Chapter 2b. English to Latin

Question 1

1. Greetings, native land!

Answer 1

1. Savē, Ō patria!

Question 2

2. Reputation and opinion fly.

Answer 2

2. Fāma et sententia volant.

Question 3

3. Grant pardon to the girl, please.

Answer 3

3. Dā veniam puellae, amābō tē.

Question 4

4. Your clemency saves many lives.

Answer 4

4. Clēmentia tua multās vitās servat.

Question 5

5. He carries off a lot of money.

Answer 5

5. Multam pecūniam dēportat.

Question 6

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

Answer 6

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

Question 7

7. You order me to avoid the crowd.

Answer 7

7. Mē vitāre turbam iubēs.

Question 8

8. I give myself to philosophy.

Answer 8

8. Mē philosophiae dō.

Question 9

9. Philosophy is the art of life.

Answer 9

9. Philosophia est ars vitae.

Question 10

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

Answer 10

10. Sānam fōrmam vītae cōservāte.

Question 11

11. Excessive anger creates insanity.

Answer 11

11. Immodica īra creat īnsāniam.

Question 12

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

Answer 12

12. Quid cōgitās? — dēbēmus īram vitāre.

Question 13

13. No avarice is without penalty.

Answer 13

13. Nūlla avāritia sine poenā est

Question 14

14. He loads me with cruel chains.

Answer 14

14. Mē saevīs catēnīs onerat.

Question 15

15. They do not fear the wheel of fortune.

Answer 15

15. Rotam fortūnae nōn timent.

Question 16

16. Puellae vītam poētae servant.

Answer 16

16. The girls save the poets life.

Question 17

17. Sine philosophiā saepe errāmus et poenās damus.

Answer 17

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

Question 18

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

Answer 18

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

Question 19

18b. et magnam fortūnam tuam dēbēs laudāre.

Answer 19

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

Question 20

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

Answer 20

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

Question 21

20. porta antīqua magna est.

Answer 21

20. The ancient gate is large.

Question 22

a. My girlfriend does not love me.

Answer 22

a. Puella mea mē nōn amat.

Question 23

b. farewell, girl!

Answer 23

b. Valē, puella!

Question 24

c. Catullus is firm:

Answer 24

c. Catullus obdūrat:

Question 25

d. the poet does not love the girl …

Answer 25

d. poēta puellam nōn amat …

Question 26

e. he does not call the girl …

Answer 26

e. puellam nōn vocat …

Question 27

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

Answer 27

f. fōrmam puellae nōn laudat …

Question 28

g. he does not give roses to the girl …

Answer 28

g. puellae rosās nōn dat …

Question 29

h. and he does not kiss the girl!

Answer 29

h. et puellam nōn bāsiat.

Question 30

i. My anger is large!

Answer 30

i. Īra mea est magna!

Question 31

j. I am firm, girl

Answer 31

j. Obdūrō, mea puella …

Question 32

k. — but without you I am not well.

Answer 32

k. — sed sine tē nōn valeō

Question 33

l. How are you (sg.) today?

Answer 33

l. Quid hodiē agis?

Question 34

m. Great!

Answer 34

m. Optimē!

Question 35

n. Terrible!

Answer 35

n. Pessimē!

Question 36

o. Good! (lit. “well!”)

Answer 36

o. Bene!

Question 37

p. So-so.

Answer 37

p. Satis bene.

Question 38

q. Not well.

Answer 38

q. Nōn bene.

Question 39

r. And you?

Answer 39

r. Et tū?