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merctor merchant

amcus Caecilium vsitat. amcus est merctor. merctor vllam

intrat. Clmns est in tri. Clmns merctrem saltat.
Caecilius est in tabln. Caecilius pecniam numerat. Caecilius
est argentrius. amcus tablnum intrat. Caecilius surgit.
'salv!' Caecilius merctrem saltat.
'salv!' merctor respondet.
Caecilius triclnium intrat. amcus quoque intrat. amcus in
lect recumbit. argentrius in lect recumbit.
Grumi in culn cantat. Grumi pvnem coquit. coquus est
laetus. Caecilius coquum audit. Caecilius nn est laetus.
Caecilius cnam exspectat. amcus cnam exspectat. Caecilius
Gruminem vituperat.

amcus friend
vsitat is visiting
vllam house
saltat greets
pecniam
numerat is counting money
argentrius banker
salv! hello!
respondet replies
quoque also
in lect recumbit reclines
on a couch
cantat is singing
pvnem peacock
coquit is cooking
laetus happy
audit hears
nn est is not
cnam dinner
exspectat is waiting for
vituperat blames, curses

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About the language

1 Words like Metella, Caecilius and merctor are known as nouns.
They often indicate people or animals (e.g. ancilla and canis), places
(e.g. vlla, hortus), and things (e.g. cna, cibus).
2 You have now met two forms of the same noun:
Metella Metellam
Caecilius Caecilium
merctor merctrem
3 The different forms are known as the nominative case and the
accusative case.
nominative
accusative

Metella
Metellam

Caecilius
Caecilium

merctor
merctrem

4 If Metella does something, such as praising Grumio,

the nominative Metella is used:
Metella Gruminem laudat.
Metella praises Grumio.
5 But if somebody else does something to Metella,
the accusative Metellam is used:

in triclni
Grumi triclnium intrat. Grumi pvnem portat. Clmns
triclnium intrat. Clmns vnum portat. Caecilius pvnem
gustat.
'pv est optimus!' Caecilius clmat.
merctor quoque pvnem gustat. merctor cnam laudat.
dominus coquum laudat. Grumi exit.
ancilla intrat. ancilla suviter cantat. ancilla dominum
dlectat. ancilla merctrem dlectat. mox dominus dormit.
amcus quoque dormit.
Grumi triclnium intrat et circumspectat. coquus cibum in
mns videt. Grumi cibum cnsmit et vnum bibit! Caecilius
Gruminem nn videt. coquus in triclni magnific cnat.
coquus ancillam spectat. ancilla Gruminem dlectat.
Grumi ancillam dlectat. Grumi est laetissimus.
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portat is carrying
vnum wine
gustat tastes
optimus very good, excellent
laudat praises
dominus master
ancilla slave-girl, maid
suviter sweetly
dlectat pleases
mox soon
et and
videt sees
cibum cnsmit eats the food
magnific magnificently,
in style
cnat dines, has dinner
spectat looks at
laetissimus very happy

amcus Metellam saltat.

The friend greets Metella.
6 Notice again the difference in word order
between Latin and English:
coquus culnam intrat.
The cook enters the kitchen.
Clmns vnum portat.
Clemens carries the wine.
Peacocks often
figured
on Pompeian wallpaintings as well as
on their dinner tables.

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