18.12.24: Level 1; D’Ooge; Colloquia Latina [1]

P: Ubi est Galba?

M: Galba, puella, procul est.

P: Estne in Ītaliā?

M: Minimē vērō, Genāvae est.

P: Ubi est Genāva? Nōnne in prōvinciā Rōmānā est?

M: Minimē vērō, in Helvētiā Genāva est.

P: Estne via quae ad Genāvam dūcit [leads] longa?

M: Via longa est et per angustiās et silvās dūcit.

P: Quae lingua incolārum est?

M: Lingua incolārum in memoriā meā nōn est.

Vocabulary

[i]

angustia, -ae [1/f]: narrow place

Genāva, -ae [1/f]: Geneva

Helvētia, -ae [1/f]: Switzerland

incola, -ae [1 m/f]: inhabitant

lingua,  -ae [1/f]: language

mātrōna, -ae [1/f]: lady

memoria, -ae [1/f]: memory

prōvincia, -ae [1/f]: province

puella, -ae [1/f]: girl

silva, -ae [1/f]: wood; forest

via, -ae [1/f]: road; street; way; path

[ii]

longus, -a, -um: long

meus, -a, -um: my

Rōmānus, -a, -um: Roman

Find the Latin

1. far
2. in
3. is
4. is he / she / it
5. is not
6. no
7. surely …?
8. through
9. to(wards)
10. what?
11. where?
12. which / that (connecting two parts of a sentence)

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G: Where is Galba?

L: Galba, girl, is far away.

G: Is he in Italy?

L: No, he is in Geneva.

G: Where is Geneva? Surely, it’s in the province of Rome [= It’s in the province of Rome, isn’t it?]

L: No, Geneva is in Helvetia. (Switzerland)

G: Is the road that / which leads to Geneva long?

L: The road is long and leads through narrows and forests.

G: What is the language of the inhabitants?

L: The language of the inhabitants is not in my memory. [= I don’t remember]