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Capitulum XXX

Convīvium

  • The future perfect: a future action already completed before another
  • The perfect stem with -erō, -eris, -erit, -erimus, -eritis, -erint
  • cum, ubi and postquam: the completed action clears the way for the main future
  • singulī, bīnī, ternī: how many for each person or group
  • vās in the singular, vāsa in the plural: a noun that changes pattern

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Words seen

  • balneum bath, bathroom
  • hospes guest, host
  • cēna dinner, supper
  • iter journey, route
  • famēs hunger
  • sitis thirst
  • bonum good, good thing
  • triclīnium dining room, triclinium
  • culīna kitchen
  • cocus cook
  • minister attendant, server
  • medium middle, centre
  • convīvium banquet, dinner party
  • convīva guest, diner
  • genus kind, sort
  • vās vessel, dish
  • argentum silver, silverware
  • holus vegetable
  • nux nut
  • carō meat, flesh
  • sal salt
  • calida hot water
  • merum unmixed wine
  • lībertīnus freedman
  • mel honey
  • inexspectātus unexpected
  • tardus slow, late
  • dīligēns careful, diligent
  • iūcundus pleasant
  • molestus annoying, troublesome
  • īmus lowest, bottommost
  • argenteus silver, made of silver
  • glōriōsus glorious, boastful
  • acūtus sharp, pointed
  • merus pure, unmixed
  • acerbus bitter, harsh
  • dulcis sweet, pleasant
  • singulī one each, one at a time
  • bīnī two each, two at a time
  • ternī three each, three at a time
  • recipiō to receive, to welcome
  • salveō to be well
  • vīsō to go and see, to visit
  • requiēscō to rest
  • fruor to enjoy (+ ablative), to benefit from
  • nūntiō to announce
  • contrahō to draw together, to contract
  • praesum to be in charge of (+ dative)
  • cēnō to dine
  • perferō to endure, to bear
  • ēligō to choose
  • coquō to cook
  • exōrnō to adorn, to decorate
  • parō to prepare
  • sternō to spread, to strew
  • accubō to recline at table
  • accumbō to take one's place at table
  • placeō to please (+ dative)
  • gustō to taste
  • aspergō to sprinkle, to scatter on
  • fundō to pour, to scatter
  • misceō to mix
  • pōtō to drink
  • līberō to free
  • apportō to bring
  • prōferō to bring forward, to produce
  • exhauriō to drain, to exhaust
  • compleō to fill, to complete
  • circiter about, around
  • diū for a long time
  • paulisper for a short while
  • dēmum at last, only then
  • prīdem long ago, some time ago
  • equidem for my part, indeed
  • sānē certainly, reasonably

Sentences seen

  • Cum hospes ex itinere vēnerit familia cēnam in triclīniō faciet.

    When the guest has arrived from his journey, the family will prepare dinner in the dining room.

  • Postquam omnēs hospitēs ex itinere advēnerint cēna in triclīniō incipiet.

    After all the guests have arrived from their journey, dinner will begin in the dining room.

  • Cum hospes ex itinere vēnerit familia cēnam in triclīniō faciet .

    When the guest has arrived from his journey the family will prepare dinner in the dining room

  • Ubi longum iter fēcerimus in balneum intrābimus

    When we have made a long journey, we shall enter the bath.

  • Cum cocus culīnā exierit ministrī omnia vāsa in medium portābunt.

    When the cook has left the kitchen, the attendants will carry every vessel into the middle of the room.

  • Postquam convīvae convēnerint convīvium huius generis incipiet.

    After the guests have gathered, a banquet of this kind will begin.

  • Cum cocus culīnā exierit ministrī omnia vāsa in medium portābunt .

    When the cook has left the kitchen the attendants will carry every vessel into the middle of the room

  • Postquam ministrī vāsa posuerint cocus in medium veniet

    After the attendants have placed the vessels, the cook will come to the middle.

  • Cum cocus holera fēcerit nucēs carnem salemque pōnet.

    When the cook has prepared the vegetables, he will add nuts, meat, and salt.

  • Postquam lībertīnus merum in vāse posuerit vās argentī plēnum erit.

    After the freedman has put the unmixed wine in the vessel, the vessel of silver will be full.

  • Cum cocus holera fēcerit nucēs carnem salemque pōnet .

    When the cook has prepared the vegetables he will add nuts meat and salt

  • Cocus carnem in vāse argentī pōnet et salem addet

    The cook will place the meat in a silver vessel and add salt.

  • Cum hospes inexspectātus tardus vēnerit minister dīligēns eī mel dabit.

    When the unexpected guest has arrived late, the careful attendant will give him honey.

  • Postquam vās argenteum in īmō positum erit convīvium iūcundius erit.

    After the silver vessel has been placed at the bottom, the banquet will be more pleasant.

  • Cum hospes inexspectātus tardus vēnerit minister dīligēns eī mel dabit .

    When the unexpected guest has arrived late the careful attendant will give him honey

  • Minister dīligēns hospitem tardum sine molestiā accipiet

    The careful attendant will welcome the late guest without annoyance.

  • Cum singulī merum biberint convīvae iūdicābunt utrum dulce an acerbum sit.

    When each person has drunk the pure wine, the guests will judge whether it is sweet or bitter.

  • Postquam bīnī ministrī terna vāsa posuerint convīva glōriōsus acūtissimum capiet.

    After the attendants have placed three vessels two by two, the boastful guest will take the sharpest one.

  • Cum singulī merum biberint convīvae iūdicābunt utrum dulce an acerbum sit .

    When each person has drunk the pure wine the guests will judge whether it is sweet or bitter

  • Singulī convīvae acerbum vīnum lentē bibent

    Each guest will slowly drink the bitter wine.

  • Cum hospitēs receptī erunt dominum vīsent et requiēscent.

    When the guests have been received, they will go to see the master and rest.

  • Postquam minister convīvium nūntiāverit is quī domuī praeest hospitēs contrāhet.

    After the attendant has announced the banquet, the man in charge of the house will gather the guests.

  • Cum hospitēs receptī erunt dominum vīsent et paulisper requiēscent .

    When the guests have been received they will go to see the master and rest for a while

  • Ubi hospitēs recēperimus omnēs in hortō requiēscēmus

    When we have welcomed the guests, we shall all rest in the garden.

  • Cum cocus carnem ēlēgerit et coxerit ministrī triclīnium exōrnābunt.

    When the cook has chosen and cooked the meat, the attendants will decorate the room.

  • Postquam vestimenta strāverint convīvae cēnābunt sine frīgore perferendō.

    After they have spread the covers, the guests will dine without enduring the cold.

  • Cum cocus carnem ēlēgerit et coxerit ministrī triclīnium exōrnābunt .

    When the cook has chosen and cooked the meat the attendants will decorate the room

  • Cocus carnem ēliget atque eam bene coquet

    The cook will choose the meat and cook it well.

  • Cum convīvae accubuerint minister vīnum fundet atque miscēbit.

    When the guests have taken their places, the attendant will pour and mix the wine.

  • Postquam singulī cibum sale aspersum gustāverint cocus sciet num placeat.

    After each person has tasted the dish sprinkled with salt, the cook will know whether it pleases them.

  • Cum convīvae accubuerint minister vīnum fundet atque miscēbit .

    When the guests have taken their places the attendant will pour and mix the wine

  • Postquam minister vīnum miscuerit convīvae illud gustābunt

    After the attendant has mixed the wine, the guests will taste it.

  • Cum ministrī vāsa apportāverint ea complēbunt atque hospitibus prōferent.

    When the attendants have brought the vessels, they will fill them and present them to the guests.

  • Postquam singulī pōculum exhauserint dominus ministrōs circiter hōram nōnam līberābit.

    After each person has drained his cup, the master will release the attendants at about the ninth hour.

  • Cum ministrī vāsa apportāverint ea complēbunt atque hospitibus prōferent .

    When the attendants have brought the vessels they will fill them and present them to the guests

  • Ministrī bīna vāsa complēbunt atque ea prōferent

    The attendants will each fill two vessels and bring them out.

  • Cum diū locūtī erunt dēmum paulisper tacēbunt.

    When they have spoken for a long time, they will finally be silent for a while.

  • Equidem crās sānē sciam quid prīdem acciderit.

    For my part, I shall certainly know tomorrow what happened long ago.

  • Cum diū locūtī erunt dēmum paulisper tacēbunt .

    When they have spoken for a long time they will finally be silent for a while

  • Hospes quī prīdem vēnit nunc sānē gaudet

    The guest who arrived long ago is certainly glad now.

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