A Tale of Two Cities — Page 2

Vocabulary

Até

AH-teh — Until, up to a certain point in time

mesmo

MEZ-moo — Even, same, or very (emphatic word)

o

oo — The (masculine definite article)

fantasma

fan-TAZ-mah — Ghost, phantom, or supernatural apparition

da

dah — Of the (feminine contraction of de + a)

havia

ah-VEE-ah — There was, had (past imperfect of haver)

sido

SEE-doo — Been (past participle of ser or estar)

há

ah — There is/are; ago (temporal expression)

apenas

ah-PEH-nahs — Only, just, merely a small amount

uma

OO-mah — A, one (feminine indefinite article)

dúzia

DOO-zee-ah — A dozen, a group of twelve things

de

deh — Of, from (very common preposition)

anos

AH-noos — Years (plural of ano)

depois

deh-POYSH — After, afterwards, then in sequence

ter

tehr — To have (infinitive of main auxiliary verb)

transmitido

trans-mee-TEE-doo — Transmitted, passed along a message or signal

as

ahsh — The (feminine plural definite article)

suas

SOO-ahsh — His, her, their (feminine plural possessive)

mensagens

men-SAH-zhehnsh — Messages, communications sent to someone

assim

ah-SEEM — Thus, so, in this way

como

KOH-moo — As, like, how (comparison or manner)

os

oosh — The (masculine plural definite article)

espíritos

esh-PEE-ree-toosh — Spirits, supernatural beings or souls

do

doo — Of the (masculine contraction of de + o)

ano

AH-noo — Year, a period of twelve months

passado

pah-SAH-doo — Past, last, gone by in time

desprovidos

desh-proo-VEE-doosh — Devoid of, lacking, stripped of something

originalidade

oh-ree-zhee-nah-lee-DAH-deh — Originality, quality of being novel or creative

transmitiram

trans-mee-TEE-ram — They transmitted, they passed along information

Simples

SEEM-plesh — Simple, plain, uncomplicated matters

na

nah — In the (feminine contraction of em + a)

ordem

OR-dehm — Order, arrangement, sequence of things

terrena

teh-REH-nah — Earthly, worldly, relating to the terrestrial realm

acontecimentos

ah-kon-teh-see-MEN-toosh — Events, happenings, occurrences in the world

haviam

ah-VEE-am — They had (past imperfect of haver)

chegado

sheh-GAH-doo — Arrived, reached a destination or point

recentemente

reh-sen-teh-MEN-teh — Recently, not long ago in time

à

ah — To the (feminine contraction of a + a)

Coroa

koh-ROH-ah — Crown, symbol of royal monarchy authority

e

eh — And (coordinating conjunction)

ao

ow — To the (masculine contraction of a + o)

Povo

POH-voo — People, the common citizens of a nation

ingleses

een-GLEH-zesh — English, referring to people from England

vindas

VEEN-dahs — Coming from, arrived (feminine plural participle)

um

oom — A, one (masculine indefinite article)

congresso

kon-GREH-soo — Congress, a formal legislative assembly

súditos

SOO-dee-toosh — Subjects, citizens under a monarch's rule

britânicos

bree-TAH-nee-koosh — British, relating to Great Britain

América

ah-MEH-ree-kah — America, the continent or United States

quais

kwaysh — Which (plural relative or interrogative pronoun)

por

por — For, by, through (common preposition)

mais

mahysh — More, most (comparative or superlative adverb)

estranho

esh-TRAH-nyoo — Strange, odd, unusual or foreign

que

keh — That, which, than (conjunction or pronoun)

pareça

pah-REH-sah — May seem, appear (subjunctive of parecer)

provaram

proo-VAH-ram — They proved, demonstrated to be true

ser

sehr — To be (permanent or essential state)

importantes

eem-por-TAN-tesh — Important, significant, of great consequence

para

PAH-rah — For, to, towards (common preposition)

a

ah — The (feminine singular definite article)

raça

RAH-sah — Race, species, human kind collectively

humana

oo-MAH-nah — Human, relating to humanity or people

quaisquer

kwaysh-KEHR — Any, whichever (plural indefinite pronoun)

comunicações

koo-moo-nee-kah-SOYSH — Communications, messages exchanged between parties

recebidas

reh-seh-BEE-dahs — Received, obtained or accepted from a source

então

en-TAW — Then, at that time, therefore

meio

MEY-oo — Middle, means, medium, halfway

qualquer

kwal-KEHR — Any, whatever, whichever one

A

ah — The (feminine definite article, sentence-initial)

França

FRAN-sah — France, the European country

no

noo — In the (masculine contraction of em + o)

geral

zheh-RAL — General, overall, common to most cases

menos

MEH-noosh — Less, fewer (comparative of pouco)

favorecida

fah-voh-reh-SEE-dah — Favored, privileged, treated with advantage

em

em — In, at, on (location preposition)

matérias

mah-TEH-ree-ahsh — Matters, subjects, areas of concern

espirituais

esh-pee-ree-too-AYSH — Spiritual, relating to the spirit or soul

sua

SOO-ah — His, her, its (feminine singular possessive)

irmã

eer-MAH — Sister, a female sibling

escudo

esh-KOO-doo — Shield, a protective defensive weapon or symbol

rolava

roh-LAH-vah — Was rolling, moving along by rotating

com

kom — With (preposition indicating accompaniment)

extrema

esh-TREH-mah — Extreme, very great or intense degree

suavidade

swah-vee-DAH-deh — Smoothness, gentleness, soft quality

ladeira

lah-DAY-rah — Slope, hillside, inclined surface

abaixo

ah-BAY-shoo — Below, down, downward in direction

fabricando

fah-bree-KAN-doo — Manufacturing, producing, making something

papel-moeda

pah-PEL moo-EH-dah — Paper money, banknotes used as currency

gastando-o

gash-TAN-doo-oo — Spending it, using up money or resources

Sob

sob — Under, beneath (preposition of position)

orientação

oh-ree-en-tah-SAW — Guidance, direction, orientation provided by someone

seus

SEH-oosh — His, her, their (masculine plural possessive)

pastores

pash-TOH-resh — Pastors, shepherds, religious leaders of flocks

cristãos

krees-TAW-oosh — Christians, followers of the Christian faith

ela

EH-lah — She, her (third person feminine pronoun)

se

seh — Herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)

entretinha

en-treh-TEE-nyah — Was entertaining herself, was keeping occupied

além

ah-LEM — Beyond, furthermore, in addition to

disso

DEE-soo — Of that, from that (contraction of de + isso)

tais

tahysh — Such, those kinds of (demonstrative adjective)

feitos

FAY-toosh — Deeds, acts, accomplishments done by someone

humanitários

oo-mah-nee-TAH-ree-oosh — Humanitarian, showing concern for human welfare

condenar

kon-deh-NAR — To condemn, to sentence someone to punishment

jovem

ZHOH-vem — Young person, youth, someone not old

mãos

MAH-oosh — Hands (plural of mão)

cortadas

kor-TAH-dahs — Cut off, severed (feminine plural participle)

língua

LEEN-gwah — Tongue, language, organ in the mouth

arrancada

ah-ran-KAH-dah — Torn out, ripped away forcefully

corpo

KOR-poo — Body, the physical form of a person

queimado

kay-MAH-doo — Burned, set on fire (past participle)

vivo

VEE-voo — Alive, living, not dead

porque

por-KEH — Because, for the reason that

ele

EH-leh — He, him (third person masculine pronoun)

não

NAW — No, not (negation word)

ajoelhado

ah-zhoo-EH-lyah-doo — Kneeling, on one's knees in submission

sob

sob — Under, beneath a surface or authority

chuva

SHOO-vah — Rain, precipitation falling from clouds

prestar

presh-TAR — To pay, render (homage or service)

honras

ON-rahs — Honors, signs of respect or tribute

suja

SOO-zhah — Dirty, filthy, unclean (feminine adjective)

procissão

proo-see-SAW — Procession, a formal ceremonial march

monges

MON-zhesh — Monks, male members of a religious order

passou

pah-ZOH — Passed by, went past a place

diante

dee-AN-teh — Before, in front of, ahead of

olhos

OH-lyoosh — Eyes (plural of olho)

distância

dees-TAN-see-ah — Distance, the space between two points

uns

oonsh — Some, a few (masculine plural indefinite article)

cinquenta

seen-KWEN-tah — Fifty, the number 50

ou

oh — Or (disjunctive coordinating conjunction)

sessenta

seh-SEN-tah — Sixty, the number 60

metros

MEH-troosh — Meters, units of metric length measurement

É

eh — Is (third person singular of ser)

bem

bem — Well, good, very (adverb of manner)

provável

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

enraizadas

en-rah-ee-ZAH-dahs — Rooted, deeply embedded in the ground

nas

nahsh — In the (feminine plural contraction of em + as)

florestas

floo-RESH-tahs — Forests, large areas covered with trees

estivessem

esh-tee-VEH-sem — Were (past subjunctive of estar)

crescendo

kreh-SEN-doo — Growing, increasing in size or height

árvores

AR-voh-resh — Trees, large woody perennial plants

quando

KWAN-doo — When, at the time that

aquele

ah-KEH-leh — That (masculine singular demonstrative pronoun)

mártir

MAR-teer — Martyr, one who dies for a belief

foi

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

executado

eh-zeh-koo-TAH-doo — Executed, put to death as punishment

já

zhah — Already, now, yet (temporal adverb)

marcadas

mar-KAH-dahs — Marked, designated for a specific purpose

pelo

PEH-loo — By the (masculine contraction of por + o)

Destino

desh-TEE-noo — Destiny, fate, predetermined course of events

serem

SEH-rem — To be (infinitive plural of ser)

abatidas

ah-bah-TEE-dahs — Felled, cut down (said of trees)

tábuas

TAH-boo-ahsh — Planks, flat boards of cut timber

fim

feem — End, purpose, goal of something

construir

kon-stroo-EER — To build, construct, erect a structure

certa

SER-tah — Certain, a particular (feminine adjective)

estrutura

esh-troo-TOO-rah — Structure, a constructed framework or device

móvel

MOH-vel — Mobile, movable, not fixed in place

saco

SAH-koo — Bag, sack, a container made of fabric

faca

FAH-kah — Knife, a bladed cutting instrument

terrível

teh-HEE-vel — Terrible, dreadful, causing great fear

história

esh-TOH-ree-ah — History, story, account of past events