Lusus verborum (puns)

 

Exemplum (example) – What kind of fish are not good to eat? Boni.

1. Anyone can ask a question but it takes more than a goose to do what to it?
2. What is safe to do to tin horns?
3. What kind of cereal is good for man?
4. What do some animals do when they fight?
5. What do we find at the heart of an apple?
6. When you father saw weeds in the garden, what did he ask you to do?
7. If two boys were fighting over a part  of an apple, what would you do?
8. What other adverb may you use instead of also?
9. What is it that your mother gives you that you especially like?
10. What are the newsboys outside calling?

Urbana verba

 

Yes ma’am — sic Domina [SEEk Doe’mean’ah]

Yes sir – sic Domine [SEEk DOE’mean’ay]

Please – quaeso [QUYso]

Thank you – gratias [GROTeeos]

Your welcome – nihil est [KNEEhill EST]

I’m hungry – esurio [ EEsireeo]

What are we having for… dinner --  quid habemus pro cena [QUID HOBaymoos PRO KENah]

…lunch – …pro prandio [pro PRONdeeoh]

…breakfast – ….pro ientaculo [pro YENtack’you’low]

Happy birthday – felicem tibi natalem diem [felleesem tibee natalem dee’em]

Introductiones

Hello – salve [SALway]

Goodbye – vale [WALLay]

How are you – quid agis, or ut vales [quid ogis, or oot walees]

• I am fine, and you – Bonus, et tu [BONEoos, et too]
• I am not well – Male sum [MALLay soom]
• I am very good – Optime sum [OPtimay soom]
• I am very bad – pessimme sum [PESSimay soom]

What is your name – quid est nomen tibi [quid est NOmen tibee]

My name is…. – mehe nomen est… [mehe NOmen est]

Where do you live – ubi habitas [OObee HOBitoss]

How old are you -- quot anni es [quote onnee es]

Tempestas et tempus

 

• How’s the weather today – quaenam est tempestas hodia [QUYnom est temPEStoss HOEdeeay]

The sun is shining – Sol lucet [sole LUKEet]

It’s raining – pluit [PLOOit]

It’s snowing – ningit [NINGgit]

It is cloudy – est nubilus [est NUBEi’loose]

It is stormy – est turbidus [est TURBi’duse]

• What time is it – quid est tempus [quid est TEMpoose]

prima hora-1 o’clock [PRIMEah OREah]

secunda-2 [sehCOONdah]

tertia-3 [TEARteeah]

quarta-4 [QUARTah]

quinta-5 [QUINtah]

sexta-6 [SEXtah]

septema-7 [SEPtemah]

octava-8 [ocTAHwah]

nona-9 [NOnah]

decema-10 [DECKemah]

undecema-11 [UNdeckemah]

duodecema-12 [DUOdeckemah]

Aenigma

May 24 2013-Aenigma

 

1. Cur est circus calidus? (circus - circle)

 

2. Quid habet collum et nullum caput, duae arma sed nullus manus? (nullus - no or none)

 

3. Cur mons tectus cum ningo non capit coldum (coldum - a cold, tectus - covered, ningo - snow, capio - take or sieze)