Chapter 1a. Latin to English

Question 1

1. Labor mē vocat.

Answer 1

1. Work calls me.

Question 2

2. Monē mē, sī errō—amābō tē!

Answer 2

2. Warn me, if I make a mistake—please!

Question 3

3. Festīnā lentē.

Answer 3

3. Make haste slowly.

Question 4

4. Laudās mē; culpant mē.

Answer 4

4. You (s.) praise me; they blame me.

Question 5

5. Saepe peccāmus.

Answer 5

5. We sin often.

Question 6

6. Quid dēbēmus cōgitāre?

Answer 6

6. What should we consider?

Question 7

7. Cōnservāte mē!

Answer 7

7. Preserve me!

Question 8

8. Rūmor volat.

Answer 8

8. Rumor flies.

Question 9

9. Mē nōn amat.

Answer 9

9. He/she/it does not love me.

Question 10

10. Nihil mē terret.

Answer 10

10. Nothing frightens me.

Question 11

11. Apollō mē saepe servat.

Answer 11

11. Apollo often saves me.

Question 12

12. Salvēte! — quid vidētis? Nihil vidēmus.

Answer 12

12. Greetings! (pl.) — What do you see? We see nothing.

Question 13

13. Saepe nihil cōgitās.

Answer 13

13. Often you (s.) ponder nothing.

Question 14

14. Bis dās, sī cito dās.

Answer 14

14. You (s.) give twice, if you give quickly.

Question 15

15. Sī valēs, valeō.

Answer 15

15. If you (s.) are well, I am well.

Question 16

16. What does he see?

Answer 16

16. Quid videt?

Question 17

17. They are giving nothing.

Answer 17

17. Nihil dant.

Question 18

18. You (pl.) ought not praise me.

Answer 18

18. Nōn debētis mē laudāre.

Question 19

19. If I err, he often warns me.

Answer 19

19. Sī errō, saepe mē monet.

Question 20

20. If you (s.) love me, save me, please!

Answer 20

20. Sī mē amās, mē servā, amābō tē.

Question 21

a. Maecēnās et Vergilius mē hodiē vocant.

Answer 21

a. Maecenas and Vergil summon me today.

Question 22

b. Quid cogitāre dēbeō?

Answer 22

b. What should I think?

Question 23

c. Quid dēbeō respondēre?

Answer 23

c. What should I answer?

Question 24

d. Sī errō, mē saepe monent et culpant.

Answer 24

d. If I make a mistake, they often blame remind me and blame me.

Question 25

e. sī nōn errō, mē laudant.

Answer 25

e. if I do not make a mistake, they praise me.

Question 26

f. Quid hodiē cōgitāre dēbeō?

Answer 26

f. What should I think today?

Question 27

g. Avē puella!

Answer 27

g. Hey girlfriend!

Question 28

h. Salvē, discipula / discipule!

Answer 28

h. Hello student! (m./f.)

Question 29

i. Salvēte, discipulae et discipulī!

Answer 29

i. Hello students!

Question 30

j. Salvē, magister / magistra!

Answer 30

j. Greetings teacher! (m./f)

Question 31

k. Valēte, discipulī et discipulae! Valē magister / magistra!

Answer 31

k. Good-bye students! Good-bye teacher (m./f.)

Question 32

l. Quid est nōmen tibi?

Answer 32

l. What’s your name?

Question 33

m. Nōmen mihi est Marcus.

Answer 33

m. My name is Marcus.