Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 1

Vocabulary

Descendo

deh-SEN-doo — Descending or going down a slope or path

a

ah — Feminine definite article meaning 'the'

Toca

TOH-kah — Burrow or hole where an animal lives

do

doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'

Coelho

koo-EH-lyoo — Rabbit, a small furry burrowing mammal

estava

es-TAH-vah — Was, past imperfect tense of 'estar'

começando

koh-meh-SAN-doo — Beginning or starting to do something

ficar

fee-KAR — To stay, become, or remain in a state

muito

MWEE-too — Very or much, indicating a high degree

cansada

kan-SAH-dah — Tired or fatigued, feminine adjective form

de

deh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

sentar

sen-TAR — To sit down or be seated

ao

ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'to the'

lado

LAH-doo — Side, as in beside or next to someone

sua

SOO-ah — Her, his, or your, possessive adjective

irmã

eer-MAH — Sister, a female sibling

na

nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the'

margem

MAR-zhem — Bank or edge of a river or body of water

e

ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'

não

nowng — No or not, used for negation

ter

tehr — To have, an auxiliary and main verb

nada

NAH-dah — Nothing, indicating absence of anything

para

PAH-rah — For or to, a common preposition

fazer

fah-ZEhr — To do or to make something

uma

OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'

ou

oh — Or, a conjunction indicating alternatives

duas

DOO-ahs — Two, the feminine form of the numeral

vezes

VEH-zehs — Times, referring to frequency of occurrences

ela

EH-lah — She, third person singular feminine pronoun

havia

ah-VEE-ah — Had, past perfect auxiliary form of 'haver'

espiado

es-pee-AH-doo — Peeked or spied at something briefly

o

oo — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

livro

LEE-vroo — Book, a written or printed publication

que

keh — That or which, a relative pronoun or conjunction

lendo

LEN-doo — Reading, present participle of 'ler'

mas

mahs — But, a conjunction indicating contrast

ele

EH-leh — He or it, third person singular masculine pronoun

tinha

TEEN-yah — Had, past imperfect tense of 'ter'

figuras

fee-GOO-rahs — Pictures or illustrations in a book

nem

nehm — Nor or neither, used in negative constructions

conversas

kon-VEhr-sahs — Conversations or dialogues between people

qual

kwahl — Which or what, an interrogative pronoun

é

eh — Is, third person singular of 'ser'

utilidade

oo-tee-lee-DAH-deh — Usefulness or utility of something

um

oong — Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'

pensou

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

sem

seng — Without, a preposition indicating absence

Então

en-TOWNG — Then or so, used to indicate sequence

pensando

pen-SAN-doo — Thinking, present participle of 'pensar'

consigo

kon-SEE-goo — With herself/himself, reflexive pronoun form

mesma

MEZ-mah — Herself or same, feminine reflexive intensifier

tanto

TAN-too — As much or so much, indicating degree

quanto

KWAN-too — As much as, used in comparisons

conseguia

kon-seh-GEE-ah — Could or managed to, past imperfect of 'conseguir'

pois

pohys — Because or since, causal conjunction

dia

DEE-ah — Day, a unit of time

quente

KEN-teh — Hot, describing high temperature

fazia

fah-ZEE-ah — Made or did, past imperfect tense of 'fazer'

sentir

sen-TEER — To feel or sense an emotion or sensation

sonolenta

so-no-LEN-tah — Sleepy or drowsy, feminine adjective form

entorpecida

en-tor-peh-SEE-dah — Numb or sluggish, feeling dull and unresponsive

se

seh — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'herself' or 'himself'

prazer

prah-ZEHR — Pleasure or enjoyment from an activity

guirlanda

geer-LAN-dah — Garland or wreath made of flowers

margaridas

mar-gah-REE-dahs — Daisies, common white and yellow flowers

valeria

vah-leh-REE-ah — Would be worth, conditional of 'valer'

trabalho

trah-BAH-lyoo — Work or effort required to do something

levantar

leh-van-TAR — To get up or rise from a position

colher

koh-LYEHR — To pick or gather flowers or fruit

as

ahs — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'

quando

KWAN-doo — When, a temporal conjunction or adverb

repente

heh-PEN-teh — Suddenly, used in 'de repente' meaning 'all of a sudden'

Branco

BRAN-koo — White, an adjective describing color

olhos

OH-lyoos — Eyes, the organs used for seeing

cor-de-rosa

kor-deh-HOH-zah — Pink, literally meaning 'color of rose'

passou

pah-SOH — Passed by, past tense of 'passar'

correndo

koh-HEN-doo — Running, present participle of 'correr'

bem

behng — Well or very, an adverb of manner or degree

perto

PEHR-too — Near or close to someone or something

dela

DEH-lah — Of her or from her, contraction of 'de' and 'ela'

Não

nowng — No or not, used to express negation

tão

towng — So or as, used in comparisons of degree

extraordinário

es-trah-or-dee-NAH-ree-oo — Extraordinary or remarkable, beyond what is usual

nisso

NEE-soo — In that or about that, contraction of 'em' and 'isso'

achou

ah-SHOH — Found or thought, past tense of 'achar'

fora

FOH-rah — Was or had been, irregular past of 'ser/ir'

comum

koh-MOONG — Common or ordinary, frequently occurring

ouvir

oh-VEER — To hear or listen to something

dizer

dee-ZEHR — To say or to tell something

si

see — Himself or herself, a reflexive pronoun

mesmo

MEZ-moo — Himself, same, or even, used as intensifier

Ai

ah-EE — Oh or ouch, an exclamation of surprise or pain

meu

MEH-oo — My, masculine singular possessive adjective

Deus

DEH-oos — God, used in exclamations like 'Oh my God'

Vou

voh — I am going to, first person of 'ir'

me

meh — Me or myself, first person reflexive pronoun

atrasar

ah-trah-ZAR — To be late or to delay an arrival