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 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 mother	mater
the guest	conviva
the dining room	triclinium
to lead	ducere
Grandmother leads the girl to the bedroom so that she may sleep better.	Avia puellam ad cubiculum ducit, ut melius dormiat.
the dinner	cena
The dinner is simple but good, and it is pleasing to everyone.	Cena simplex sed bona omnibus grata est.
prepared	paratus
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	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
to stand	stare
The boy stands near the window so that he can watch the rain.	Puer prope fenestram stat, ut pluviam spectare possit.
to greet	salutare
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 apple	pomum
The girl shows mother a red apple.	Puella pomum rubrum matri ostendit.
the bread	panis
The bread that the baker sells is fresh.	Panis quem pistor vendit recens est.
the table	mensa
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 utur.
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.
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 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.
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.	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
full	plenus
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.
the daughter	filia
to persuade	persuadere
Grandmother persuades her grandchild to stay with her.	Avia nepoti persuadet ut apud se maneat.
the truth	veritas
to tell	dicere
Mother persuades her daughter to tell the truth without fear.	Mater filiae persuadet ut veritatem sine timore dicat.
to thank	gratias agere
The guest thanks mother, because the dishes are simple but good.	Conviva matri gratias agit, quod epulae simplices sed bonae sunt.
to put	ponere
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	flos
The flower in the garden is beautiful.	Flos in horto pulcher est.
to place	ponere
Mother places flowers before the household shrine.	Mater ante lararium flores ponit.
the cupboard	armarium
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.
to look at	spectare
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.
the friendship	amicitia
to preserve	servare
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.
to comfort	consolari
The boy thanks his mother because she kindly comforts him.	Puer matri gratias agit, quod eum benigne consolatur.
the bookcase	scrinium
so that not	ne
Mother closes the window so that the cold wind may not enter the bedroom.	Mater fenestram claudit, ne ventus frigidus in cubiculum intret.
the baby	infans
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 dining room	triclinium
The maidservants set the table in the dining room for dinner.	Servae mensam in triclinio ad cenam instruunt.
to say	dicere
true	verus
This rumor is not true.	Haec fama vera non est.
the trust	fides
Father says that trust cannot remain without truth.	Pater dicit fidem sine veritate manere non posse.
the will	voluntas
to be born	nasci
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	conari
The boy tries to tell the truth to his mother, but he is afraid.	Puer veritatem matri dicere conatur, sed timet.
to cry	lacrimare
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.
the library	bibliotheca
to order	iubere
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 tonitrum auditur, mater infantem in gremio tenet et leniter consolatur.
to prepare	parare
the atrium	atrium
to wait	exspectare
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.
to walk	ambulare
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	sequi
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	debere
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	scriptura
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.
In the library this book must be read slowly, because its writing is difficult.	In bibliotheca hic codex lente legendus est, quia scriptura eius difficilis est.
the bed	cubile
Mother prepares a bed for the baby.	Mater infanti cubile parat.
to sleep	dormire
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	intrare
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	limen
The maid wipes the threshold with a damp cloth.	Serva limen panno humido tergit.
to sit	sedere
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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