Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 13

Vocabulary

Então

en-TAWN — Then; used to indicate sequence or consequence

ele

EH-leh — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

foi

FOY — Went; past tense of 'ir' (to go)

ao

AW — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o'

rei

HAY — King; male monarch ruling a kingdom

e

EH — And; basic coordinating conjunction

contou-lhe

kon-TOH-lyeh — Told him/her; past tense of 'contar' with pronoun

toda

TOH-dah — All, entire; feminine form of 'todo'

a

AH — The; feminine definite article

desonestidade

deh-zo-nes-tee-DAH-deh — Dishonesty; lack of honesty or integrity

de

DEH — Of, from; very common preposition

seus

SEH-ooz — His, her, their; masculine plural possessive pronoun

irmãos

eer-MAWNGZ — Brothers; male siblings

eles

EH-lesh — They; third-person masculine plural pronoun

foram

FOH-rawng — Were, went; past tense of 'ser/ir'

presos

PREH-zooz — Arrested, imprisoned; past participle of 'prender'

punidos

poo-NEE-dooz — Punished; past participle of 'punir'

teve

TEH-veh — Had; third-person singular past of 'ter'

princesa

preen-SEH-zah — Princess; daughter or female royalty

devolvida

deh-vol-VEE-dah — Returned, given back; feminine past participle

após

ah-POHSH — After; preposition indicating sequence in time

morte

MOR-teh — Death; the end of life

do

DOO — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'

o

OO — The; masculine definite article

herdeiro

er-DAY-roo — Heir; person who inherits property or title

seu

SEH-oo — His, her, its; singular possessive pronoun

reino

HAY-noo — Kingdom; territory ruled by a monarch

Muito

MWEE-too — Very, much; adverb of degree or quantity

tempo

TEM-poo — Time; duration or period

depois

deh-POYSH — After, later; indicating subsequent time

passear

pah-see-AR — To stroll, to take a walk

um

OOM — A, one; masculine indefinite article or number

dia

DEE-ah — Day; a 24-hour period

na

NAH — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'a'

floresta

flo-RES-tah — Forest; large area covered with trees

velha

VEH-lyah — Old; feminine adjective for aged or elderly

raposa

hah-POH-zah — Fox; a cunning wild canine animal

encontrou

en-kon-TROH — Found, encountered; past tense of 'encontrar'

suplicou-lhe

soo-plee-KOH-lyeh — Begged him/her; past tense of 'suplicar' with pronoun

com

KONG — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner

lágrimas

LAH-gree-mahsh — Tears; drops of fluid from crying

nos

NOOSH — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'os'

olhos

OH-lyoosh — Eyes; organs of sight

que

KEH — That, which; conjunction or relative pronoun

matasse

mah-TAH-seh — Would kill; past subjunctive of 'matar'

cortasse

kor-TAH-seh — Would cut; past subjunctive of 'cortar'

sua

SOO-ah — His, her, its; feminine singular possessive pronoun

cabeça

kah-BEH-sah — Head; the upper part of the body

pés

PEHSH — Feet; the lower extremities of the body

E

EH — And; coordinating conjunction

por

POR — By, for, through; versatile preposition

fim

FEENG — End; conclusion or final point

fez

FEHSH — Did, made; past tense of 'fazer'

num

NOONG — In a; contraction of 'em' and 'um'

instante

een-STAN-teh — Instant; a very brief moment in time

se

SEH — Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun

transformou

trans-for-MOH — Transformed; past tense of 'transformar'

em

ENG — In, into; common preposition of location

homem

OH-meng — Man; adult male human being

revelou

heh-veh-LOH — Revealed; past tense of 'revelar'

ser

SEHR — To be; permanent or essential state

irmão

eer-MAWNG — Brother; male sibling

da

DAH — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'a'

havia

ah-VEE-ah — Had; imperfect past tense of 'haver'

perdido

per-DEE-doo — Lost; past participle of 'perder'

há

AH — There is/are; ago; present of 'haver'

muitos

MWEE-toosh — Many; large number, masculine plural form

anos

AH-noosh — Years; plural of 'ano'

SORTUDO

sor-TOO-doo — Lucky one; person who has great fortune

Alguns

al-GOONSH — Some; masculine plural indefinite pronoun/adjective

homens

OH-mengsh — Men; plural of 'homem'

nascem

NAH-seng — Are born; third-person plural of 'nascer'

sorte

SOR-teh — Luck; good fortune or chance

tudo

TOO-doo — Everything, all; neuter indefinite pronoun

fazem

FAH-zeng — Do, make; third-person plural of 'fazer'

ou

OH — Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction

tentam

TEN-tang — Try, attempt; third-person plural of 'tentar'

fazer

fah-ZEHR — To do, to make; very common verb

dá

DAH — Gives, works out; third-person singular of 'dar'

certo

SER-too — Right, correct; something that works out well

lhes

LYEHSH — To them; indirect object pronoun third-person plural

cabe

KAH-beh — Falls to, belongs to; third-person of 'caber'

é

EH — Is; third-person singular present of 'ser'

ganho

GAH-nyoo — Gain, profit, earnings; what is won

todos

TOH-doosh — All, every; masculine plural of 'todo'

os

OOSH — The; masculine plural definite article

gansos

GAN-soosh — Geese; plural of 'ganso'

são

SAWNG — Are; third-person plural present of 'ser'

cisnes

SEEZ-nesh — Swans; plural of 'cisne'

todas

TOH-dahsh — All; feminine plural of 'todo'

as

AHSH — The; feminine plural definite article

cartas

KAR-tahsh — Cards, letters; plural of 'carta'

trunfos

TROON-foosh — Trumps; winning cards in a card game

jogue-os

ZHO-geh-oosh — Play them; imperative of 'jogar' with pronoun

para

PAH-rah — For, to, toward; common preposition

onde

ON-deh — Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place

quiser

kee-ZEHR — May want; future subjunctive of 'querer'

sempre

SEM-preh — Always; at all times, invariably

como

KOH-moo — Like, as, how; conjunction or adverb

pobre

POH-breh — Poor; lacking money or resources

gatinho

gah-TEEN-yoo — Kitten; small or young cat

cairão

kai-RAWNG — Will fall; future tense of 'cair'

pé

PEH — Foot; singular lower extremity

seguirão

seh-gee-RAWNG — Will follow, will continue; future of 'seguir'

adiante

ah-dee-AN-teh — Ahead, forward; further along in space or time

ainda

ah-EEN-dah — Still, yet, even; temporal or emphatic adverb

mais

MAISH — More; comparative adverb of degree

rápido

HAH-pee-doo — Fast, quick; adjective or adverb of speed

O

OO — The; masculine definite article

mundo

MOON-doo — World; the earth or global society

pode

POH-deh — Can, may; third-person singular of 'poder'

bem

BENG — Well; adverb of manner or degree

não

NAWNG — No, not; negation particle

pensar

pen-SAR — To think; to reflect or consider mentally

neles

NEH-lesh — In them, about them; preposition 'em' with 'eles'

pensam

PEN-sang — Think; third-person plural of 'pensar'

si

SEE — Themselves; reflexive pronoun after preposition

mesmos

MEZ-moosh — Themselves; intensifier with reflexive pronoun

mas

MAHSH — But; adversative coordinating conjunction

importa

eem-POR-tah — Matters, is important; third-person of 'importar'

saber

sah-BEHR — To know; to have knowledge about something

sobre

SOH-breh — About, on; preposition of topic or surface

assunto

ah-SOON-too — Subject, matter, topic; thing being discussed

Um

OOM — A, one; masculine indefinite article

desses

DEH-sesh — Of those; contraction of 'de' and 'esses'

seres

SEH-resh — Beings, creatures; plural of 'ser'

sortudos

sor-TOO-doosh — Lucky ones; fortunate people, plural form

era

EH-rah — Was; third-person singular imperfect of 'ser'

vizinho

vee-ZEEN-yoo — Neighbor; person living nearby

Durante

doo-RAN-teh — During; preposition indicating time span

sete

SEH-teh — Seven; the number 7

longos

LON-goosh — Long; masculine plural adjective of length/duration

trabalhado

trah-bah-LYAH-doo — Worked; past participle of 'trabalhar'

arduamente

ar-doo-ah-MEN-teh — Arduously, hard; with great effort and difficulty

mestre

MES-treh — Master, teacher; skilled or expert person

Por

POR — By, for, through; preposition

disse

DEE-seh — Said; third-person singular past of 'dizer'

Mestre

MES-treh — Master; used as title addressing a skilled person

meu

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

acabou

ah-kah-BOH — Finished, ended; past tense of 'acabar'

devo

DEH-voo — I must, I owe; first-person of 'dever'

voltar

vol-TAR — To return, to go back

casa

KAH-zah — House, home; one's place of residence

ver

VEHR — To see; to perceive with the eyes

minha

MEEN-yah — My; first-person singular feminine possessive

mãe

MAWNG — Mother; female parent

uma

OO-mah — A, one; feminine indefinite article

vez

VEHSH — Time, occasion; instance of occurrence

portanto

por-TAN-too — Therefore, so; logical conclusion conjunction

peço-lhe

PEH-soo-lyeh — I ask you; first-person of 'pedir' with pronoun

me

MEH — Me; first-person singular object pronoun

pague

PAH-geh — Pay; subjunctive or imperative of 'pagar'

salário

sah-LAH-ree-oo — Salary, wages; payment for work done

deixe

DAY-sheh — Let, allow; subjunctive or imperative of 'deixar'

ir

EER — To go; fundamental verb of motion