| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
the peristyle | peristylium |
the rain-pool | impluvium |
shining | lucidus |
At night the girl looks at the shining moon through the window. | Nocte puella lunam lucidam per fenestram spectat. |
In the small peristyle there is a shining rain-pool, and the girl looks at the water in it. | In peristylio parvo impluvium lucidum est, et puella aquam in eo spectat. |
the roof-opening | compluvium |
When rain falls through the roof-opening, the rain-pool is gradually filled. | Cum pluvia per compluvium cadit, impluvium paulatim completur. |
the dining room | triclinium |
Grandmother leads the girl to the bedroom so that she may sleep better. | Avia puellam ad cubiculum ducit, ut melius dormiat. |
The dinner is simple but good, and it is pleasing to everyone. | Cena simplex sed bona omnibus grata est. |
Mother leads the guests into the dining room, because dinner is already prepared. | Mater convivas in triclinium ducit, quia cena iam parata est. |
the study (room) | tablinum |
Father sits in the study and reads letters, while his daughter plays in the garden. | Pater in tablino sedet et epistulas legit, dum filia in horto ludit. |
the household shrine | lararium |
The boy stands near the window so that he can watch the rain. | Puer prope fenestram stat, ut pluviam spectare possit. |
The girl greets her returning mother. | Puella matrem redeuntem salutat. |
Grandmother stands before the small household shrine and greets the goddess with a few words. | Avia ante lararium parvum stat et paucis verbis deam salutat. |
the bowl | catinum |
the fruit (from a tree) | pomum |
The girl shows mother a red apple. | Puella pomum rubrum matri ostendit. |
The bread that the baker sells is fresh. | Panis quem pistor vendit recens est. |
The maid carries a bowl with apples and bread to the table. | Serva catinum cum pomis et pane ad mensam fert. |
the dish | scutella |
Another maid washes the clean dishes and puts them in the cupboard. | Alia serva scutellas puras lavat et in armario ponit. |
the mortar | mortarium |
The maid mixes garlic and salt in the mortar. | Serva in mortario allium et salem miscet. |
the pestle | pistillum |
The maid uses a small pestle while she mixes garlic and salt in the mortar. | Serva pistillo parvo utitur, dum allium et salem in mortario miscet. |
Mother mixes garlic and salt in the mortar, and slowly uses a small pestle. | Mater in mortario allium et salem miscet, et pistillo parvo lente utitur. |
the frying pan | sartago |
the plate | patella |
The maid puts the cheese on the plate. | Serva caseum in patella ponit. |
Then eggs are cooked in the frying pan, and mother takes the hot plate from the hearth. | Deinde ova in sartagine coquuntur, et mater patellam calidam e foco tollit. |
After dinner everyone sits in the peristyle and talks about the long day. | Post cenam omnes in peristylio sedent et de die longo loquuntur. |
When dinner is prepared, the family comes into the dining room. | Cum cena parata est, familia in triclinium venit. |
to thank | gratias agere |
The student thanks the teacher because she explained this sentence in another way. | Discipula magistrae gratias agit, quod hanc sententiam alio modo explicavit. |
In the dining room father thanks mother because she kindly received the guests. | In triclinio pater matri gratias agit, quod convivas benigne accepit. |
When father comes out of the study, the girl shows him the lost book. | Cum pater e tablino exit, puella ei librum amissum ostendit. |
Grandmother stands before the household shrine and makes a short vow. | Avia ante lararium stat et breve votum facit. |
Mother warns the girl to be silent before the household shrine and to place the flowers properly. | Mater puellam monet ut ante lararium taceat et flores recte ponat. |
to beware | cavere |
to come in | intrare |
The guest wants to come in, but the door is closed. | Hospes intrare vult, sed ianua clausa est. |
Do not leave water on the floor, if too strong a wind comes in through the roof-opening. | Cave aquam in pavimento relinquas, si ventus per compluvium nimis fortis intrat. |
the basket | canistrum |
The basket is full of bread, and the maid carries it to the table. | Canistrum panis plenum est, et serva id ad mensam fert. |
the bowl | catinus |
The boy carries a full basket; in it there is a small bowl and two apples. | Puer canistrum plenum fert; in eo catinus parvus et duo mala sunt. |
After the guests have dined, the maidservants take the dishes and cups from the table. | Postquam convivae cenaverunt, servae scutellas et pocula de mensa tollunt. |
the rose | rosa |
the lily | lilium |
to bloom | florere |
In the garden roses and lilies are blooming, and grandmother says that the garden is more beautiful today than yesterday. | In horto rosae et lilia florent, et avia dicit hortum hodie pulchriorem esse quam heri. |
the violet | viola |
their | earum |
The female students are silent in the library, because their teacher is reading. | Discipulae in bibliotheca tacent, quia magistra earum legit. |
sweet | suavis |
This honey is sweet. | Hoc mel suave est. |
Sister puts a red rose and a white violet in water, because their scent is sweet. | Soror rosam rubram et violam albam in aqua ponit, quia odor earum suavis est. |
When a lily blooms under the window, the violets near the door also grow more quickly. | Cum lilium sub fenestra floret, etiam violae prope ianuam celerius crescunt. |
the bramble | rubus |
the thorn | spina |
The boy approaches the bramble, but mother warns him not to touch the thorns. | Puer prope rubum accedit, sed mater eum monet ne spinas tangat. |
Near the wall a bramble has long thorns, and so father warns the boys not to go nearer to it. | Prope murum rubus spinas longas habet, itaque pater pueros monet ne eo propius accedant. |
The girl shows her finger and says that a small thorn was in it, but that mother removed it at once. | Puella digitum ostendit et dicit spinam parvam in eo fuisse, sed matrem eam statim tulisse. |
fragrant | suavis |
The fragrant lily blooms in the garden. | Lilium suave in horto floret. |
These flowers are not only beautiful, but also fragrant; because of this scent grandmother wants to stay in the garden for a long time. | Hi flores non solum pulchri, sed etiam suaves sunt; propter hunc odorem avia diu in horto manere vult. |
like | quasi |
The boy shouts as if a wolf were nearby. | Puer clamat, quasi lupus prope sit. |
The teacher says that the garden blooms like a new story, when roses, lilies, and violets shine together. | Magistra dicit hortum quasi novam fabulam florere, cum rosae, lilia, et violae una luceant. |
After she has gathered the flowers, the girl puts them in a basket and carries them to grandmother. | Postquam flores collegit, puella eos in canistro ponit et ad aviam portat. |
gently | blande |
Grandmother gently comforts the girl. | Avia puellam blande consolatur. |
to disturb | turbare |
Do not disturb the silence in the library. | Nolite silentium in bibliotheca turbare. |
If anyone shouts in the study or in the peristyle, grandmother gently says: “Do not disturb this quiet.” | Si quis in tablino aut in peristylio clamet, avia blande dicit: “Cave hanc quietem turbes.” |
Thus in a house, where the study, dining room, and peristyle differ from one another, even the boys gradually learn what ought to be done properly in these places. | Sic in domo, ubi tablinum, triclinium, et peristylium inter se differunt, etiam pueri paulatim discunt quid in his locis recte faciendum sit. |
Grandmother persuades her grandchild to stay with her. | Avia nepoti persuadet ut apud se maneat. |
Mother persuades her daughter to tell the truth without fear. | Mater filiae persuadet ut veritatem sine timore dicat. |
The guest thanks mother, because the dishes are simple but good. | Conviva matri gratias agit, quod epulae simplices sed bonae sunt. |
The maid puts garlic and salt into the bowl. | Serva allium et salem in catinum ponit. |
The maidservants put dishes and cups on the table in the dining room. | Servae in triclinio scutellas et pocula in mensa ponunt. |
The flower in the garden is beautiful. | Flos in horto pulcher est. |
Mother places flowers before the household shrine. | Mater ante lararium flores ponit. |
The maid takes the bowl from the table and puts it in the cupboard. | Serva catinum e mensa tollit et in armario ponit. |
to set | instruere |
The maid cooks eggs in the frying pan while mother sets the table for dinner. | Serva ova in sartagine coquit, dum mater mensam ad cenam instruit. |
Grandmother calls the girl so that she may look at the moon through the window with her. | Avia puellam vocat, ut secum lunam per fenestram spectet. |
Mother leads her daughter into the peristyle so that she may look at the lilies and violets. | Mater filiam in peristylium ducit, ut lilia et violas spectet. |
Although danger remains, mother says that hope must be preserved. | Quamvis periculum maneat, mater dicit spem servandam esse. |
The truth sometimes brings pain, but preserves friendship. | Veritas interdum dolorem affert, sed amicitiam servat. |
the grandson | nepos |
Grandmother gives her grandson a kiss. | Avia nepoti osculum dat. |
Grandmother tells her grandson the truth. | Avia nepoti veritatem dicit. |
The boy thanks his mother because she kindly comforts him. | Puer matri gratias agit, quod eum benigne consolatur. |
the bookcase | scrinium |
Mother closes the window so that the cold wind may not enter the bedroom. | Mater fenestram claudit, ne ventus frigidus in cubiculum intret. |
Father places the book in the bookcase, so that the baby may not take it. | Pater librum in scrinio ponit, ne infans eum capiat. |
washed | lavatus |
The maid hangs the washed tunic in the cupboard. | Serva tunicam lavatam in armario suspendit. |
After the dishes have been washed, the maid puts them in the cupboard. | Postquam scutellae lavatae sunt, serva eas in armario ponit. |
The maidservants set the table in the dining room for dinner. | Servae mensam in triclinio ad cenam instruunt. |
This rumor is not true. | Haec fama vera non est. |
Father says that trust cannot remain without truth. | Pater dicit fidem sine veritate manere non posse. |
Mother rejoices, because the baby was born healthy last night. | Mater gaudet, quia infans heri nocte sanus natus est. |
The teacher says that true friendship is born from trust and good will. | Magistra dicit amicitiam veram ex fide et bona voluntate nasci. |
The boy tries to tell the truth to his mother, but he is afraid. | Puer veritatem matri dicere conatur, sed timet. |
The girl cries at her grandmother’s house, but her grandmother gently comforts her. | Puella apud aviam lacrimat, sed avia eam blande consolatur. |
The boy tries to comfort his sister, because she is crying. | Puer sororem consolari conatur, quia illa lacrimat. |
Mother orders the boy to drink lukewarm water, because his throat hurts. | Mater puerum aquam tepidam bibere iubet, quia guttur eius dolet. |
In the library the teacher orders the students to put the books in the bookcase. | In bibliotheca magistra discipulos libros in scrinio ponere iubet. |
the lap | gremium |
The baby sleeps quietly in his mother's lap. | Infans in gremio matris quiete dormit. |
When thunder is heard, mother holds the baby in her lap and gently comforts him. | Cum tonitrus auditur, mater infantem in gremio tenet et leniter consolatur. |
The girl waits for her father in the atrium. | Puella patrem in atrio exspectat. |
The maidservants prepare dinner in the dining room, while the guests wait in the atrium. | Servae in triclinio cenam parant, dum convivae in atrio exspectant. |
still | tamen |
Although it is raining, the girl still comes to school. | Quamquam pluvia cadit, puella tamen ad scholam venit. |
Mother warns the boy to walk slowly along the road, because ice still remains. | Mater puerum monet ut lente per viam ambulet, quia glacies adhuc manet. |
Grandmother says: “Although it is raining, I still want to walk in the garden.” | Avia dicit: “Licet pluat, tamen in horto ambulare volo.” |
The students follow the teacher to the forum so that they may hear the orator. | Discipuli magistram ad forum sequuntur, ut oratorem audiant. |
The boys ought to wash their hands before dinner. | Pueri ante cenam manus lavare debent. |
The boy ought to follow his mother's will. | Puer voluntatem matris sequi debet. |
The writing of this letter is so clear that grandmother can read it easily. | Scriptura huius epistulae tam clara est ut avia eam facile legat. |
the book (bound volume) | codex |
The teacher says that the book must be kept carefully in the bookcase. | Magistra dicit codicem in scrinio diligenter servandum esse. |
In the library this book (bound volume) must be read slowly, because its writing is difficult. | In bibliotheca hic codex lente legendus est, quia scriptura eius difficilis est. |
Mother prepares a bed for the baby. | Mater infanti cubile parat. |
The doctor says that the boy ought to sleep at home now. | Medica dicit puerum nunc domi dormire debere. |
The maid prepares a bed for the guest, so that she may sleep well. | Serva cubile hospiti parat, ut bene dormiat. |
When heavy rain is falling, the citizens enter the city through the gate. | Cum pluvia gravis cadit, cives per portam in urbem intrant. |
The maid wipes the threshold with a damp cloth. | Serva limen panno humido tergit. |
The doctor orders the boy to sit on the bed, because he is still not well. | Medica puerum in lecto sedere iubet, quia adhuc non bene valet. |
When the guest enters the atrium, the dog sits on the threshold. | Cum hospes in atrium intrat, canis in limine sedet. |
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