Lesson 69

QuestionAnswer
What sort of book do you like today?
Qualis liber tibi hodie placet?
wisest
prudentissimus
Grandfather is the wisest of all.
Avus omnium prudentissimus est.
The teacher asks what sort of character seems wisest in this story.
Magistra rogat qualis persona in hac fabula prudentissima videatur.
How great a noise there is in front of the theater today!
Quantus clamor ante theatrum hodie est!
Father wonders how great a rain fell so suddenly.
Pater miratur quantus imber tam subito ceciderit.
So many female students are present that the teacher is happy.
Tot discipulae adsunt ut magistra laeta sit.
Mother received so many letters that in the evening she could hardly read them.
Tot epistulas mater accepit ut eas vesperi vix legere posset.
which
uter
Which book is more pleasing to you, this one or that one?
Uter liber tibi gratior est, hic an ille?
The teacher asks which student may understand this sentence more easily.
Magistra rogat uter discipulus hanc sententiam facilius intellegat.
The library is quieter than the forum, and so some students prefer to read there.
Bibliotheca foro quietior est, itaque nonnulli discipuli ibi legere malunt.
Some women hurry to the forum, but some men stay at home.
Nonnullae feminae ad forum festinant, sed nonnulli viri domi manent.
them
is
The teacher warns them to be silent in the library.
Magistra eos monet ut in bibliotheca taceant.
A few girls walk to the riverbank after school, and most of the boys follow them.
Aliquot puellae post scholam ad ripam ambulant, et plerique pueri eas sequuntur.
Mother carries a few apples and pears in a basket, but most of the fruit stays at home.
Mater aliquot mala et pira in canistro portat, sed plerique fructus domi manent.
Does anyone know why the gate is being opened so late today?
Num quisquam scit cur porta hodie tam sero aperiatur?
Hardly anyone is on the road, because heavy rain is falling.
Vix quisquam in via est, quia pluvia gravis cadit.
The girl walks across the bridge so that she may see her friend.
Puella trans pontem ambulat, ut amicam videat.
The dog ought not to run across the road, although a carriage is moving slowly past the temple.
Canis trans viam currere non debet, quamquam raeda praeter templum lente movetur.
to go
procedere
The boy goes to his mother and tells the truth.
Puer ad matrem procedit et veritatem dicit.
Father says that this road is shorter than that one, and so he goes past the market to the bakery.
Pater dicit hanc viam illa breviorem esse, itaque praeter macellum ad pistrinum procedit.
Many citizens stand around the rostra and listen to the speaker.
Multi cives circa rostra stant et oratorem audiunt.
The boys sit around the hearth while grandmother tells a story.
Pueri circa focum sedent, dum avia fabulam narrat.
Behind the house there is a small garden.
Retro villam hortus parvus est.
up
sursum
The little bird flies up and the boy watches it.
Parva avis sursum volat et puer eam spectat.
The boy climbs up into the tree so that he may see the nest.
Puer sursum in arborem ascendit, ut nidum videat.
Smoke rises upward from the hearth while mother prepares dinner.
Fumus sursum e foco surgit, dum mater cenam parat.
Water flows downward from the mountain.
Aqua deorsum e monte fluit.
The boy looks downward from the tower and sees the river.
Puer deorsum ex turri spectat et flumen videt.
The teacher calls the students inside, because the wind is cold.
Magistra discipulos intro vocat, quia ventus frigidus est.
Mother carries the baby inside; when the rain stops, the girls go outside again.
Mater infantem intro fert; cum imber desinit, puellae iterum foras exeunt.
Do not run outside; for Marcus has completely forgotten that he has not yet put on his boots.
Noli foras currere; Marcus enim prorsus oblitus est se caligas nondum induisse.
Lucia is more diligent than Marcus, and I clearly understand why she says that this answer is correct.
Lucia Marco diligentior est, et plane intellego cur hoc responsum rectum esse dicat.
at all
prorsus
I do not like this medicine at all.
Haec medicina mihi prorsus non placet.
This road is not at all safe at night; the teacher nevertheless clearly shows why the students should stay inside now.
Haec via prorsus tuta non est nocte; magistra tamen plane ostendit cur discipuli nunc intro maneant.
We find water nowhere as pure as at the spring.
Nusquam aquam tam puram invenimus quam apud fontem.
the female merchant
mercatrix
the plum
prunum
the cherry
cerasum
The female merchant sells plums and cherries.
Mercatrix pruna et cerasa vendit.
the buyer
emptor
The buyer wants to buy red cherries.
Emptor cerasa rubra emere vult.
sweeter
dulcior
Mother says that honey is sweeter than milk.
Mater dicit mel dulcius esse quam lac.
the peach
persicum
The girl says that cherries are sweeter than peaches.
Puella dicit cerasa dulciora esse quam persica.
the denarius
denarius
The female merchant asks two denarii as the price of three peaches.
Mercatrix pretium trium persicorum duos denarios poscit.
The buyer replies that he has only one denarius.
Emptor respondet se unum tantum denarium habere.
the lettuce
lactuca
the beet
beta
Mother buys two lettuces and one beet from the female merchant.
Mater duas lactucas et unam betam a mercatrice emit.
tender
tener
the cucumber
cucumis
The cucumber is still small, but mother says that it will soon be ripe.
Cucumis adhuc parvus est, sed mater dicit eum mox maturum futurum esse.
In the garden tender lettuce is growing, but the cucumber is still small.
In horto lactuca tenera crescit, sed cucumis adhuc parvus est.
The beet is cooked, but the lettuce is placed raw on the table.
Beta coquitur, lactuca autem cruda in mensa ponitur.
the bag
pera
Mother carries a bag with her, because she is walking to the forum.
Mater peram secum fert, quia ad forum ambulat.
light
levis
This bag is light, and so the girl carries it with her to the forum.
Haec pera levis est, itaque puella eam secum ad forum fert.
the chest
arca
The girl carries a light bag, but the chest in the atrium is heavy.
Puella peram levem fert, sed arca in atrio gravis est.
Father keeps letters and denarii in the chest.
Pater in arca epistulas et denarios servat.
the dress
stola
The new dress pleases the girl.
Stola nova puellae placet.
Mother puts the dress in the chest so that the baby may not touch it.
Mater stolam in arca ponit, ne infans eam tangat.
Another woman sells dresses in the forum, but this female merchant sells only fruit.
Alia femina in foro stolas vendit, sed haec mercatrix fructus tantum vendit.
the sesterce
sestertius
Mother says that one dress costs six sesterces.
Mater dicit unam stolam sex sestertiis constare.
The buyer complains that six sesterces are too much.
Emptor queritur sex sestertios nimium esse.
the dew
ros
In the morning dew shines on the grass.
Mane ros in herba lucet.
calm
placidus
The baby touches the calm dog.
Infans canem placidum tangit.
The sea is calm today, and the sailors are happy.
Mare hodie placidum est, et nautae laeti sunt.
savage
saevus
Father says that a savage wolf is near the house.
Pater dicit lupum saevum prope villam esse.
In the story a savage wolf frightens the sheep.
In fabula lupus saevus oves terret.
fierce
saevus
A fierce bull stands near the road, and so the boys run to mother.
Taurus saevus prope viam stat, itaque pueri ad matrem currunt.
Father says that a fierce wind almost broke the window.
Pater dicit ventum saevum fenestram paene fregisse.
The boy touches a tender branch, but mother warns him not to break it.
Puer ramum tenerum tangit, sed mater monet ne frangat.
soft
tener
Mother says that soft bread is better for the baby than dry bread.
Mater dicit panem tenerum infanti meliorem esse quam panem siccum.
The girl likes soft bread more than dry bread.
Puella panem tenerum magis amat quam panem siccum.
the ash
cinis
Ash remains in the hearth after dinner.
In foco cinis manet post cenam.
The maid removes the ash from the hearth.
Serva cinerem e foco tollit.
the soot
fuligo
The maid takes a damp cloth and wipes the soot from the wall.
Serva pannum humidum capit et fuliginem de pariete tergit.
Soot is black above the hearth.
Fuligo supra focum nigra est.
the spark
scintilla
A spark suddenly comes out of the hearth.
Scintilla e foco subito exit.
Mother warns us not to touch the sparks.
Mater monet ne scintillas tangamus.
fresher
recentior
This bread is fresher than that one and smells better.
Hic panis recentior est quam ille et melius olet.
The female merchant says that the plums are fresher today than yesterday.
Mercatrix dicit pruna hodie recentiora esse quam heri.
The calm buyer asks the price again and does not shout.
Emptor placidus pretium iterum rogat, nec clamat.
The old chest does not contain ash, but letters and a dress.
Arca vetus cinerem non continet, sed epistulas et stolam.
fiercer
saevior
The wind is fiercer today than yesterday.
Ventus hodie saevior est quam heri.
If the wind is fiercer, sparks will be able to come out of the hearth.
Si ventus saevior erit, scintillae e foco exire poterunt.
calmer
placidior
Father is at home, and mother is calmer now.
Pater domi adest, et mater iam placidior est.
After the rain the garden seems calmer, and dew shines on the grass again.
Post imbrem hortus placidior videtur, et ros in herba iterum lucet.