States Questions—Novice Flashcards
Translate the demonstrative in the following sentence into Latin: This girl is on fire.
HAEC/EA
B1: Translate the demonstrative in the following sentence into Latin: We gave some treats to that dog
ILLI/EI
B2: Translate the demonstrative in the following sentence into Latin: I like eating those apples
ILLA/EA
Translate the following sentence into Latin: “Antonius captured many pirates with great bravery”
ANTONIUS MAGNA CUM FORTITUDINE MULTOS PIRATAS CEPIT
B1 ……………. “Few of the sailors have sailed in this sea”
PAUCI DE/EX NAUTIS IN HOC MARI NAVIGAVERUNT
B2 ……………. “Carry more water, children”
PORTATE/FERTE PLUS AQUAE LĪBERI
How would you translate “slow” in the following sentence: The sisters slowly opened the chest.
LENTĒ/TARDĒ
B1: How would you translate quick in this sentence: They then quickly recoiled at the sight of the monstrous child.
CELERITER/RAPIDĒ
B2: How would you translate large in this sentence: The sisters had largely ignored the goddess’s warning.
MAGNOPERE
Translate into Latin: The sailors will be attacked by the Greek pirates
NAUTAE A PIRATIS GRAECIS OPPUGNABUNTUR/PETENTUR.
B1: Translate: Roman goddesses will save the sailors.
DEAE ROMANAE NAUTAS SERVABUNT.
B2: Translate using an idiom: The sailors will thank the goddesses.
NAUTAE DEABUS GRATIAS AGENT.
Translate the following sentence into Latin: Many poets used to live in the city of Alexandria.
MULTI POETAE IN URBE ALEXANDRIAE HABITABANT.
B1: Translate into Latin: Men and women listened to the songs of the poets
VIRI FEMINAEQUE CARMINA POETARUM AUDIEBANT.
B2: Translate into Latin: The men and women gave money to the wretched poets
VIRI FEMINAEQUE POETIS MISERIS PECUNIAM DABANT
Translate the following sentence into Latin: Marcus, run to the city!
CURRE, MARCE, AD URBEM!
B1: Translate this sentence into Latin: Cornelius, why were you yelling in the street?
CŪR, CORNĒLĪ, IN VIĀ VOCĀBĀS/CLĀMĀBĀS?
B2: Translate this sentence into Latin: Marcus and Cornelius, lead the soldiers into the town.
DŪCITE, MARCĒ ET CORNĒLĪ, MĪLITĒS IN OPPIDUM
Translate into English the verb form videri.
TO BE SEEN/TO SEEM
B1: Give the present passive infinitive for dico.
DICI
B2: Give the present passive infinitive for sum.
DOESN’T EXIST
Translate the following sentence into English: amo puellam audacem quae ex Graecia navigavit.
I LOVE THE BOLD GIRL WHO SAILED FROM GREECE
B1: Translate this sentence into English: Viri quibuscum ambulabam sunt lictores Caesaris.
THE MEN WITH WHOM I WAS WALKING ARE CAESAR’S LICTORS
B2: Knowing crustulum means treat translate: Canis cui crustulum dederam est optimus puer.
THE DOG TO WHOM I HAD GIVEN A TREAT IS A VERY GOOD/THE BEST
BOY
Translate the following sentence into English: vir dīvus pecūniam mercātōrī dabat.
THE RICH MAN GAVE MONEY TO THE MERCHANT
B1: Translate: tum pīrātae malī pecūniam mercātōris cēpit.
THEN EVIL PIRATES SEIZED THE MERCHANT’S MONEY
B2: Translate: ēheu! nunc mercātor nihil pecūniae habet.
OH NO! NOW THE MERCHANT HAS NO MONEY
Translate the following sentence into English: Centum nautae ex īnsulā navigābant.
A HUNDRED SAILORS WERE SAILING FROM THE ISLAND
B1: Translate: Hī nautae saepe ad Africam eunt.
THESE SAILORS OFTEN GO TO AFRICA
B2: Translate: Ego in orā illōs nautās vīdī.
I SAW THOSE SAILORS ON THE SHORE
Translate: “The Roman citizen was walking to the Forum.”
CĪVIS RŌMĀNUS AD FORUM AMBULĀBAT
B1: Translate: “The citizen spoke many words to the people.”
CĪVIS MULTA VERBA POPULŌ DĪXIT / DĪCĒBAT
B2: Translate: “The people heard the words of the citizen.”
POPULUS VERBA CĪVIS AUDIĒBAT / AUDĪVIT
Translate the following sentence into English: Multī discipulī in tabulīs scrībēbant.
MANY STUDENTS WERE WRITING ON TABLETS
B1: Translate: Marcus, pessimus discipulus, stylō scrībere nolēbat.
MARCUS, A VERY BAD / THE WORST STUDENT,
DID NOT WANT TO WRITE WITH A STYLUS
B2: Identify the use of the ablative in the previous sentence.
MEANS
Translate the following sentence into Latin: “The consul was heard by the people.”
CONSUL Ā POPULŌ AUDIĒBĀTUR / AUDITUS EST
B1: … “The senators, however, were not listening to the consul.”
SENĀTORĒS, AUTEM, CONSULEM NŌN AUDIĒBANT / AUDĪVĒRUNT
B2: … “The people were shouting at all of the senators.”
POPULUS OMNĒS SENĀTORĒS CLĀMĀBAT
Translate this sentence into English: “Uxor Marcī vestem vendēbat.”
MARCUS’ WIFE WAS SELLING / SOLD CLOTHES / CLOTHING
B1: … “Nemo in templō nocte ambulābit.”
NO ONE WILL WALK IN THE TEMPLE AT NIGHT
B2: … “Nuntius ad populum victoriam nuntiāverit.”
THE MESSENGER WILL HAVE ANNOUNCED THE VICTORY TO THE PEOPLE
Say in Latin: “That farmer lives near Rome.”
ILLE / IS AGRICOLA PROPE ROMAM HABITAT / VĪVIT
B1: Say in Latin: “There are many trees around the farmer’s house.”
SUNT MULTAE ARBORĒS CIRCUM CASAM AGRICOLAE
B2: Say in Latin, using the verb habeō, “The farmer has three dogs.”
AGRICOLA TRĒS CANĒS HABET
Translate the following sentence into English: “Bonus medicus multōs mīlitēs curāverat.”
THE GOOD DOCTOR HAD CARED FOR MANY SOLDIERS
B1: …“Omnēs mīlitēs grātiās medicō ēgērunt.”
ALL OF THE SOLDIERS GAVE THANKS TO / THANKED THE DOCTOR
B2: …“Miserē, medicus omnēs mīlitēs servāre nōn poterat.”
SADLY, THE DOCTOR WAS NOT ABLE TO SAVE ALL THE SOLDIERS
Using only four words, translate this sentence into Latin: “We always want to play Certamen.”
SEMPER CERTĀMEN LUDERE CUPIMUS / VOLUMUS
B1: Using the ablative case, translate this sentence into Latin: “We will study during the summer.”
STUDĒBIMUS AESTĀTE
B2: Using the dative case, and four words, say in Latin: “We ought to study Latin every day.”
DEBĒMUS STUDĒRE LATĪNAE COTIDIĒ
What is the English meaning of the Latin phrase, ursa ferox
Answer: FIERCE BEAR
B1. What is the English meaning of the Latin phrase, pinguis porcus
Answer: FAT PIG
B2. What is the English meaning of the Latin phrase, pullus potens
Answer: POWERFUL CHICKEN
Translate into English: Quintus hortum intravit et servos vidit.
Answer: QUINTUS ENTERED THE GARDEN AND SAW THE SLAVES
B1. Translate into English: Servi Quintum in horto non viderunt
Answer: THE SLAVES DID NOT SEE QUINTUS IN THE GARDEN.
B2. Translate into English: Quintus ex horto ambulabat
Answer: QUINTUS WAS WALKING OUT OF THE GARDEN.
In the sentence Marcus was standing on the bridge with his father translate with his father
Answer: CUM PATRE
B1. What use of the ablative is cum patre in that sentence?
Answer: ACCOMPANIMENT
B2. Now translate this sentence into Latin The farmer had carried the water with his hands
Answer: AGRICOLA MANIBUS AQUAM PORTAVERAT.
In the sentence: Marcus will give money to the man. Translate to the man
Answer: VIRO
B1. Translate the whole sentence
Answer: MARCUS PECUNIAM VIRO DABIT
B2. Translate: The women will work in the temple.
Answer: FEMINAE IN TEMPLO LABORABUNT
Translate the following sentence into Latin: Omnēs senatōres Caesarem necāvērunt.
ALL OF THE SENATORS (HAVE) KILLED CAESAR
B1: …Lucius Iūnius Brutus Romam tyrannō līberāvit.
LUCIUS JUNIUS BRUTUS (HAS) FREED ROME FROM A TYRANT
B2: …Hannibal in Africā ā Scipione victus est.
HANNIBAL WAS / HAS BEEN CONQUERED IN AFRICA BY SCIPIO
Translate the following sentence into Latin: “The god of war was holding two swords.”
DEUS BELLĪ DUŌS GLADIŌS TENĒBAT
B1: …“The goddess of the moon will be angry.”
DEA LUNAE ERIT ĪRĀTA
B2: …“Venus has been wounded by a soldier.”
VENUS Ā MĪLITE VULNERATA EST
Your friend Cornelia loves her iPod and is always rocking out to it with her Beats by Dre. You ask her what she is listening to and she shouts “haec puella ardet!” Translate this song.
THIS GIRL IS ON FIRE / BURNING
B1: Cornelia doesn’t have a very high attention span, and so you are not surprised to see that
she is now watching a movie with the title Ferreus Vir. Translate it.
IRON MAN
B2: Now you see that Cornelia has started to read a popular book called Ludī Famis.
Translate it.
HUNGER GAMES
