| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
the donkey | asinus |
This girl has two donkeys, and she leads them to the field in the morning. | Huic puellae duo asini sunt, et eos mane ad agrum ducit. |
the grain | frumentum |
the granary | horreum |
Mother leads her daughter to the granary so that she may see the grain. | Mater filiam ad horreum ducit, ut frumentum videat. |
Mother says that there is enough grain in the granary, but that bread still must be bought today. | Mater dicit frumentum in horreo satis esse, sed panem hodie adhuc emendum esse. |
the crop | seges |
taller | altior |
This tree is taller than that one. | Haec arbor altior est quam illa. |
The crop seems taller after the rain, and grandmother rejoices, because the soil is so good. | Seges post pluviam altior videtur, et avia gaudet, quia terra tam bona est. |
the plough | aratrum |
to plough | arare |
Mother prepares the plough so that her daughter can plough the field before midday. | Mater aratrum parat ut filia agrum arare possit ante meridiem. |
the harvest | messis |
If the weather remains good, the harvest will begin tomorrow and everyone will work in the field. | Si tempestas bona manet, messis cras incipiet et omnes in agro laborabunt. |
the grain | granum |
The girl holds one grain in her hand and asks why it is so small. | Puella unum granum in manu tenet et rogat cur tam parvum sit. |
the hay | fenum |
the straw | palea |
We do not have enough hay, but we keep a lot of straw in the stable. | Nobis satis feni non est, sed multam paleam in stabulo servamus. |
three | tres |
Three students read old books in the library. | Tres discipuli in bibliotheca libros veteres legunt. |
the chick | pullus |
The crop in that field is good, and three chicks run near the hen. | Seges in illo agro bona est, et tres pulli prope gallinam currunt. |
the wagon | plaustrum |
to pull | trahere |
Two donkeys pull the wagon to the forum. | Duo asini plaustrum ad forum trahunt. |
the wheel | rota |
The donkey pulls the wagon, but one wheel turns badly. | Asinus plaustrum trahit, sed una rota male vertitur. |
the yoke | iugum |
the strap | lorum |
The farmer has an old yoke, but he wants to buy a new strap, because the plough is heavy. | Agricolae vetus iugum est, sed novum lorum emere vult, quia aratrum grave est. |
not to | ne |
The teacher warns the student not to leave her book at home. | Magistra discipulam monet ne codicem suum domi relinquat. |
hard | gravis |
This task is hard for me, but I want to finish it. | Hoc opus mihi grave est, sed id finire volo. |
Mother warns her daughter not to try to plough the field after school, for the work is too hard. | Mater filiam monet ne post scholam agrum arare conetur, nam opus nimis grave est. |
to reap | metere |
While the daughter carries water, mother reaps the crop. | Dum filia aquam portat, mater segetem metit. |
the sickle | falx |
Mother holds the sickle and reaps the crop. | Mater falcem tenet et segetem metit. |
to keep safe | servare |
Mother warns the boy to keep the coins safe in the purse. | Mater puerum monet ut nummos in crumena bene servet. |
While mother and daughter reap the crop, the brother picks up the sickle from the ground and keeps it safe. | Dum mater et filia segetem metunt, frater falcem e terra tollit et servat. |
very hot | calidissimus |
At midday the sun is very hot, and the servants sit in the shade. | Meridie sol calidissimus est, et servi sub umbra sedent. |
made | factus |
The cup is made of silver. | Poculum ex argento factum est. |
Grandmother remembers that a great harvest was once made under the very hot sun. | Avia meminit magnam messem olim sub sole calidissimo factam esse. |
the miller | molitor |
The miller makes good flour from grain. | Molitor ex frumento bonam farinam facit. |
the millstone | mola |
The miller turns the new millstone more quickly, because he wants to make good flour from grain. | Molitor molam novam celerius vertit, quia ex frumento bonam farinam facere vult. |
The miller says that he turns the old millstone slowly, but the new millstone more easily. | Molitor dicit se molam veterem lente vertere, sed molam novam facilius vertere. |
The maid carries wood to the oven, so that the fire may not go out before the bread is baked. | Serva ligna ad furnum portat, ne ignis desinat antequam panis coquatur. |
The boy asks whether it is better to mix water or milk with the flour, but the cook answers that he already knows enough. | Puer rogat utrum melius sit aquam an lac cum farina miscere, sed coquus respondet se iam satis scire. |
to be made | fieri |
Bread is made from flour and water. | Panis ex farina et aqua fit. |
the loaf | panis |
Father takes the fresh loaf out of the basket and puts it on the table. | Pater panem recentem ex sporta tollit et in mensa ponit. |
Good flour is made from grain, and from one grain many loaves can finally be made. | Ex frumento bona farina fit, et ex uno grano multi panes tandem fieri possunt. |
When winter comes, we give hay to the cows, and straw also remains in the stable. | Cum hiems venit, vaccis fenum damus, et palea quoque in stabulo manet. |
The wagon, whose wheel had been broken, the craftsman repairs today so that goods can be carried to the forum. | Plaustrum, cuius rota fracta erat, faber hodie reficit ut merces ad forum ferri possint. |
Father puts the yoke and strap in the workshop, so that the boy may not touch them. | Pater iugum et lorum in officina ponit, ne puer ea tangat. |
four | quattuor |
The boy takes four nuts. | Puer quattuor nuces capit. |
This hen has four chicks, and mother says that they are always hungry. | Huic gallinae quattuor pulli sunt, et mater dicit eos semper famem habere. |
the wood | lignum |
The craftsman carries wood to the workshop, because he wants to make a small table. | Faber lignum ad officinam portat, quia mensam parvam facere vult. |
long | diu |
Grandfather sits in the garden for a long time and tells a story. | Avus diu in horto sedet et fabulam narrat. |
to last | manere |
A short pain does not last long. | Dolor brevis non diu manet. |
After the storm the boys look for dry wood, because a fire cannot last long without wood. | Post tempestatem pueri ligna sicca quaerunt, quia ignis sine lignis diu manere non potest. |
she | illa |
I do not have enough time today, but my sister does, and she gives help to mother in the field. | Mihi hodie satis temporis non est, sed sorori meae est, et illa matri in agro auxilium dat. |
more slowly | tardius |
more useful | utilius |
This advice is more useful than that. | Hoc consilium utilius est quam illud. |
to be carried | portandus |
The warm water must be carried to the bedroom. | Aqua calida ad cubiculum portanda est. |
Although the wagon goes more slowly than a horse runs, mother says that it is more useful for carrying grain. | Quamquam plaustrum tardius it quam equus currit, mater dicit id utilius esse ad frumentum portandum. |
to get | accipere |
The girl gets advice from the teacher. | Puella a magistra consilium accipit. |
She shows the letter to the teacher, because she wants to get advice. | Illa magistro epistulam ostendit, quia consilium accipere vult. |
down | per |
The maid goes down the stairs into the atrium. | Serva per scalas in atrium descendit. |
Grandmother comes down the stairs more slowly than the boy. | Avia per scalas tardius descendit quam puer. |
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