Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3

Vocabulary

pegou

peh-GOH — Grabbed or took hold of something.

o

oh — The definite article 'the' (masculine singular).

leque

LEH-kee — A handheld folding fan used for cooling.

e

ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'.

as

ahz — Definite article 'the' (feminine plural).

luvas

LOO-vahz — Gloves worn on the hands.

como

KOH-moo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as' or 'because'.

corredor

koh-heh-DOR — A hallway or corridor connecting rooms.

estava

es-TAH-vah — Past continuous form of 'ser/estar,' meaning 'was.'

muito

MWEE-too — Adverb meaning 'very' or 'a lot.'

quente

KEN-chee — Adjective describing something hot or warm.

ela

EH-lah — Third-person singular pronoun meaning 'she.'

ficou

fee-KOH — Past tense of 'ficar,' meaning 'stayed' or 'became.'

se

see — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'herself' or 'oneself.'

abanando

ah-bah-NAHN-doo — Fanning oneself to generate a cooling breeze.

tempo

TEM-poo — Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather.'

todo

TOH-doo — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'entire.'

enquanto

en-KWAHN-too — Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as.'

continuava

kon-tee-noo-AH-vah — Past continuous of 'continuar,' meaning 'kept on' doing.

falando

fah-LAHN-doo — Present participle of 'falar,' meaning 'speaking.'

Meu

MEH-oo — Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine).

Deus

DEH-ooz — Noun meaning 'God,' used in exclamations.

meu

MEH-oo — Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine).

Como

KOH-moo — Exclamatory word meaning 'how' in expressions.

tudo

TOO-doo — Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all things.'

está

es-TAH — Third-person present of 'estar,' meaning 'is.'

estranho

es-TRAHN-yoo — Adjective meaning 'strange,' 'odd,' or 'weird.'

hoje

OH-zhee — Adverb meaning 'today.'

E

ee — Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting clauses.

ontem

ON-ten — Adverb meaning 'yesterday.'

coisas

KOY-zahz — Noun meaning 'things' (plural of 'coisa').

foram

FOH-rahn — Past tense of 'ser/ir,' meaning 'were' or 'went.'

exatamente

eh-zah-tah-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning 'exactly' or 'precisely.'

de

jee — Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'by.'

costume

kos-TOO-mee — Noun meaning 'custom,' 'habit,' or 'usual practice.'

Será

seh-RAH — Future/speculative form meaning 'could it be' or 'perhaps.'

que

kee — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which.'

fui

FOO-ee — First-person past tense of 'ser/ir,' meaning 'I was/went.'

transformada

trahns-for-MAH-dah — Past participle meaning 'transformed' or 'changed completely.'

durante

doo-RAHN-chee — Preposition meaning 'during' a period of time.

a

ah — Definite article 'the' (feminine singular).

noite

NOY-chee — Noun meaning 'night.'

Deixa

DAY-shah — Imperative of 'deixar,' meaning 'let' or 'allow.'

eu

EH-oo — First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I.'

pensar

pen-SAR — Verb infinitive meaning 'to think' or 'to reflect.'

era

EH-rah — Imperfect past of 'ser,' meaning 'was' (descriptive).

mesma

MEZ-mah — Adjective meaning 'same' (feminine form).

quando

KWAHN-doo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when.'

me

mee — First-person reflexive/object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself.'

levantei

leh-vahn-TAY — First-person past tense meaning 'I got up.'

esta

ES-tah — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' (feminine).

manhã

mahn-YAH — Noun meaning 'morning.'

Quase

KWAH-zee — Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly.'

lembro

LEM-broo — First-person present of 'lembrar,' meaning 'I remember.'

ter

tehr — Verb infinitive meaning 'to have.'

sentido

sen-CHEE-doo — Past participle of 'sentir,' meaning 'felt.'

um

oon — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (masculine).

pouco

POH-koo — Adjective or adverb meaning 'a little' or 'few.'

diferente

dee-feh-REN-chee — Adjective meaning 'different' or 'unlike before.'

Mas

mahz — Conjunction meaning 'but,' introducing a contrast.

não

nown — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not.'

sou

SOH — First-person present of 'ser,' meaning 'I am.'

próxima

PROH-shee-mah — Adjective meaning 'next' or 'closest' (feminine).

pergunta

pehr-GOON-tah — Noun meaning 'question.'

é

eh — Third-person present of 'ser,' meaning 'is.'

Quem

kayn — Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who.'

no

noo — Contraction of 'em + o,' meaning 'in the.'

mundo

MOON-doo — Noun meaning 'world.'

esse

EH-see — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (masculine).

grande

GRAHN-jee — Adjective meaning 'big,' 'great,' or 'large.'

enigma

eh-NEEG-mah — Noun meaning 'enigma,' 'mystery,' or 'riddle.'

começou

koh-meh-SOH — Third-person past tense meaning 'started' or 'began.'

em

en — Preposition meaning 'in,' 'at,' or 'on.'

todas

TOH-dahz — Adjective/pronoun meaning 'all' (feminine plural).

crianças

kree-AHN-sahz — Noun meaning 'children' (plural).

conhecia

kohn-yeh-SEE-ah — Imperfect past of 'conhecer,' meaning 'used to know.'

tinham

CHEEN-yahn — Imperfect past of 'ter,' meaning 'they had.'

idade

ee-DAH-jee — Noun meaning 'age.'

para

PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for,' 'to,' or 'in order to.'

ver

vehr — Verb infinitive meaning 'to see.'

poderia

poh-deh-REE-ah — Conditional form meaning 'could' or 'might.'

sido

SEE-doo — Past participle of 'ser,' meaning 'been.'

trocada

troh-KAH-dah — Past participle meaning 'swapped' or 'exchanged.'

por

por — Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'through.'

alguma

ahl-GOO-mah — Indefinite adjective meaning 'some' or 'any' (feminine).

delas

DEH-lahz — Contraction of 'de + elas,' meaning 'of them' (feminine).

Tenho

TEN-yoo — First-person present of 'ter,' meaning 'I have.'

certeza

sehr-TEH-zah — Noun meaning 'certainty' or 'sureness.'

disse

JEE-see — Third-person past tense of 'dizer,' meaning 'said.'

pois

poys — Conjunction meaning 'because,' 'since,' or 'well.'

cabelo

kah-BEH-loo — Noun meaning 'hair' (on the head).

dela

DEH-lah — Contraction of 'de + ela,' meaning 'her' or 'hers.'

tem

tayn — Third-person present of 'ter,' meaning 'has.'

cachos

KAH-shooz — Noun meaning 'curls' (of hair).

tão

town — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' (in comparisons).

compridos

kom-PREE-dooz — Adjective meaning 'long' (masculine plural).

nem

nayn — Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'not even.'

tenho

TEN-yoo — First-person present of 'ter,' meaning 'I have.'

posso

POH-soo — First-person present of 'poder,' meaning 'I can.'

ser

sehr — Verb infinitive meaning 'to be' (permanent state).

sei

say — First-person present of 'saber,' meaning 'I know.'

tipo

CHEE-poo — Noun/filler word meaning 'type,' 'kind,' or 'like.'

sabe

SAH-bee — Third-person present of 'saber,' meaning 'knows.'

pouquinho

poh-KEEN-yoo — Diminutive of 'pouco,' meaning 'a tiny bit.'

Além

ah-LAYN — Adverb/preposition meaning 'beyond' or 'besides.'

disso

JEE-soo — Contraction of 'de + isso,' meaning 'of that.'

isso

EE-soo — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that.'

confuso

kon-FOO-zoo — Adjective meaning 'confused' or 'muddled.'

Vou

VOH — First-person present of 'ir,' meaning 'I am going.'

tentar

ten-TAR — Verb infinitive meaning 'to try' or 'to attempt.'

ainda

ah-EEN-dah — Adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' or 'even.'

costumava

kos-too-MAH-vah — Imperfect past of 'costumar,' meaning 'used to.'

saber

sah-BEHR — Verb infinitive meaning 'to know' (facts/skills).

Vejamos

veh-ZHAH-mooz — First-person plural of 'ver,' meaning 'let us see.'

quatro

KWAH-troo — Number meaning 'four.'

vezes

VEH-zees — Noun meaning 'times' (as in multiplication or occurrences).

cinco

SEEN-koo — Number meaning 'five.'

doze

DOH-zee — Number meaning 'twelve.'

seis

says — Number meaning 'six.'

treze

TREH-zee — Number meaning 'thirteen.'

sete

SEH-chee — Number meaning 'seven.'

Nunca

NOON-kah — Adverb meaning 'never.'

vou

VOH — First-person present of 'ir,' meaning 'I will/am going.'

chegar

sheh-GAR — Verb infinitive meaning 'to arrive' or 'to reach.'

ao

ow — Contraction of 'a + o,' meaning 'to the' (masculine).

vinte

VEEN-chee — Number meaning 'twenty.'

desse

DEH-see — Contraction of 'de + esse,' meaning 'of that.'

jeito

ZHAY-too — Noun meaning 'way,' 'manner,' or 'method.'

De

jee — Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'by.'

qualquer

kwahl-KEHR — Adjective meaning 'any' or 'whatever.'

forma

FOR-mah — Noun meaning 'form,' 'way,' or 'shape.'

Tabuada

tah-boo-AH-dah — Noun meaning 'multiplication table.'

importa

eem-POR-tah — Third-person present of 'importar,' meaning 'matters.'

vamos

VAH-mooz — First-person plural of 'ir,' meaning 'let us go.'

Geografia

zheh-oh-grah-FEE-ah — Noun meaning 'geography,' the study of Earth's features.