1. in culina

2. per vias

3. e piscina

4. cum servis

5. ab initio

6. sub magna arbore

7. ad montes remotos

8. fabula de animalibus

9. post orationem longam

10. in navibus ligneis

Wordlist

ad (+ acc.) = towards
animal = animal
arbor = tree
culina = kitchen
cum (+ abl.) = with
de (+ abl.) = about
e (+ abl.) = out of
fabula = story
in (+ abl.) = in
initium = beginning
ligneus = wooden
longus = long

magnus = big
mons = mountain
navis = ship
oratio = speech
per (+ acc.) = through
piscina = fish pond
post (+ acc.) = after
remotus = far away
servus = slave
sub (+ abl.) = under

1. servus in horto laborat.

2. mercator me ad cenam invitavit.

3. aves in arboribus cantabant.

4. canes in via dormiebant.

5. argentarius in villa magnifica habitat.

6. coquus cenam optimam paravit.

7. liberti vinum in taberna bibebant.

8. senex fabulam mirabilem narravit.

9. nemo nos amat.

10. pueri anseres ex area fugaverunt.

Wordlist

ad = to
amare = to love
anser = goose
arbor = tree
area = yard
argentarius = banker
avis = bird
bibere = to drink
canis = dog
cantare = to sing
cena = dinner
coquus = cook
dormire = to sleep
ex = out of
fabula = story
fugare = to chase
habitare = t o live
hortus = garden
in = in
invitare = to invite
laborare = to work
libertus = freedman
magnifica magnificent
me me
mercator merchant
mirabilem amazing
narrare to tell
nemo nobody
nos us
optima excellent
parare to prepare
puer boy
senex old man
servus slave
taberna inn
via street
villa house
vinum wine

Latin — National Unit 1

Learning Outcome 1 — Translating short Latin phrases and sentences.

These exercises are not interactive; open a text document or write your answers on paper and then check them.

Exercise 1. Translate the following phrases into english. Use the wordlist to help you

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exercise 2. Translate these short sentences into Latin. Use the wordlist to help you.
                   Pay attention to the tense of the verbs, and make sure that you identify if the nouns are singular or plural!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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