# claude-llpsi

Claude Code slash commands for drilling **Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata** (LLPSI) by Hans Ørberg — *Familia Romana* (Pars I), all 35 chapters.

## What this is

A set of 36 markdown files that turn Claude Code into a per-chapter Latin tutor. The umbrella command `/llpsi` dispatches to per-chapter commands `/llpsi-c1` through `/llpsi-c35`, each preloaded with the chapter's vocabulary, grammar, common error patterns, and an exercise menu.

Designed for **active drilling, not first exposure** — the assumption is that you've already read the chapter (and the corresponding *Colloquium Personarum*, where applicable) and want exercises plus error-explanation.

## Install

Drop the files into your Claude Code commands directory:

```bash
cp llpsi*.md ~/.claude/commands/
```

That's it. Claude Code picks them up as slash commands automatically.

## Usage

- `/llpsi` — greet, list chapters, ask what to drill.
- `/llpsi 7` — drill chapter 7 (Puella et Rosa).
- `/llpsi 4 imperative` — drill imperatives in chapter 4.
- `/llpsi 5 ablative` — drill ablative in chapter 5.
- `/llpsi vocab 3` — vocab-only drill for chapter 3.
- `/llpsi review 1-5` — cumulative review across chapters 1–5.

You can also invoke per-chapter commands directly: `/llpsi-c8`, `/llpsi-c12 comparative`, etc.

## Pedagogy

Each chapter file follows a consistent structure:
- **Vocabulary** introduced in that chapter
- **Grammar** introduced (paradigms, tables, rules)
- **Common error patterns** — what students typically get wrong, and why
- **Exercise menu** — 10 drill types, ordered roughly by difficulty
- **Session start** behavior

Pacing principle: **single-concept items first**, escalating to compound integration only after the basics are solid. The aim is a high first-try success rate (~80%+) so the student gets more wins per item, rather than compound items that produce 2-correct-1-wrong outcomes that feel like failure.

Exercise types follow Ørberg's own PENSVM progression:
1. Inflect (single form)
2. Fill-in-the-blank — endings only (PENSVM A)
3. Fill-in-the-blank — whole words (PENSVM B)
4. Parse
5. Q&A in Latin (PENSVM C)
6. Spot the error
7. Latin → English translation
8. English → Latin translation (hardest; scaffolded)

## Coverage

All 35 chapters of *Familia Romana*:

| Cap. | Title | Focus |
|------|-------|-------|
| I | Imperivm Romanvm | nom/abl, 3 genders, *est/sunt* |
| II | Familia Romana | genitive, *-que*, *meus/tuus* |
| III | Pver Improbvs | accusative, verbs (3sg), relative pronoun |
| IV | Dominvs et Servi | vocative, imperative sg, *is/eius/suus* |
| V | Villa et Hortvs | full ablative, acc. pl., indicative pl. |
| VI | Via Latina | passive voice, place constructions, locative |
| VII | Pvella et Rosa | dative, reflexive *sē*, *hic/haec/hoc* (intro) |
| VIII | Taberna Romana | full *hic/ille*, oblique relatives, abl. of price |
| IX | Pastor et Oves | 3rd declension, *ipse* |
| X | Bestiae et Homines | infinitive, acc.+inf., *posse/velle* |
| XI | Corpvs Hvmanvm | acc.+inf. formalized, 4th decl. note |
| XII | Miles Romanvs | 3rd-decl. adj., comparative, *exercitus*, dat. of poss. |
| XIII | Annvs et Menses | time expressions, ordinals, calendar |
| XIV | Novvs Dies | reflexive *sē* (full), abl. abs. preview |
| XV | Magister et Discipvli | 6-person verb endings, *ego/tū/nōs/vōs* |
| XVI | Tempestas | deponent verbs, full present passive |
| XVII | Nvmeri Difficiles | passive paradigm formalized, numbers |
| XVIII | Litterae Latinae | adverbs, *īdem*, *quisque* |
| XIX | Maritus et Uxor | future tense, imperfect |
| XX | Parentes | perfect tense (active) |
| XXI | Pugna Discipulorum | perfect active+passive, PPP, acc.+perf-inf. |
| XXII | Cave Canem | supine, principal-parts batch |
| XXIII | Epistula Magistri | future participle, future infinitive |
| XXIV | Pver Aegrotvs | pluperfect (active + passive) |
| XXV | Thesevs et Minotavrvs | deponent imperatives + perfects |
| XXVI | Daedalvs et Icarvs | gerund, future imperative *-tō*, *celer* |
| XXVII | Res Rvsticae | present subjunctive, indirect command |
| XXVIII | Pericvla Maris | imperfect subjunctive, sequence of tenses |
| XXIX | Navigare Necesse Est | purpose vs result *ut*-clauses, *cum* + subj. |
| XXX | Convivivm | future perfect (active + passive) |
| XXXI | Inter Pocvla | gerundive of obligation, indefinites |
| XXXII | Classis Romana | perfect subjunctive, conditionals |
| XXXIII | Exercitvs Romanvs | pluperfect subjunctive, full conditionals |
| XXXIV | De Arte Poetica | prosody/scansion, hexameter |
| XXXV | Ars Grammatica | comprehensive review, 8 *partēs ōrātiōnis* |

## License

Personal study material. The LLPSI text itself is © Hans Ørberg / Domus Latina; these files are derivative drill structure only and contain no Ørberg text beyond standard pedagogical references.