| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
the sponge | spongia |
the drop | gutta |
Through the crack one drop of water falls onto the table. | Per rimam una gutta aquae in mensam cadit. |
The maid wipes the table with a sponge, because drops of water remain on it. | Ancilla spongia mensam tergit, quia guttae aquae in ea manent. |
wet | madidus |
Mother looks for the sponge, so that she may dry the wet floor more quickly. | Mater spongiam quaerit, ut pavimentum madidum citius siccare possit. |
the lid | operculum |
the bottle | lagena |
to spill out | effundere |
Mother warns the baby not to spill the water out of the bowl. | Mater infantem monet ne aquam e catino effundat. |
Close the lid of the bottle well, so that the water may not spill out. | Operculum lagenae bene claude, ne aqua effundatur. |
to be found | inveniri |
Grandfather’s comb cannot be found anywhere. | Pecten avi nusquam inveniri potest. |
The girl says that the small lid is not being found, but that the bottle itself remains on the table. | Puella dicit operculum parvum non inveniri, sed lagenam ipsam in mensa manere. |
naked | nudus |
Mother washes the naked baby in the bath. | Mater infantem nudum in balneo lavat. |
The baby laughs naked in the bath, but mother changes the wet garment at once. | Infans nudus in balneo ridet, sed mater vestem madidam statim mutat. |
bare | nudus |
After the bath the girl ought not to run through the bedroom with bare feet. | Post balneum puella nudis pedibus per cubiculum currere non debet. |
the mare | equa |
the mule | mulus |
A white mare stands near the stable and slowly watches the mule. | Equa alba prope stabulum stat et mulum lente spectat. |
the bridle | frenum |
to put on | imponere |
Mother puts a cloak on the girl, because the wind is cold. | Mater puellae pallium imponit, quia ventus frigidus est. |
The mule does not like the bridle and moves its head when the maid tries to put it on him. | Mulus frenum non amat et caput movet, cum serva illud ei imponere conatur. |
to neigh | hinnire |
When the mare neighs, the baby laughs and runs to the door. | Cum equa hinnit, infans ridet et ad ianuam currit. |
Father says that the mare is neighing again because the mule is asking for water. | Pater dicit equam iterum hinnire, quia mulus aquam petit. |
to kick | calcitrare |
If the bridle is too hard, the mare also begins to kick. | Si frenum nimis durum est, equa quoque calcitrare incipit. |
back | retro |
Mother warns the boy not to fall backward on the stairs. | Mater puerum monet ne retro in scalis cadat. |
The careful maid stands back, so that the mule may not kick. | Serva cauta retro stat, ne mulus calcitret. |
the pen | penna |
The teacher gives a new pen to the student, because her stylus is broken. | Magistra novam pennam discipulae dat, quia stilus eius fractus est. |
the reed pen | calamus |
I need to buy a reed pen, because today I must write a short letter. | Mihi calamus emendus est, quia hodie epistulam brevem scribere debeo. |
I prefer to write with a pen rather than with a reed pen, because my hand moves more easily that way. | Ego penna scribere malo quam calamo, quia manus mea sic facilius movetur. |
the inkpot | atramentarium |
The female student opens the inkpot and writes clearly on the paper with a pen. | Discipula atramentarium aperit et in charta calamo clare scribit. |
The student opens the inkpot, but the teacher warns him to write slowly. | Discipulus atramentarium aperit, sed magistra eum monet ut lente scribat. |
the counting board | abacus |
the counter (counting pebble) | calculus |
On the counting board the boys move the counters so that they may find the number more quickly. | In abaco pueri calculos movent, ut numerum celerius inveniant. |
to be missing | deesse |
We are out of bread, and so mother walks to the bakery. | Nobis panis deest, itaque mater ad pistrinum ambulat. |
The teacher picks up the counting board and says that two counters are still missing. | Magistra abacum tollit et dicit duos calculos adhuc deesse. |
to erase | delere |
If the student sees a mistake, she ought to erase it and write it again. | Si discipula mendum videt, illud delere et iterum scribere debet. |
Marcus tries to erase the words from the board, but the sponge is too dry. | Marcus verba de tabula delere conatur, sed spongia nimis sicca est. |
so great | tantus |
The noise in the street is so great that the baby cannot sleep. | Tantus clamor in via est ut infans dormire non possit. |
So great a rain fell that the road to the forum seemed almost like a river. | Tantus imber cecidit ut via ad forum paene flumini similis videretur. |
so much | tantus |
Why do you drink so much water? | Cur tantum aquae bibis? |
patience | patientia |
Patience is a great help in difficult situations. | Patientia in rebus asperis magno auxilio est. |
as much as | quantus |
I read old books as much as I can. | Quantum possum, libros veteres lego. |
We do not always have as much patience as grandmother shows in difficult matters. | Non semper tantam patientiam habemus, quantam avia in rebus asperis ostendit. |
however many | quot |
to gather | legere |
The girl gathers roses in the garden and shows them to her mother. | Puella rosas in horto legit et eas matri ostendit. |
the same number | totidem |
However many flowers the girl gathers in the garden, she afterwards puts the same number in water. | Quot flores puella in horto legit, totidem in aqua postea ponit. |
However many books the teacher brought today, she gives the same number to students after school, so that they may read them. | Quot libros magistra hodie attulit, totidem discipulis post scholam dat, ut eos legant. |
as often as | quotiens |
As often as thunder is heard, the dog hides behind the door. | Quotiens tonitrum auditur, canis retro ianuam latet. |
so often | totiens |
Mother calls me so often that at last I answer. | Mater me totiens vocat ut tandem respondeam. |
As often as father comes to the stable, so often the mare seems to neigh. | Quotiens pater ad stabulum venit, totiens equa hinnire videtur. |
beautifully | pulchre |
The girl paints a picture of a ship beautifully. | Puella imaginem navis pulchre pingit. |
The teacher says that this sentence has been beautifully written by Lucia with a pen. | Magistra dicit hanc sententiam a Lucia penna pulchre scriptam esse. |
Father thinks that the bridle has been put on too quickly by the maid and that therefore the mule is beginning to kick. | Pater putat frenum a serva nimis celeriter positum esse et ideo mulum calcitrare incipere. |
Mother says that the girl’s garment became wet because she ran in the grass with bare feet. | Mater dicit vestem puellae madidam factam esse, quia illa nudis pedibus in herba cucurrit. |
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