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The Sea Coast.
[English words connected with the Latin by origin, but not intended as translations of them, are given in square brackets and Roman type.]
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| quam bella | how beautiful |
| est | is |
| ōra maritima | the sea-shore |
| nōn procul | not far |
| ab ōrā maritimā | from the sea-shore |
| villa | a country-house [villa] |
| in villā | in the country-house |
| amita mea | my aunt |
| habitat | dwells,lives |
| et | and |
| ego habitō | I dwell, I am staying |
| cum amitā meā | with my aunt |
| nunc | now |
| ante iānuam | before the door |
| villae | of the country-house |
| ārea | an open space [area] |
| in āreā | in the open space |
| castanea | a chestnut-tree |
| ubi | where |
| luscinia | a nightingale |
| interdum | sometimes |
| cantat | sings |
| sub umbrā | under the shade (umbra, shade; cf. ‘umbrella’) |
| castaneae | of the chestnut-tree |
| ancilla | a maid-servant |
| cēnam parat | prepares supper |
| amō ōram | I love the shore |
| amō villam bellam | I love the pretty country-house |
Compare the different forms of the same word (Singular Number) in the following sentences:
- Villa bella est. There is a pretty country house, or The country-house is pretty.
- Villam bellam amō. I love the pretty country-house.
- Iānua villae bellae est aperta. The door of the pretty country-house is open.
- In villā bellā habitō. I am staying in the pretty country house.
Note. ego habitō, I am staying (where the word I has some stress); amo, I love (where the word I has no stress.)
