si

if

Usages of si

• Si tempestas in mari est, nautae magnum periculum timent.: (If there is a storm at sea, the sailors fear great danger.)
• Si pater in horto laborat, frater cenat in villa.: If the father works in the garden, the brother dines in the villa.
• Si timidus es, studere potes in urbe, sed si fortis es, potes dormire in horto.: (If you are timid, you can study in the city, but if you are brave, you can sleep in the garden.)
• Puer fessus matrem rogat: "Quid hodie in horto facere possumus, si avia non cantat?": The tired boy asks mother: "What can we do in the garden today, if grandmother does not sing?"
• Magister consilium dat, et discipuli id sequi volunt: “Si verba nova discere vis, epistulas breves scribe.”: The teacher gives advice, and the students want to follow it: “If you want to learn new words, write short letters.”
• Magister dicit: “Si veritatem dicitis, gaudium vincet; si mendacium dicitis, timor latet in mente.”: The teacher says: “If you tell the truth, joy will win; if you tell a lie, fear lies hidden in the mind.”
• 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.”
• Si culpa parva est, magistra poenam gravem non dat.: If the fault is small, the teacher does not give a severe punishment.
• Si discipula officium non facit, culpa eius clara est; si bene laborat, praemium accipit.: If a female student does not do her duty, her fault is clear; if she works well, she receives a reward.
• Si culpa gravis est, poena quoque gravis est.: If the fault is serious, the punishment is also serious.
• Si nasus tuus frigidus est et bracchia quoque frigida sunt, domi manere melius est.: If your nose is cold and your arms are cold too, it is better to stay at home.
• Si morbo gravi laboras, medicum vocare debes.: If you suffer from a serious illness, you must call the doctor.
• 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.
• Si satis argenti habemus, pretium statim solvimus.: If we have enough money, we pay the price at once.
• Si nihil in crumena est, a mercatore nihil emere possumus.: If there is nothing in the purse, we can buy nothing from the merchant.
• Si non es certus, magistram ipsam interroga; ipsa enim optimum consilium saepe dat.: If you are not sure, ask the teacher herself; for she often gives the best advice.
• Discipuli dicunt nihil facilius esse quam menda corrigere, si exemplum optimum ante oculos habent.: The students say that nothing is easier than correcting mistakes, if they have the best example before their eyes.
• Ianitor dicit nemini intra portam manere necesse esse, si domum redire vult.: The doorkeeper says that no one needs to stay inside the gate if he wants to return home.
• Non est tibi ullus timor, si mater tecum est.: You have no fear if mother is with you.
• Si collum et dorsum sana sunt, puero iterum equitare licet.: If the neck and back are healthy, the boy is allowed to ride again.
• Si ullus amicus apud nos manet, ei semper lectus paratus est, et intra domum tutus erit.: If any friend stays with us, a bed is always ready for him, and he will be safe inside the house.
• Medica dicit dolorem mox minui posse, si puer quiete sedet et non flet.: The doctor says that the pain can soon lessen if the boy sits quietly and does not cry.
• Frater dicit se multos convivas invitaturum esse, si domus satis magna erit.: The brother says that he will invite many guests if the house is large enough.
• Si regina ipsa convivas invitaverit, omnes venire volent.: If the queen herself has invited the guests, everyone will want to come.
• Mater promittit se post paucos menses aliud convivium celebraturam esse, si pax manserit.: Mother promises that after a few months she will celebrate another feast, if peace has remained.

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