Section 1A: English to Latin

Question 1

Characters of the play.

Answer 1

drāmatis persōnae

Question 2

Demaenetus: Demaenetus is an old man, Euclio’s grandfather.

Answer 2

Dēmaenetus: Dēmaenetus senex est, Eucliōnis auus.

Question 3

a slave: the name of the slave is Davus.

Answer 3

seruus: seruī nōmen est Dāuus.

Question 4

a slave woman: the name of the slave woman is Pamphila.

Answer 4

serua: seruae nōmen est Pamphila.

Question 5

a cook and a pipe-girl

Answer 5

coquus et tībīcina.

Question 6

(A slave enters onto the stage.)

Answer 6

(seruus in scaenam intrat.)

Question 7

(He stands before Demaenetus’ door and shouts.)

Answer 7

(ante iānuam Dēmaenetī stat et clāmat.)

Question 8

(Why does he shout?)

Answer 8

(cūr clāmat?)

Question 9

(He shouts because he is calling a slave woman.)

Answer 9

(clāmat quod seruam uocat)

Question 10

SLAVE: “Hey, Pamphila! I, Davus, am calling you!

Answer 10

SERVVS: “heus, Pamphila! ego Dāuus tē uocō!”

Question 11

SLAVEWOMAN: “Who is calling me? Who is shouting?”

Answer 11

SERVA: “quis mē uocat? quis clāmat?”

Question 12

SLAVE: “I, Davus, am calling you.”

Answer 12

SERVVS: “ego Dāuus tē uocō.”

Question 13

SLAVEWOMAN: “What is it? Why are you calling me?”

Answer 13

SERVA: “quid est? cūr mē uocās?”

Question 14

(The slave approaches [to] the door, but the door is closed.)

Answer 14

(seruus ad iānuam appropinquat, sed iānua clausa est.)

Question 15

(Therefore the the slave knocks on the door.)

Answer 15

(seruus igitur iānuam pulsat.)

Question 16

SLAVE: “Hey you, slavewoman! I am knocking on the door, but you do not open (it): the door is closed.”

Answer 16

SERVVS: “heus tū, serua! ego iānuam pulsō, at tū nōn aperīs: iānua clausa est.”

Question 17

SLAVEWOMAN: (Opens the door.) “Why are you shouting?

Answer 17

SERVA: (iānuam aperit) “cūr clāmās?

Question 18

“I run about here and there, (and) you, however, are shouting.

Answer 18

“ego hūc et illūc cursitō, tū autem clāmās.

Question 19

“I am busy, (and) you, however, are idle.

Answer 19

“ego occupāta sum, tū autem ōtiōsus es.

Question 20

“You are not a slave, but a rascal.”

Answer 20

“seruus nōn es, sed furcifer.”

Question 21

SLAVE: “I am not idle, Pamphila.

Answer 21

SERVVS: “ego ōtiōsus nōn sum, Pamphila.

Question 22

“For today Demaenetus, my master, is giving his daughter in [lit.: to] marriage: (they are) the marriage rites of (his) daughter!”

Answer 22

“nam hodiē Dēmaenetus, dominus meus, fīliam in mātrimōnium dat: nūptiae fīliae sunt!”

Question 23

(Demaenetus, the master of the slave and the slavewoman, comes onto the stage.)

Answer 23

(Dēmaenetus, dominus serui et seruae, in scaenam intrat)

Question 24

DEMAENETUS: “Why are you shouting, Davus and Pamphila?

Answer 24

DĒMAENETVS: “cūr clāmātis, Dāue et Pamphila?

Question 25

“Why are you standing?

Answer 25

“cūr stātis?

Question 26

“Why are you idle?

Answer 26

“cūr ōtiōsī estis?

Question 27

“For today are the marriate rites of my daughter.

Answer 27

“nam hodiē nūptiae fīliae meae sunt.

Question 28

“Why don’t you enter [into] the house and prepare marriage rites?”

Answer 28

“cūr nōn in aedīs intrātis et nūptiās parātis?

Question 29

(The slave and the slavewoman enter [into] the house, and prepare the marriage rites.”

Answer 29

(in aedīs intrant seruus et serua, et nūptiās parant.)

Question 30

(Onto the stage enter a cook and a pipe-girl.)

Answer 30

(in scaenam intrant coquus et tībīcina.)

Question 31

(Demaenetus sees the cook and the pipe-girl.)

Answer 31

(Dēmaenetus coquum et tībīcinam uidet.)

Question 32

DEM.: “Hey you, who are you?

Answer 32

DĒM. “heus uōs, quī estis?

Question 33

“For I do not know you.”

Answer 33

“ego enim uōs nōn cognōuī.”

Question 34

COOK AND PIPE-GIRL: “We are a cook and a pipe-girl.

Answer 34

COQVVS ET TĪBĪCINA: “coquus et tībīcina sumus.

Question 35

“We’re coming to your daughter’s marriage rites.”

Answer 35

“ad nūptiās fīliae tuae uenīmus.”

Question 36

DEM. “Why do you not enter [into] my house and prepare the marriage rites?”

Answer 36

DĒM. “cūr nōn in aedīs meās intrātis et nūptiās parātis?

Question 37

(The cook and the pipe-girl enter [into] Demaenetus’ house.)

Answer 37

(coquus et tībīcina in aedīs Dēmaenetī intrant)

Question 38

(Demaenetus carries a garland and ointment.)

Answer 38

(Dēmaenetus corōnam et unguentum portat.)

Question 39

(He also carries a pot.)

Answer 39

(aulam quoque portat.)

Question 40

(The pot is full of gold.)

Answer 40

(aula aurī plēna est)

Question 41

DEM: “Alas, today I am preparing my daughter’s marriage rites.

Answer 41

DĒM. ”heu! hodiē nūptiās fīliae meae parō.

Question 42

“The whole household hurries (about).

Answer 42

“cūncta familia festīnat.

Question 43

“Here and there boys and girls are running (about), (and) I am calling cooks and pipe-girls.

Answer 43

“hūc et illūc cursitant puerī et puellae, ego coquōs et tībīcinās uocō.

Question 44

“Now the house is full of cooks and pipe-girls, and all cooks and pipe-girls are thieves.

Answer 44

“nunc aedēs plēnae sunt coquōrum et tībīcinārum, et cūnctī coquī et tībīcinae fūrēs sunt.

Question 45

“Alas! I am a man (who is) done for—more precisely, I am the most done for of men.

Answer 45

“heu! homo perditus sum, immō, perditissimus hominum.

Question 46

“For I have a pot full of gold.

Answer 46

“nam aulam habeō aurī plēnam.

Question 47

“Look! I am carrying the pot.

Answer 47

“ecce! aulam portō.”

Question 48

(The old man shows the pot.)

Answer 48

(senex aulam mōnstrat.)

Question 49

“Now I hide it under my clothing.

Answer 49

“nunc aulam sub ueste cēlō.

Question 50

“For I am very much afraid.

Answer 50

“nam ualdē timeō.

Question 51

“For gold gives off a smell; and thieves sniff out gold.

Answer 51

(Sniffs air) “aurum enim olet; et fūrēs aurum olfactant.

Question 52

“Gold, however, does not give off a smell, if it lies hidden under the earth.

Answer 52

“aurum autem nōn olet, sī sub terrā latet.

Question 53

“If gold lies hidden under the earth, I fear no cook, no pipe-girl, no thief.

Answer 53

“sī aurum sub terrā latet, nūllum coquum nūllam tībīcinam nūllum fūrem timeō.

Question 54

“Therefore I am secretly hiding the pot under the earth.

Answer 54

“aulam igitur clam sub terrā cēlō.

Question 55

“Is anyone looking at me?

Answer 55

“ecquis mē spectat?”

Question 56

(Demaenetus looks around.)

Answer 56

(Dēmaenetus circumspectat.)

Question 57

(No one is present.)

Answer 57

(nēmo adest.)

Question 58

(Demaenetus therefore sees no one.)

Answer 58

(Dēmaenetus igitur nēminem uidet.)

Question 59

“Good! I am alone.

Answer 59

“bene. sōlus sum.

Question 60

“But first I approach [to] the Lar and I give (him) ointment and a garland, and I pray.

Answer 60

“sed prius ad.Larem appropinquō et unguentum corōnamque dō, et supplicō.”

Question 61

(He approaches [to] the Lar.)

Answer 61

(ad Larem appropinquat.)

Question 62

(He gives oitment and a garland.)

Answer 62

(unguentum dat et corōnam.)

Question 63

(Then he prays to the Lar.)

Answer 63

(deinde Larī supplicat)

Question 64

“O Lar, guardian of my household, I beg you and beseech you.

Answer 64

“ō Lar, tūtēla meae familiae, tē ōrō et obsecrō.

Question 65

“I always garland you, I always give you ointment, I always (give you) sacrifice and honor.

Answer 65

“ego tē semper corōnō, semper tibi unguentum dō, semper sacrificium et honōrem.

Question 66

“You in return give good Luck.

Answer 66

“tū contrā bonam Fortūnam dās.

Question 67

“Now I carry the pot full of gold to you.

Answer 67

“nunc ad tē aulam aurī plēnam portō.

Question 68

“Under my clothing, however, I hide the pot.

Answer 68

“sub ueste autem aulam cēlō.

Question 69

“The household does not know about the pot.

Answer 69

“familia dē aulā ignōrat.

Question 70

“ but today are my daughter’s marriage rites.”

Answer 70

“sed hodiē sunt nūptiae fīliae.

Question 71

“The house is full of cooks and pipe-girls.

Answer 71

“plēnae sunt aedēs coquōrum et tībīcinārum.

Question 72

“More precisely, it is full of thieves, (and) it smells of gold.

Answer 72

“immō, fūrum plēnae sunt, aurum olet.

Question 73

“Therefore I am afraid of thieves.

Answer 73

“ego igitur fūrēs timeō.

Question 74

“O Lar, I beg and beseech you.

Answer 74

“ō Lar, tē ōrō et obsecrō.

Question 75

“protect (my) pot!

Answer 75

“aulam seruā!”

Question 76

(The old man approaches [to] the hearth.)

Answer 76

(senex ad focum appropinquat.)

Question 77

(Near the hearth is a hole.)

Answer 77

(prope focum fouea est.)

Question 78

(He hides the pot in the hole.)

Answer 78

(in foueā aulam cēlat)

Question 79

“Look, the gold is safe, (and) I also (am) safe.

Answer 79

“ecce. saluum aurum est, saluus quoque ego.

Question 80

“For now you have the gold, Lar.”

Answer 80

“nunc enim tū aulam habēs, Lar.”