A Study in Scarlet — Page 4

Vocabulary

dit

dee — Said; past tense of 'dire' (to say)

il

eel — He; third person singular masculine pronoun

avec

ah-vek — With; preposition indicating accompaniment

commisération

koh-mee-zay-rah-syohn — Sympathy or pity felt for another's suffering

après

ah-preh — After; preposition or adverb of time

avoir

ah-vwahr — To have; essential auxiliary and main verb

écouté

ay-koo-tay — Listened; past participle of 'écouter'

mes

may — My; first person plural possessive adjective

malheurs

mah-luhr — Misfortunes; troubles or unfortunate events

Qu'

kuh — What or that; elided form of 'que'

est

eh — Is; third person singular of 'être'

ce

suh — This or that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

que

kuh — That or what; conjunction or relative pronoun

vous

voo — You; formal or plural second person pronoun

faites

fet — Do or make; second person plural of 'faire'

en

ahn — In or on; versatile preposition or pronoun

moment

moh-mahn — Moment; a specific point or period in time

Je

zhuh — I; first person singular subject pronoun

cherche

shehrsh — Search or look for; first person singular present

un

uhn — A or an; masculine indefinite article

logement

lohzh-mahn — Lodging or housing; place to live

répondis

ray-pohn-dee — Replied; first person singular simple past

je

zhuh — I; first person singular subject pronoun

J'

zhuh — I; elided form before a vowel sound

essaie

eh-say — Try or attempt; first person singular present

de

duh — Of or from; very common French preposition

résoudre

ray-zoodr — To solve or resolve a problem

le

luh — The; masculine singular definite article

problème

proh-blem — Problem; a difficulty requiring a solution

savoir

sah-vwahr — To know; also used meaning 'namely'

s'

suh — Himself, herself, itself; elided reflexive pronoun

possible

poh-seebl — Possible; able to be done or achieved

trouver

troo-vay — To find; to locate or discover something

des

day — Some; plural indefinite article in French

chambres

shahmbr — Rooms; bedrooms or rented living spaces

confortables

kohn-for-tahbl — Comfortable; providing ease and physical comfort

à

ah — At, to, or in; common French preposition

prix

pree — Price or cost; amount paid for something

raisonnable

reh-zoh-nahbl — Reasonable; fair or sensible in amount

C'

seh — It is; elided form of 'ce' before vowel

une

oon — A or an; feminine indefinite article

chose

shohz — Thing; a general object or matter

étrange

ay-trahnzh — Strange or odd; unusual or surprising

remarqua

ruh-mar-kah — Remarked or noted; third person simple past

mon

mohn — My; first person masculine possessive adjective

compagnon

kohm-pah-nyohn — Companion or fellow; someone one spends time with

êtes

et — Are; second person plural of 'être'

deuxième

duh-zyem — Second; ordinal number indicating second position

homme

ohm — Man; adult male human being

aujourd'

oh-zhoor — Today; elided form of 'aujourd'hui'

m'

muh — Me; elided first person object pronoun

utilisé

oo-tee-lee-zay — Used; past participle of 'utiliser'

cette

set — This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective

expression

ex-preh-syohn — Expression; a phrase or way of saying something

Et

ay — And; basic coordinating conjunction

qui

kee — Who or which; relative or interrogative pronoun

était

ay-teh — Was; third person singular imperfect of 'être'

premier

pruh-myay — First; ordinal adjective indicating first position

demandai

duh-mahn-day — Asked; first person singular simple past of 'demander'

Un

uhn — A; masculine indefinite article

type

teep — Guy or fellow; informal word for a man

travaille

trah-vahy — Works; third person singular present of 'travailler'

au

oh — At the or to the; contraction of 'à le'

laboratoire

lah-boh-rah-twahr — Laboratory; room or building for scientific work

chimie

shee-mee — Chemistry; science of substances and their reactions

l'

luh — The; elided definite article before a vowel

hôpital

oh-pee-tahl — Hospital; medical institution for treating patients

Il

eel — He; third person singular masculine pronoun

se

suh — Himself or herself; reflexive third person pronoun

lamentait

lah-mahn-teh — Was lamenting; imperfect of 'se lamenter'

matin

mah-tan — Morning; the early part of the day

parce

par-suh — Because; part of 'parce que' conjunction

qu'

kuh — That; elided form of 'que' before vowel

ne

nuh — Not; first part of French negation

pouvait

poo-veh — Could; third person singular imperfect of 'pouvoir'

pas

pah — Not; second part of French negation 'ne...pas'

quelqu'

kel-kuh — Someone; elided form of 'quelqu'un'

pour

poor — For or in order to; common French preposition

partager

par-tah-zhay — To share; to divide something with another person

lui

lwee — Him or her; third person indirect object pronoun

les

lay — The; plural definite article

frais

freh — Costs or expenses; money spent on something

belles

bel — Beautiful; feminine plural adjective

avait

ah-veh — Had; third person singular imperfect of 'avoir'

trouvées

troo-vay — Found; feminine plural past participle of 'trouver'

et

ay — And; coordinating conjunction

dépassaient

day-pah-seh — Exceeded; imperfect of 'dépasser', to surpass

ses

say — His or her; third person plural possessive adjective

moyens

mwah-yan — Means or resources; financial capacity or ability

Par

par — By or per; preposition used in expressions

écriai

ay-kree-ay — Exclaimed; first person singular simple past of 'écrier'

veut

vuh — Wants; third person singular present of 'vouloir'

vraiment

vreh-mahn — Really or truly; adverb expressing sincerity

suis

swee — Am; first person singular of 'être'

exactement

eg-zakt-mahn — Exactly; precisely, used to express agreement

faut

foh — Must or need; from 'il faut', impersonal verb

préférerais

pray-fay-ruh-reh — Would prefer; conditional of 'préférer'

associé

ah-soh-syay — Associate or partner; someone sharing an arrangement

plutôt

ploo-toh — Rather or instead; adverb expressing preference

d'

duh — Of or from; elided preposition before vowel

être

etr — To be; fundamental French infinitive verb

seul

suhl — Alone or only; adjective meaning by oneself

Le

luh — The; masculine singular definite article

jeune

zhuhn — Young; adjective describing youth

me

muh — Me; first person singular object pronoun

regarda

ruh-gar-dah — Looked at; third person singular simple past

façon

fah-sohn — Way or manner; how something is done

par

par — By or through; preposition of means

dessus

duh-soo — Above or over; adverb indicating position above

son

sohn — His or her; third person masculine possessive adjective

verre

vehr — Glass; drinking vessel or material

vin

van — Wine; alcoholic drink made from grapes

Vous

voo — You; formal or plural second person pronoun

connaissez

koh-neh-say — Know; second person plural of 'connaître'

encore

ahn-kor — Still or yet; adverb indicating continuation

peut

puh — Can or may; third person singular of 'pouvoir'

souhaiteriez

soo-et-ryay — Would wish; second person plural conditional of 'souhaiter'

comme

kohm — As or like; preposition or conjunction of comparison

permanent

per-mah-nahn — Permanent; lasting indefinitely without change

Mais

meh — But; coordinating conjunction expressing contrast

pourquoi

poor-kwah — Why; interrogative adverb asking for a reason

on

ohn — One or we; indefinite third person pronoun

reproche

ruh-prohsh — Reproach or blame; criticism directed at someone

n'

nuh — Not; elided first element of negation

ai

ay — Have; first person singular of 'avoir'

y

ee — There or it; pronoun replacing a place or thing

quoi

kwah — What; pronoun used after prepositions

soit

swah — Be; subjunctive of 'être' or meaning 'either'

reprocher

ruh-proh-shay — To reproach; to blame or criticize someone

peu

puh — A little or few; adverb of quantity

bizarre

bee-zar — Bizarre or strange; odd or unusual behavior

dans

dahn — In or inside; preposition of location

idées

ee-day — Ideas; thoughts or concepts in the mind

enthousiaste

ahn-too-zyast — Enthusiastic; showing great eagerness or interest

certaines

sehr-ten — Certain or some; feminine plural adjective

branches

brahnsh — Branches or fields; areas of a subject or tree

la

lah — The; feminine singular definite article

science

syahns — Science; systematic study of the natural world

Pour

poor — For; preposition indicating purpose or benefit

autant

oh-tahn — As much or as far; used in comparisons

sache

sahsh — Know; first person singular subjunctive of 'savoir'

c'

seh — It is; elided demonstrative pronoun

garçon

gar-sohn — Boy or young man; also waiter in a café

tout

too — All or completely; adjective or adverb

fait

Done or made; past participle of 'faire'

convenable

kohn-vuh-nahbl — Decent or suitable; meeting accepted standards

étudiant

ay-too-dyahn — Student; person studying at a school or university

médecine

med-sin — Medicine; study or practice of treating illness

suppose

soo-pohz — Suppose or assume; to think something is likely

dis

dee — Say or tell; first person singular present of 'dire'

Non

nohn — No; negative response or refusal

aucune

oh-koon — No or none; feminine negative adjective

idée

ee-day — Idea; a thought or mental conception

a

ah — Has; third person singular of 'avoir'

intention

an-tahn-syohn — Intention; a plan or aim to do something

faire

fehr — To do or make; essential French infinitive verb