Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 2

Vocabulary

LA

la — Feminine singular definite article: 'the'

RAPA

ra-pa — A turnip; a root vegetable commonly eaten

IL

il — Masculine singular definite article: 'the'

FURBO

fur-bo — Clever, cunning, or sly person or animal

LE

le — Feminine plural definite article: 'the'

TRE

tre — The number three

LINGUE

lin-gue — Languages; also tongues as body parts

VOLPE

vol-pe — A fox; a sly woodland animal

E

e — Conjunction meaning 'and'

GATTO

gat-to — A cat; common domestic feline animal

I

i — Masculine plural definite article: 'the'

QUATTRO

quat-tro — The number four

FRATELLI

fra-tel-li — Brothers; male siblings in a family

ABILI

a-bi-li — Skilled, capable, or talented individuals

LEONE

le-o-ne — A lion; large powerful wild cat

CAVALLO

ca-val-lo — A horse; large domesticated riding animal

LUCE

lu-ce — Light; illumination or radiance from a source

BLU

blu — The color blue; indigo shade

CORVO

cor-vo — A raven or crow; dark-feathered bird

L'

l' — Elided definite article 'the' before vowel

OCA

o-ca — A goose; large domestic or wild waterfowl

D'

d' — Elided preposition 'of' or 'from' before vowel

ORO

o-ro — Gold; precious yellow metal or color

ACQUA

ac-qua — Water; essential clear liquid for life

DELLA

del-la — Contraction of 'di' and 'la': 'of the'

VITA

vi-ta — Life; the state of being alive

DODICI

do-di-ci — The number twelve

CACCIATORI

cac-cia-to-ri — Hunters; people who hunt animals

RE

re — A king; male monarch of a kingdom

MONTAGNA

mon-ta-gna — A mountain; large elevated landform

DOTTOR

dot-tor — Doctor; abbreviated title for physician or scholar

SAPIENTONE

sa-pien-to-ne — A know-it-all; smugly wise or clever person

SETTE

set-te — The number seven

CORVI

cor-vi — Ravens or crows; plural of corvo

NOZZE

noz-ze — A wedding; marriage ceremony and celebration

SIGNORA

si-gno-ra — Mrs. or madam; polite address for a woman

PRIMA

pri-ma — First; before others in order or time

STORIA

sto-ria — A story or history; narrative of events

SECONDA

se-con-da — Second; following the first in sequence

INSALATA

in-sa-la-ta — A salad; dish of mixed raw vegetables

DEL

del — Contraction of 'di' and 'il': 'of the'

GIOVANE

gio-va-ne — Young; a youth or young person

CHE

che — That, which, or who; relative pronoun or conjunction

PARTÌ

par-tì — He/she departed or left; past tense of partire

PER

per — Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'

IMPARARE

im-pa-ra-re — To learn; to acquire knowledge or a skill

COS'

cos' — Elided form of 'cosa': 'what'

ERA

e-ra — Was; third person singular imperfect of essere

PAURA

pa-u-ra — Fear; feeling of dread or fright

BARBA

bar-ba — A beard; facial hair on a man's face

ISPIDA

i-spi-da — Bristly, rough, or prickly to the touch

DI

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

FERRO

fer-ro — Iron; hard metallic element or material

PELLE

pel-le — Skin; outer covering of a body or hide

FIABE

fia-be — Fairy tales; traditional fantasy stories for children

DEI

dei — Contraction of 'di' and 'i': 'of the' plural

UCCELLO

uc-cel-lo — A bird; feathered winged animal

Un

un — Masculine indefinite article: 'a' or 'an'

certo

cer-to — A certain; particular or specific

re

re — A king; male ruler of a kingdom

aveva

a-ve-va — Had; third person singular imperfect of avere

un

un — Masculine indefinite article: 'a' or 'an'

bellissimo

bel-lis-si-mo — Very beautiful or extremely lovely

giardino

giar-di-no — A garden; cultivated outdoor space with plants

e

e — Conjunction meaning 'and'

nel

nel — Contraction of 'in' and 'il': 'in the'

si

si — Reflexive pronoun: 'himself', 'herself', 'itself'

trovava

tro-va-va — Was found; imperfect tense of trovarsi

albero

al-be-ro — A tree; large woody perennial plant

che

che — That, which; relative pronoun or conjunction

produceva

pro-du-ce-va — Produced or yielded; imperfect tense of produrre

mele

me-le — Apples; plural of mela, common fruit

d'

d' — Elided preposition 'of' before vowel

oro

o-ro — Gold; precious yellow metal or color

Queste

que-ste — These; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun

venivano

ve-ni-va-no — Were coming; third plural imperfect of venire

sempre

sem-pre — Always; at all times, continually

contate

con-ta-te — Counted; past participle of contare, to count

verso

ver-so — Toward; in the direction of something

il

il — Masculine singular definite article: 'the'

momento

mo-men-to — A moment; a specific point or instant in time

in

in — Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'into'

cui

cui — Which or whom; relative pronoun used with prepositions

cominciavano

co-min-cia-va-no — Were beginning; third plural imperfect of cominciare

a

a — Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'in'

maturare

ma-tu-ra-re — To ripen; to become mature or ready

scoprì

sco-prì — Discovered; third singular past of scoprire

ogni

o-gni — Every; each one without exception

notte

not-te — Night; the dark period after sunset

una

u-na — Feminine indefinite article: 'a' or 'one'

di

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

esse

es-se — Them; third person feminine plural pronoun

spariva

spa-ri-va — Was disappearing; imperfect tense of sparire

Il

il — Masculine singular definite article: 'the'

arrabbiò

ar-rab-biò — Got angry; third singular past of arrabbiarsi

molto

mol-to — Very, much; a great degree or amount

per

per — Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'because of'

questo

que-sto — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun

ordinò

or-di-nò — Ordered; third singular past of ordinare

al

al — Contraction of 'a' and 'il': 'to the'

giardiniere

giar-di-nie-re — A gardener; person who tends a garden

fare

fa-re — To do or to make; common infinitive verb

la

la — Feminine singular definite article: 'the'

guardia

guar-dia — A guard; watch or act of keeping watch

tutta

tut-ta — All, entire; feminine singular of tutto

sotto

sot-to — Under, below; beneath something

l'

l' — Elided definite article 'the' before vowel

mise

mi-se — Put, placed; third singular past of mettere

suo

su-o — His, her, its; possessive adjective singular

figlio

fi-glio — Son; male child of a parent

maggiore

mag-gio-re — Eldest or greater; comparative of grande

ma

ma — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

le

le — Feminine plural definite article: 'the'

dodici

do-di-ci — The number twelve

addormentò

ad-dor-men-tò — Fell asleep; third singular past of addormentarsi

mattino

mat-ti-no — Morning; the early part of the day

un'

un' — Feminine indefinite article before vowel: 'a'

altra

al-tra — Another, other; feminine singular of altro

delle

del-le — Contraction of 'di' and 'le': 'of the' plural

era

e-ra — Was; third singular imperfect of essere

sparita

spa-ri-ta — Disappeared; feminine past participle of sparire

Poi

poi — Then, afterwards; indicating sequence of events

fu

fu — Was; third singular past absolute of essere

ordinato

or-di-na-to — Ordered; past participle of ordinare

secondo

se-con-do — Second; the one following the first

mezzanotte

mez-za-not-te — Midnight; twelve o'clock at night

anche

an-che — Also, too, even; additive conjunction

lui

lui — He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun

mela

me-la — An apple; common round fruit

terzo

ter-zo — Third; the ordinal number after second

offrì

of-frì — Offered; third singular past of offrire

all'

all' — Contraction of 'a' and 'l'': 'to the'

inizio

i-ni-zio — Beginning, start; the initial point of something

non

non — Not; negation word in Italian

volle

vol-le — Wanted; third singular past of volere

lasciarglielo

la-sciar-glie-lo — To let him do it; combined infinitive with pronouns

paura

pa-u-ra — Fear; feeling of dread or anxiety

gli

gli — To him; indirect object pronoun masculine singular

capitasse

ca-pi-tas-se — Might happen; imperfect subjunctive of capitare

qualche

qual-che — Some, any; indefinite adjective before singular noun

danno

dan-no — Harm, damage; injury or loss to someone

tuttavia

tut-ta-via — Nevertheless, however; concessive conjunction

alla

al-la — Contraction of 'a' and 'la': 'to the'

fine

fi-ne — End; the final point of something

acconsentì

ac-con-sen-tì — Consented, agreed; third singular past of acconsentire

giovane

gio-va-ne — Young person; a youth

sdraiò

sdra-iò — Lay down; third singular past of sdraiarsi