A Study in Scarlet — Page 11

Vocabulary

Io

ee-oh — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.

fumo

foo-moh — I smoke; also means smoke as a noun.

sempre

sem-preh — Always; at all times without exception.

il

eel — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.

tabacco

tah-bahk-koh — Tobacco; dried plant used for smoking.

da

dah — Preposition meaning 'from', 'by', or 'like'.

marinaio

mah-ree-nah-yoh — Sailor; a person who works on ships.

in

een — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'.

persona

pehr-soh-nah — Person; an individual human being.

risposi

ree-spoh-zee — I replied; past tense of rispondere.

Va

vah — Goes; third person singular of andare.

bene

beh-neh — Well; fine; in a good or satisfactory way.

Di

dee — Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.

solito

soh-lee-toh — Usual; customary; habitual — 'di solito' means usually.

ho

oh — I have; first person singular of avere.

prodotti

proh-doht-tee — Products; items that have been produced.

chimici

kee-mee-chee — Chemical; relating to chemistry or chemicals.

giro

jee-roh — Around; in circulation — 'in giro' means around.

e

eh — Conjunction meaning 'and'.

ogni

oh-nyee — Every; each without exception.

tanto

tahn-toh — So much; often — 'ogni tanto' means every now and then.

faccio

fah-choh — I do; I make; first person of fare.

esperimenti

eh-speh-ree-men-tee — Experiments; scientific tests or trials.

Le

leh — Formal 'you' indirect object pronoun, polite form.

darebbe

dah-rehb-beh — Would give; conditional tense of dare.

fastidio

fah-stee-dyoh — Annoyance; bother; irritation caused by something.

Affatto

ahf-faht-toh — Not at all; absolutely not; emphatic negation.

Vediamo

veh-dyah-moh — Let's see; we see; first person plural of vedere.

un

oon — Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.

po'

poh — A little; a bit — short form of poco.

quali

kwah-lee — Which; what — plural interrogative or relative pronoun.

sono

soh-noh — Are; I am — form of essere.

i

ee — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.

miei

myeh-ee — My; possessive adjective masculine plural form.

altri

ahl-tree — Other; others — masculine plural adjective.

difetti

dee-feht-tee — Defects; flaws; personal faults or shortcomings.

A

ah — Preposition meaning 'at', 'to', or 'in'.

volte

vohl-teh — Times; occasions — 'a volte' means sometimes.

mi

mee — Me; myself — first person reflexive pronoun.

prende

prehn-deh — Takes; grabs — third person singular of prendere.

la

lah — Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'.

malinconia

mah-leen-koh-nee-ah — Melancholy; deep sadness or low spirits.

non

nohn — Not; negation particle used before verbs.

apro

ah-proh — I open; first person singular of aprire.

bocca

bohk-kah — Mouth; the oral opening of a person.

per

pehr — Preposition meaning 'for', 'through', or 'by'.

giorni

johr-nee — Days; plural of giorno, unit of time.

interi

een-teh-ree — Entire; whole — masculine plural adjective.

Non

nohn — Not; negation particle before verbs.

deve

deh-veh — Must; has to — third person singular of dovere.

pensare

pehn-sah-reh — To think; to believe or consider something.

che

keh — That; which; who — conjunction or pronoun.

io

ee-oh — I; first person singular subject pronoun.

sia

see-ah — Be; present subjunctive of essere.

di

dee — Of; from — common Italian preposition.

cattivo

kaht-tee-voh — Bad; mean; unpleasant in character or mood.

umore

oo-moh-reh — Mood; humor — state of emotional disposition.

quando

kwahn-doh — When; at the time that something happens.

lo

loh — It; him — masculine singular direct object pronoun.

Mi

mee — Me; to me — first person object pronoun.

lasci

lah-shee — Let; allow — subjunctive/imperative of lasciare.

stare

stah-reh — To stay; to be in a condition or place.

tornerò

tohr-neh-roh — I will return; future tense of tornare.

presto

preh-stoh — Soon; quickly; in a short amount of time.

sesto

seh-stoh — Normal condition — 'in sesto' means back to normal.

E

eh — And; coordinating conjunction linking ideas.

lei

leh-ee — She; you (formal) — subject pronoun.

cosa

koh-zah — Thing; what — used in questions and statements.

ha

ah — Has; third person singular of avere.

confessare

kohn-fehs-sah-reh — To confess; to admit or reveal something.

È

eh — Is; third person singular of essere.

meglio

meh-lyoh — Better; comparative of bene meaning more well.

due

doo-eh — Two; the number 2.

compagni

kohm-pah-nyee — Companions; housemates; partners or associates.

si

see — Each other; reflexive pronoun for reciprocal actions.

conoscano

koh-noh-skah-noh — Know each other — present subjunctive of conoscere.

l'

l — Elided definite article 'lo' or 'la' before vowels.

dell'

del — Of the — elided contraction of 'di' and 'lo/la'.

altro

ahl-troh — Other; another — masculine singular adjective.

prima

pree-mah — Before; first — adverb indicating priority in time.

cominciare

koh-meen-chah-reh — To begin; to start doing something.

a

ah — To; at — very common Italian preposition.

vivere

vee-veh-reh — To live; to exist or dwell somewhere.

insieme

een-syeh-meh — Together; in company with one another.

Risi

ree-zee — I laughed; past tense of ridere.

questo

kweh-stoh — This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun.

interrogatorio

een-tehr-roh-gah-toh-ryoh — Interrogation; a formal questioning session.

Ho

oh — I have; first person singular of avere.

cucciolo

kooch-choh-loh — Puppy; a young dog or small animal.

dissi

dees-see — I said; past tense of dire.

sopporto

sohp-pohr-toh — I tolerate; I put up with something difficult.

chiasso

kyahs-soh — Noise; racket; loud disruptive sound.

perché

pehr-keh — Because; why — causal conjunction or question word.

nervi

nehr-vee — Nerves; plural of nervo; related to nerves or tension.

pezzi

peht-tsee — Pieces; bits — 'nervi a pezzi' means shattered nerves.

alzo

ahl-tsoh — I get up; I raise — first person of alzare.

ore

oh-reh — Hours; plural of ora, unit of time.

impossibili

eem-pohs-see-bee-lee — Impossible; unacceptable — plural adjective.

estremamente

eh-streh-mah-men-teh — Extremely; to a very great degree.

pigro

pee-groh — Lazy; disinclined to work or make effort.

repertorio

reh-pehr-toh-ryoh — Repertoire; a collection or stock of something.

vizi

vee-tsee — Vices; bad habits or moral failings.

sto

stoh — I am; I stay — first person singular of stare.

ma

mah — But; however — adversative conjunction.

questi

kweh-stee — These; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun.

principali

preen-chee-pah-lee — Main; principal — plural adjective.

momento

moh-men-toh — Moment; a brief or specific point in time.

Include

een-kloo-deh — Includes; third person singular of includere.

suonare

swoh-nah-reh — To play an instrument; to sound or ring.

violino

vyoh-lee-noh — Violin; a bowed string musical instrument.

nella

nehl-lah — In the — contraction of 'in' and 'la'.

sua

soo-ah — His; her; your (formal) — possessive adjective.

categoria

kah-teh-goh-ryah — Category; a class or group of similar things.

chiese

kyeh-zeh — Asked; requested — past tense of chiedere.

ansiosamente

ahn-syoh-zah-men-teh — Anxiously; in a worried or eager manner.

Dipende

dee-pehn-deh — It depends; third person singular of dipendere.

dal

dahl — From the — contraction of 'da' and 'il'.

suonatore

swoh-nah-toh-reh — Player; musician who plays an instrument.

Un

oon — A; an — masculine indefinite article.

suonato

swoh-nah-toh — Played well — past participle of suonare.

è

eh — Is; third person singular present of essere.

una

oo-nah — A; an — feminine indefinite article.

delizia

deh-lee-tsyah — Delight; something that gives great pleasure.

gli

lyee — The (masc. pl.); to him — article or pronoun.

dèi

deh-ee — Gods; plural of dio, divine beings.

uno

oo-noh — One; a — masculine indefinite article or numeral.

male

mah-leh — Badly; poorly — adverb indicating poor quality.

benissimo

beh-nees-see-moh — Very well; excellently — superlative of bene.

esclamò

eh-sklah-moh — Exclaimed; past tense of esclamare.

con

kohn — With; preposition indicating accompaniment.

risata

ree-zah-tah — Laugh; laughter; a burst of laughing.

allegra

ahl-leh-grah — Cheerful; happy; merry — feminine adjective.

Credo

kreh-doh — I believe; I think — first person of credere.

possiamo

pohs-syah-moh — We can; first person plural of potere.

considerare

kohn-see-deh-rah-reh — To consider; to regard or think about something.

come

koh-meh — How; as; like — conjunction or adverb.

sistemata

see-steh-mah-tah — Settled; arranged; sorted out — feminine past participle.

cioè

choh-eh — That is; meaning — clarifying conjunction.

se

seh — If; conditional conjunction used in hypotheticals.

le

leh — The (fem. pl.); to her — article or pronoun.

stanze

stahn-tseh — Rooms; spaces within a building.

vanno

vahn-noh — Go; suit — third person plural of andare.

Quando

kwahn-doh — When; at what time — interrogative or conjunction.

andremo

ahn-dreh-moh — We will go; future tense of andare.

vederle

veh-dehr-leh — To see them — infinitive with feminine object pronoun.

Venga

vehn-gah — Come — formal imperative of venire.

prendermi

prehn-dehr-mee — To pick me up; infinitive with reflexive pronoun.

qui

kwee — Here; in this place.

domani

doh-mah-nee — Tomorrow; the day after today.

mezzogiorno

mehd-dzoh-johr-noh — Noon; midday; twelve o'clock in the afternoon.

sistemare

see-steh-mah-reh — To arrange; to settle or fix something.

tutto

toot-toh — Everything; all — pronoun or adjective.

rispose

ree-spoh-zeh — He/she replied; past tense of rispondere.

Benissimo

beh-nees-see-moh — Very well; excellent — emphatic form of bene.

punto

poon-toh — Point; period; dot — can also mean 'exactly'.

stringendogli

streen-jehn-doh-lyee — Shaking his hand — gerund of stringere with pronoun.

mano

mah-noh — Hand; the part of the arm used for grasping.