Via Latīna

Amīcus Cornēliī in vīllā est.

Cornelius's friend is in the country house

Amīcus Cornēliī equum pulchrum habet, sed lectīcam nōn habet.

Cornelius's friend has a handsome horse, but he does not have a litter.

Mūrus oppidī magnus est.

The town's wall is big.

Amīcus cum equō in vīllam venit.

The friend comes into the country house with his horse.

Amīcus saccum in umerō habet et equus in viā est.

The friend has a sack on his shoulder and the horse is on the road.

Servī fessī duodecim saccōs portant.

The tired slaves carry twelve sacks

Duodecim servī fessī Rōmam eunt.

Twelve tired slaves are going to Rome.

Malus dominus paucōs amīcōs habet.

The bad master has few friends.

Amīca fessa cum Lȳdiā Rōmam it.

The tired friend is going to Rome with Lydia.

Servī fessī Rōmam eunt.

The tired slaves are going to Rome.

Duodecim servī fessī saccōs portant et amīca Rōmam it.

Twelve tired slaves carry the sacks and the friend goes to Rome.

Ante portam amīcus Cornēliī dominum salūtat.

In front of the gate Cornelius's friend greets the master

Duodecim saccī ā servīs portantur, nam Cornēlius Rōmam it.

Twelve bags are carried by the slaves, for Cornelius is going to Rome.

Familia Rōmam intrat nam via longa est.

The family enters Rome, for the road is long.

Servī post dominum in vīllam intrant.

The slaves go into the country house behind the master.

Amīcī post lectīcam ambulant nam equus ad portam it.

The friends walk behind the litter, for the horse goes towards the gate.

Stichus prope mūrum ambulat et per portam oppidum intrat.

Stichus walks near the wall and enters the town through the gate.

Mūrī antīquī circum Rōmam sunt.

Ancient walls are around Rome

Rōma procul ā Tūsculō abest.

Rome is far from Tusculum.

Dominus Rōmae cum amīcīs est.

The master is at Rome with his friends.

Amīcī prope mūrum ambulant et ad portam eunt

The friends walk near the wall and go towards the gate.

Equus saccum per longam viam portat

The horse carries the sack along the long road.

Amīcī per viam ambulant et prope mūrum ante portam sunt.

The friends walk along the road and are near the wall before the gate.

Oppidum parvum prope Rōmam est; vīlla autem Cornēliī procul ā Rōmā est.

A small town is near Rome; but Cornelius's country house is far from Rome.

Titus equō vehitur; itaque nōn tam fessus est quam servī.

Titus rides a horse so he is not as tired as the slaves

Unde venit familia et quō it.

Where does the family come from and where is it going?

Dominus itaque equō Rōmam vehitur.

So the master rides to Rome on horseback.

Dominus autem equō vehitur itaque servī tam fessī quam amīcī sunt.

The master, however, rides a horse; therefore the slaves are as tired as the friends.