Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 3

Vocabulary

Pois

pohys — Conjunction meaning 'because,' 'since,' or 'well'

se

seh — Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning 'if' or 'oneself'

não

nowng — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'

for

fohr — Third person singular future subjunctive of 'ser/ir'

um

oong — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'

termo

tehr-moo — A word or expression used in a specific context

inadequado

ee-nah-deh-kwah-doo — Not suitable or appropriate for a situation

somos

soh-moosh — First person plural of 'ser,' meaning 'we are'

levados

leh-vah-doosh — Led or driven to do something; past participle of 'levar'

a

ah — Preposition or feminine article meaning 'to' or 'the'

dizer

dee-zehr — Infinitive verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'

que

keh — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'who'

o

oo — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

CONSULTE

kon-soul-teh — Imperative form of 'consultar,' meaning 'consult' or 'look up'

AQUI

ah-kee — Adverb meaning 'here,' indicating a nearby location

está

esh-tah — Third person singular of 'estar,' meaning 'is' (state)

_povoado_

poo-vwah-doo — Populated or inhabited; also a small settlement or village

de

deh — Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'by'

centenas

sen-teh-nahsh — Hundreds; groups or quantities numbering in the hundreds

senhoras

seh-nyoh-rahsh — Ladies; plural polite term for women or madams

e

ee — Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting words or phrases

cavalheiros

kah-vah-lyay-roosh — Gentlemen; polite plural term for men or knights

aprovaram

ah-proo-vah-rowng — They approved; past tense third person plural of 'aprovar'

plano

plah-noo — A plan, scheme, or flat surface

da

dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a,' meaning 'of the' (feminine)

obra

oh-brah — A work, especially a literary, artistic, or construction project

contribuíram

kon-tree-bwee-rowng — They contributed; past tense of 'contribuir'

com

kong — Preposition meaning 'with,' indicating accompaniment or means

algo

ahl-goo — Something; an unspecified thing or amount

para

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

seu

seh-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' 'its,' or 'your'

acervo

ah-sehr-voo — A collection or archive of works, records, or assets

informações

een-for-mah-soyngsh — Information; plural of 'informação,' meaning pieces of data

úteis

oo-taysh — Useful; plural of 'útil,' describing things that are helpful

Lá

lah — Adverb meaning 'there,' indicating a distant location

estão

esh-towng — Third person plural of 'estar,' meaning 'they are'

eles

eh-lesh — Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' (masculine)

à

ah — Contraction of 'a' and 'a,' meaning 'at the' (feminine)

espera

esh-peh-rah — Waiting; the act or state of expecting something

serem

seh-rehng — Infinitive plural of 'ser,' used in passive constructions

questionados

kesh-tyoo-nah-doosh — Questioned; past participle of 'questionar,' meaning interrogated

prontos

prohn-toosh — Ready; plural of 'pronto,' meaning prepared or finished

responder

resh-pon-dehr — Infinitive meaning 'to answer' or 'to respond'

Em

eng — Preposition meaning 'in,' 'at,' or 'on'

cada

kah-dah — Each or every; referring to individual items in a group

página

pah-zhee-nah — A page in a book, document, or website

há

ah — There is or there are; third person of 'haver'

alguém

ahl-gehng — Someone or somebody; an unspecified person

responde

resh-pon-deh — He/she answers; third person singular of 'responder'

pela

peh-lah — Contraction of 'por' and 'a,' meaning 'by the' (feminine)

correção

koo-reh-sowng — Correction; the act of making something accurate or right

das

dahsh — Contraction of 'de' and 'as,' meaning 'of the' (feminine plural)

transmitidas

trahns-mee-tee-dahsh — Transmitted or conveyed; feminine plural past participle

mesma

mesh-mah — Same; feminine form of 'mesmo,' indicating identity or similarity

certeza

sehr-teh-zah — Certainty; the state of being sure about something

na

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

janela

zhah-neh-lah — A window in a building or on a screen

uma

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

habitação

ah-bee-tah-sowng — Dwelling or housing; a place where people live

ao

owng — Contraction of 'a' and 'o,' meaning 'to the' (masculine)

ver

vehr — Infinitive meaning 'to see' or 'to look at'

papel

pah-pehl — Paper; also a role or function someone performs

indicando

een-dee-kahn-doo — Indicating; present participle of 'indicar,' meaning showing

lá

lah — Adverb meaning 'there,' indicating a distant location

lhe

lyeh — Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him,' 'to her,' or 'to you'

DONAS

doh-nahsh — Mistresses or owners; often used in 'dona de casa'

DE

deh — Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'by'

CASA

kah-zah — House or home; a building where people reside

experientes

esh-peh-ryehn-tesh — Experienced; having knowledge or skill from practice

residem

reh-zee-dehng — They reside; third person plural of 'residir,' meaning live

nos

noosh — Contraction of 'em' and 'os,' meaning 'in the' (masculine plural)

números

noo-meh-roosh — Numbers; plural of 'número,' used for counting or labeling

velho

veh-lyoo — Old; adjective describing advanced age in a person or thing

Dr.

doo-tohr — Abbreviation for 'Doutor,' a title for a doctor

reside

reh-zee-deh — He/she resides; lives or dwells in a specific place

no

noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o,' meaning 'in the' (masculine)

CAPITÃO

kah-pee-towng — Captain; a military or naval rank above lieutenant

pode

poh-deh — He/she can; third person singular of 'poder'

ser

sehr — Infinitive meaning 'to be,' indicating identity or essence

encontrado

en-kon-trah-doo — Found; past participle of 'encontrar,' meaning located or met

bem

behng — Well; adverb indicating a good or satisfactory manner

conhecida

koo-nyeh-see-dah — Well-known or familiar; feminine past participle of 'conhecer'

Sra.

seh-nyoh-rah — Abbreviation for 'Senhora,' a polite title for a woman

Srta.

seh-nyoh-ree-tah — Abbreviation for 'Senhorita,' a polite title for a young woman

Sr.

seh-nyohr — Abbreviation for 'Senhor,' a polite title for a man