Anna Karenina — Page 3

Vocabulary

Alzò

al-tsò — He/she raised or lifted something up

la

la — The (feminine singular definite article)

tenda

tèn-da — Curtain, blind, or tent

e

e — And (coordinating conjunction)

suonò

suo-nò — He/she rang or played an instrument

il

il — The (masculine singular definite article)

campanello

cam-pa-nèl-lo — Small bell or doorbell

con

con — With (preposition indicating accompaniment)

forza

fòr-tsa — Force, strength, or power

Fu

fu — Was (third person singular past of essere)

subito

sù-bi-to — Immediately, at once, right away

risposto

ri-spòs-to — Answered, replied (past participle of rispondere)

dall'

dall — From the, by the (contracted preposition)

apparizione

ap-pa-ri-tsió-ne — Appearance or apparition of someone

di

di — Of, from (very common Italian preposition)

un

un — A, an (masculine indefinite article)

vecchio

vèc-chio — Old man or old (adjective)

amico

a-mì-co — Friend (masculine noun)

suo

sù-o — His, her, its (possessive adjective)

valletto

val-lèt-to — Valet, personal manservant attending someone

che

che — Who, that, which (relative pronoun/conjunction)

portava

por-tà-va — Was carrying or bringing (imperfect tense)

i

i — The (masculine plural definite article)

suoi

suó-i — His, her (masculine plural possessive adjective)

abiti

à-bi-ti — Clothes, suits, garments (plural noun)

stivali

sti-và-li — Boots (masculine plural noun)

telegramma

te-le-gràm-ma — Telegram, a written message sent electronically

era

è-ra — Was (third person singular imperfect of essere)

seguito

se-guì-to — Followed; also means following or suite

dal

dal — From the, by the (masculine singular contraction)

barbiere

bar-biè-re — Barber, person who cuts hair and shaves

tutto

tùt-to — Everything, all (pronoun/adjective)

necessario

ne-ces-sà-rio — Necessary, required, indispensable

per

per — For, in order to (preposition)

rasatura

ra-sa-tù-ra — Shave, the act of shaving

Ci

ci — There, here; also us (pronoun/adverb)

sono

sò-no — Are (first person plural or third plural of essere)

documenti

do-cu-mèn-ti — Documents, papers, official records

ufficio

uf-fì-cio — Office, workplace or bureau

chiese

chiè-se — Asked, requested (past tense of chiedere)

prendendo

pren-dèn-do — Taking, grabbing (present gerund of prendere)

sedendosi

se-dèn-do-si — Sitting down, seating oneself (reflexive gerund)

davanti

da-vàn-ti — In front of, before (preposition/adverb)

allo

àl-lo — At the, to the (masculine singular contraction)

specchio

spèc-chio — Mirror, reflective surface for seeing oneself

Sul

sul — On the (masculine singular contracted preposition)

tavolo

tà-vo-lo — Table (common household or office furniture)

rispose

ri-spò-se — Replied, answered (past tense of rispondere)

lanciando

lan-ciàn-do — Throwing, casting (present gerund of lanciare)

al

al — To the, at the (masculine singular contraction)

padrone

pa-dró-ne — Master, owner, employer

uno

ù-no — One, a (masculine indefinite article/numeral)

sguardo

sguàr-do — Glance, look, gaze at someone

premurosa

pre-mu-ró-sa — Caring, attentive, solicitous (feminine adjective)

curiosità

cu-rio-si-tà — Curiosity, eager interest in something

dopo

dò-po — After, afterwards (preposition/adverb)

una

ù-na — A, an (feminine indefinite article)

breve

brè-ve — Brief, short in time or length

pausa

pàu-sa — Pause, brief stop or break

aggiunse

ag-giùn-se — Added, said further (past tense of aggiungere)

sorrisetto

sor-ri-sèt-to — Little smile, slight or sly grin

malizioso

ma-li-tsió-so — Mischievous, sly, malicious (adjective)

Hanno

àn-no — They have (third person plural of avere)

mandato

man-dà-to — Sent (past participle of mandare)

a

a — To, at (very common Italian preposition)

dire

dì-re — To say, to tell (infinitive verb)

carrozze

car-ròz-ze — Carriages, horse-drawn coaches (plural noun)

non

non — Not (negation adverb)

si

si — Oneself, reflexive pronoun or each other

limitò

li-mi-tò — Limited, confined oneself to something

guardare

guar-dà-re — To look at, to watch (infinitive)

nello

nèl-lo — In the (masculine singular contracted preposition)

In

in — In, inside (common Italian preposition)

quello

quèl-lo — That (masculine singular demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

in cui

in cui — In which, when (relative locution)

loro

lò-ro — Their, them, they (pronoun/possessive)

occhi

òc-chi — Eyes (masculine plural noun)

incontrarono

in-con-trà-ro-no — They met, encountered each other (past tense)

chiaro

chiàro — Clear, evident, light (adjective)

capivano

ca-pì-va-no — They understood (imperfect tense of capire)

vicenda

vi-cèn-da — Turn; a vicenda means each other, mutually

Gli

gli — To him, them (indirect object pronoun)

chiedevano

chie-dè-va-no — They were asking (imperfect of chiedere)

Perché

per-ché — Why, because (question word or conjunction)

me

me — Me (stressed personal pronoun, first person singular)

lo

lo — It, him (masculine singular direct object pronoun)

dici

dì-ci — You say, you tell (second person singular present)

Non

non — Not (negation particle)

sai

sài — You know (second person singular of sapere)

già

già — Already (adverb of time)

infilò

in-fi-lò — Slipped into, inserted (past tense of infilare)

le

le — The (feminine plural) or her (indirect pronoun)

mani

mà-ni — Hands (feminine plural noun)

nelle

nèl-le — In the (feminine plural contracted preposition)

tasche

tàs-che — Pockets (feminine plural noun)

della

dèl-la — Of the (feminine singular contracted preposition)

giacca

giàc-ca — Jacket, coat worn on the upper body

allungò

al-lun-gò — Stretched out, extended (past tense of allungare)

gamba

gàm-ba — Leg (part of the human body)

fissò

fis-sò — Fixed, stared at (past tense of fissare)

silenzio

si-lèn-tsio — Silence, absence of sound or noise

buon

buòn — Good (masculine adjective before consonant)

umore

u-mó-re — Mood, humor (buon umore = good mood)

lieve

lié-ve — Slight, light, faint (adjective)

sorriso

sor-rì-so — Smile (masculine noun)

Ho

o — I have (first person singular of avere)

detto

dèt-to — Said, told (past participle of dire)

venire

ve-nì-re — To come (infinitive verb)

domenica

do-mè-ni-ca — Sunday (day of the week)

fino

fì-no — Until, up to (preposition/adverb)

ad

ad — To, at (preposition used before vowels)

allora

al-lò-ra — Then, at that time (adverb)

disturbare

dis-tur-bà-re — To disturb, bother, inconvenience (infinitive)

né

né — Nor, neither (negative conjunction)

lei

léi — She, her, or formal you (pronoun)

se

se — Himself/herself/oneself; also if (pronoun/conjunction)

stessi

stès-si — Same; also subjunctive of stare (to stay/be)

inutilmente

i-nu-til-mèn-te — Uselessly, in vain, without purpose

disse

dìs-se — Said, spoke (past tense of dire)

Era

è-ra — Was (third person singular imperfect of essere)

evidente

e-vi-dèn-te — Evident, obvious, clear (adjective)

aveva

a-vè-va — Had (third person singular imperfect of avere)

preparato

pre-pa-rà-to — Prepared, ready (past participle of preparare)

frase

frà-se — Sentence, phrase, expression

anticipo

an-tì-ci-po — Advance; in anticipo means in advance, beforehand

capì

ca-pì — Understood, realized (past tense of capire)

voleva

vo-lè-va — Wanted, wished (imperfect of volere)

fare

fà-re — To do, to make (common infinitive verb)

battuta

bat-tù-ta — Joke, witticism, clever remark

attirare

at-ti-rà-re — To attract, draw attention toward something

l'

l — The (elided definite article before vowel)

attenzione

at-ten-tsió-ne — Attention, notice, care

su

su — On, upon, about (preposition)

sé

sé — Himself, herself, oneself (stressed reflexive pronoun)

Aprendo

a-prèn-do — Opening (present gerund of aprire)

scatto

scàt-to — Click, snap; di scatto means suddenly, swiftly

lesse

lès-se — Read (past tense of leggere)

intero

in-tè-ro — Entire, whole, complete (adjective)

indovinando

in-do-vi-nàn-do — Guessing, figuring out (present gerund of indovinare)

parole

pa-rò-le — Words (feminine plural noun)

scritte

scrìt-te — Written (feminine plural past participle of scrivere)

male

mà-le — Badly, poorly (adverb); also illness (noun)

come

cò-me — How, like, as (adverb/conjunction)

accade

ac-cà-de — It happens, it occurs (present of accadere)

sempre

sèm-pre — Always, every time (adverb)

nei

nèi — In the (masculine plural contracted preposition)

telegrammi

te-le-gràm-mi — Telegrams (masculine plural noun)

viso

vì-so — Face (masculine noun referring to the face)

illuminò

il-lu-mi-nò — Lit up, brightened (past tense of illuminare)