A Study in Scarlet — Page 4

Vocabulary

disse

DIS-se — He/she said; past tense of 'dire'

con

kon — With; Italian preposition indicating accompaniment

aria

A-rya — Air; also manner or expression on one's face

di

dee — Of; common Italian preposition indicating possession or relation

commiserazione

kom-mee-ze-ra-TSYO-ne — Commiseration; feeling of pity toward someone's misfortune

dopo

DO-po — After; following in time or sequence

aver

a-VER — To have; infinitive auxiliary used in compound tenses

ascoltato

as-kol-TA-to — Listened; past participle of 'ascoltare', to listen

le

le — The (feminine plural) or indirect pronoun 'to her'

mie

MYE — My (feminine plural possessive adjective)

disavventure

dis-av-ven-TU-re — Misadventures; unfortunate or unlucky events experienced

Cosa

KO-za — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

stai

STAI — You are; second person singular of 'stare'

facendo

fa-CHEN-do — Doing; gerund of 'fare', used in progressive tenses

adesso

a-DES-so — Now; at the present moment in time

Sto

sto — I am; first person singular present of 'stare'

cercando

cher-KAN-do — Searching; gerund of 'cercare', meaning to look for

alloggio

al-LOD-jo — Lodging; accommodation or place to stay temporarily

risposi

ris-PO-zi — I replied; first person past tense of 'rispondere'

Cercando

cher-KAN-do — Trying; looking for a solution to a problem

risolvere

ri-ZOL-ve-re — To resolve; to find a solution to a problem

il

eel — The; masculine singular definite article in Italian

problema

pro-BLE-ma — Problem; a difficulty requiring a solution or attention

se

se — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause

sia

SYA — Is/be; subjunctive form of 'essere', expressing doubt

possibile

pos-SI-bi-le — Possible; capable of happening or being achieved

trovare

tro-VA-re — To find; to locate or discover something sought

camere

KA-me-re — Rooms; plural of 'camera', a room for living

confortevoli

kon-for-TE-vo-li — Comfortable; providing physical ease and relaxation

un

oon — A/an; masculine singular indefinite article in Italian

prezzo

PRET-tso — Price; the cost of something offered for sale

ragionevole

ra-jo-NE-vo-le — Reasonable; fair and sensible in terms of price

Che

ke — What/that; exclamatory or relative pronoun in Italian

strana

STRA-na — Strange; unusual or surprising in an unexpected way

coincidenza

ko-in-chi-DEN-tsa — Coincidence; remarkable occurrence of events by chance

osservò

os-ser-VO — Observed/remarked; he noted or pointed something out

mio

MYO — My; masculine singular first person possessive adjective

compagno

kom-PA-nyo — Companion; a friend or associate one spends time with

sei

SEI — You are; second person singular of 'essere'

secondo

se-KON-do — Second; the ordinal number following first in sequence

uomo

WO-mo — Man; an adult male human being

oggi

OD-ji — Today; on this current day

che

ke — Who/that/which; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ha

a — He/she has; third person singular of 'avere'

usato

u-ZA-to — Used; past participle of 'usare', to use something

quella

KWEL-la — That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun

stessa

STES-sa — Same; identical, referring to the very same thing

espressione

es-pres-SYO-ne — Expression; a word, phrase, or manner of speaking

me

me — Me; first person singular disjunctive pronoun in Italian

chi

ki — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person

stato

STA-to — Been; past participle of 'essere', meaning to be

primo

PRI-mo — First; the ordinal number before second in sequence

chiesi

KYE-zi — I asked; first person past tense of 'chiedere'

tale

TA-le — Fellow; a certain person, often unnamed or unknown

lavora

la-VO-ra — Works; third person singular present of 'lavorare'

nel

nel — In the; contraction of 'in' and 'il' masculine

laboratorio

la-bo-ra-TO-ryo — Laboratory; a room for scientific experiments or research

chimica

KI-mi-ka — Chemistry; the science studying substances and their reactions

ospedale

os-pe-DA-le — Hospital; a medical institution for treating sick patients

Stamattina

sta-mat-TI-na — This morning; earlier today, in the morning hours

si

si — Himself/herself/itself; reflexive pronoun in Italian

lamentava

la-men-TA-va — Was complaining; imperfect tense of 'lamentarsi'

perché

per-KE — Because/why; causal conjunction or interrogative adverb

non

non — Not; standard Italian negation adverb

riusciva

ryu-SHI-va — Was managing; imperfect of 'riuscire', to succeed

qualcuno

kwal-KU-no — Someone; an indefinite pronoun referring to a person

cui

kwi — Whom/which; relative pronoun used after prepositions

dividere

di-VI-de-re — To share/divide; to split something between multiple people

metà

me-TA — Half; one of two equal parts of a whole

delle

DEL-le — Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'le' feminine plural

belle

BEL-le — Beautiful; feminine plural adjective describing attractiveness

aveva

a-VE-va — Had; third person singular imperfect of 'avere'

trovato

tro-VA-to — Found; past participle of 'trovare', to find

ma

ma — But; adversative conjunction contrasting two statements

erano

E-ra-no — Were; third person plural imperfect of 'essere'

troppo

TROP-po — Too/too much; excessively beyond an acceptable degree

costose

kos-TO-ze — Expensive; costing a large amount of money

per

per — For; preposition indicating purpose, duration, or benefit

sue

SU-e — His/her; feminine plural third person possessive adjective

tasche

TAS-ke — Pockets; also figuratively referring to one's finances

Perdinci

per-DIN-chi — Goodness gracious; a mild Italian exclamation of surprise

esclamai

es-kla-MAI — I exclaimed; first person past tense of 'esclamare'

davvero

dav-VE-ro — Really/truly; used to emphasize sincerity or surprise

cerca

CHER-ka — Seeks; third person singular present of 'cercare'

condividere

kon-di-VI-de-re — To share; to split costs or space with another

spese

SPE-ze — Expenses; costs or expenditures incurred regularly

sono

SO-no — Are/I am; present tense of 'essere' (be)

proprio

PRO-pryo — Exactly/own; used for emphasis or to indicate ownership

fa

fa — Does/makes; third person singular present of 'fare'

lui

LU-i — He/him; third person masculine singular pronoun

Preferirei

pre-fe-ri-REI — I would prefer; first person conditional of 'preferire'

avere

a-VE-re — To have; infinitive of the auxiliary and lexical verb

coinquilino

ko-in-kwi-LI-no — Roommate/flatmate; person sharing accommodation with another

piuttosto

pyut-TOS-to — Rather; expressing preference between two alternatives

stare

STA-re — To stay/be; infinitive expressing state or location

da

da — From/alone; preposition with multiple contextual meanings

solo

SO-lo — Alone/only; without company or in an exclusive sense

giovane

JO-va-ne — Young; adjective describing a person of young age

mi

mi — Me; first person singular reflexive or object pronoun

guardò

gwar-DO — Looked at; third person past tense of 'guardare'

modo

MO-do — Way/manner; how something is done or expressed

strano

STRA-no — Strange; odd or unusual in a puzzling manner

sopra

SO-pra — Above/over; preposition indicating a higher position

suo

SU-o — His/her; masculine singular third person possessive adjective

bicchiere

bik-KYE-re — Glass; a drinking vessel for liquids such as wine

vino

VI-no — Wine; an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes

conosci

ko-NO-shi — You know; second person singular present of 'conoscere'

ancora

an-KO-ra — Yet/still; indicating continuation or something not yet done

forse

FOR-se — Perhaps/maybe; expressing uncertainty or a possibility

lo

lo — Him/it; masculine singular direct object pronoun

vorresti

vor-RES-ti — Would you want; second person conditional of 'volere'

come

KO-me — As/like/how; conjunction or adverb of comparison

assiduo

as-SI-dwo — Assiduous/constant; regular and persistent in attendance

Perché

per-KE — Why; interrogative adverb asking for a reason

cosa

KO-za — What; interrogative pronoun asking about a thing

va

va — Goes/is wrong; third person singular present of 'andare'

ho

o — I have; first person singular present of 'avere'

detto

DET-to — Said; past participle of 'dire', to say

ci

chi — There/us; adverb of place or first person plural pronoun

fosse

FOS-se — Were/there were; past subjunctive of 'essere'

qualcosa

Something; indefinite pronoun referring to an unspecified thing

andasse

an-DAS-se — Were going wrong; past subjunctive of 'andare'

Ha

a — He/she has; third person singular present of 'avere'

idee

i-DE-e — Ideas; thoughts or concepts held by a person

po'

po — A little; abbreviated form of 'poco', meaning somewhat

stravaganti

stra-va-GAN-ti — Eccentric; unusually odd or extravagant in behavior

appassionato

ap-pas-syo-NA-to — Passionate/enthusiastic; deeply interested in a subject

alcuni

al-KU-ni — Some; masculine plural indefinite adjective or pronoun

rami

RA-mi — Branches/fields; areas or subdivisions of a subject

scienza

SHEN-tsa — Science; systematic study of the natural world

quanto

KWAN-to — How much; interrogative or relative quantity expression

ne

ne — Of it/about it; partitive or referential pronoun

so

so — I know; first person singular present of 'sapere'

tipo

TI-po — Guy/type; informal word for a person or fellow

abbastanza

ab-bas-TAN-tsa — Enough/quite; sufficiently or to a considerable degree

bene

BE-ne — Well; adverb indicating something done in a good manner

Uno

U-no — One/a; masculine singular indefinite article or number

studente

stu-DEN-te — Student; a person enrolled in study or education

medicina

me-di-CHI-na — Medicine; the science of treating illness and disease

suppongo

sup-PON-go — I suppose; first person singular present of 'supporre'

dissi

DIS-si — I said; first person past tense of 'dire'

idea

i-DE-a — Idea; a thought, concept, or mental image

intenda

in-TEN-da — Intends; present subjunctive of 'intendere', to mean/intend

fare

FA-re — To do/make; infinitive of a highly common Italian verb