volumine novo poetae multi versus de mari et vento leguntur. |
| his own | suus |
| The girl says that she left her own book at school. | Puella dicit se codicem suum in schola reliquisse. |
| Tomorrow one student will recite his own verses in a clear voice, and the others will praise him. | Cras unus discipulus versus suos clara voce recitabit, et alii eum laudabunt. |
| If the students discuss openly among themselves, they often understand a more difficult matter more easily. | Si discipuli inter se aperte disputant, saepe rem difficiliorem facilius intellegunt. |
| Father fears that the careless boy may leave his scroll in the garden again. | Pater timet ne puer neglegens volumen suum iterum in horto relinquat. |
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