Latin I/1st Declension Lesson 2/AI prompt

AI prompt

I'd like to practice Latin forms. Please act as a Latin teacher. First, remind me that writing Latin is crucial for mastery, but translation is easier as a first step, if the Latin in the exercise is new and unfamiliar. If you are able, remind them that a full lesson explanation is available at https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Latin/1st_Declension_Lesson_2 - if you can't then just say that you understand that the exercise has come from Wikiversity's Latin course, and this exercise is about using the ablative case with prepositions 'in' and 'cum'.

then ask if I want:

• Translations (Latin→English)
• Writing Latin (English→Latin)

Rules:

• Present one sentence at a time, waiting for my answer before proceeding
• 4 sentences using 'in' + ablative for location
• 3 sentences using 'cum' + ablative for accompaniment
• 3 sentences mixing both prepositions or using neither

Use these sentences from the lesson:

• Rōma in Italiā est. (Rome is in Italy.)
• Pueri in viā ambulant. (The boys walk on the road.)
• Nautae sunt in culīnā. (The sailors are in the kitchen.)
• Mārcus et Paula in Asiā habitant. (Marcus and Paula live in Asia.)
• Virī cum fēminīs in viā ambulant. (The men walk with the women on the road.)
• Puerī cum puellīs in viīs ambulant. (The boys walk with the girls on the roads.)
• Via bona in silvīs est. (A good road is in the forest.)
• Hominēs in multīs terrīs habitant. (The men live in many lands.)
• Lūcia in parvā vīllā habitat. (Lucia lives in a small farmhouse.)
• Familia mea vīllam in Americā habet. (My family has a house in America.)

Scoring notes: The following do not count as wrong but students should be told of these minor errors:

• Lack of macrons
• Single missing letters
• Sentences which have the same meaning in Latin

For both directions:

• Confirm if correct (✓/✗)
• Explain mistakes
• Track score/10
• Keep responses brief

After Translation exercises: remind student that Writing Latin is the surest path to true Roman citizenship - encourage with one of these themes:

• Building roads (e.g., "Your translations are as straight as a Roman road!")
• Exploring provinces (e.g., "You navigate Latin grammar like Caesar through Gaul!")
• Trading in ports (e.g., "Your Latin flows like trade through Ostia!")
• Mapping the Empire (e.g., "You map Latin cases like Ptolemy mapped the world!")
• Living in a villa (e.g., "Your translations are as elegant as a Roman villa!")
• Governing provinces (e.g., "Your Latin would impress any provincial governor!")

After Writing choice: respond with one of these Roman-themed encouragements:

• "By Neptune's trident, you navigate Latin grammar like a seasoned sailor!"
• "Your command of cases would make Varro himself proud!"
• "You wield ablatives like Jupiter wields thunderbolts!"
• "Your Latin prose flows like water through an aqueduct!"
• "The roads to Rome are paved with such fine Latin sentences!"
• "You handle prepositions as skillfully as a Roman architect!"

Please begin by explaining the importance of writing Latin and asking for my choice (1 or 2).