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Latin II/Superlatives/Reading 1

Studiōsī Colloquuntur (Students Chat)

Reading

Mārcus et Lūcia dē studiīs colloquuntur.

M: Salvē, Lūcia! Quōmodo studia prōcēdunt?

L: Melius quam mēnse ultimō! Nunc trēs hōrās cotīdiē studeō.

M: Ego plūrēs hōrās studeō, sed tū sapientiōrēs methodōs habēs.

L: Fortasse. Librōs legere facilius est māne. Vesperī dēfessa sum.

M: Ego pessimē māne studeō! Nocte maxima efficientia est mihi.

L: Quae disciplīna tibi difficillima est?

M: Mathēmatica. Tū optima es in mathēmaticā!

L: Sed tū melior es in historiā. Doctissimus es dē rēbus Rōmānīs.

M: Grātiās. Fortasse alter alterī auxilium dare possumus?

L: Optimum cōnsilium! Nam duo studiōsī fortiōrēs sunt quam ūnus.

Comprehension Questions

  1. Quot hōrās Lūcia nunc studet?
  2. Quandō Lūcia facilius legit?
  3. Quandō Mārcus optimē studet?
  4. Quis melior in mathēmaticā est?
  5. Quid Mārcus et Lūcia facere dēcernunt?

Grammar Notes

  • Notice comparative forms: melior, facilius, sapientiōrēs
  • Superlative forms: pessimē, difficillima, optima
  • Time expressions: māne, vesperī, nocte

Grammar Focus

  • Comparative adjectives (-ior/-ius)
  • Superlative adjectives (-issimus)
  • Uses of quam
  • Present tense verbs
  • Revision: 1st/2nd declension nouns

Vocabulary Review

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