Term | Definition |
Quintus est puer Romanus. | Quintus is a Roman boy. |
Quintus in Apulia habitat; Apulia est in Italia. | Quintus lives in Apulia; Apulia is in Italy. |
Scintilla est femina Romana; in casa laborat. | Scintilla is a Roman woman; She works in the house. |
Horatia puella Romana est; in casa cenat. | Horatia is a Roman girl; She eats dinner in the house. |
Scintilla in casa laborat; fessa est. | Scintilla works in the house; She is tired. |
Horatia in casam intrat; ieiuna est. | Horatia enters into the house; She is hungry (ieiuna). |
Sed cena non parata est. | But dinner is not ready. |
Scintilla festinat et mox cena est parata. | Scintilla hurries and soon dinner is ready. |
'Ecce!' inquit, 'cena est parata.' | “Look,” she says, “Dinner is ready.” (Ecce) |
Puella laeta est; ad mensam festinat et avide cenat. | The girl is happy; She hurries to the table (ad mensam) and eats greedily (avide). |
Postridie Scintilla ad tabernas ambulat. | The next day (postridie) Scintilla walks to the shops. |
Horatia in casa laborat. | Horatia works in the house. |
Mox Scintilla redit et in casam intrat. | Soon Scintilla returns and enters into the house. |
Ecce, parata est cena. | Look, dinner is ready. |
Scintilla laeta est. | Scintilla is happy. |
Scintilla in casa laborat; cenam parat. | Scintilla works in the house; She prepares dinner. |
Horatia casam intrat; Scintillam salutat. | Horatia enters the house; She greets Scintilla. |
Horatia Scintillam iuvat; aquam in casam portat. | Horatia helps Scintilla; She carries water into the house. |
Argus casam intrat et Horatiam salutat. | Argus enters into the house and greets Horatia. |
Scintilla in casa laborat; cenam parat. | Scintilla works in the house; She prepares dinner. |
Fessa est. | She is tired. |
Horatia in via cessat. | Horatia is hanging around in the street. |
Scintilla filiam vocat. | Scintilla calls her daughter. |
Puella casam intrat et Scintillam iuvat; aquam in casam portat. | The girl enters the house and helps Scintilla; she carries the water into the house. |
Scintilla filiam laudat. | Scintilla praises her daughter. |
Cena parata est. | Dinner is ready. |
Scintilla filiam vocat et fabulam narrat. | Scintilla calls her daughter and tells her a story. |
Horatia fabulam laeta audit. | Horatia happily listens to the story. |