Chapter 4, Balbus the painter

Cara est in tablino.

Cara is in the study.

Cara picturam pingit.

Cara paints a picture.

Balbus tablinum intrat.

Balbus enters the study.

Balbus Caram salutat.

Balbus greets Cara.

Balbus in pigmento stat.

Balbus stands in the paint.

Cara pigmentum non videt.

Cara does not see the paint.

Balbus pigmentum quoque non videt.

Balbus also does not see the paint.

Balbus est in horto.

Balbus is in the garden.

ecce! nunc Balbus hortum pingit.

Look! Now Balbus paints the garden.

Balbus est in triclinio.

Balbus is in the dining room.

ecce! nunc Balbus triclinium pingit.

Look! Now Balbus paints the dining room.

Balbus est in atrio.

Balbus is in the entrance hall.

ecce! nunc Balbus atrium pingit.

Look! Now Balbus paints the entrance hall.

Livia atrium intrat.

Livia enters the entrance hall.

Livia pigmentum videt.

Livia sees the paint.

quid est?

What is it?

pigmentum est in atrio.

There is paint in the entrance hall.

pigmentum est in triclinio.

There is paint in the dining room.

pigmentum est in horto.

There is paint in the garden.

pigmentum ubique est!

There is paint everywhere!

eheu! nunc dominus quoque est artifex!

Oh no! Now the master is also a painter!