Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 2

Vocabulary

pour

poor — For, in order to; a common preposition.

être

eh-truh — To be; the most fundamental French verb.

chirurgien

shee-roor-zhyaN — Surgeon; a doctor who performs operations.

à

ah — To, at, in; a very common preposition.

bord

bor — On board; the side or edge of a vessel.

du

doo — Of the; contracted form of 'de le'.

commandé

ko-maN-day — Commanded, led; past participle of commander.

par

par — By, through; a common French preposition.

le

luh — The; masculine singular definite article.

capitaine

ka-pee-ten — Captain; the commander of a ship or unit.

avec

ah-vek — With; a common French preposition.

lequel

luh-kel — Which, whom; a relative or interrogative pronoun.

je

zhuh — I; the first person singular subject pronoun.

demeurai

duh-muh-ray — Stayed, remained; past tense of demeurer.

trois

trwah — Three; the number three.

ans

aN — Years; plural of an, unit of time.

et

ay — And; the most basic coordinating conjunction.

demi

duh-mee — Half; one of two equal parts.

faisant

fuh-zaN — Doing, making; present participle of faire.

un

uN — A, one; masculine indefinite article or number.

voyage

vwa-yazh — Trip, journey; travel from one place to another.

ou

oo — Or; a coordinating conjunction indicating alternatives.

deux

duh — Two; the number two.

dans

daN — In, inside; a common preposition of location.

quelques

kel-kuh — Some, a few; indefinite adjective indicating small quantity.

autres

oh-truh — Other; different or additional persons or things.

contrées

koN-tray — Countries, lands; regions or territories visited.

À

ah — To, at; preposition beginning a new sentence.

mon

moN — My; masculine singular possessive adjective.

retour

ruh-toor — Return; the act of coming back somewhere.

résolus

ray-zo-loo — Resolved, decided; past tense of résoudre.

de

duh — Of, from; an extremely common French preposition.

m'établir

may-ta-bleer — To establish myself, settle; reflexive verb.

Londres

loN-druh — London; the capital city of England.

ce

suh — This, that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.

quoi

kwah — What; interrogative or relative pronoun.

M.

muh-syuh — Mr.; abbreviated title for a male person.

maître

meh-truh — Master, teacher; person of authority or expertise.

m'encouragea

maN-koo-ra-zhah — Encouraged me; past tense of encourager.

son

soN — His, her, its; masculine singular possessive adjective.

entremise

aN-truh-meez — Mediation, intervention; help through an intermediary.

fus

foo — Was; first person simple past of être.

recommandé

ruh-ko-maN-day — Recommended; past participle of recommander.

plusieurs

pluu-zyur — Several, many; indefinite adjective for plural quantity.

patients

pa-syaN — Patients; people receiving medical care or treatment.

Je

zhuh — I; first person singular subject pronoun.

louai

loo-ay — Rented, hired; simple past tense of louer.

une

oon — A, one; feminine indefinite article or number.

partie

par-tee — Part, portion; a section of something larger.

d'une

doon — Of a; contracted feminine indefinite preposition form.

petite

puh-teet — Small, little; feminine adjective indicating small size.

maison

meh-zoN — House, home; a building where people live.

ayant

ay-yaN — Having; present participle of avoir.

été

ay-tay — Been; past participle of être, to be.

conseillé

koN-say-yay — Advised, counseled; past participle of conseiller.

changer

shaN-zhay — To change; to alter or switch something.

d'état

day-tah — Of state, of condition; situation or profession.

j'épousai

zhay-poo-zay — I married; simple past tense of épouser.

Mme

ma-dam — Mrs., Madam; abbreviated title for a woman.

seconde

suh-goNd — Second; the ordinal number following the first.

fille

feey — Daughter, girl; female child or young woman.

laquelle

la-kel — Which, whom; feminine relative or interrogative pronoun.

reçus

ruh-soo — Received; simple past tense of recevoir.

quatre

ka-truh — Four; the number four.

cents

saN — Hundreds; plural form of cent, one hundred.

livres

lee-vruh — Pounds; old French monetary unit or books.

en

aN — In, as; a versatile French preposition.

dot

dot — Dowry; assets brought by a bride to marriage.

Mais

meh — But; coordinating conjunction expressing contrast.

bon

boN — Good; adjective meaning of high quality.

étant

ay-taN — Being; present participle of être, to be.

mort

mor — Dead, died; past participle of mourir.

après

ah-preh — After, afterwards; a common temporal preposition.

n'ayant

nay-yaN — Not having; negated present participle of avoir.

que

kuh — That, only; conjunction or restrictive adverb.

peu

puh — Few, little; indicating small quantity or degree.

d'amis

da-mee — Of friends; plural of ami with preposition.

mes

may — My; plural possessive adjective, first person.

affaires

ah-fair — Affairs, business; matters or commercial dealings.

commencèrent

ko-maN-sair — Began; third person plural simple past of commencer.

péricliter

pay-ree-klee-tay — To decline, to falter; to deteriorate or fail.

car

kar — Because, for; causal coordinating conjunction.

ma

mah — My; feminine singular possessive adjective.

conscience

koN-syaNs — Conscience; moral sense of right and wrong.

ne

nuh — Not; negation particle used with pas or other words.

me

muh — Me; first person singular object pronoun.

permettait

pair-meh-teh — Allowed, permitted; imperfect tense of permettre.

pas

pah — Not; negative particle used with ne.

d'imiter

To imitate; to copy or mimic someone's behavior.

la

lah — The; feminine singular definite article.

mauvaise

moh-vez — Bad, poor; feminine adjective indicating poor quality.

pratique

pra-teek — Practice; the customary way of doing something.

d'un

duN — Of a; masculine contracted indefinite prepositional form.

trop

troh — Too, too much; adverb indicating excess.

grand

graN — Great, large; adjective indicating large size or number.

nombre

noN-bruh — Number; a quantity or count of things.

confrères

koN-frair — Colleagues, peers; fellow members of a profession.

Ayant

ay-yaN — Having; present participle of avoir, beginning clause.

donc

doNk — Therefore, so; conjunction indicating logical consequence.

consulté

koN-sool-tay — Consulted; past participle of consulter, to seek advice.

femme

fam — Wife, woman; adult female or spouse.

quelques-unes

kel-kuh-zoon — Some, a few; feminine indefinite pronoun for small quantity.

connaissances

ko-neh-saNs — Acquaintances, knowledge; people one knows or information.

reprendre

ruh-praN-druh — To take up again, resume; to restart something.

mer

mair — Sea; large body of salt water.

successivement

sook-say-seev-maN — Successively; one after another in sequence.

sur

soor — On, upon; a common French preposition.

navires

na-veer — Ships, vessels; large boats for sea travel.

effectuai

ay-fek-too-ay — Carried out, made; simple past of effectuer.

voyages

vwa-yazh — Trips, journeys; plural of voyage.

pendant

paN-daN — During, for; preposition indicating duration of time.

six

sees — Six; the number six.

aux

oh — To the, at the; plural contracted preposition.

orientales

o-ryaN-tal — Eastern; feminine plural adjective meaning from the east.

occidentales

ok-see-daN-tal — Western; feminine plural adjective meaning from the west.

qui

kee — Who, which; relative or interrogative pronoun.

permit

pair-mee — Allowed, permitted; simple past tense of permettre.

d'augmenter

dog-maN-tay — To increase, to augment; to make something larger.

quelque

kel-kuh — Some, a little; indefinite adjective of quantity.

fortune

for-toon — Fortune, wealth; financial assets or good luck.

Mes

may — My; first person plural possessive adjective.

heures

ur — Hours; units of time, sixty minutes each.

loisir

lwah-zeer — Leisure; free time for rest or recreation.

les

lay — The; plural definite article for both genders.

passais

pah-say — Spent, passed; imperfect tense of passer.

lire

leer — To read; to look at and comprehend written text.

meilleurs

may-yur — Best; masculine plural superlative form of bon.

auteurs

oh-tur — Authors, writers; people who write books or texts.

anciens

aN-syaN — Ancient, old; masculine plural adjective of age.

modernes

mo-dairn — Modern; relating to the present or recent times.

toujours

too-zhoor — Always, still; adverb indicating continuity or permanence.

pourvu

poor-voo — Provided that, stocked; past participle of pourvoir.

lorsque

lors-kuh — When; conjunction introducing a temporal clause.

j'étais

zhay-teh — I was; first person imperfect tense of être.

terre

tair — Land, earth; solid ground as opposed to sea.

observer

ob-sair-vay — To observe; to watch carefully and attentively.

mœurs

mur — Customs, morals; social habits and behaviors of people.

caractères

ka-rak-tair — Characters, traits; personality features of people.

des

day — Of the, some; plural indefinite or partitive article.

peuples

puh-pluh — Peoples, nations; groups sharing culture or nationality.

ainsi

aN-see — Thus, so; adverb indicating manner or consequence.

qu'à

kah — Than to, as to; conjunction with preposition combined.

apprendre

ah-praN-druh — To learn, to teach; to acquire new knowledge.

leur

lur — Their; third person plural possessive adjective.

langue

laNg — Language, tongue; system of communication of a group.

j'avais

zha-veh — I had; first person imperfect tense of avoir.

grande

graNd — Great, large; feminine adjective indicating size.

facilité

fa-see-lee-tay — Facility, ease; natural ability or skill at something.

grâce

grahs — Thanks to, grace; owing to or elegance.

vigueur

vee-gur — Vigor, strength; energy and force of mind.

mémoire

may-mwar — Memory; the mental ability to recall information.