A Tale of Two Cities — Page 3

Vocabulary

Quanto

KWAHN-too — How much; to what extent or degree

ao

ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o'; to the

último

OOL-tee-moo — Last, final, most recent in a sequence

quando

KWAHN-doo — When; at the time that something occurs

cada

KAH-dah — Each, every individual item or person

estalagem

esh-tah-LAH-zhayng — Inn or roadside lodging for travelers

e

ee — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

taberna

tah-BEHR-nah — Tavern or pub where drinks are served

podia

poo-DEE-ah — Could, was able to (past imperfect of poder)

apresentar

ah-preh-zen-TAR — To present, introduce, or show someone something

alguém

al-GAYNG — Someone, anybody; an unspecified person

a

ah — To, at; feminine definite article 'the'

soldo

SOL-doo — Pay or wages, especially military salary

do

doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o'; of the

Capitão

kah-pee-TOWN — Captain; military or naval officer rank

desde

DEZ-dee — Since, from; indicating a starting point in time

o

oo — The; masculine singular definite article

proprietário

proo-pree-eh-TAH-ree-oo — Owner, proprietor of a business or property

até

ah-TEH — Until, up to, even; indicating a limit

mais

mysh — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

humilde

oo-MEEL-dee — Humble, modest, of low social standing

indefinível

een-deh-fee-NEE-vel — Indefinable; impossible to clearly describe or classify

tratador

trah-tah-DOR — Handler, caretaker, one who tends animals

de

dee — Of, from; preposition indicating origin or possession

estábulo

esh-TAH-boo-loo — Stable, barn where horses are kept

era

EH-rah — Was; past imperfect tense of 'ser'

coisa

KOY-zah — Thing, object, matter of some kind

provável

proo-VAH-vel — Probable, likely to happen or be true

mundo

MOON-doo — World; the earth or all of society

Foi

foy — Was, went; past tense of 'ser/ir'

assim

ah-SEENG — Thus, so, in this way or manner

que

kee — That, which, who; common conjunction or pronoun

guarda

GWAHR-dah — Guard, watchman; one who protects or oversees

da

dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a'; of the

mala-posta

MAH-lah-POH-stah — Mail coach; horse-drawn vehicle carrying mail and passengers

pensou

pen-SOH — Thought, considered; past tense of 'pensar'

consigo

kon-SEE-goo — With himself/herself; reflexive pronoun for third person

mesmo

MEZ-moo — Same, himself, even; emphatic or reflexive word

naquela

nah-KEH-lah — In that, on that; contraction of 'em' and 'aquela'

noite

NOY-chee — Night; the period of darkness after sunset

sexta-feira

SEH-shtah-FAY-rah — Friday; the sixth day of the week

novembro

noo-VEM-broo — November; the eleventh month of the year

mil

meel — One thousand; the number 1000

setecentos

seh-teh-SEN-toosh — Seven hundred; used in historical year references

setenta

seh-TEN-tah — Seventy; the number 70

cinco

SEEN-koo — Five; the number 5

enquanto

en-KWAHN-too — While, whereas; during the time that something happens

veículo

veh-EE-koo-loo — Vehicle; any means of transportation or conveyance

subia

soo-BEE-ah — Was climbing, ascending; past imperfect of 'subir'

pesadamente

peh-zah-dah-MEN-chee — Heavily, laboriously, with great effort or weight

Colina

koo-LEE-nah — Hill; a natural raised area of land

ele

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

se

see — Himself/herself/itself; reflexive or conditional pronoun

mantinha

man-CHEEN-yah — Maintained, kept; past imperfect of 'manter'

em

ayng — In, at, on; preposition indicating location or state

seu

SEH-oo — His, her, its, your; possessive pronoun

posto

POH-stoo — Post, position, station, assigned place of duty

particular

par-tee-koo-LAR — Particular, specific, private, personal in nature

na

nah — In the, at the; contraction of 'em' and 'a'

traseira

trah-ZAY-rah — Rear, back part of a vehicle or structure

batendo

bah-TEN-doo — Beating, hitting, stamping; present participle of 'bater'

os

oosh — The; masculine plural definite article

pés

pesh — Feet; plural of 'pé', the foot

para

PAH-rah — For, to, in order to; common preposition

aquecer

ah-keh-SER — To warm, to heat something up or oneself

mantendo

man-TEN-doo — Keeping, maintaining; present participle of 'manter'

um

oong — A, an, one; indefinite article or number

olho

OH-lyoo — Eye; the organ used for seeing

uma

OO-mah — A, an, one; feminine indefinite article

mão

mowng — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

sobre

SOH-bree — On, over, above, about; common preposition

cofre

KOH-free — Safe, strongbox; secure container for valuables

armas

AR-mahsh — Weapons, arms; instruments used for fighting

à

ah — To the, at the; contraction of 'a' and 'a'

sua

SOO-ah — His, her, its, your; feminine possessive pronoun

frente

FREN-chee — Front, ahead, forward; the foremost part

onde

ON-dee — Where; relative adverb indicating location

trabuco

trah-BOO-koo — Blunderbuss; short, wide-muzzled historical firearm

carregado

kah-reh-GAH-doo — Loaded, charged; filled with ammunition or cargo

repousava

reh-poh-ZAH-vah — Rested, lay; past imperfect of 'repousar'

seis

saysh — Six; the number 6

ou

oh — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice

oito

OY-too — Eight; the number 8

pistolas

pish-TOH-lahsh — Pistols; small handheld firearms or handguns

cavalaria

kah-vah-lah-REE-ah — Cavalry; soldiers who fight on horseback

carregadas

kah-reh-GAH-dahsh — Loaded; feminine plural past participle of 'carregar'

depositadas

deh-poo-zee-TAH-dahsh — Deposited, placed, stored; feminine plural past participle

camada

kah-MAH-dah — Layer, stratum, coat; a level or thickness

sabres

SAH-bresh — Sabers; curved swords used by cavalry soldiers

A

ah — The; feminine singular definite article

encontrava-se

en-kon-TRAH-vah-see — Found itself, was situated; reflexive past imperfect

costumeira

kosh-too-MAY-rah — Customary, usual, habitual; something done routinely

agradável

ah-grah-DAH-vel — Pleasant, agreeable, enjoyable in nature

situação

see-too-ah-SOWNG — Situation, condition, set of circumstances

desconfiava

desh-kon-fee-AH-vah — Distrusted, was suspicious of; past imperfect of 'desconfiar'

dos

doosh — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'os'

passageiros

pah-sah-ZHAY-roosh — Passengers; people traveling in a vehicle

desconfiavam

desh-kon-fee-AH-vong — Distrusted each other; past imperfect third-person plural

uns

oonsh — Some, ones; masculine plural indefinite pronoun

outros

OH-troosh — Others; other people or things in group

todos

TOH-doosh — All, everyone; masculine plural of 'todo'

todo

TOH-doo — All, every, entire; encompasses everything without exception

resto

RESH-too — Rest, remainder, what is left over

cocheiro

koo-SHAY-roo — Coachman, driver of a horse-drawn carriage

não

nowng — No, not; basic negation word in Portuguese

tinha

CHEEN-yah — Had; past imperfect tense of 'ter'

certeza

ser-TEH-zah — Certainty, sureness; state of being completely sure

nada

NAH-dah — Nothing, not anything; complete absence of something

além

ah-LAYNG — Beyond, besides, in addition to something

cavalos

kah-VAH-loosh — Horses; large domesticated animals used for riding

quais

kwaysh — Which, who; plural interrogative or relative pronoun

animais

ah-nee-MYSH — Animals; living creatures other than humans

poderia

poo-deh-REE-ah — Could, would be able to; conditional of 'poder'

com

kong — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

consciência

kon-see-EN-see-ah — Conscience, awareness, consciousness of right and wrong

tranquila

tran-KEE-lah — Calm, tranquil, peaceful; free from worry

ter

tehr — To have; fundamental verb of possession or auxiliary

jurado

zhoo-RAH-doo — Sworn, sworn in; past participle of 'jurar'

dois

doysh — Two; the number 2, masculine form

Testamentos

tesh-tah-MEN-toosh — Testaments; the two parts of the Christian Bible

estavam

esh-TAH-vong — Were; past imperfect third-person plural of 'estar'

condições

kon-dee-SOYNSH — Conditions, states, circumstances affecting a situation

viagem

vee-AH-zhayng — Trip, journey, travel from one place to another

disse

DEE-see — Said; past tense of 'dizer', to say

Isso

EE-soo — That, this; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring nearby

Mais

mysh — More; comparative adverb or adjective

esforço

esh-FOR-soo — Effort, exertion, hard work toward a goal

vocês

voo-SESH — You all; second-person plural pronoun in Portuguese

chegam

SHEH-gong — Arrive, reach; third-person plural present of 'chegar'

topo

TOH-poo — Top, summit, highest point of something

danem

DAH-nayng — Damn; informal curse expressing frustration or annoyance

pois

poysh — Well, since, because; causal or emphatic conjunction

já

zhah — Already, now, soon; indicating immediacy or completion

tive

CHEE-vee — Had; first-person past tense of 'ter'

trabalho

trah-BAH-lyoo — Work, labor, effort; activity done for a purpose

suficiente

soo-fee-see-EN-chee — Sufficient, enough; meeting the required amount

chegar

sheh-GAR — To arrive, to reach, to get to a place

aqui

ah-KEE — Here; in this place or location

Alô

ah-LOH — Hello; greeting used when answering or calling out

respondeu

reh-spon-DEH-oo — Responded, replied, answered; past tense of 'responder'

Que

kee — What, which, that; interrogative or relative word

horas

OH-rahsh — Hours, o'clock; units of time measurement

você

voo-SEH — You; second-person singular pronoun in Brazilian Portuguese

marca

MAR-kah — Marks, shows; also brand or mark as a noun

Dez

desh — Ten; the number 10

minutos

mee-NOO-toosh — Minutes; units of time equal to sixty seconds

bons

bongsh — Good; masculine plural of 'bom'

passadas

pah-SAH-dahsh — Past, gone; feminine plural, indicates time elapsed

as

ahsh — The; feminine plural definite article

onze

ON-zee — Eleven; the number 11

Meu

MEH-oo — My; first-person masculine singular possessive pronoun

sangue

SANG-gee — Blood; the red fluid circulating in the body

exclamou

esh-klah-MOH — Exclaimed; past tense of 'exclamar', to cry out

irritado

ee-rree-TAH-doo — Irritated, annoyed, angered by something

ainda

ah-EEN-dah — Still, yet, even; indicates continuation or addition

chegamos

sheh-GAH-moosh — We arrived, we have arrived; first-person plural of 'chegar'

Vamos

VAH-moosh — Let's go, we go; first-person plural of 'ir'

lá

lah — There; adverb indicating a distant place or direction