Quid es tu? – quintum what are you – fifth qué vas a – quinto ce que vous êtes - cinquième wat ben je - vijfde o que você está – quinto что ты - пятый

**Quid Es Tu? What are you? - Quintum** - Fifth

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

**Lebbaeus:** Salvēte, amīcī! Lebbaeus: Hail, friends! Et ego vocor Lebbaeus. 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. This is our catchphrase called "WHAT ARE YOU?" I, Josephus, and my friend, Lebbaeus, are masters of the Latin language.

**Lebbaeus:** rēctē, dīxistī, Iōsēphe! Lebbaeus: Right, right, Joseph! Et amīce, ut valēs hodiē? And my friend, how are you today?

**Iōsēphus:** eh, satis bene. Josephus: eh, quite well. Et tū, Lebbaee? And then, Lebba?

**Lebbaeus:** Optimē valeō quia ego dīcō tēcum. Lebbaeus: I am very well because I am with you.

**Iōsēphus:** Ō amīce. Josephus: Oh my friend. Ut audīvistis, Lebbaeus prōnūntiat verba modō ecclēsiasticō: sīcut nōmen “Caesar” aut “Cicerō” As you have heard, Lebbaeus pronounces words in an ecclesiastical way: as the name "Caesar" or "Cicero"

**Lebbaeus:** Ita. Et Iōsēphus ut audīvistis prōnūntiat verba modō classicō: sīcut “Caesar aut Cicerō.” Hodiē, ego partem agō sīcut vocābulum. And Josephus, as you have heard, pronounces the words in a classical manner: as "Caesar or Cicero." Today, I play the part as a vocabulary. Itaque, vōs et amīcus meus vocābulum dīvīnāre dēbētis. Therefore, you and my friend must learn the word dīvīnā.

**Iōsēphus:** Quid est Lebbaeus? Josephus: What is Lebbaeus? Nōs omnēs cognōscere volumus. We want to get to know everyone. Certē Lebbaeus est homō, sed quam partem agit? Certainly Lebbaeus is a man, but what part does he play? Estne animal? Is it 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, Lebbaee? What are you, Lebba?

__[Mūsica cantat]__ [sings music]

**Iōsēphus:** Prīmum, amīce, es tū in nātūrā? Josephus: First, my friend, are you in nature?

**Lebbaeus:** In nātūrā ego sum. Lebbaeus: I am in nature.

**Iōsēphus:** Esne tū animal? Joseph: Are you an animal?

**Lebbaeus:** Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes. Hodiē ego sum animal. Today I am an animal.

**Iōsēphus:** Habitāsne in terrā aut in aquā? Josephus: Do you live on land or in water?

**Lebbaeus:** __[mīrātur]__ In aquā ego nōn habitō. Lebbaeus: [surprised] I do not live in water.

**Iōsēphus:** In aquā sed nōn habitās. Josephus: But you do not live in water. __[susurrat]__

**Lebbaeus:** In terrā habitō. Lebbaeus: I live in the land.

**Iōsēphus:** Lūdīsne in aquā? Josephus: Will you lie in the water?

**Lebbaeus:** Aliquandō ego in aquā lūdō. Lebbaeus: Sometimes I play in the water.

**Iōsēphus:** Quaerisne cibum in aquā? Joseph: Are you looking for food in the water?

**Lebbaeus:** Ego cibum in aquā nōn saepe quaerō. Lebbaeus: I do not often seek food in water.

**Iōsēphus:** volāsne? Josephus: Will you fly?

**Lebbaeus:** Ego in caelō et per caelum nōn volō. Lebbaeus: I do not want to be in heaven and through heaven. Per caelum nōn volō. I don't want to go through the sky.

**Iōsēphus:** Ō! Josephus: Oh! Intelligō. I understand. Per caelum tū nōn volās. Do you fly through the sky? Habēsne quattuor crūra? Do you have four legs?

**Lebbaeus:** Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes. Ego quattuor crūra habeō. I have four legs. Et ego habeō duōs oculōs et duās aurēs. And I have two eyes and two ears.

**Iōsēphus:** Duōs oculōs habēs! Josephus: You will have two eyes! Āh tū nōn es cyclōps. You are not a Cyclops.

**Lebbaeus:** __[rīdet]__ Ita. Lebbaeus: [laughs] Yes. __[Iōsēphus rīdet]__ nōn sum cyclōps. [Josephus laughs] I am not a Cyclops.

**Iōsēphus:** __[murmurāns et rīdēns]__ cyclōps. Josephus: [murmurāns et rīdēns] cyclops.

**Lebbaeus:** __[rīdet]__ Cyclōps. Lebbaeus: [laughs] Cyclops.

**Iōsēphus:** Cyclōps

**Lebbaeus:** Cyclōps

**Iōsēphus:** Cyclōps.

**Iōsēphus & Lebbaeus:** __[rīdent]__ Cyclōps.

**Lebbaeus:** Cyclōps.

__[Amīcī rīdent]__

**Lebbaeus:** Ego nōn sum cyclōps.

**Iōsēphus:** Esne tū maior quam mēnsa? Josephus: Are you older than Mēnsa?

**Lebbaeus:** Ego nōn sum maior quam mēnsa. Lebbaeus: I am no greater than a month.

**Iōsēphus:** Esne tū rōdēns? Josephus: Are you tū rōdēns?

**Lebbaeus:** __[exspīrat]__ nōn. Lebbaeus: [exhales] no. Nōn sum rōdēns. I am not rōdēns. Sed aliī rōdentēs placent mihi. But other rodents please me.

**Iōsēphus:** Ut cibus? Josephus: As food?

**Lebbaeus:** Fortasse. Lebbaeus: Perhaps. Aliquandō ego rōdentēs cōnsūmō. Sometimes I eat rodents.

**Iōsēphus:** __[susurrat]__ Tū es minor quam mēnsa. Josephus: [whispers] You are less than a month. Et tū - And you -

**Lebbaeus:** - ita. Lebbaeus: - yes.

**Iōsēphus:** aliquandō mūrēs, rōdentēs, rattōs cōnsūmis. Josephus: at some point you will die, you will eat rodents, and you will eat rats.

**Lebbaeus:** Nōn mūrēs cōnsūmō. Lebbaeus: I will not die. Nōn rattōs cōnsūmō. I did not consume rats. Ego sciūrōs cōnsūmō. __[Iōsēphus susurrat]__ Āh, fortasse ut dīxistī “sciūrus.” [Josephus whispers] Ah, perhaps as dīxistī "squirrel."

**Iōsēphus:** rēctē. Josephus: correct.

**Lebbaeus:** Aliquandō rōdentēs et rōdentēs paucōs cōnsūmō. Lebbaeus: Sometimes we consume rodents and a few rodents.

**Iōsēphus:** Quid aliud cōnsūmis; praeter rōdentēs? Josephus: What else do you eat? besides rodents?

**Lebbaeus:** Ego cōnsūmō cibum quem hominēs mihi dant. Lebbaeus: I eat the food that men give me. Hominēs mihi dant cibum meum. People give me my food.

**Iōsēphus:** Hominēs tibi cibum dant. Josephus: The people give you food.

**Lebbaeus:** Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes. Saepe hominēs cibum mihi dant. People often give me food.

**Iōsēphus:** Habitāsne in urbe? Joseph: Do you live in the city?

**Lebbaeus:** Ita in urbe ego habitō. Lebbaeus: Yes, I live in the city.

**Iōsēphus:** rūre habitās? Josephus: Where do you live?

**Lebbaeus:** Et in rūre.

**Iōsēphus:** Ubīque habitās! Josephus: Wherever you live! __[rīdet]__

**Lebbaeus:** __[rīdēns]__ Ita. Ubi hominēs habitant ego quoque habitō. Cum hominibus ego habitō. Tū nōn rogāvistī sed ego animal domesticum sum. You didn't ask, but I am a domestic animal. Ego nōn sum bēstia. I am not a beast.

**Iōsēphus:** Tū es animal domesticum. Josephus: You are a domestic animal.

**Lebbaeus:** ita. Lebbaeus: Yes.

**Iōsēphus:** Aliquandō rōdentēs cōnsūmis. Josephus: Sometimes you consume rodents.

**Lebbaeus:** Ita.

**Iōsēphus:** In aquā aliquandō lūdis. Josephus: You play in the water for a while.

**Lebbaeus:** Certē. Lebbaeus: Certainly. Et in aquā ego natō. And I swam in the water. __[Iōsēphus cōnstat]__ [Joseph stands]

**Iōsēphus:** Sed in terrā habitās. Josephus: But you dwell in the earth. Esne tū hominis amīcus optimus? Are you a man's best friend?

**Lebbaeus:** Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes. hominis optimus amīcus ego sum. I am man's best friend.

**Iōsēphus:** Quid dīcit, Lebbaee, animal __[amīcī rīdent]__ Lātrāsne? Josephus: What is he saying, Lebbaeus, an animal?

**Lebbaeus:** Ō! Lebbaeus: Oh! Perplacent mihi lātrāre! They please me to laugh! Quōmodo cognōvistī? How did you know? !

**Iōsēphus:** Amāsne fēlēs? Josephus: Do you love?

**Lebbaeus:** Fēlēs perplacent mihi! Lebbaeus: Fēlēs please me! Ego semper agitāre volō! I always want to drive!

**Iōsēphus:** Esne tū puer bonus? Joseph: Are you a good boy?

**Lebbaeus:** __[rīdēns]__ ita! Lebbaeus: [rīdēns] yes! Puer bonus sum! I'm a good boy!

__[Amīcī rīdent]__ [Friends laugh]

**Iōsēphus:** Lebbaee, tū cognōscō. Joseph: Lebba, I know you. Tū es canis! You are a dog!

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

**Iōsēphus:** Ego rēctē dīvīnāvī! Josephus: I'm going to the dīvīnāvī!

**Lebbaeus:** Ita! Lebbaeus: Yes! Et dē mē nārrābō, amīce mī. And dē mē nārrābō, my friend.

**Iōsēphus:** Optimē, optimē. Josephus: Very well, very well. Dīc mihi dē tē. Tell me that day.

**Lebbaeus:** Ut dīxistī, ego semper volō agitāre fēlēs. Lebbaeus: As a dîxistî, I always want to agitate the children. Fēlēs et cunīculī et sciūrī et animālia parva, aliquandō rōdentēs, mihi perplacent. Cats and squirrels and small animals, sometimes gnawing, please me. Ego quoque mordēre volō; mordēre inimīcōs meōs. I also want to bite; to bite my enemies. Hominēs malī sunt inimīcī meī. Evil men are my enemies. Quia ego familiam meam servāre volō. Because I want to protect my family. __[Iōsēphus intellegit]__ ita. [Josephus understands] so. Et, amīce, currere perplacet mihi et dormīre et __[exspīrat]__ ambulāre et reclīnāre et cōnsūmere. And, my friend, it pleases me to run and to sleep and to walk and to recline and to consume. Multa mihi perplacent. Many things please me.

**Iōsēphus:** Et quoque dominum tuum placet. Josephus: And your master also likes it.

**Lebbaeus:** Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes. Amīce, cauda mea maxime, maxime placet mihi. My friend, I like my tail very, very much.

**Iōsēphus:** Et cauda tua semper movet? Josephus: And your tail always wags?

**Lebbaeus:** Ita. Et semper movet. And it always moves.

**Iōsēphus:** Quod laetus es. Josephus: That you are happy.

**Lebbaeus:** Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes. Ego semper, fortasse nōn semper, laetus sum. I am always, perhaps not always, happy. Quia aliquandō dominī meī, __[congemit]__ dominī meī aliquandō discēdunt. Because sometimes they depart from my lord. Et ego trīstis sum. And I am sad.

**Iōsēphus:** Ēheu. Josephus: Alas.

**Lebbaeus:** __[congemit]__ Ita, ēheu. Lebbaeus: [sighs] Yes, yes.

**Iōsēphus:** Sed ubi dominus tuus revēnit tunc tū es laetissimus Josephus: But when your master returns, then you are most happy

**Lebbaeus:** Ita. Lebbaeus: Yes. Ego frequenter vigilō. I watch frequently. Sum vigiliā, optima sum. I am awake, I am the best.

**Iōsēphus:** Et vigilās quod cūstōs bonus est. Josephus: And watch that it is good for you.

**Lebbaeus:** sed, amīce, tempus fugit. Lebbaeus: but, my friend, time flies. Et nunc tempus dormīre est. And now it is time to sleep.

__[Amīcī rīdent]__ [Friends laugh]

**Iōsēphus:** Sānē, sānē. Josephus: Yes, yes. Audītōrēs, hodiē Lebbaeus partem canis ēgit! Listen, today Lebbaeus played the part of a dog! Actor bonus erat. He was a good actor. Nōnne cōnsentītis? Don't you agree? Eī multās quaestiōnēs rogāvī et Lebbaeus bene respondit. You asked him many questions and Lebbaeus answered well. Audītōrēs, vōs vocābulum dīvīnāvistis? Listen, have you seen the vocabulary of dīvīnā?

**Lebbaeus:** spērō vōs rēctē dīvīnāsse! Lebbaeus: spērō vōs rēctē dīvīnāsse!

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

**Lebbaeus:** grātiās plūrimās, audītōrēs! Lebbaeus: Thank you, audience!

**Iōsēphus:** ācroāma nostrum fīnītum est. Josephus: Our ācroāma is finished. Valēte! Goodbye!

**Lebbaeus:** __[cantāns]__ in proximum! Lebbaeus: [singing] to the next!

__[Mūsica cantat]__ [sings music]