Hardcore Latin - Lesson 65

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 peristyliō parvō impluvium lūcidum est, et puella aquam in eō 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 complētur.
the mother	māter
the guest	convīva
the dining room	triclīnium
to lead	dūcere
Grandmother leads the girl to the bedroom so that she may sleep better.	Avia puellam ad cubiculum dūcit, ut melius dormiat.
the dinner	cēna
The dinner is simple but good, and it is pleasing to everyone.	Cēna simplex sed bona omnibus grata est.
prepared	parātus
Mother leads the guests into the dining room, because dinner is already prepared.	Māter convīvās in triclīnium dūcit, quia cēna iam parāta est.
the study	tablinum
Father sits in the study and reads letters, while his daughter plays in the garden.	Pater in tablinō sedet et epistulās legit, dum fīlia in hortō lūdit.
the household shrine	lārārium
to stand	stāre
The boy stands near the window so that he can watch the rain.	Puer prope fenestram stat, ut pluviam spectare possit.
to greet	salūtāre
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 lārārium parvum stat et paucīs verbīs deam salūtat.
the bowl	catīnum
the apple	pōmum
The girl shows mother a red apple.	Puella pōmum rubrum matri ostendit.
the bread	pānis
The bread that the baker sells is fresh.	Panis quem pistor vendit recens est.
the table	mēnsa
The maid carries a bowl with apples and bread to the table.	Serva catīnum cum pōmīs et pāne ad mēnsam fert.
the dish	scutella
Another maid washes the clean dishes and puts them in the cupboard.	Alia serva scutellās pūrās lavat et in armāriō pōnit.
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.	Māter in mortāriō allium et salem miscet, et pistillō parvō lente ūtur.
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 sartāgine coquuntur, et māter patellam calidam ē focō tollit.
After dinner everyone sits in the peristyle and talks about the long day.	Post cēnam omnēs in peristyliō sedent et dē diē longō loquuntur.
the dining room	triclinium
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 trīclīniō pater mātrī grātiās agit, quod convīvās benigne accēpit.
When father comes out of the study, the girl shows him the lost book.	Cum pater ē tablinō exit, puella eī librum amissum ostendit.
the household shrine	lararium
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.	Māter puellam monet ut ante lārārium taceat et flōrēs rēctē pōnat.
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 pavimentō relinquās, sī ventus per compluvium nimis fortis intrat.
the basket	canistrum
full	plēnus
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	catīnus
The boy carries a full basket; in it there is a small bowl and two apples.	Puer canistrum plēnum fert; in eō catīnus parvus et duo mala sunt.
After the guests have dined, the maidservants take the dishes and cups from the table.	Postquam convīvae cēnāverunt, servae scutellās et pocula dē mēnsā 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 hortō rosae et lilia flōrent, et avia dīcit hortum hodiē pulchriōrem esse quam herī.
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 aquā pōnit, quia odor eārum suāvis est.
When a lily blooms under the window, the violets near the door also grow more quickly.	Cum lilium sub fenestrā flōret, etiam violae prope iānuam celerius crēscunt.
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 mūrum rubus spīnās longās habet, itaque pater puerōs monet nē eō propius accēdant.
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 dīcit spīnam parvam in eō fuisse, sed mātrem 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.	Hī flōrēs nōn sōlum pulchrī, sed etiam suāvēs sunt; propter hunc odōrem avia diū in hortō manēre 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 dīcit hortum quasi novam fābulam flōrēre, cum rosae, lilia, et violae ūnā lūceant.
After she has gathered the flowers, the girl puts them in a basket and carries them to grandmother.	Postquam flōrēs collegit, puella eōs in canistrō pōnit 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.”	Sī quis in tablinō aut in peristyliō clāmet, avia blandē dīcit: “Cave hanc quiētem turbēs.”
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 domō, ubi tablinum, triclīnium, et peristylium inter sē differunt, etiam puerī paulatim discunt quid in hīs locīs rēctē faciendum sit.
the daughter	fīlia
to persuade	persuādēre
Grandmother persuades her grandchild to stay with her.	Avia nepoti persuadet ut apud se maneat.
the truth	vēritās
to tell	dīcere
Mother persuades her daughter to tell the truth without fear.	Māter filiae persuadet ut veritatem sine timore dicat.
to thank	grātiās agere
The guest thanks mother, because the dishes are simple but good.	Convīva mātrī grātiās agit, quod epulae simplicēs sed bonae sunt.
to put	pōnere
The maid puts garlic and salt into the bowl.	Serva allium et salem in catīnum pōnit.
The maidservants put dishes and cups on the table in the dining room.	Servae in triclīniō scutellās et pocula in mēnsā pōnunt.
the flower	flōs
The flower in the garden is beautiful.	Flōs in hortō pulcher est.
to place	pōnere
Mother places flowers before the household shrine.	Māter ante lārārium flōrēs pōnit.
the cupboard	armārium
The maid takes the bowl from the table and puts it in the cupboard.	Serva catīnum e mēnsā tollit et in armāriō pōnit.
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.
to look at	spectāre
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.	Māter fīliam in peristylium dūcit, ut lilia et violās spectet.
the friendship	amīcitia
to preserve	servāre
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.	Vēritās interdum dolōrem 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.
to comfort	cōnsolārī
The boy thanks his mother because she kindly comforts him.	Puer matri grātiās agit, quod eum benigne cōnsolātur.
the bookcase	scrīnium
so that not	nē
Mother closes the window so that the cold wind may not enter the bedroom.	Mater fenestram claudit, nē ventus frigidus in cubiculum intret.
the baby	infāns
Father places the book in the bookcase, so that the baby may not take it.	Pater librum in scrīniō pōnit, nē infāns 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 dining room	trīclīnium
The maidservants set the table in the dining room for dinner.	Servae mēnsam in trīclīniō ad cēnam instruunt.
to say	dīcere
true	vērus
This rumor is not true.	Haec fama vera non est.
the trust	fidēs
Father says that trust cannot remain without truth.	Pater dicit fidem sine veritate manere non posse.
the will	voluntās
to be born	nāscī
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.
to try	cōnārī
The boy tries to tell the truth to his mother, but he is afraid.	Puer veritatem matri dicere cōnātur, sed timet.
to cry	lacrimāre
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 cōnsolārī cōnātur, quia illa lacrimat.
the library	bibliothēca
to order	iubēre
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 bibliothēca magistra discipulōs librōs in scrīniō pōnere 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 tonitrum auditur, mater infantem in gremio tenet et leniter consolatur.
to prepare	parāre
the atrium	ātrium
to wait	exspectāre
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 trīclīniō cēnam parant, dum convīvae in ātriō exspectant.
still	tamen
Although it is raining, the girl still comes to school.	Quamquam pluvia cadit, puella tamen ad scholam venit.
to walk	ambulāre
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.”
to follow	sequī
The students follow the teacher to the forum so that they may hear the orator.	Discipuli magistram ad forum sequuntur, ut oratorem audiant.
ought to	dēbēre
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	scriptūra
The writing of this letter is so clear that grandmother can read it easily.	Scriptūra huius epistulae tam clara est ut avia eam facile legat.
In the library this book must be read slowly, because its writing is difficult.	In bibliothēca hic codex lente legendus est, quia scriptūra eius difficilis est.
the bed	cubīle
Mother prepares a bed for the baby.	Māter infantī cubīle parat.
to sleep	dormīre
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.
to enter	intrāre
When heavy rain is falling, the citizens enter the city through the gate.	Cum pluvia gravis cadit, cives per portam in urbem intrant.
the threshold	līmen
The maid wipes the threshold with a damp cloth.	Serva limen panno humido tergit.
to sit	sedēre
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 ātrium intrat, canis in līmine sedet.

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