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Ad Circum Māne

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Dramatis personae: Lūcia, Mārcus, Paula

You're right. Since this dialogue contains several future tense constructions that are not yet covered in the course, I'll suggest some workarounds using present tense and modal verbs that have already been introduced:

1. Replace future tense verbs with: - Present tense with future meaning - Use of "volō" + infinitive to express intention - Use of "possum" + infinitive to express possibility

Here's a revised version that avoids advanced future tense forms:

Ad Circum

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Dramatis personae: Lūcia, Mārcus, Paula

Lūcia: Ecce! Crās in circō spectāculum est!

Paula: (sollicita) Sed parentēs nostrī nōs ad circum īre nōn volunt...

Mārcus: (laetus) Ego viam sciō! Lūdī māne sunt. Multī hominēs jam adsunt.

Paula: Ubi nōs vidēmus?

Mārcus: Ante templum, hōrā quārtā. Ad circum ambulāmus.

Lūcia: Sed quōmodo māne ē domō exīre possum? Māter mea prīma ē lectō surgit!

Paula: Et quid dē ientāculō? Māter mea mē vocat.

Mārcus: Ego mātrem meam nōn timeō. Dīcō mē cum magistrō esse!

Lūcia: (rīdēns) Callidus es! Ego ad templum īre volō.

Paula: (laeta) Ego ad aviam īre volō! Illa prope habitat.

Mārcus: Ergō nōs vidēmus. Sed cibum portāte - diēs longus est!

Paula: Ego cibum volō! Caupōna prope circum bonam carnem habet!

Lūcia: Quantum pecūniae habētis? Mihi sunt decem nummī.

Paula: Et mihi duodecim.

Mārcus: Sed sedēs in circō octō nummōs cōnstant!

Lūcia: (trīstis) Ergō caupōnam nōn possumus. Ego crustula et māla portō.

Paula: Ego pānem et caseum habeō!

Mārcus: Et mihi sunt olīvae. Satis est.

Paula: (suspirans) Sed illa caro tam bona est...

Mārcus: Nunc circum cogitāmus!

Paula: (sollicita) Sed... quid si parentēs nōs vident?

Lūcia: (rīdēns) In circō? Nōn! Parentēs dormiunt.

Mārcus: Cōnvenīmus?

Paula et Lūcia: Cōnvenīmus!

Novae Voces

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  1. circum - circus
  2. spectāculum - show, performance
  3. ludus - games
  4. ientāculum - breakfast
  5. caupōna - inn, restaurant
  6. sedes - seat

Comprehension Questions

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  1. Quandō līberī ad circum eunt?
  2. Ubi līberī sē vident?
  3. Quid Paula in caupōnā cupit?
  4. Cūr līberī in caupōnā nōn edunt?
  5. Quid līberī ad circum portant?

Exercitium Grammaticum

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Complē spatia vacua tempore appropriātō:

  1. Nunc in hortō _____ (sum).
  2. Crās in circō _____ (sum).
  3. Hodiē cum amīcīs _____ (ambulō).
  4. Hōrā quārtā ad templum _____ (venio).
  5. Māne in culīnā _____ (dormiō).

Exercitium Locōrum

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Elige praepositiōnem appositam:

  1. Līberī _____ (in/ad/ab) templō conveniunt.
  2. Mārcus _____ (in/cum/ex) amīcīs est.
  3. Paula _____ (in/ab/ad) circum it.
  4. Lūcia cibum _____ (ex/in/ad) culīnā portat.
  5. Parentēs _____ (in/ab/ad) domō dormiunt.

Cultural Notes

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  1. Roman days started at dawn with the ientāculum (breakfast)
  2. Children were expected to eat breakfast with family
  3. Morning prayer at temples was common
  4. Caupōnae served hot food including meat dishes
  5. Common portable foods: pānis, caseus, māla, olīvae
  6. Better seats at the circus cost more nummī
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