Chapter 2a. Latin to English

Question 1

1. Savē, Ō patria!

Answer 1

1. Greetings, native land!

Question 2

2. Fāma et sententia volant.

Answer 2

2. Reputation and opinion fly.

Question 3

3. Dā veniam puellae, amābō tē.

Answer 3

3. Grant pardon to the girl, please.

Question 4

4. Clēmentia tua multās vitās servat.

Answer 4

4. Your clemency saves many lives.

Question 5

5. Multam pecūniam dēportat.

Answer 5

5. He carries off a lot of money.

Question 6

6. Et fortūnam et vītam antīquae patriae saepe laudās, sed recūsās.

Answer 6

6. You often praise the fortune and the life of the ancient fatherland, but you reject it.

Question 7

7. Mē vitāre turbam iubēs.

Answer 7

7. You order me to avoid the crowd.

Question 8

8. Mē philosophiae dō.

Answer 8

8. I give myself to philosophy.

Question 9

9. Philosophia est ars vitae.

Answer 9

9. Philosophy is the art of life.

Question 10

10. Sānam fōrmam vītae cōservāte.

Answer 10

10. Preserve (pl.) a sound form of life.

Question 11

11. Immodica īra creat īnsāniam.

Answer 11

11. Excessive anger creates insanity.

Question 12

12. Quid cōgitās? — dēbēmus īram vitāre.

Answer 12

12. What are you thinking about? — we ought to avoid anger.

Question 13

13. Nūlla avāritia sine poenā est

Answer 13

13. No avarice is without penalty.

Question 14

14. Mē saevīs catēnīs onerat.

Answer 14

14. He loads me with cruel chains.

Question 15

15. Rotam fortūnae nōn timent.

Answer 15

15. They do not fear the wheel of fortune.

Question 16

16. The girls save the poets life.

Answer 16

16. Puellae vītam poētae servant.

Question 17

17. Without philosophy we often go astray and pay the penalty.

Answer 17

17. Sine philosophiā saepe errāmus et poenās damus.

Question 18

18a. If your land is strong, nothing terrifies the sailors

Answer 18

18a. Sī patria tua valet, nihil nautās terret,

Question 19

18b. and you (sg.) ought to praise your great fortune.

Answer 19

18b. et magnam fortūnam tuam dēbēs laudāre.

Question 20

19. You (pl.) often see the penalty of my anger and warn me.

Answer 20

19. Saepe vidētis poenam īrae meae, et mē monēs.

Question 21

20. The ancient gate is large.

Answer 21

20. porta antīqua magna est.

Question 22

a. Puella mea mē nōn amat.

Answer 22

a. My girlfriend does not love me.

Question 23

b. Valē, puella!

Answer 23

b. farewell, girl!

Question 24

c. Catullus obdūrat:

Answer 24

c. Catullus is firm:

Question 25

d. poēta puellam nōn amat …

Answer 25

d. the poet does not love the girl …

Question 26

e. puellam nōn vocat …

Answer 26

e. he does not call the girl …

Question 27

f. fōrmam puellae nōn laudat …

Answer 27

f. he does not praise the beauty of the girl …

Question 28

g. puellae rosās nōn dat …

Answer 28

g. he does not give roses to the girl …

Question 29

h. et puellam nōn bāsiat.

Answer 29

h. and he does not kiss the girl!

Question 30

i. Īra mea est magna!

Answer 30

i. My anger is large!

Question 31

j. Obdūrō, mea puella …

Answer 31

j. I am firm, girl

Question 32

k. — sed sine tē nōn valeō

Answer 32

k. — but without you I am not well.

Question 33

l. Quid hodiē agis?

Answer 33

l. How are you (sg.) today?

Question 34

m. Optimē!

Answer 34

m. Great!

Question 35

n. Pessimē!

Answer 35

n. Terrible!

Question 36

o. Bene!

Answer 36

o. Good! (lit. “well!”)

Question 37

p. Satis bene.

Answer 37

p. So-so.

Question 38

q. Nōn bene.

Answer 38

q. Not well.

Question 39

r. Et tū?

Answer 39

r. And you?