Usages of mensis
Hoc mense soror diem natalem celebrat, et mater convivium parvum parare incipit.
This month my sister celebrates her birthday, and mother begins to prepare a small feast.
Hic mensis brevis est, sed alius mensis longior erit.
This month is short, but another month will be longer.
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.
Mense Ianuario nix saepe cadit, et mater pueris dicit Ianuarium frigidissimum mensem anni esse.
In January snow often falls, and mother tells the children that January is the coldest month of the year.
Februarius brevior est quam Ianuarius, sed mense Februario saepe ventus fortis manet.
February is shorter than January, but in February a strong wind often remains.
Mense Martio ver incipere videtur, et Martius agricolas ad campos revocat.
In March spring seems to begin, and March calls the farmers back to the fields.
Aprilis pluvias fert, sed mense Aprili etiam primi flores apparent.
April brings rains, but in April the first flowers also appear.
Mense Maio hortus plenus florum fit, et Maius aviae semper gratissimus est.
In May the garden becomes full of flowers, and May is always most pleasing to grandmother.
Iunius longos dies habet, et puellae mense Iunio ad litus ire volunt.
June has long days, and in June the girls want to go to the shore.
Iulius calidior est quam Iunius, et mensibus Iulio atque Augusto multi ad mare proficiscuntur.
July is hotter than June, and in July and August many set out for the sea.
Augustus quoque calidus est, sed avus mense Augusto in umbra sedere mavult.
August is also hot, but in August grandfather prefers to sit in the shade.
Mense Septembri discipuli ad scholam redeunt, et September novum laborem secum fert.
In September the students return to school, and September brings new work with it.
October ventosior est, et mense Octobri folia multa de arboribus cadunt.
October is windier, and in October many leaves fall from the trees.
December diem festum familiae adfert, et mense Decembri pueri domi libentius manent.
December brings a holiday to the family, and in December the children stay at home more willingly.
Lucia novo calendario utitur, ut sciat quo mense dies festi futuri sint.
Lucia uses a new calendar so that she may know in which month the festival days will be.
Pueri post laborem quiete fruuntur, dum avia mense Maio de floribus narrat.
The boys enjoy quiet after work, while grandmother tells about flowers in May.
Mense Ianuario aqua in fonte frigidissima est.
In January the water in the spring is the coldest.
Mense Februario pueri domi manere malunt, quia ventus frigidus est.
In February the boys prefer to stay at home, because the wind is cold.
Mense Martio primi flores in horto apparent, et avia gaudet.
In March the first flowers appear in the garden, and grandmother rejoices.
Mense Octobri pater et filius per campum ambulant et multa folia in terra vident.
In October the father and son walk through the field and see many leaves on the ground.
Mense Decembri mater dicit se cum liberis et coniuge ad propinquos ituram esse.
In December mother says that she is going to go with her children and spouse to relatives.
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