| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
the grove | nemus |
Today the teacher leads the male and female students to a grove near the house. | Hodie magistra discipulos et discipulas ad nemus prope villam ducit. |
the bee | apis |
the beehive | alvearium |
The gardener places a beehive near the vineyard, so that the bees may keep honey there. | Hortulana alvearium prope vineam ponit, ut apes ibi mel servent. |
Grandmother says that bees are useful, because they keep honey in the beehive. | Avia dicit apes utiles esse, quia mel in alveario servant. |
the fly | musca |
the sparrow | passer |
Near the window an annoying fly sits, but a small sparrow quickly catches it. | Prope fenestram musca molesta sedet, sed passer parvus eam celeriter capit. |
Afterward two sparrows sit on the roof, and the girl counts flies in the garden. | Postea duo passeres super tectum sedent, et puella muscas in horto numerat. |
the dove | columba |
A white dove comes down from the roof and drinks water from a small pool. | Columba alba e tecto descendit et aquam e parva piscina bibit. |
Another dove flies to the threshold, while the girl quietly watches the sparrows and doves. | Alia columba ad limen volat, dum puella passeres et columbas quiete spectat. |
the frog | rana |
the lizard | lacerta |
In the marsh a green frog sits, and a lizard lies quietly near a rock. | In palude rana viridis sedet, et lacerta prope saxum quieta iacet. |
The brother says that he prefers to hear frogs rather than see lizards under the sun. | Frater dicit se ranas audire malle quam lacertas sub sole videre. |
the snake | serpens |
the grass | gramen |
In the forest a long snake appears out of the grass, but the teacher warns the students not to approach the snake. | In silva serpens longus e gramine apparet, sed magistra discipulos monet ne ad serpentem accedant. |
fierce | ferox |
The boy asks whether the snake is fierce; the teacher replies that not every snake harms people. | Puer rogat utrum serpens ferox sit; magistra respondet non omnem serpentem hominibus nocere. |
the bull | taurus |
gentle (tame) | mansuetus |
A large bull stands in the field, but the farmer says that it is gentle. | Taurus magnus in agro stat, sed agricola dicit eum mansuetum esse. |
Although the bull has large horns, the farmer’s daughter walks to it without fear, because the bull is gentle. | Quamquam taurus cornua magna habet, filia agricolae ad eum sine timore ambulat, quia taurus mansuetus est. |
far off | procul |
The enemies are far off, but the citizens are not afraid. | Hostes procul sunt, sed cives non timent. |
the stag | cervus |
swift | celer |
The sailor prepares the swift ship, because the sea is calm. | Nauta navem celerem parat, quia mare tranquillum est. |
the doe | cerva |
a little while | paulum |
If the question is difficult, the female student thinks for a little while and then answers. | Si quaestio difficilis est, discipula paulum cogitat et deinde respondet. |
Far off in the field a swift stag runs, while a doe stays a little while among the trees. | Procul in campo cervus celer currit, dum cerva inter arbores paulum manet. |
The students rejoice because they can see both the stag and the doe at the same time. | Discipuli gaudent, quod et cervum et cervam simul videre possunt. |
the hare | lepus |
to run | fugere |
The boy runs to his mother, because he hears thunder. | Puer ad matrem fugit, quia tonitrum audit. |
A small hare suddenly appears and runs through the grass. | Lepus parvus subito apparet et per gramen fugit. |
to bark at | latrare |
The dog barks at the mule, and the mule is afraid. | Canis mulae latrat, et mula timet. |
The dog begins to bark at the hare, but father calls it back. | Canis lepori latrare incipit, sed pater eum revocat. |
the wolf | lupus |
to howl | ululare |
At night wolves are said to howl in the forest, but today no wolf was seen near the house. | Nocte in silva lupi ululare dicuntur, sed hodie nullus lupus prope villam visus est. |
Grandfather remembers that he once saw a fierce wolf on the mountain. | Avus meminit se olim lupum ferocem in monte vidisse. |
the fox | vulpes |
In the evening a clever fox runs near the garden and looks at the hens. | Vespere vulpes callida prope hortum currit et gallinas spectat. |
Mother says that the fox often comes to the house because it is looking for food. | Mater dicit vulpem saepe ad villam venire, quia cibum quaerit. |
to sting | pungere |
If a bee stings the boy, mother immediately brings cold water. | Si apis puerum pungit, mater statim aquam frigidam affert. |
to be touched | tangendus |
The fragile vessel must not be touched. | Vas fragile non est tangendum. |
The teacher warns that flies and bees must not be touched, so that the girls may not be stung. | Magistra monet muscas et apes non tangendas esse, ne puellae pungantur. |
At school people often discuss wild wolves and field bulls. | In schola de lupis silvestribus et de tauris agrestibus saepe disputatur. |
wild | silvestris |
A wild fox usually comes near the hens. | Vulpes silvestris prope gallinas venire solet. |
Today people go to the grove so that wild wolves and does may be seen. | Hodie ad nemus itur, ut lupi silvestres et cervae videantur. |
the cave | spelunca |
more carefully | cautius |
The teacher warns the students to go down the stairs more carefully. | Magistra discipulos monet ut cautius de scalis descendant. |
to hiss | sibilare |
Near the cave people walk more carefully, because snakes there can sometimes hiss. | Prope speluncam cautius ambulatur, quia serpentes ibi interdum sibilare possunt. |
to blow | flare |
When the cold wind blows through the street, the boys stay at home. | Cum ventus frigidus per vicum flat, pueri domi manent. |
When the wind blows through the cave, even the boys think that something is hissing there. | Cum ventus per speluncam flat, etiam pueri putant aliquid ibi sibilare. |
to bark | latrare |
When the dog barks at night, the baby calls his mother. | Cum canis nocte latrat, infans matrem vocat. |
In the evening the dogs bark outside the house again, and the girl asks whether wolves are howling in the grove. | Vespere canes extra villam iterum latrant, et puella rogat num lupi in nemore ululent. |
When people return to the house, they talk for a long time about doves and sparrows. | Cum ad villam reditur, de columbis et passeribus diu disputatur. |
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