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Spectāte, amīcī meī, pictūram lūdī Rōmānī. | Look, my friends, at the picture of a Roman school. |
Vidētisne discipulōs? | Do you all see the students? |
Sunt ūnus, duo, trēs, quattuor, quīnque, sex discipulī. | There are one, two, three, four, five, six students. |
Duo puerī stant et quattuor sedent. | Two boys are standing and four are sitting. |
Quid puerī faciunt? | What are the boys doing? |
Labōrant magnā dīligentiā. | They are working with great diligence. |
Duo tenent tabellās. Trēs tenent librōs. | Two hold tablets. Three hold books. |
Librī Rōmānōrum erant volūmina. | The books of the Romans were scrolls. |
In subselliō sunt duo librī et trēs tabellae et ātrāmentum. | On the bench there are two books and three tablets and ink. |
Spectāte magistrum. Quid facit? | Look at the teacher. What is he doing? |
Magister discipulīs fābulam nārrat. | The teacher is telling a story to the students. |
Magister multās et grātās fābulās in memoriā habet. | The teacher has many pleasing stories in his memory. |
Cum puerī sunt tardī, tum poenam dant. | When the boys are late, then they pay the penalty. |
Sed bonīs puerīs praemia pulchra ā magistrō dantur. | But to good boys beautiful prizes are given by the teacher. |
Amātisne praemia? Certē. | Do you all love prizes? Certainly. |