A Room with a View — Page 8

Vocabulary

Era

EH-rah — Past tense of 'to be'; it was/he/she was

isto

EES-too — This thing; used to refer to something nearby

realmente

reh-ahl-MEN-chee — Really, truly, actually

a

ah — Definite article 'the' (feminine singular)

Itália

ee-TAH-lyah — Italy; the country in southern Europe

já

zhah — Already, now, right away

estava

es-TAH-vah — Was (imperfect tense of estar); was located

sentada

sen-TAH-dah — Seated, sitting (feminine past participle)

numa

NOO-mah — Contraction of 'em uma'; in a (feminine)

poltrona

pol-TROH-nah — Armchair; a large comfortable upholstered chair

bem

beng — Well, good; very, quite

recheada

reh-sheh-AH-dah — Stuffed, filled, padded (feminine adjective)

que

keh — That, which, who; relative pronoun

tinha

TEEN-yah — Had (imperfect tense of ter); possessed

cor

kohr — Color; the appearance of something's hue

e

ee — And; coordinating conjunction

os

ooz — Definite article 'the' (masculine plural)

contornos

kon-TOHR-nooz — Contours, outlines, shapes of an object

de

jee — Of, from; preposition indicating origin or possession

um

oong — A, an; indefinite article (masculine singular)

tomate

toh-MAH-chee — Tomato; a red edible fruit/vegetable

Ela

EH-lah — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun

falar

fah-LAR — To speak, to talk

com

kong — With; preposition indicating accompaniment

o

oo — Definite article 'the' (masculine singular)

Sr

se-NYOR — Abbreviation for Senhor; Mr.

enquanto

en-KWAHN-too — While, as, whereas; temporal conjunction

falava

fah-LAH-vah — Was speaking (imperfect tense of falar)

sua

SOO-ah — Her, his, your (possessive adjective, feminine)

cabeça

kah-BEH-sah — Head; upper part of the human body

longa

LON-gah — Long (feminine adjective); of great length

estreita

es-TRAY-tah — Narrow, slim (feminine adjective)

movia-se

moh-VEE-ah-see — Was moving (reflexive imperfect of mover)

para

PAH-rah — To, for, toward; preposition of direction

trás

trahsh — Back, behind; indicates backward direction

frente

FREN-chee — Front, forward; the area ahead

lentamente

len-tah-MEN-chee — Slowly, at a slow pace

regularmente

reh-goo-lar-MEN-chee — Regularly, steadily, at a consistent pace

como

KOH-moo — Like, as, how; conjunction of comparison

se

see — If, oneself; reflexive or conditional particle

estivesse

es-chee-VEH-see — Were (imperfect subjunctive of estar)

demolir

deh-moh-LEER — To demolish, tear down, destroy something

algum

al-GOONG — Some, any (masculine singular indefinite adjective)

obstáculo

obs-TAH-koo-loo — Obstacle, barrier, hindrance blocking progress

invisível

een-vee-ZEE-vel — Invisible; unable to be seen

Estamos

es-TAH-mooz — We are (present tense of estar)

muito

MWEE-too — Very, much, a lot

gratas

GRAH-tahz — Grateful, thankful (feminine plural adjective)

ao

ow — Contraction of 'a o'; to the (masculine)

senhor

se-NYOR — Sir, Mr., gentleman; formal address for men

dizia

jee-ZEE-ah — Was saying (imperfect tense of dizer)

ela

EH-lah — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun

primeira

pree-MAY-rah — First (feminine ordinal number)

noite

NOY-chee — Night; the dark hours after sunset

significa

seeg-nee-FEE-kah — Means, signifies (third-person present of significar)

Quando

KWAHN-doo — When; temporal conjunction or adverb

chegou

sheh-GOH — Arrived (past tense of chegar)

estávamos

es-TAH-vah-mooz — We were (imperfect tense of estar)

passar

pah-SAR — To pass, go through, experience something

por

por — By, through, for; preposition of means or cause

particularmente

par-chee-koo-lar-MEN-chee — Particularly, especially, in a specific way

Ele

EH-lee — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

expressou

es-preh-SOH — Expressed (past tense of expressar)

seu

SEH-oo — His, her, your (possessive adjective, masculine)

pesar

peh-ZAR — Regret, sorrow; feeling of sadness over something

Conhece

koh-NYEH-see — Knows, is acquainted with (present of conhecer)

acaso

ah-KAH-zoo — By chance, perhaps, accidentally

nome

NOH-mee — Name; word used to identify a person

homem

OH-meng — Man; adult male person

idoso

ee-DOH-zoo — Elderly, old (masculine adjective); an old man

sentou

sen-TOH — Sat down (past tense of sentar)

em

eng — In, at, on; preposition of location or time

nós

nohz — Us, we; first-person plural pronoun

jantar

zhahn-TAR — Dinner; the evening meal

É

eh — Is (third-person present of ser)

amigo

ah-MEE-goo — Friend (masculine); a close companion

Somos

SOH-mooz — We are (first-person plural present of ser)

amigáveis

ah-mee-GAH-vaysh — Friendly, amiable (plural adjective)

é

eh — Is (third-person present of ser)

nas

nahz — Contraction of 'em as'; in the (feminine plural)

pensões

pen-SOYSH — Guesthouses, boarding houses, pensions

Então

en-TOW — Then, so, therefore; discourse connector

não

now — No, not; negation particle

direi

jee-REY — Will say (future tense of dizer, first person)

mais

mahysh — More, anymore; comparative adverb

nada

NAH-dah — Nothing; not anything at all

insistiu

een-sees-TYOO — Insisted (past tense of insistir)

ligeiramente

lee-zhay-rah-MEN-chee — Slightly, lightly, a little bit

disse

JEE-see — Said (past tense of dizer)

Sou

soh — I am (first-person present of ser)

assim

ah-SEENG — So, thus, like this, in this way

dizer

jee-ZER — To say, to tell, to speak

concluiu

kon-kloo-EEW — Concluded, finished (past tense of concluir)

acompanhante

ah-kom-pah-NYAN-chee — Companion, escort; person accompanying another

da

dah — Contraction of 'de a'; of the (feminine)

minha

MEEN-yah — My (feminine possessive adjective)

jovem

ZHOH-veng — Young (adjective); a young person

prima

PREE-mah — Female cousin; a female relative

seria

SEH-ree-ah — Would be (conditional of ser)

uma

OO-mah — A, an; indefinite article (feminine singular)

coisa

KOY-zah — Thing; an object or matter

grave

GRAH-vee — Serious, grave, severe (adjective)

colocá-la

koh-loh-KAH-lah — To place her, put her (infinitive with pronoun)

sob

sob — Under, beneath; preposition of position

obrigação

oh-bree-gah-SOW — Obligation, duty, debt of gratitude

pessoas

peh-SOH-ahz — People, persons (feminine plural noun)

quem

keng — Who, whom; relative or interrogative pronoun

sabemos

sah-BEH-mooz — We know (first-person plural present of saber)

comportamento

kom-por-tah-MEN-too — Behavior, conduct, manner of acting

foi

foy — Was, went (past tense of ser/ir)

algo

AL-goo — Something, somewhat; indefinite pronoun

infeliz

een-feh-LEEZ — Unhappy, unfortunate, inapt (adjective)

Espero

es-PEH-roo — I hope, I expect (present of esperar)

ter

tehr — To have; auxiliary and main verb

agido

ah-ZHEE-doo — Acted (past participle of agir)

melhor

mel-YOR — Better, best; comparative of good

forma

FOR-mah — Way, form, manner, shape

Agiu

ah-ZHYOO — Acted (past tense of agir, third person)

natural

nah-too-RAL — Natural, normal, unaffected (adjective)

Pareceu

pah-reh-SEW — Seemed, appeared (past tense of parecer)

pensativo

pen-sah-CHEE-voo — Thoughtful, pensive, deep in thought

após

ah-POHZ — After, following; preposition of time

alguns

al-GOONZ — Some, a few (masculine plural adjective)

momentos

moh-MEN-tooz — Moments, instants (masculine plural noun)

acrescentou

ah-kreh-sen-TOH — Added, appended (past tense of acrescentar)

Mesmo

MEZ-moo — Even, same, indeed; emphatic adverb

acho

AH-shoo — I think, I find (present of achar)

teria

teh-REE-ah — Would have (conditional of ter)

resultado

reh-zoo-TAH-doo — Result, outcome; something produced by an action

grande

GRAHN-jee — Great, big, large (adjective)

mal

mal — Harm, evil, ill; something bad or wrong

aceitar

ah-say-TAR — To accept, to receive willingly

Nenhum

nen-YOONG — No, none, not any (masculine singular adjective)

_mal_

mal — Harm, evil (emphasized); italicized for stress

claro

KLAH-roo — Of course, clear, obviously (adverb/adjective)

Mas

mahz — But; adversative coordinating conjunction

podíamos

poh-JEE-ah-mooz — We could (imperfect of poder, first plural)

ficar

fee-KAR — To stay, remain, become, be located

bastante

bahs-TAHN-chee — Quite, rather, enough, sufficiently

peculiar

peh-koo-LYAR — Peculiar, strange, unusual, odd