Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 6

Vocabulary

Partirei

par-ti-REI — I will depart; first-person future of partir

para

PA-ra — for, to; common preposition indicating direction or purpose

a

a — the (feminine singular definite article)

última

UL-ti-ma — last, final; feminine form of último

cidade

si-DA-de — city, town; urban settlement

em

em — in, at, on; basic preposition of location or time

quinze

KEEN-ze — fifteen; the number 15

dias

DI-as — days; plural of dia

ou

oh — or; conjunction presenting an alternative

três

trays — three; the number 3

semanas

se-MA-nas — weeks; plural of semana

e

e — and; basic coordinating conjunction

minha

MEEN-ya — my; first-person feminine singular possessive adjective

intenção

in-ten-SÃO — intention, plan; purpose one has in mind

é

eh — is; third-person singular present of ser

alugar

a-lu-GAR — to rent, to hire; obtain use of for payment

um

oom — a, one; masculine singular indefinite article

navio

na-VI-o — ship, vessel; large watercraft for sea travel

lá

lah — there, over there; adverb of distant place

o

o — the; masculine singular definite article

que

ke — that, which, what; relative or interrogative pronoun

pode

PO-de — can, is able to; third-person singular of poder

ser

sair — to be; infinitive of the permanent-state verb

feito

FAY-to — done, made; past participle of fazer

facilmente

fa-sil-MEN-te — easily, without difficulty; adverb of manner

pagando

pa-GAN-do — paying; gerund of pagar

seguro

se-GU-ro — insurance; also means safe or secure

ao

ow — to the; contraction of preposition a and article o

proprietário

pro-pri-e-TÁ-ri-o — owner, proprietor; person who owns something

contratar

kon-tra-TAR — to hire, to contract; engage someone for work

tantos

TAN-tos — so many, as many; masculine plural of tanto

marinheiros

ma-rin-YAY-ros — sailors, seamen; plural of marinheiro

quantos

KWAN-tos — how many, as many as; masculine plural interrogative

eu

EH-oo — I; first-person singular subject pronoun

julgar

zhul-GAR — to judge, to consider; form an opinion about

necessários

ne-se-SÁ-ri-os — necessary, needed; plural of necessário

entre

EN-tre — among, between; preposition of position or selection

aqueles

a-KE-les — those (ones); masculine plural demonstrative pronoun

estão

es-TÃO — they are; third-person plural present of estar

acostumados

a-kos-tu-MA-dos — accustomed, used to; familiar through habit

à

ah — to the; contraction of a and a (feminine)

pesca

PES-ka — fishing; the activity of catching fish

da

da — of the; contraction of de and a (feminine)

baleia

ba-LAY-a — whale; large marine mammal

Não

nãow — no, not; basic negation word

pretendo

pre-TEN-do — I intend, I plan; first-person singular of pretender

zarpar

zar-PAR — to set sail, to weigh anchor; depart by ship

até

a-TEH — until, up to; preposition or conjunction of limit

mês

mays — month; unit of time

de

de — of, from; very common preposition of origin or belonging

junho

ZHUN-yo — June; sixth month of the year

quando

KWAN-do — when; temporal conjunction or adverb

retornarei

re-tor-na-REI — I will return; first-person future of retornar

querida

ke-RI-da — dear, beloved; feminine term of endearment

irmã

ir-MÃ — sister; female sibling

como

KO-mo — how, as, like; interrogative or comparative word

posso

PO-so — I can, I am able; first-person singular of poder

responder

res-pon-DAIR — to answer, to respond; reply to a question

esta

ES-ta — this; feminine singular demonstrative adjective

pergunta

per-GUN-ta — question; something asked to obtain information

Se

se — if; conditional conjunction

tiver

ti-VAIR — if I have; future subjunctive of ter

sucesso

su-SE-so — success; favorable outcome of an endeavor

muitos

MWEE-tos — many, a lot of; masculine plural of muito

meses

ME-zes — months; plural of mês

talvez

tal-VESH — perhaps, maybe; expresses uncertainty

anos

A-nos — years; plural of ano

passarão

pa-sa-RÃO — will pass; third-person plural future of passar

antes

AN-tes — before; temporal adverb or preposition

você

vo-SEH — you; second-person singular pronoun (informal/standard)

possamos

po-SA-mos — we may, we can; first-person plural subjunctive of poder

nos

nos — us, ourselves; first-person plural reflexive or object pronoun

encontrar

en-kon-TRAR — to meet, to find; come across or meet someone

falhar

fa-LYAR — to fail, to fall short; not succeed

me

me — me, myself; first-person singular object pronoun

verá

ve-RAH — will see; third-person singular future of ver

novamente

no-va-MEN-te — again, once more; adverb of repetition

breve

BRE-ve — brief, soon; short in duration or time

nunca

NUN-ka — never; adverb of absolute negation in time

Adeus

a-DE-oos — goodbye, farewell; formal parting expression

excelente

ex-se-LEN-te — excellent, outstanding; of very high quality

Que

ke — may, that; introduces a wish or subjunctive clause

Céu

SEH-oo — sky, heaven; the sky above or divine realm

derrame

de-HA-me — may pour, bestow; subjunctive of derramar

bênçãos

BEN-sãows — blessings; plural of bênção

sobre

SO-bre — on, over, about; preposition of position or topic

salve

SAL-ve — may save, keep safe; subjunctive of salvar

possa

PO-sa — may be able; first-person singular subjunctive of poder

repetidas

re-pe-TI-das — repeated, again and again; feminine plural of repetido

vezes

VE-zes — times, occasions; plural of vez

testemunhar

tes-te-mun-YAR — to witness, to testify; observe and attest to something

gratidão

gra-ti-DÃO — gratitude, thankfulness; feeling of being grateful

por

por — for, by, through; preposition of cause or exchange

todo

TO-do — all, every, whole; masculine singular of todo

seu

SEH-oo — your, his, her, their; third-person possessive adjective

amor

a-MOR — love; deep affection toward someone

bondade

bon-DA-de — kindness, goodness; quality of being good-natured

Seu

SEH-oo — your; possessive adjective used in letter closings

afetuoso

a-fe-tu-O-zo — affectionate, loving; showing warmth and fondness

irmão

ir-MÃO — brother; male sibling

Carta

KAR-ta — letter; written correspondence sent to someone

À

ah — to the; contraction of a and a (feminine dative)

Sra

SEN-yo-ra — Mrs., Ms.; abbreviated title for a woman

Inglaterra

in-gla-TE-ha — England; country in the United Kingdom

março

MAR-so — March; the third month of the year

Como

KO-mo — how; interrogative adverb asking about manner

tempo

TEM-po — time, weather; duration or atmospheric conditions

passa

PA-sa — passes; third-person singular present of passar

lentamente

len-ta-MEN-te — slowly; adverb describing slow manner or pace

aqui

a-KI — here; adverb indicating nearby location

cercado

ser-KA-do — surrounded, enclosed; past participle of cercar

gelo

ZHE-lo — ice; frozen water

neve

NE-ve — snow; frozen precipitation falling from clouds

No

no — in the; contraction of em and o (masculine)

entanto

en-TAN-to — however, nevertheless; used in no entanto

segundo

se-GUN-do — second; ordinal number or preposition meaning according to

passo

PA-so — step; single movement forward or stage in progress

foi

foy — was, went; third-person singular past of ser/ir

dado

DA-do — given, taken; past participle of dar

direção

di-re-SÃO — direction; course or path toward a goal

meu

MEH-oo — my; first-person masculine singular possessive

empreendimento

em-pre-en-di-MEN-to — enterprise, venture; an ambitious undertaking

Aluguei

a-lu-GEY — I rented, I hired; first-person past of alugar

ocupado

o-ku-PA-do — busy, occupied; engaged or taken up with something

reunir

re-u-NIR — to gather, to assemble; bring together as a group

meus

MEH-oos — my; first-person masculine plural possessive

já

zhah — already, now; adverb of time

contratei

kon-tra-TEY — I hired, I contracted; first-person past of contratar

parecem

pa-RE-sem — they seem, they appear; third-person plural of parecer

homens

O-mens — men; plural of homem

quais

KWAIS — which, whom; plural relative or interrogative pronoun

confiar

kon-fi-AR — to trust, to rely on; have confidence in someone

são

sãow — they are; third-person plural present of ser

certamente

ser-ta-MEN-te — certainly, surely; without doubt

dotados

do-TA-dos — gifted, endowed with; plural of dotado

coragem

ko-RA-zhem — courage, bravery; ability to face danger or hardship

inabalável

i-na-ba-LA-vel — unshakeable, steadfast; not moved or weakened by adversity