Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 2

Vocabulary

Voltei

vol-TAY — I returned, came back to a place

para

PAH-rah — to, for, toward a destination or purpose

meus

MAY-ooz — my (masculine plural possessive pronoun)

trapos

TRAH-pooz — rags, old worn-out pieces of clothing

velhos

VEL-yooz — old, aged (masculine plural adjective)

meu

MAY-oo — my (masculine singular possessive pronoun)

barril

bah-HEEL — barrel, large cylindrical storage container

açúcar

ah-SOO-kar — sugar, sweet crystalline food substance

me

mee — me, myself (first-person object pronoun)

senti

sen-CHEE — I felt, experienced an emotion or sensation

livre

LEE-vreh — free, not constrained or restricted

satisfeito

sah-chees-FAY-too — satisfied, content, pleased with a situation

Mas

mahz — but, however (coordinating conjunction of contrast)

procurou

proh-koo-ROH — he/she searched for, looked for someone

disse

JEE-see — he/she said, spoke words to someone

que

kee — that, which (subordinating conjunction or pronoun)

ia

EE-ah — was going to, imperfect of ir

formar

for-MAR — to form, create, establish a group

quadrilha

kwah-DREE-lyah — gang, band of thieves or criminals

ladrões

lah-DROHNZ — thieves, robbers, people who steal

poderia

poh-deh-REE-ah — could, would be able to (conditional tense)

juntar

zhoon-TAR — to join, unite, come together with others

se

see — if, oneself (reflexive or conditional particle)

voltasse

vol-TAH-see — returned (imperfect subjunctive of voltar)

viúva

vee-OO-vah — widow, woman whose husband has died

tornasse

tor-NAH-see — became (imperfect subjunctive of tornar-se)

respeitável

hes-pay-TAH-vel — respectable, worthy of social esteem and regard

Então

en-TOWN — then, so, therefore (discourse connector)

voltei

vol-TAY — I returned, went back (preterite tense)

chorou

shoh-ROH — she cried, shed tears for someone

chamou

shah-MOH — called, named, referred to someone

pobre

POH-breh — poor, unfortunate, pitiable (adjective)

cordeirinho

kor-day-REE-nyoo — little lamb, affectionate term for someone innocent

perdido

per-JEE-doo — lost, gone astray, unable to find way

também

tam-BEN — also, too, as well (additive adverb)

muitos

MOO-ee-tooz — many, a lot of (masculine plural quantifier)

outros

OH-trooz — other, another (masculine plural adjective/pronoun)

nomes

NOH-meez — names, words used to identify people

mas

mahz — but, however (conjunction of contrast)

nunca

NOON-kah — never, not at any time

quis

keez — wanted, wished (preterite of querer)

magoar

mah-goo-AR — to hurt, wound someone's feelings emotionally

com

kon — with (preposition indicating accompaniment or means)

isso

EE-soo — that, this thing (neuter demonstrative pronoun)

vestiu

ves-CHYOO — dressed, put on clothing (preterite tense)

aquelas

ah-KEH-lahz — those (feminine plural demonstrative adjective/pronoun)

roupas

HOH-pahz — clothes, garments, items of clothing

novas

NOH-vahz — new, brand-new (feminine plural adjective)

outra

OH-trah — other, another (feminine singular adjective)

vez

vez — time, occasion, instance of something happening

não

nowng — no, not (basic negation word)

podia

poh-JEE-ah — could, was able to (imperfect of poder)

fazer

fah-ZER — to do, to make (common verb)

nada

NAH-dah — nothing, not anything at all

além

ah-LEN — beyond, besides, in addition to

suar

swAR — to sweat, perspire from heat or effort

muito

MOO-ee-too — very, much, a great deal

sentir

sen-CHEER — to feel, sense, experience an emotion

todo

TOH-doo — all, whole, entire (masculine singular adjective)

apertado

ah-per-TAH-doo — tight, constricted, squeezed uncomfortably

Bem

ben — well, okay (discourse marker or adverb)

mesma

MEZ-mah — same (feminine singular adjective for emphasis)

coisa

KOY-zah — thing, object, matter, something unspecified

sempre

SEM-preh — always, at all times, constantly

começou

koh-meh-SOH — began, started (preterite of começar)

novo

NOH-voo — new, again (adjective or in 'de novo')

tocava

toh-KAH-vah — rang, played, sounded (imperfect of tocar)

sino

SEE-noo — bell, device that rings to signal time

jantar

zhahn-TAR — dinner, evening meal (noun or verb)

você

voh-SAY — you (informal second-person singular pronoun)

tinha

CHEE-nyah — had to, had (imperfect of ter)

aparecer

ah-pah-reh-SER — to appear, show up, arrive somewhere

na

nah — in the, at the (contraction of em+a)

hora

OH-rah — hour, time, the right moment

certa

SER-tah — right, correct, exact (feminine adjective)

Quando

KWAHN-doo — when (temporal conjunction or adverb)

chegava

sheh-GAH-vah — arrived, reached (imperfect of chegar)

à

ah — to the (contraction of a+a, feminine)

mesa

MAY-zah — table, dining table for meals

ir

eer — to go (basic verb of motion)

logo

LOH-goo — soon, right away, immediately

comendo

koh-MEN-doo — eating (gerund/present participle of comer)

esperar

es-peh-RAR — to wait, to hope, to expect something

baixar

by-SHAR — to lower, bow down (verb)

cabeça

kah-BEH-sah — head, the upper part of the body

resmungar

hez-moon-GAR — to grumble, mutter complaints under one's breath

pouco

POH-koo — a little, a small amount

sobre

SOH-breh — about, over, on top of

comida

koh-MEE-dah — food, something prepared and eaten

embora

em-BOH-rah — although, even though (concessive conjunction)

houvesse

oh-VEH-see — there were, existed (imperfect subjunctive of haver)

errado

eh-HAH-doo — wrong, incorrect, mistaken

quer

ker — wants, means (third-person singular of querer)

dizer

jee-ZER — to say, to mean, to express in words

só

soh — only, just, alone (adverb or adjective)

cada

KAH-dah — each, every individual item or person

era

EH-rah — was (imperfect of ser, third-person singular)

cozida

koh-ZEE-dah — cooked, boiled (feminine past participle)

separada

seh-pah-RAH-dah — separately, apart (feminine adjective/adverb)

Num

noom — in a (contraction of em+um)

mistura

mees-TOO-rah — mixture, blend of different ingredients together

é

eh — is (third-person singular of ser)

diferente

jee-feh-REN-chee — different, not the same as something else

coisas

KOY-zahz — things, objects, matters (plural noun)

misturam

mees-TOO-rahm — mix together, blend (third-person plural present)

caldo

KAL-doo — broth, liquid from cooked food

fica

FEE-kah — stays, remains, becomes (third-person singular)

trocando

troh-KAHN-doo — exchanging, swapping (gerund of trocar)

lugar

loo-GAR — place, location, spot

ficam

FEE-kahm — they become, stay (third-person plural present)

melhores

mel-YOR-eez — better, superior (plural comparative adjective)