Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 5

Vocabulary

gritou

gree-TOH — shouted or cried out loudly

com

kong — preposition meaning with

uma

OO-mah — indefinite article, feminine singular: a/an

súbita

SOO-bee-tah — sudden or abrupt, feminine adjective

explosão

ex-plo-ZOWNG — explosion or sudden outburst of emotion

de

jee — preposition meaning of or from

lágrimas

LAH-gree-mahs — tears shed from the eyes when crying

eu

EH-oo — first-person singular pronoun meaning I

queria

keh-REE-ah — wanted or wished, past imperfect of querer

tanto

TAHN-too — so much or as much

que

keh — conjunction meaning that or than

eles

EH-lees — third-person plural masculine pronoun: they

pudessem

poo-DEH-seng — could, past subjunctive plural of poder

baixar

by-SHAR — to lower, bend down, or descend

as

ahs — definite article, feminine plural: the

cabeças

kah-BEH-sahs — heads, plural of cabeça

estou

esh-TOH — I am, first-person present of estar

tão

towng — so or such, intensifying adverb

muito

MWEE-too — very or a lot, common intensifier

cansada

kahn-SAH-dah — tired or weary, feminine adjective form

estar

esh-TAR — to be, used for temporary states

aqui

ah-KEE — here, indicating a nearby location

completamente

kohm-pleh-tah-MEN-tee — completely or entirely, adverb of degree

sozinha

so-ZEE-nyah — alone or by oneself, feminine form

ao

ow — contraction of a and o meaning at the

dizer

jee-ZER — to say or to tell something

isso

EE-soo — that, neutral demonstrative pronoun nearby

ela

EH-lah — third-person feminine pronoun meaning she

olhou

ol-YOH — looked or glanced, past tense of olhar

para

PAH-rah — preposition meaning for, to, or toward

suas

SOO-ahs — possessive pronoun, her or their, feminine plural

mãos

mowngsh — hands, plural of mão

e

ee — conjunction meaning and

ficou

fee-KOH — stayed, became, or remained, past of ficar

surpresa

soor-PREH-zah — surprise or astonishment, feminine noun

ver

vehr — to see or to look at

havia

ah-VEE-ah — had or there was, past imperfect of haver

calçado

kal-SAH-doo — put on or worn, past participle of calçar

das

dahs — contraction of de and as meaning of the

pequenas

peh-KEH-nahs — small or little, feminine plural adjective

luvas

LOO-vahs — gloves, plural of luva

brancas

BRAHN-kahs — white, feminine plural color adjective

do

doo — contraction of de and o meaning of the

Coelho

kweh-LYOO — rabbit or hare, also a proper name here

enquanto

en-KWAHN-too — while or as, temporal conjunction

falava

fah-LAH-vah — was speaking, past imperfect of falar

como

KOH-moo — how or like, used for comparison or manner

pude

POO-jee — I could, past perfect of poder

ter

tehr — to have, auxiliary or main verb

feito

FAY-too — done or made, past participle of fazer

pensou

pen-SOH — thought or reflected, past tense of pensar

devo

DEH-voo — I must or I should, present of dever

encolhendo

en-kol-YEN-doo — shrinking or shriveling, present participle

novo

NOH-voo — new or again, adjective or adverb

ela se levantou

EH-lah see leh-vahn-TOH — she got up or stood up

levantou

leh-vahn-TOH — got up or raised, past tense of levantar

foi

foy — went or was, past tense of ir or ser

até

ah-TEH — until or up to, preposition of limit

a

ah — definite article feminine singular: the

mesa

MEH-zah — table, common household furniture noun

medir

meh-JEER — to measure or gauge size or length

por

por — preposition meaning by, through, or for

descobriu

des-koh-BREE-oo — discovered or found out, past of descobrir

pelo

PEH-loo — contraction of por and o meaning by the

podia

poh-JEE-ah — could or was able, past imperfect of poder

calcular

kal-koo-LAR — to calculate or estimate a measurement

tinha

CHEE-nyah — had, past imperfect of ter

agora

ah-GOH-rah — now or at this moment

cerca

SER-kah — about or approximately, indicating rough estimate

dois

doysh — two, masculine numeral

altura

al-TOO-rah — height or tall stature of a person

continuava

kon-tee-noo-AH-vah — continued or kept on, past imperfect of continuar

encolher

en-kol-YER — to shrink or contract in size

rapidamente

hah-pee-dah-MEN-tee — rapidly or quickly, adverb of speed

logo

LOH-goo — soon or right away, temporal adverb

causa

KOW-zah — cause or reason for something happening

disso

JEE-soo — of that, contraction of de and isso

era

EH-rah — was, past imperfect of ser

o

oo — definite article masculine singular: the

leque

LEH-kee — fan, hand-held device for cooling oneself

segurava

seh-goo-RAH-vah — was holding, past imperfect of segurar

largou

lar-GOH — let go or dropped, past tense of largar

apressadamente

ah-preh-sah-dah-MEN-tee — hastily or in a rushed manner

bem

beng — well or good, common adverb or adjective

tempo

TEM-poo — time or weather, common polysemous noun

evitar

eh-vee-TAR — to avoid or prevent something from happening

vez

vehsh — time or occasion, as in once or a turn

essa

EH-sah — that, feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun

foi

foy — was or went, past tense of ser or ir

pouco

POH-koo — a little or few, indicating small quantity

disse

JEE-see — said, past tense of dizer

bastante

bahs-TAHN-tee — quite or enough, adverb of degree

assustada

ah-soos-TAH-dah — frightened or scared, feminine past participle

mudança

moo-DAHN-sah — change or transformation, feminine noun

repentina

heh-pen-CHEE-nah — sudden or abrupt, feminine adjective form

mas

mahsh — but, adversative conjunction contrasting ideas

aliviada

ah-lee-vee-AH-dah — relieved or comforted, feminine past participle

constatar

kons-tah-TAR — to verify or ascertain a fact

ainda

ah-EEN-dah — still or yet, temporal adverb

existia

eh-zees-CHEE-ah — existed or was present, past imperfect of existir

jardim

zhar-JING — garden or park, outdoor growing space

correu

koh-HEH-oo — ran, past tense of correr

toda

TOH-dah — all or whole, feminine singular adjective

velocidade

veh-lo-see-DAH-jee — speed or velocity, rate of movement

volta

VOL-tah — return or turn, also around or back

à

ah — contraction of a and a, to the feminine

portinha

por-CHEE-nyah — little door, diminutive of porta

ai

ah-EE — ouch or alas, exclamation of pain or dismay

mim

ming — me, first-person pronoun used after prepositions

estava

esh-TAH-vah — was, past imperfect of estar

fechada

feh-SHAH-dah — closed or shut, feminine past participle

novamente

noh-vah-MEN-tee — again or once more, adverb of repetition

pequena

peh-KEH-nah — small or little, feminine singular adjective

chave

SHAH-vee — key used to open or lock a door

dourada

doh-RAH-dah — golden or gold-colored, feminine adjective

pousada

poh-ZAH-dah — placed or rested upon, feminine past participle

sobre

SOH-bree — on top of or about, preposition

vidro

VEE-droo — glass, transparent material or glassware

antes

AHN-tees — before or previously, temporal adverb

coisas

KOY-zahs — things, plural of coisa

estão

esh-TOWNG — they are, third-person plural of estar

piores

pee-OH-rees — worse, comparative plural of mau or ruim

nunca

NOON-kah — never, negative temporal adverb

pobre

POH-bree — poor or unfortunate, adjective of pity

criança

kree-AHN-sah — child or young person

pois

poysh — because or since, causal conjunction

fui

FWEE — I went or I was, past tense of ir or ser

declaro

deh-KLAH-roo — I declare or state formally

é

eh — is, third-person singular present of ser

um

oong — indefinite article masculine singular: a/an

absurdo

ab-SOOR-doo — absurd or ridiculous situation or idea

mesmo

MEZ-moo — same or even, emphatic adverb or adjective

essas

EH-sahs — those, feminine plural demonstrative pronoun

palavras

pah-LAH-vrahs — words, plural of palavra

seu

SEH-oo — his, her, or its, possessive adjective

pé

peh — foot, lower limb extremity of the body

escorregou

esh-koh-heh-GOH — slipped or skidded, past tense of escorregar

no

noo — contraction of em and o meaning in the

momento

moh-MEN-too — moment or instant of time

seguinte

seh-GEEN-tee — following or next, adjective indicating sequence