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• Nos ad insulam navigamus, nautas salutamus et cibum parvum sumimus.: (We sail to the island, greet the sailors, and take a small amount of food.)
• Mercator ad oppidum ambulat.: The merchant walks to the town.
• Discipulus cum amico ad insulam navigat.: The student sails to the island with a friend.
• Filius ad oppidum fugit.: The son flees to the town.
• Nuntius dicit: “Mox dea ad urbem ambulabit et templum laetum erit.”: (The messenger says: “Soon the goddess will walk to the city and the temple will be happy.”)
• Cras dies brevis erit, sed multi discipuli ad scholam venient.: Tomorrow the day will be short, but many students will come to the school.
• Soror tua heri ad scholam venit, quia cum amica sua studere voluit.: Your sister came to the school yesterday, because she wanted to study with her friend.
• Frater tuus cras ad scholam venire non vult, sed mater eum mittet.: Your brother does not want to come to school tomorrow, but mother will send him.
• Cras magister ad scholam nuntium mittet et cum discipulis novam amicitiam faciet.: Tomorrow the teacher will send a message to the school and will make a new friendship with the students.
• Dum discipuli ad scholam veniunt, magister in schola manet.: While the students come to the school, the teacher stays in the school.
• Puer celer ad scholam currit, sed puella tarda domi manet et statim dormit.: The boy runs quickly to school, but the girl, being slow, stays at home and immediately sleeps.
• Vestri amici pauci sunt, sed boni; deinde alii ad scholam venient.: Your friends are few, but good; then others will come to the school.
• Puer fessus est, tamen ad scholam currit.: The tired boy is tired, yet he runs to the school.
• Cotidie prima hora mater ad forum ambulat et panem emit.: Every day at the first hour mother walks to the forum and buys bread.
• Olim infans saepe aegrota erat, et medica ad villam veniebat.: Once the baby was often sick, and a female doctor used to come to the villa.
• Cotidie prima hora medicus in oppidum venit, secunda hora autem medica ad scholam ambulat.: Every day at the first hour the male doctor comes into the town, but at the second hour the female doctor walks to the school.
• Avia lente per pontem ambulat, et puer ad pontem currit ut aviam iuvet.: Grandmother walks slowly across the bridge, and the boy runs to the bridge so that he may help grandmother.
• Soror dicit matrem eos cras ad forum venire velle.: The sister says that mother wants them to come to the forum tomorrow.
• Puer matrem quaerit et rogat: “Cur ad forum festinas?”: The boy looks for his mother and asks: “Why are you hurrying to the forum?”
• Servus epistulam ad ianuam fert, et domina eam laeta accipit.: A servant brings a letter to the door, and the mistress gladly receives it.
• Mercator occupatus in taberna manet, sed servus vinum ad villam portat.: The busy merchant stays in the shop, but the servant carries wine to the villa.
• Mercator a foro ad villam ambulat.: The merchant walks from the forum to the villa.
• Servus aquam calidam ad cubiculum portat.: The servant carries warm water to the bedroom.
• Servus clavem e via tollit et ad dominam portat.: The servant picks up the key from the road and carries it to the mistress.
• Servus sportam ad villam portat, ut familia bene cenet.: The servant carries a basket to the villa, so that the family may dine well.
• Servus aquam calidam ad cubiculum ferre non potest, quia fessus est.: The servant cannot carry warm water to the bedroom, because he is tired.
• Prandium breve domi sumimus, deinde ad theatrum festinamus.: We have a short lunch at home, then we hurry to the theater.
• Post spectaculum mater dicit: “Ite mecum ad thermas; corpus lavare oportet.”: After the show mother says: “Go with me to the baths; it is necessary to wash the body.”
• Nuntius clam ad tabernam venit et mercatori consilium dat.: A messenger comes secretly to the shop and gives the merchant advice.
• Hodie ad forum ire non possum, quia pluvia frigida cadit.: Today I cannot go to the forum, because cold rain is falling.
• Soror mecum ad thermas ire vult.: My sister wants to go to the baths with me.
• Puella linteum in sporta fert et ad thermas festinat.: The girl carries a towel in a basket and hurries to the baths.
• Puer tunicam puram induit et ad scholam currit.: The boy puts on a clean tunic and runs to the school.
• Cum tabellarius ad villam veniret, servus eum celeriter in atrium duxit.: When the letter-carrier was coming to the villa, a servant quickly led him into the atrium.
• Servus parvam sportam ad forum portat.: The servant carries a small basket to the forum.
• Faber ad forum ambulat et scutum in sporta portat.: The craftsman walks to the forum and carries a shield in a basket.
• Servus ex culina exit et ad forum ambulat.: The servant goes out of the kitchen and walks to the forum.
• Faber ferrum ad forum portat.: The craftsman carries iron to the forum.
• Ea servum vocat, ut aquam calidam ad cubiculum portet.: She calls the servant so that he may carry warm water to the bedroom.
• Puella cupit cum amica sua ad thermas ire.: The girl desires to go to the baths with her friend.
• Cras discipula cum amica sua ad mercatum proximum convenire vult.: Tomorrow the female student wants to meet her friend at the nearest market.
• Puer in carru sedet, et mater dicit se ad villam aviae ire.: The boy sits in the cart, and mother says that she is going to grandmother’s villa.
• Puer capram vocat, sed capra ad ovem currit.: The boy calls the goat, but the goat runs to the sheep.
• Mater carrum parat, ut puer ad villam aviae ire possit.: Mother prepares the cart, so that the boy can go to grandmother’s villa.
• Puer cupit equitare ad oppidum, sed mater eum domi manere iubet.: The boy wants to ride to the town, but his mother orders him to stay at home.
• Hodie sal deest, igitur mater ad forum festinat.: Today salt is lacking, therefore mother hurries to the forum.
• Servus sportam plenam ad villam portat.: The servant carries a full basket to the villa.
• Uxor et maritus simul ad forum ambulant.: The wife and the husband walk together to the forum.
• Cum pluvia desiit, uxor et maritus ad villam redierunt.: When the rain stopped, the wife and the husband returned to the villa.
• Tibi responsum ad hanc quaestionem ante cenam dandum est.: An answer to this question must be given by you before dinner.
• Avus puero dicit: “Si chartam et stilum habes, epistulam hodie scribe et cras ad me redi.”: Grandfather says to the boy: “If you have paper and a stylus, write a letter today and return to me tomorrow.”
• Aestate multi ad litus veniunt et in arena sedent.: In summer many people come to the shore and sit on the sand.
• Ex monte ad vallem aqua currit.: Water runs from the mountain to the valley.
• Cum aestas venisset, parentes pueros ad litus duxerunt, et pueri in arena diu luserunt.: When summer had come, the parents led the boys to the shore, and the boys played on the sand for a long time.
• Hic vicus ad forum ducit.: This street leads to the forum.
• Mater dicit: “Per vicum rectum ambula, et ad forum cito pervenies.”: Mother says: “Walk through the straight street, and you will reach the forum quickly.”
• Soror ad dextram vertit, sed frater ad sinistram ambulat.: The sister turns to the right, but the brother walks to the left.
• Si ad angulum venis, noli statim vertere, sed per viam rectam ambula.: If you come to the corner, do not turn at once, but walk along the straight road.
• Discipula rogat quomodo ad scholam pervenire possit, et magistra ei viam ostendit.: The female student asks how she can reach the school, and the teacher shows her the way.
• Postquam viam transiit, puella ad scholam tandem pervenit.: After the girl crossed the road, she finally arrived at the school.
• In villa puella per scalas ad cubiculum ascendit.: In the house the girl goes up the stairs to the bedroom.
• Uxor promittit se cras ad mercatum venturam esse.: The wife promises that she will come to the market tomorrow.
• Avia servam monet ut pannum mundum ad mensam ferat.: Grandmother warns the female servant to bring a clean cloth to the table.
• Cum ad villam pervenissent, puella et mater negaverunt iter difficile fuisse, quia vicus rectus erat.: When they had reached the house, the girl and her mother denied that the journey had been difficult, because the street was straight.
• Via dextra ad forum ducit, sed via sinistra ad portam.: The road on the right leads to the forum, but the road on the left leads to the gate.
• Mater dicit se ad forum ituram esse.: Mother says that she is going to go to the forum.
• Pater ipse ad tabernam redit, ut pecuniam mutet et pretium solvat.: Father himself returns to the shop so that he may change the money and pay the price.
• Tabellarius celerrime currit et epistulam ad villam portat.: The letter-carrier runs very quickly and carries a letter to the villa.
• Haec via ad forum brevissima est.: This road to the forum is the shortest.
• Tibi sero ad lectum ire non licet, quia cras mane surgere necesse est.: You are not allowed to go to bed late, because tomorrow you must get up in the morning.
• Miles currens dicit reginam cras ad urbem venturam esse.: A soldier, running, says that the queen will come to the city tomorrow.
• Sacerdos ad aram venit et diem festum paucis verbis celebrat.: The priestess comes to the altar and celebrates the festival with a few words.
• Cum omnia munera recepta erunt, mater omnes convivas ad mensam vocabit.: When all the gifts have been received, mother will call all the guests to the table.
• Hortulana mane venit ad serendum, et parva semina in terra bona ponit.: The female gardener comes in the morning to sow, and she places small seeds in good soil.
• Cum uvae maturae erunt, puellae ad colligendas uvas in vineam venient.: When the grapes are ripe, the girls will come into the vineyard to gather grapes.
• Post pluviam serva scopam capit ad verrendum atrium, quia folia et lutum ante ianuam iacent.: After the rain the female servant takes a broom to sweep the atrium, because leaves and mud lie before the door.
• Cras mane tibi surgere necesse est, quia ad scholam venire debes.: Tomorrow morning you must get up, because you must come to school.
• Nescio cur frater tam sero surgat; soror enim ad scholam prima venire solet.: I do not know why brother gets up so late; for sister usually comes to school first.
• Post scholam puellae ad fontem prope collem ambulant, quia ibi aqua purissima est.: After school the girls walk to the spring near the hill, because the water there is very pure.
• Parva avis super saxum stat, altera ad nidum volat.: A small bird stands on a rock; another flies to the nest.
• Puer ad saxum currit et de saxo in herbam salit.: The boy runs to the rock and jumps from the rock into the grass.
• Soror quoque salire vult, sed pater eam monet ne ad flammam propius accedat.: The sister also wants to jump, but father warns her not to go nearer to the flame.
• Puer rogat unde sonus veniat; avus respondet aquam de monte ad fontem currere.: The boy asks where the sound comes from; grandfather answers that water runs from the mountain to the spring.
• Parva avis ad nidum volat.: The little bird flies to the nest.
• Mater puero viam ad forum monstrat.: Mother shows the boy the way to the forum.
• Servus ad dominum propius venit, quia eum audire vult.: The servant comes nearer to the master, because he wants to hear him.
• Puer ad canem accedit et eum tangit.: The boy approaches the dog and touches it.
• Magister hora solita ad scholam venit.: The teacher comes to school at the usual hour.
• Mater ad pistrinum ambulat et a pistore panem recentem emit.: Mother walks to the bakery and buys fresh bread from the baker.
• Postea soror ad macellum venit et holera eligit.: Afterward the sister comes to the market and chooses vegetables.
• Pistor rogat utrum puella placentam nunc gustare velit, priusquam mater ad ianuam veniat.: The baker asks whether the girl wants to taste the cake now, before her mother comes to the door.
• Mater dicit se, antequam ad macellum eat, semper nummos numerare.: Mother says that before she goes to the market, she always counts the coins.
• Nisi feles prope cellarium vigilat, mus iterum ad nuces venit.: Unless the cat keeps watch near the cellar, the mouse comes again to the nuts.
• Avia ridens dicit se ad idem pistrinum cras redituram esse, si pistor aliam placentam servaverit.: Grandmother, laughing, says that she will return to the same bakery tomorrow, if the baker has kept another cake.
• Pluvia gravis cadit, itaque mater ad forum ire non potest.: Heavy rain is falling, and so mother cannot go to the forum.
• Filius sororem ad forum sequitur, sed pater domi manet.: The son follows his sister to the forum, but father stays at home.
• Serva e culina egreditur et aquam ad atrium fert.: The maid goes out of the kitchen and carries water to the atrium.
• Avia puellam ad pistrinum comitatur.: Grandmother accompanies the girl to the bakery.
• Serva dominam ad horreum comitatur, ubi custos merces servat.: The maid accompanies the mistress to the warehouse, where a guard watches the goods.

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