Ch 2 · Lesson 37Latin · Chapter 2 · Lesson 37 · Conversation
Gaius has a ship
Nine lines with Gaius, who has a ship and would like you to have it.
The scene
Gaius, Marcus's neighbour, owns a ship. Notice how you greet him: talking to Gaius, his name changes its ending, so Gaius becomes Gai, just as Marcus became Marce.
Tap any word to look it up.
- You
, Gai! .
Hello, Gaius! I saw a big ship down by the sea yesterday.
- Gaius
? . ?
Really? That ship's mine. Do you like the sea?
- You
. ?
I love it. Why?
- Gaius
, .
It could be yours. Today, even.
Literally: Yours it can be, even today.
- You
? ? ?
Mine? Why's that? Is it no good?
- Gaius
, ! .
Good, good! It's just that there's water in the ship.
- You
? ?
In the ship? Not in the sea?
- Gaius
. .
In the ship. But not much.
- You
, Gai, .
Thanks, Gaius. But not today.
Pick the right one
0/4Your turn: pick what you said back.
Gaius: Itane? Mea est illa navis. Tu mare amas?
Gaius: Tua esse potest, vel hodie.
Gaius: Bona, bona! Modo aqua in navi est.
Gaius: In navi. Sed non multum.
Matching
0/9Match each line to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/9Put the missing word back.
Salve, Gai! navem magnam apud mare vidi. (Hello, Gaius! I saw a big ship down by the sea yesterday.)
Itane? Mea est illa navis. Tu mare ? (Really? That ship's mine. Do you like the sea?)
Amo. ? (I love it. Why?)
Tua esse , vel hodie. (It could be yours. Today, even.)
Mea? Quid ita? Non est? (Mine? Why's that? Is it no good?)
Bona, bona! Modo in navi est. (Good, good! It's just that there's water in the ship.)
In navi? Non in ? (In the ship? Not in the sea?)
In navi. Sed non . (In the ship. But not much.)
Gratias tibi, Gai, sed non. (Thanks, Gaius. But not today.)
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