hodie

Usages of hodie

Hodie magistra in schola discipulos docet.
Today the (female) teacher teaches the students in the school.
Hodie dies clarus fuit, sed discipuli tamen in schola manserunt.
Today the day was bright, but the students nevertheless stayed in the school.
Hodie dies brevis fuit, sed cras dies longus erit in schola.
Today the day was short, but tomorrow the day will be long at school.
Hodie caelum clarum est.
Today the sky is bright.
Hodie dies frigidus est, sed domus calida est.
Today the day is cold, but the house is warm.
Avia pueros rogat: "Quomodo hodie vos sentitis?"
Grandmother asks the boys: "How do you feel today?"
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?"
Hodie dies obscurus est.
Today the day is dark.
Magister rogat: "Cur discipuli hodie in schola non manent?"
The teacher asks: "Why do the students not stay in the school today?"
Puer hodie foris exire non potest, quia pluvia lente cadit.
Today the boy cannot go outside, because the rain is falling slowly.
Hodie discipula epistulam a matre accipit.
Today the female student receives a letter from her mother.
Servus dicit se opus novum hodie incipere.
The servant says that he is beginning a new task today.
Pater hodie occupatus est, sed puella opus domi facit.
Father is busy today, but the girl does the work at home.
Ego puto caelum hodie clarum esse.
I think that the sky is bright today.
Certe thermas amo, sed hodie domi manere volo.
Certainly I like the baths, but today I want to stay at home.
Hodie ad forum ire non possum, quia pluvia frigida cadit.
Today I cannot go to the forum, because cold rain is falling.
Hospes rogat cur amphora tam cito vacua facta sit, et caupo dicit vinum hodie deesse.
The guest asks why the jar became empty so quickly, and the innkeeper says that wine is lacking today.
Hospes panem edere cupit, sed vinum hodie deest.
The guest wants to eat bread, but wine is lacking today.
Hodie sal deest, igitur mater ad forum festinat.
Today salt is lacking, therefore mother hurries to the forum.
Mihi hodie una pagina scribenda est, sed manus iam fessa est.
Today one page must be written by me, but my hand is already tired.
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.”
Mihi hodie epistula brevis scribenda est.
A short letter must be written by me today.
Avus in speculo vultum suum spectat et dicit se hodie laetiorem esse.
Grandfather looks at his face in the mirror and says that he is happier today.
Sol hodie clarior est quam heri.
The sun is brighter today than yesterday.
Si faber hodie tectum reficit, familia hac nocte sine timore dormiet.
If the craftsman repairs the roof today, the family will sleep without fear tonight.
Magistra rogat cur discipuli hodie sero veniant et utrum mora in vico fuerit.
The teacher asks why the students are coming late today and whether there was a delay in the street.
Hodie canis panem non aufert, sed caseum auferre conatur.
Today the dog does not carry off bread, but tries to carry off cheese.
Pistor dicit panem recentissimum hodie emendum esse.
The baker says that the freshest bread must be bought today.
Hodie in foro magna copia panis est, sed vini inopia manet.
Today in the forum there is a great supply of bread, but a shortage of wine remains.
Mater dicit frumentum in horreo satis esse, sed panem hodie adhuc emendum esse.
Mother says that there is enough grain in the granary, but that bread still must be bought today.
Plaustrum, cuius rota fracta erat, faber hodie reficit ut merces ad forum ferri possint.
The wagon, whose wheel had been broken, the craftsman repairs today so that goods can be carried to the forum.
Mihi hodie satis temporis non est, sed sorori meae est, et illa matri in agro auxilium dat.
I do not have enough time today, but my sister does, and she gives help to mother in the field.
Eadem mulier ad forum festinat, quia magnum negotium hodie habet.
The same woman hurries to the forum, because she has important business today.
Magistrae placet quod discipula hodie tam diligenter laborat.
The teacher is pleased that the student is working so diligently today.
Piscator dicit se hodie e portu non exiturum esse, quia fluctus nimis magni sunt.
The fisherman says that he will not leave the harbor today, because the waves are too great.
Puella parum dormit, itaque hodie in schola fessa est.
The girl sleeps too little, and so she is tired at school today.
Utinam hodie plus temporis haberemus; tum versus nostros diligentius corrigeremus.
If only we had more time today; then we would correct our verses more carefully.
Hodie magis quam heri laboro.
Today I work more than yesterday.
Lucia hodie plus quam Marcus legit.
Lucia reads more than Marcus today.
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