Ch 1 · Lesson 40Latin · Chapter 1 · Lesson 40 · Conversation
Marcus has a house
Eight lines with Marcus, on his way to his house by the sea.
The scene
You run into Marcus in the street. He has a house by the sea, and you would very much like to see it. Notice ego domum ad mare non habeo: habeo already means I have, so ego is there for contrast: he has one, I don't.
Tap any word to look it up.
- You
, Marce! ?
Hello, Marcus! How are you?
Literally: what are you doing?
- Marcus
! . .
Fine! I'm off to the sea. I've got a house there.
- You
.
I haven't got a house by the sea.
- Marcus
.
And there's plenty of land there.
Literally: And there much of land is.
- You
! . , Marce.
The sea and land! You're well off. Bye, Marcus.
- Marcus
! ?
Bye! But what are you up to in three days' time?
- You
? .
Me? Nothing.
- Marcus
!
Then come to the sea with me!
Literally: Therefore with me to the sea!
Pick the right one
0/3Your turn: pick what you said back.
Marcus: Bene! Nunc ad mare. Ibi domum habeo.
Marcus: Et ibi multum terrae est.
Marcus: Vale! Sed quid facies post tres dies?
Matching
0/8Match each line to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/8Put the missing word back.
Salve, Marce! Quid ? (Hello, Marcus! How are you?)
Bene! Nunc ad mare. Ibi habeo. (Fine! I'm off to the sea. I've got a house there.)
Ego domum ad mare non . (I haven't got a house by the sea.)
Et ibi terrae est. (And there's plenty of land there.)
Et mare et ! Bene tibi est. Vale, Marce. (The sea and land! You're well off. Bye, Marcus.)
Vale! Sed quid post tres dies? (Bye! But what are you up to in three days' time?)
? Nihil. (Me? Nothing.)
mecum ad mare! (Then come to the sea with me!)
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