Usages of pretium
Mercator piscem vendit et magnum pretium petit.
The merchant sells fish and asks a high price.
Mercator veteres tunicas vendit, sed magnum pretium petit.
The merchant sells old tunics, but asks a high price.
Postea dominus numerum pecuniae spectat et dicit pretium tunicae veteris esse nimium.
Afterwards the master looks at the amount of money and says that the price of the old tunic is too much.
In foro multi homines inter tabernas ambulant et de pretio loquuntur.
In the forum many people walk among the shops and talk about the price.
Discipula aperte mercatorem accusat, quia pretium nimium petivit.
The female student openly accuses the merchant, because he asked too high a price.
Venditor piscem et panem civibus vendit, nummos parvos accipit, sed pretium minuere non vult.
The seller sells fish and bread to the citizens, receives small coins, but does not want to lower the price.
Civis dicit: “Nummos non multos habeo; potesne mihi pretium minuere?”
A citizen says: “I do not have many coins; can you lower the price for me?”
Caupo respondet se pretium minuere non posse, quia amphora vini iam vacua est.
The innkeeper answers that he cannot lower the price, because the jar of wine is already empty.
Mercator negat se pretium nimium petere.
The merchant denies that he is asking too high a price.
Si satis argenti habemus, pretium statim solvimus.
If we have enough money, we pay the price at once.
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.
In foro mercatores sine ordine sedentes pretia magna clamant.
In the forum the merchants, sitting without order, shout high prices.
Iudex dicit mercatorem pretium minuere oportere.
The judge says that the merchant ought to lower the price.
Elon.io is an online learning platform
We have an entire course teaching Latin grammar and vocabulary.