A Room with a View — Page 1

Vocabulary

O

u — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

A

a — Feminine definite article meaning 'the'

não

nowng — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'

tinha

TEEN-ya — Past tense of 'ter', meaning 'had'

nenhum

neh-NYOONG — Means 'no', 'none', or 'not any'

direito

dee-RAY-too — Means 'right' as in entitlement or privilege

de

deh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

fazer

fa-ZER — Verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'

isso

EE-soo — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this'

disse

DEE-seh — Past tense of 'dizer', meaning 'said'

mesmo

MEZ-moo — Means 'even', 'same', or 'indeed'

Ela

EH-la — Third-person feminine pronoun meaning 'she'

nos

noos — First-person plural object pronoun meaning 'us'

prometeu

pro-meh-TEH-oo — Past tense of 'prometer', meaning 'promised'

quartos

KWAR-toos — Plural of 'quarto', meaning 'rooms' or 'bedrooms'

ao

ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'to the'

sul

sool — Cardinal direction meaning 'south'

com

kong — Preposition meaning 'with'

vista

VEES-ta — Means 'view' or 'sight' of a landscape

próximos

PRO-shee-moos — Adjective meaning 'nearby', 'close', or 'next'

um

oong — Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'

do

doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'

outro

OH-troo — Means 'other' or 'another'

e

ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'

em

eng — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'

vez

vesh — Means 'time' or 'turn' as in occurrence

disso

DEE-soo — Contraction of 'de isso', meaning 'of that'

aqui

a-KEE — Adverb meaning 'here'

estão

esh-TOWNG — Third-person plural of 'estar', meaning 'are'

norte

NOR-teh — Cardinal direction meaning 'north'

para

PA-ra — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'toward'

pátio

PA-tyoo — Means 'courtyard' or 'patio'

muito

MWEENG-too — Means 'very', 'much', or 'a lot'

separados

seh-pa-RA-doos — Adjective meaning 'separated' or 'apart'

ainda

a-EEN-da — Means 'still', 'yet', or 'even'

por

por — Preposition meaning 'by', 'for', or 'through'

cima

SEE-ma — Means 'top' or 'above'; used in 'por cima'

londrina

lon-DREE-na — Feminine adjective meaning 'from London', 'Londoner'

que

keh — Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'who'

ficara

fee-KA-ra — Past perfect of 'ficar', meaning 'had become' or 'stayed'

mais

mysh — Means 'more' or 'most'

entristecida

en-trees-teh-SEE-da — Adjective meaning 'saddened' or 'made sorrowful'

pelo

PEH-loo — Contraction of 'por' and 'o', meaning 'by the'

sotaque

so-TA-keh — Means 'accent' as in manner of pronunciation

inesperado

ee-nesh-peh-RA-doo — Adjective meaning 'unexpected' or 'surprising'

da

da — Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'

Poderia

po-deh-REE-a — Conditional of 'poder', meaning 'could' or 'might'

ser

ser — Infinitive verb meaning 'to be' (permanent state)

Londres

LON-drish — The Portuguese name for the city of London

olhou

ol-YOH — Past tense of 'olhar', meaning 'looked' or 'glanced'

as

ash — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'

duas

DOO-ash — Feminine form of 'dois', meaning 'two'

fileiras

fee-LAY-rash — Means 'rows' or 'lines' of objects or people

ingleses

een-GLEH-zesh — Plural noun/adjective meaning 'English people'

estavam

esh-TA-vang — Imperfect of 'estar', meaning 'were' (temporary state)

sentados

sen-TA-doos — Past participle of 'sentar', meaning 'seated' or 'sitting'

à

a — Contraction of 'a' and 'a', meaning 'at the' or 'to the'

mesa

MEH-za — Means 'table', typically a dining table

fileira

fee-LAY-ra — Means 'row' or 'line' of items

garrafas

ga-HA-fash — Plural of 'garrafa', meaning 'bottles'

brancas

BRAN-kash — Feminine plural of 'branco', meaning 'white'

água

A-gwa — Means 'water'

vermelhas

ver-MEH-lyash — Feminine plural of 'vermelho', meaning 'red'

vinho

VEEN-yoo — Means 'wine'

corriam

ko-HREE-ang — Imperfect of 'correr', here meaning 'ran along' or 'extended'

entre

EN-treh — Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'

os

oosh — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'

retratos

reh-TRA-toos — Plural of 'retrato', meaning 'portraits' or 'pictures'

falecida

fa-leh-SEE-da — Adjective meaning 'deceased' or 'late' (feminine)

Rainha

ha-EEN-ya — Means 'Queen', a female monarch

falecido

fa-leh-SEE-doo — Adjective meaning 'deceased' or 'late' (masculine)

Poeta

po-EH-ta — Means 'poet', a person who writes poetry

Laureado

law-reh-A-doo — Means 'laureate', honored with an award or distinction

pendiam

pen-DEE-ang — Imperfect of 'pendir', meaning 'hung' or 'were hanging'

atrás

a-TRASH — Adverb or preposition meaning 'behind' or 'back'

dos

doosh — Contraction of 'de' and 'os', meaning 'of the'

molduras

mol-DOO-rash — Plural of 'moldura', meaning 'frames' for pictures

pesadas

peh-ZA-dash — Feminine plural of 'pesado', meaning 'heavy'

aviso

a-VEE-zoo — Means 'notice', 'warning', or 'announcement'

igreja

ee-GREH-zha — Means 'church', a Christian place of worship

inglesa

een-GLEH-za — Feminine adjective meaning 'English'

era

EH-ra — Imperfect of 'ser', meaning 'was' (permanent state)

única

OO-nee-ka — Feminine adjective meaning 'only' or 'unique'

outra

OH-tra — Feminine of 'outro', meaning 'other' or 'another'

decoração

deh-ko-ra-SOWNG — Means 'decoration' or 'ornament' in a space

parede

pa-REH-deh — Means 'wall' of a room or building

você

vo-SEH — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'

também

tam-BENG — Adverb meaning 'also', 'too', or 'as well'

sente

SEN-teh — Present tense of 'sentir', meaning 'feel' or 'sense'

poderíamos

po-deh-REE-a-moosh — Conditional of 'poder', meaning 'we could'

estar

esh-TAR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to be' (temporary state)

Mal

mal — Means 'barely', 'hardly', or 'badly'

consigo

kon-SEE-goo — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'with oneself'; here 'I can'

acreditar

a-kreh-dee-TAR — Verb meaning 'to believe' or 'to trust'

todo

TO-doo — Means 'all', 'every', or 'whole'

tipo

TEE-poo — Means 'type', 'kind', or 'sort'

outras

OH-trash — Feminine plural of 'outro', meaning 'other'

coisas

KOY-zash — Plural of 'coisa', meaning 'things'

bem

beng — Means 'well', 'good', or 'fine'

lá

la — Adverb meaning 'there' (distant location)

fora

FO-ra — Means 'outside' or 'out'

Suponho

soo-PON-yoo — First-person singular of 'supor', meaning 'I suppose'

seja

SEH-zha — Subjunctive of 'ser', meaning 'may be' or 'is'

tão

towng — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' (degree)

cansada

kan-ZA-da — Feminine adjective meaning 'tired' or 'weary'

Esta

ESH-ta — Feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'

carne

KAR-neh — Means 'meat' or 'flesh'

certamente

ser-ta-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'surely'

já

zha — Means 'already' or 'now'

foi

foy — Past tense of 'ser' or 'ir', meaning 'was' or 'went'

usada

oo-ZA-da — Past participle of 'usar', meaning 'used'

sopa

SO-pa — Means 'soup'

pousando

poh-ZAN-doo — Gerund of 'pousar', meaning 'putting down' or 'resting'

garfo

GAR-foo — Means 'fork', the eating utensil

Quero

KEH-roo — First-person of 'querer', meaning 'I want'

tanto

TAN-too — Means 'so much', 'as much', or 'so many'

ver

ver — Infinitive verb meaning 'to see'

Os

oosh — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'

sua

SOO-a — Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'

carta

KAR-ta — Means 'letter' as in written correspondence

teriam

teh-REE-ang — Conditional of 'ter', meaning 'they would have'

vergonha

ver-GON-ya — Means 'shame' or 'embarrassment'

Qualquer

kwal-KER — Means 'any', 'whichever', or 'whatever'

cantinho

kan-TEEN-yoo — Diminutive of 'canto', meaning 'little corner' or 'nook'

serve

SER-veh — Present tense of 'servir', meaning 'serves' or 'is enough'

mim

meeng — First-person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'

continuou

kon-teen-OO-oh — Past tense of 'continuar', meaning 'continued' or 'went on'

mas

mash — Conjunction meaning 'but'

parece

pa-REH-seh — Present tense of 'parecer', meaning 'seems' or 'appears'

cruel

kroo-EL — Adjective meaning 'cruel' or 'harsh'

tenha

TEN-ya — Subjunctive of 'ter', meaning 'may have' or 'has'

uma

OO-ma — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'