Usages of triclinium
In triclinio pater matri gratias agit, quod convivas benigne accepit.
In the dining room father thanks mother because she kindly received the guests.
Sic in domo, ubi tablinum, triclinium, et peristylium inter se differunt, etiam pueri paulatim discunt quid in his locis recte faciendum sit.
Thus in a house, where the study, dining room, and peristyle differ from one another, even the boys gradually learn what ought to be done properly in these places.
Cum cena parata est, familia in triclinium venit.
When dinner is prepared, the family comes into the dining room.
Mater convivas in triclinium ducit, quia cena iam parata est.
Mother leads the guests into the dining room, because dinner is already prepared.
Pater putat canistrum a serva ad triclinium portatum esse, sed catinum adhuc in culina manere.
Father thinks that the basket has been carried by the maid to the dining room, but that the bowl is still remaining in the kitchen.
Pater in tablino manet, dum mater in triclinio mensam instruit et convivas exspectat.
Father stays in the study, while mother arranges the table in the dining room and waits for the guests.
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