Quid es tu? – sextum "What"|||sixth was bist du - Der sechste what are you – the sixth qué vas a - el sexto ce que vous êtes - le sixième wat ben je - de zesde o que você está - o sexto что ты - шестой що ти? – шостий

**Quid Es Tū? What are you? - Sextum** - Sixth

**Iōsēphus**: Salvēte, audītōrēs! ||listeners Josephus: Hail, hearers! Nōmen mihi est Iōsēphus. My name is Josephus.

**Lebbaeus**: Salvēte, amīcī! Lebbaeus: Hail, friends! Et ego vocor Lebbaeus. ||am called| And my name is Lebbaeus.

**Iōsēphus**: Spērō vōs esse bene. Joseph: I hope you are well. Hoc est ācroāma nostrum nōmine “QUID ES TŪ?” ego, Iōsēphus, et amīcus meus, Lebbaeus, sumus magistrī linguae Latīnae. ||our motto||||||||||||||| This is our catchphrase called "WHAT ARE YOU?" I, Josephus, and my friend, Lebbaeus, are masters of the Latin language.

**Lebbaeus**: Rēctē, dīxistī, amīce! Lebbaeus: Straight, straight, friendly! Et hodiē, ut valēs? And how are you today?

**Iōsēphus**: Hodiē ego valeō. Josephus: Today I am well. et tū, Lebbaee? and then, Lebba?

**Lebbaeus**: __[exspīrat]__ Bene. Lebbaeus: [breathes out] Well. Bene valeō, amīce. I'm fine, my friend.

**Iōsēphus**: Ut audīvistis, Lebbaeus prōnūntiat verba modō ecclēsiasticō: sīcut verba “magnus, cognōscere, piscēs” ||||||||||great|to know| Josephus: As you have heard, Lebbaeus pronounces words in an ecclesiastical manner: as the words "great, know, fish"

**Lebbaeus**: Rēctē. Lebbaeus: Right. Et, audītōrēs, Iōsēphus prōnūntiat verba modō classicō: sīcut verba “magnus, cognōscere” et “piscēs.” Sed hodiē, audītōrēs, Iōsēphus partem agit. |||||||||||||||||"plays a role"| And, to the listeners, Josephus pronounces the words in a classical way: such as the words "great, to know" and "fish." But today, the audience, Josephus is playing a part.

**Iōsēphus**: Rēctē, Lebbaeus rogat et ego respondeō. Josephus: Right, Lebbaeus asks and I answer.

**Lebbaeus**: Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes. Hodiē quid est Iōsēphus? What is Joseph today? Certē __[Iōsēphus exclāmat]__ est homō, sed quam partem Iōsēphus agit? ||exclaims|||||||plays Certainly [Josephus exclaims] he is a man, but what part does Josephus play? Estne Iōsēphus animal? Is Joseph an animal? Estne planta? Is it a plant? Estne rēs? Is it a thing? Ego et vōs vocābulum dīvīnāre dēbēmus. You and I will have to guess the vocabulary. Quid es tū, Iōsēphe? What art thou, Joseph?

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**Lebbaeus**: Prīmum, amīce. Lebbaeus: First, my friend. Vidēsne tū oculīs? ||eyes Can you see with your own eyes?

**Iōsēphus**: Minimē, ego nōn videō oculīs. |not at all|||| Josephus: At least, I do not see your eyes.

**Lebbaeus**: Āh! Lebbaeus: Ah! Tū nōn habēs oculōs. You will not have eyes.

**Iōsēphus**: Rēctē! Josephus: Right! Oculōs nōn habeō. I have no eyes.

**Lebbaeus**: Esne tū in nātūrā? Lebbaeus: Are you tū in nātūrā?

**Iōsēphus**: Ita ego sum in nātūrā. Josephus: Yes, I am in nature.

**Lebbaeus**: Ō! Lebbaeus: Oh! Bene. Well Tū in nātūrā. Tū in nātūrā. Esne tū in aquā? Are you in the water?

**Iōsēphus**: Minimē. |Not at all Josephus: Not at all. Nōn sum in aquā. I am not in the water.

**Lebbaeus**: Ō tū habitās in terrā. Lebbaeus: You live on earth.

**Iōsēphus**: Optimē, Lebbaee! Josephus: Very well, Lebbaeus! Ego sum in terrā! I am on earth!

**Lebbaeus**: Esne tū plantā? Lebbaeus: Are you a plant?

**Iōsēphus**: Minimē. Josephus: Not at all. Nōn sum plantā. I am not a plant.

**Lebbaeus**: __[exspīrat]__ Tū nōn es plantā. Lebbaeus: [breathes out] You are not a plant. Esne tū rēs? ||thing Are you a real person?

**Iōsēphus**: Ita vērō. ||indeed Josephus: Yes, I saw. Ego sum rēs. ||thing I am the thing.

**Lebbaeus**: Ō, sed tū nōn es animal. Lebbaeus: Oh, but you are not an animal.

**Iōsēphus**: Ita. Josephus: Yes.

**Lebbaeus**: Tū nōn es plantā. Lebbaeus: You are not a plant.

**Iōsēphus**: Rēctē. Josephus: Right.

**Lebbaeus**: Et tū nōn vidēs oculīs. ||||"you see"| Lebbaeus: And you will not see with your eyes.

**Iōsēphus**: Ita. Josephus: Yes.

**Lebbaeus**: Sed tū in nātūrā es. Lebbaeus: But you are in nature. Ambulāsne tū ad multōs locōs? Do you walk?||||places Do you walk to many places?

**Iōsēphus**: Minimē. Josephus: Not at all. Ego numquam ambulō. |"I never"|I walk I never walked.

**Lebbaeus**: Ōh, tū numquam ambulās. Lebbaeus: Oh, you never walk. __[susurrat]__ habitāsne in domibus? [whispers] do you live in houses?

**Iōsēphus**: Minimē. Josephus: Not at all. In domibus nōn habitō. I did not live in houses.

**Lebbaeus**: Bene. Lebbaeus: Well. Cōnsūmuntne animālia tē? Do they consume|animals|you Do they eat animals?

**Iōsēphus**: Minimē. Josephus: Not at all. Animālia mē nōn cōnsūmunt. They do not eat animals.

**Lebbaeus**: Ā! Lebbaeus: A! Tū quoque cibus nōn es. |also||| You are not food either. __[susurrat]__ Esne tū in urbe? [whispers] Are you in town?

**Iōsēphus**: Minimē. Josephus: Not at all. Ego nōn sum in urbe. I am not in the city.

**Lebbaeus**: Esne tū in rūre? Lebbaeus: Are you in the rūre?

**Iōsēphus**: Ita vērō. Josephus: Yes, I saw. In rūre sum. I am in trouble.

**Lebbaeus**: Esne tū in caelō? Lebbaeus: Are you in heaven?

**Iōsēphus**: Pars meī est in caelō. |Part|||| Josephus: Part of me is in heaven.

**Lebbaeus**: Itaque, amīce mī, tū in nātūrā sed tū nōn es animal aut planta, sed tū es rēs. Lebbaeus: And so, my friend, you are in nature but you are not an animal or a plant, but you are a thing.

**Iōsēphus**: Ita. Josephus: Yes.

**Lebbaeus**: Et animālia tē nōn cōnsūmunt. Lebbaeus: And they do not eat animals.

**Iōsēphus**: Sīc |"Thus" or "In this way" Josephus: Yes

**Lebbaeus**: Et tū nōn in urbe habitās. Lebbaeus: And don't you live in the city?

**Iōsēphus**: Ita vērō. ||"Indeed" Josephus: Yes, I saw.

**Lebbaeus**: Et pars tua aliquandō fortasse est in caelō. |||your part|someday|"perhaps" or "maybe"||| Lebbaeus: And perhaps your part is in heaven for a while. Quid dīxistī? What you said?

**Iōsēphus**: Rēctē dīxistī. Josephus: Right.

**Lebbaeus**: Ōh, bene. Lebbaeus: Oh, well. Esne tū manū factum? |||made by hand Are you made by hand?

**Iōsēphus**: Minimē. Josephus: Not at all. Ego sum nātūrālis. I am a native.

**Lebbaeus**: Āh! Lebbaeus: Ah! Quia tū es in nātūrā sed tū nōn es animal. Because tū you are in nātūrā but you are not tū nōn an animal.

**Iōsēphus**: Ita. Josephus: Yes.

**Lebbaeus**: Tū nōn es cibus. ||||food Lebbaeus: You are not food.

**Iōsēphus**: Neque animal neque cibus. |Neither||"nor"|food Josephus: Neither animal nor food.

**Lebbaeus**: Habēsne tū plantā in tē? |"Do you have"||sole of foot||"in you" Lebbaeus: Do you have a plant in your tea?

**Iōsēphus**: In mē? Josephus: In me?

**Lebbaeus**: Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes.

**Iōsēphus**: Plantae? Josephus: Plants?

**Lebbaeus**: Ita Lebbaeus: Yes

**Iōsēphus**: Ita vērō! Josephus: Yes, I will see! Plantae sunt in mē. The plants are in mē.

**Lebbaeus**: Habentne hominēs domūs in tē? |"Do they have"||homes|| Lebbaeus: Do men have houses in the sea?

**Iōsēphus**: In mē hominēs aliquandō domūs habent. ||||sometimes|| Josephus: In me men have houses for a while.

**Lebbaeus**: Ō, bene. Lebbaeus: Oh, well. Habēsne tū magnam umbram? do you have|||shadow Do you have a big shadow?

**Iōsēphus**: Mān-iam umbram. |Morning|now| JOSEPHUS: Mān-iam the shadow. . . Magnam umbram? Great| A big shadow? ! !

**Lebbaeus**: Magnam umbram. Lebbaeus: A great shadow.

__[amīcī rīdent]__ [laughing in a friendly way]

**Iōsēphus**: Ita. |thus yes Magnam umbram habeō. I have a big shadow.

**Lebbaeus**: Tū magnam - aut magnam - umbram habēs. ||great|||shadow| Lebbaeus: You will have a large - or large - shadow. [susurrat] itaque amīce mī, tū faciēs umbram magnam. ||friend|||create|| [whispers] therefore, my friend, you will cast a great shadow. . fortasse umbram maximam? perhaps|shadow|greatest maybe the biggest shadow?

**Iōsēphus**: __[susurrat]__ ita vērō. __[Lebbaeus exspīrat]__ ita vērō.

**Lebbaeus**: Aliquandō esne tū vulcānus? |Sometimes|||Are you angry? Lebbaeus: Have you ever been a volcano?

**Iōsēphus**: Ō sīcut. ||Oh as Josephus: That's right. . . . .

**Lebbaeus**: Etna? |Mount Etna Lebbaeus: Etna?

**Iōsēphus**: Etna, aut Vesuvius. ||or|Mount Vesuvius Josephus: Etna, or Vesuvius. Ita vērō.

**Lebbaeus**: __[exspīrat]__ Tū fortasse es vulcānus sīcut Etna aut Vē-sū-vius __[rīdent]__ Vesuvius. ||||||like|Etna|or|Vesuvius|Vesuvius|Vesuvius||Vesuvius Lebbaeus: [breathes out] Perhaps you are a volcano like Etna or Vē-sū-vius [rīdent] Vesuvius. __[Iōsēphus cōnstat]__ Āh, bene. [Joseph stands] Ah, well. Habitātīsne tū et amīcī tuī in Ītaliā? Do you live||||your (plural)||in Italy Will you live with your friends in Italy?

**Iōsēphus**: In Ītaliā? Josephus: In Italy?

**Lebbaeus**: Ita.

**Iōsēphus**: Aliquandō. |sometimes Josephus: Sometimes. Amīcī meī in Ītaliā habitant et in Eurōpā et in Āfricā et in Americā et in Asiā __[Lebbaeus rīdet]__ et in omnī mundō! |||||||in Europe|||in Africa|||in America|||in Asia|||||"in all"|the whole world My friends live in Italy and in Europe and in Africa and in America and in Asia [Lebbaeus laughs] and in the whole world!

**Lebbaeus**: Mīrābile! |Wonderful! Lebbaeus: Wonderful!

**Iōsēphus**: Ita. Josephus: Yes.

**Lebbaeus**: Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes.

**Iōsēphus**: Ego sum mīrābilis |||wonderful Joseph: I am wonderful

**Lebbaeus**: Āh! Lebbaeus: Ah! Amīce mī, esne nix in tē? |||snow|| My friend, are you snowed in? Esne nix in parte ultimā? ||||"last" or "final part" Are you in the last part of the snow?

**Iōsēphus**: Lebbaee, vērum est. ||"it is true"| Josephus: Lebbaeus, it is true.

**Lebbaeus**: Amīce mī, esne tū mōns? |||||mountain Lebbaeus: My friend, are you here?

**Iōsēphus**: Ego -

**Lebbaeus**: - Ita, tū Lebbaeus: - Yes, yes

**Iōsēphus**: - mōns, ita vērō! Ego sum mōns! ||mountain

**Lebbaeus**: Bene!

**Iōsēphus**: Optimē!

**Lebbaeus**: Ego rēctē dīvīnāvī. ||correctly|I have divined Lebbaeus: Ego rēctē dīvīnāvī.

**Iōsēphus**: Optimē! Bene fēcistī. |You did well. Well done. Bene fēcistī. |You did well. Nunc Lebbaee, Now Lebba,

**Lebbaeus**: Quid?

**Iōsēphus**: Aliquid dē mē nārrāre volō. |something|||to tell|want Josephus: I want to tell you something.

**Lebbaeus**: __[exspīrat]__ Grātiās. ||thanks Lebbaeus: [breathes out] Gratitude. Dīc mihi. |to me

**Iōsēphus**: Ego sum magnus et altus et pulcher. |||||tall||handsome Josephus: I am great and tall and beautiful.

**Lebbaeus**: Certē, tū optimē dīxistī. Lebbaeus: Certainly, you are the best.

**Iōsēphus**: Ā terrā aut ā campīs magnificē surgō. |from||||fields|magnificently|rise Josephus: I will rise to the earth or to the magnificent plains.

**Lebbaeus**: Ita Lebbaeus: Yes

**Iōsēphus**: In summā mē, ut dīxistī, ningit. ||"in total"||as|you said|"It is snowing" Josephus: It is snowing at the top of the mountain, as if it were a dîxistî. Et saepe nix mē tēxit. |often|snow|me|"has covered" And often the snow fell. Ō, amīce, quam pulcher sum ubi nix mē tēxit. Oh, my friend, how beautiful I am where the snow has melted.

**Lebbaeus**: Ō! Lebbaeus: Oh! Ita.

**Iōsēphus**: In mē quoque sunt saxa et arborēs et flōrēs et plantae. |||||rocks||trees||flowers||plants Josephus: In me too there are rocks and trees and flowers and plants.

**Lebbaeus**: Et multa animālia! ||many creatures|animals Lebbaeus: And many animals!

**Iōsēphus**: Et multa animālia, ita! Josephus: And many animals, yes!

**Lebbaeus**: In tē. Lebbaeus: In tē. . multa animālia in tē habitant. many|many animals|||live many animals live in it.

**Iōsēphus**: Ita et bēstia exemplī grātia: ursī, et caprī, et pumae. Josephus|thus|||of example|for example|bears||goats||mountain lions Josephus.

**Lebbaeus**: et aquilae! Lebbaeus: and eagles!

**Iōsēphus**: Optimē, et multa alia animālia Josephus: Well, and many other animals

**Lebbaeus**: Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes.

**Iōsēphus**: Lebbaee, aliī hominēs ambulāre dēlectant per silvās meās. |||||delight||my forests| Josephus: Lebba, other people love to walk through my woods.

**Lebbaeus**: Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes. Ego ambulō et ego ascendō multōs montēs in Arcansīā - ||||"I climb"||mountains||in Arkansas I walked and I climbed many mountains in Arkansas -

**Iōsēphus**: Optimē!

**Lebbaeus**: - ubi ego habitō. Lebbaeus: - where I live.

**Iōsēphus**: Cūr hominēs mē ascendunt? ||||"lift up" Josephus: Where do the men come up?

**Lebbaeus**: Quia hominēs summam montis spectāre volunt. |Because||"top of"|mountain's summit|to look at|want Lebbaeus: Because people want to look at the top of the mountain. __[Iōsēphus susurrat]__ et volunt spectāre sōlem occidentem. ||||to watch|the setting sun|setting (in the west) [Josephus whispers] and they want to look at the west sun. [chuchote Josephus] et ils veulent regarder le soleil de l'ouest.

**Iōsēphus**: __[susurrat]__ Nesciō. Josephus: [whispers] I don't know. Lebbaee, sed quid est causā vērā? ||||"reason" or "cause"|truth Lebba, but what is the cause of the heat? Cūr hominēs mē ascendunt? Why||| Why do people come up? Quid est causā vērā? |||truth What is the cause of this?

**Lebbaeus**: Quid? Lebbaeus: What? Dīc mihi! |to me Tell me!

**Iōsēphus**: Quia adsum! |Because|"I am here!" Josephus: Because I am here! Josèphe : Parce que je suis là ! __[rīdet]__ Iocus frīget! |Joke|"falls flat" [laughs] The joke will fry! __[rīdet]__

**Lebbaeus**: Ita. Iocus frīget. joke|is cold The joke will fry.

**Iōsēphus**: __[rīdēns]__ Sī aliquis - |||if someone Joseph: [rīdēns] If someone -

**Lebbaeus**: - Valdē frīget. |very much|is freezing Lebbaeus: - Valdē will fry. __[Iōsēphus]__ Valdē frīget, amīce mī. [Josephus] Valdē will fry, my friend.

**Iōsēphus**: Sī, audī, sī aliquis explōrātōrem rogat, “Explōrātor! |If|"listen"||someone|scout|asks|Scout! Josephus: Yes, listen, if someone asks an explorer, “Explorer! Cūr illum montem ascendere vīs?” Explōrātor eī respondet, “Quia ades!” Intellegisne? |that|"the mountain"|"to climb"|"you want"|||respond|because|"You are here"|Do you understand? Why do you want to climb that mountain? The explorer answers him, "Because you are here!" Do you understand? Pourquoi veux-tu escalader cette montagne ? L'explorateur lui répond : "Parce que tu es là !" Comprenez vous?

**Lebbaeus**: Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes.

**Iōsēphus**: __[rīdet]__ iocus est. ||"joke"| Joseph: [laughs] it's a joke. iocus est. joke| it's a joke.

**Lebbaeus**: Et explōrātōrēs in multīs locīs montēs ascendunt in Asiā, in Āfricā, in Eurōpā, in Americā Septentriōnāle, et in Americā Merīdiōnāle. ||scouts||||||||||||||Northern America||||Southern America Lebbaeus: And explorers ascend mountains in many places in Asia, in Africa, in Europe, in North America, and in South America. Fortasse quoque in Austrālia. ||in|Australia Perhaps also in Australia.

**Iōsēphus**: Optimē! Josephus: Very well!

**Lebbaeus**: Aliquandō, ego explōrātor sum. |sometimes||explorer| Lebbaeus: Sometimes, I am an explorer.

**Iōsēphus**: Amīce, tempus fugit. |||"time flies" Josephus: My friend, time flies.

**Lebbaeus**: Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes. Et necesse est tibi salūtāre hominēs quī in tē ascendunt. ||||greet||who||| And it is necessary for you to greet the people who come up to you. Audītōrēs, hodiē Iōsēphus partem montis ēgit! |||||spoke You will hear, today Joseph rode part of the mountain! Actor bonus erat. He was a good actor.

**Iōsēphus**: Grātiās! Josephus: Thank you!

**Lebbaeus**: Fortasse āctor optimus erat. Lebbaeus: Perhaps he was the best actor. Nōnne cōnsentītis? |you consent Don't you agree? Eī multās quaestiōnēs rogāvī et Iōsēphus bene respondit. You asked him many questions and Joseph answered well. Audītōrēs, vocābulum dīvīnāvistis? ||you guessed Will you listen, have you seen the word dīvīnā?

**Iōsēphus**: spērō vōs rēctē dīvīnāsse! Josephus: I hope you will be right!

**Lebbaeus**: Optimē audīvistis et nōs multās grātiās vōbīs agimus! Lebbaeus: You have heard very well and we thank you very much!

**Iōsēphus**: grātiās plūrimās, audītōrēs! Josephus: Thank you, listeners! Ācroāma nostrum fīnītum est. ||finished| Our Ācroāma is finished. Valēte! Goodbye!

**Lebbaeus**: in proximum! Lebbaeus: to the next!

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