In this lesson we will begin with two simple paragraphs in Latin. The title of these paragrophs is "Cerberus." Before looking at your notes, do you remember who Cerberus was?? We will go through the paragraphs and then we will talk further about Cerberus.

Caecilius est in horto. Caecilius in horto sedet. servus est in atrio. servius in atrio laborat. Metella est in atrio. Metella in atrio sedet. Quintus est in tablino. Quintus in tablino scribit. Cerberus est in via.

coquus est in culina. coquus in colina dormit. Cerberus intrat. Cerberus circumspectat. cibus est in mensa. canis salit. canis in mensa stat. Grumio sterit. canis latrat. Grumio surgit. coquus est iratus. "pestus! furcifer!" coquus clamat. Cerberus exit.

So, Cerberus is the dog, and he has jumped up on the table in the kitchen while the cook was asleep The dog barks, and the cook shouts at the dog and Ceberus goes out.

Words and Phrases

• intrat = enters
• circumspectat = looks around
• cibus = food
• in mensa = on the table
• salit = jumps
• stat = stands
• stertit = snores
• latrat = barks
• surgit = gets up
• iratus = angry
• pestis! = pest!
• furcifer! = scoundrel
• clamat = shouts!
• exit = goes out

About the Language

1. Latin sentences containing the word "est" often follow the order similar to that of English.
   
   for example:
   Metella est mater = Metella is the mother.
   canis est in via = The dog is in the street.
   
   
2. In other Latin sentences, the order is usually different from that of English.
   
   for example:
   canis in via dormit = The dog is sleeping in the street.
   servus in culina laborat = The slave is working in the kitchen.

Practicing The Language

(1)
Complete each sentence with a suitable word from the list below. Write out the complete sentence in Latin, and translate it into English.

• Quintus
• Grumio
• Caecilius
• canis
• mater
• servus
  

for example:
.............est in horto.
servus est in horto.
The slave is in the garden.

1. .............. est in horto.
2. .............. est n via.
3. .............. est in culina.
4. .............. est in tablino
5. .............. est in atrio.
6. .............. est in triclinio.

(2)
Complete each sentence with a suitable phrase from the list below. Write out the completed sentence in Latin, and translate it into English.

• in via
• in horto
• in atrio
• in tablino
• in culina
• in triclinio

1. Clemens.............. laborat.
2. Caecilius.............. scribit.
3. canis.............. latrat.
4. Metella.............. stat.
5. coquus est...............
6. Quintus est...............

Next month we will meet Metella and Caecilius in a more formal manner, and also learn something of thier life and home in Pompeii.