Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 1

Vocabulary

Giù

joo — Down, in a downward direction

per

pehr — For, through, by; common preposition with many uses

la

lah — The; feminine singular definite article

tana

tah-nah — Den, burrow, lair of an animal

del

dehl — Of the; masculine singular contracted preposition

Coniglio

koh-neel-yoh — Rabbit; a small furry hopping animal

cominciava

koh-meen-chah-vah — Was beginning; imperfect tense of cominciare

ad

ahd — To, at; variant of 'a' before vowels

essere

ehs-seh-reh — To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb

molto

mohl-toh — Very, much, a lot; common intensifier

stanca

stahn-kah — Tired, weary; feminine adjective describing fatigue

di

dee — Of, from; extremely common Italian preposition

stare

stah-reh — To stay, to be; verb indicating state or position

seduta

seh-doo-tah — Seated, sitting; feminine past participle of sedere

accanto

ahk-kahn-toh — Next to, beside; indicates proximity to something

a

ah — To, at; very common Italian preposition

sua

soo-ah — Her, his; feminine singular possessive adjective

sorella

soh-rehl-lah — Sister; female sibling

sulla

sool-lah — On the; feminine singular contracted preposition

riva

ree-vah — Bank, shore, riverside; edge of water

e

eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction

non

nohn — Not; standard Italian negation word

aver

ah-vehr — To have; infinitive short form of avere

nulla

nool-lah — Nothing, anything; indicates complete absence

da

dah — From, by, since; versatile Italian preposition

fare

fah-reh — To do, to make; essential high-frequency verb

una

oo-nah — A, one; feminine singular indefinite article

o

oh — Or; basic Italian alternative conjunction

due

doo-eh — Two; the number 2

volte

vohl-teh — Times; plural of volta, indicating repeated occasions

aveva

ah-veh-vah — Had; imperfect tense of avere

sbirciato

zbeer-chah-toh — Peeked, glanced furtively; past participle of sbirciare

nel

nehl — In the; masculine singular contracted preposition

libro

lee-broh — Book; a bound written or printed publication

che

keh — That, which, who; multipurpose conjunction or pronoun

stava

stah-vah — Was; imperfect of stare, used in progressive constructions

leggendo

lehd-jehn-doh — Reading; gerund of leggere, used in progressive tense

ma

mah — But; common Italian adversative conjunction

erano

eh-rah-noh — Were; imperfect third-person plural of essere

né

neh — Neither, nor; used in negative correlative constructions

immagini

eem-mah-jee-nee — Images, pictures; plural of immagine

dialoghi

dee-ah-loh-ghee — Dialogues, conversations; plural of dialogo

serve

sehr-veh — Is useful, serves; third-person singular of servire

pensò

pehn-soh — Thought; third-person singular past of pensare

senza

sehn-tsah — Without; indicates absence or lack of something

Così

koh-zee — So, thus, in this way; common connective adverb

riflettendo

ree-fleht-tehn-doh — Reflecting, pondering; gerund of riflettere

tra

trah — Between, among, within; spatial or temporal preposition

sé

seh — Oneself, herself; reflexive pronoun used alone

quanto

kwahn-toh — How much, how; used in exclamations and questions

le

leh — Her, to her; feminine indirect object pronoun

riuscisse

ree-oo-shees-seh — Managed, succeeded; imperfect subjunctive of riuscire

poiché

poy-keh — Since, because; causal conjunction explaining reason

calda

kahl-dah — Hot, warm; feminine adjective describing temperature

giornata

jor-nah-tah — Day; the full span of a single day

faceva

fah-cheh-vah — Made, was making; imperfect of fare

sentire

sehn-tee-reh — To feel, to hear; verb of perception and sensation

assonnata

ahs-sohn-nah-tah — Sleepy, drowsy; feminine adjective describing drowsiness

intontita

een-tohn-tee-tah — Dazed, muddled; feminine adjective meaning groggy

se

seh — If, whether; common conditional conjunction

il

eel — The; masculine singular definite article

piacere

pyah-cheh-reh — Pleasure, enjoyment; noun or verb meaning to please

ghirlanda

gheer-lahn-dah — Garland, wreath; decorative ring of flowers or leaves

margherite

mahr-gheh-ree-teh — Daisies; plural of margherita, a common white flower

valesse

vah-lehs-seh — Was worth; imperfect subjunctive of valere

fatica

fah-tee-kah — Effort, toil, fatigue; physical or mental exertion

alzarsi

ahl-tsahr-see — To get up, to stand up; reflexive infinitive

raccogliere

rahk-kohl-yeh-reh — To gather, to pick up; collecting things together

quando

kwahn-doh — When; temporal conjunction or interrogative adverb

improvviso

eem-prov-vee-zoh — Sudden; all'improvviso means suddenly, unexpectedly

Bianco

byahn-koh — White; adjective or here proper name of the Rabbit

con

kohn — With; indicates accompaniment or means

gli

lyee — The; masculine plural definite article

occhi

ohk-kee — Eyes; plural of occhio

rosa

roh-zah — Pink, rose; color adjective or the flower rose

passò

pahs-soh — Passed, went by; third-person singular past of passare

corsa

kor-sah — Run, running; di corsa means in a hurry, running

era

eh-rah — Was; imperfect third-person singular of essere

tanto

tahn-toh — So much, so very; intensifying adverb or adjective

straordinario

strah-or-dee-nah-ryoh — Extraordinary, remarkable; beyond the ordinary

in

een — In, into; common Italian locative preposition

ciò

choh — That, this; demonstrative pronoun referring to things

fosse

fohs-seh — Were, was; imperfect subjunctive of essere

fuori

fwoh-ree — Outside, out; indicates being beyond a boundary

dall'

dahl — From the; contracted preposition before vowel

ordinario

or-dee-nah-ryoh — Ordinary, usual, normal; the everyday expected state

dire

dee-reh — To say, to tell; fundamental Italian verb of speech

cielo

cheh-loh — Sky, heaven; also used in exclamations of surprise

Farò

fah-roh — I will be, I will make; future first-person of fare

tardi

tahr-dee — Late; adverb indicating being behind expected time