Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 5

Vocabulary

Trovo

TROH-voh — I find; first person singular of trovare

altresì

al-treh-SEE — furthermore; likewise; also (formal/literary)

che

keh — that; which; who; conjunction or relative pronoun

il

eel — the; masculine singular definite article

vostro

VOH-stroh — your; plural or formal possessive adjective

tipografo

tee-POH-gra-foh — typographer; printer who sets and prints text

è

eh — is; third person singular of essere (to be)

stato

STAH-toh — been; past participle of essere; also state/status

così

koh-ZEE — so; thus; in this way; like this

negligente

neh-lee-JEN-teh — negligent; careless; failing to take proper care

da

dah — from; by; since; preposition with multiple uses

confondere

kon-FON-deh-reh — to confuse; to mix up; to mistake one for another

i

ee — the; masculine plural definite article

tempi

TEM-pee — times; periods; plural of tempo

e

eh — and; basic coordinating conjunction

sbagliare

zbah-LYAH-reh — to make a mistake; to get something wrong

le

leh — the; feminine plural definite article; also indirect pronoun

date

DAH-teh — dates; specific calendar days; plural of data

dei

DEH-ee — of the; masculine plural partitive contraction

miei

MYEH-ee — my; masculine plural possessive adjective/pronoun

vari

VAH-ree — various; several; different; plural of vario

viaggi

VYAH-jee — trips; journeys; travels; plural of viaggio

ritorni

ree-TOR-nee — returns; homecomings; plural of ritorno

senza

SEN-tsah — without; preposition indicating absence or lack

indicare

een-dee-KAH-reh — to indicate; to point out; to specify something

né

neh — neither; nor; used in negative correlative constructions

vero

VEH-roh — true; real; genuine; adjective or noun

anno

AN-noh — year; a period of twelve months

mese

MEH-zeh — month; one of twelve calendar divisions

giorno

JOR-noh — day; a 24-hour period

del

del — of the; masculine singular partitive contraction

mi

mee — me; to me; first person singular indirect/reflexive pronoun

giunge

JUN-jeh — reaches; arrives; third person singular of giungere

voce

VOH-cheh — voice; rumor; word; report of something heard

manoscritto

mah-noh-SKRIT-toh — manuscript; handwritten or original unpublished document

originale

oh-ree-jee-NAH-leh — original; first version; authentic and not copied

sia

SEE-ah — be; third person singular subjunctive of essere

completamente

kom-pleh-tah-MEN-teh — completely; entirely; in a total or absolute manner

distrutto

dee-STROOT-toh — destroyed; ruined; past participle of distruggere

dopo

DOH-poh — after; afterwards; following in time or order

la

lah — the; feminine singular definite article; also her/it

pubblicazione

poob-blee-kah-TSYOH-neh — publication; the act of publishing a work

mio

MEE-oh — my; masculine singular possessive adjective

libro

LEE-broh — book; a written or printed literary work

rimane

ree-MAH-neh — remains; stays; third person singular of rimanere

alcuna

al-KOO-nah — any; no; feminine singular indefinite in negative context

copia

KOH-pyah — copy; duplicate; reproduction of an original document

tuttavia

toot-tah-VEE-ah — nevertheless; however; yet; despite this

vi

vee — you; there; to you; second person plural pronoun/adverb

ho

oh — I have; first person singular of avere

inviato

een-VYAH-toh — sent; dispatched; past participle of inviare

alcune

al-KOO-neh — some; a few; feminine plural indefinite adjective

correzioni

kor-reh-TSYOH-nee — corrections; fixes; amendments to errors in text

potrete

poh-TREH-teh — you will be able; future tense of potere (plural)

inserire

een-seh-REE-reh — to insert; to include; to add something into text

qualora

kwah-LOH-rah — if; in case that; should (formal conditional conjunction)

fosse

FOS-seh — were; third person singular imperfect subjunctive of essere

mai

mah-ee — ever; never; at any time (context-dependent)

una

OO-nah — a; an; one; feminine singular indefinite article

seconda

seh-KON-dah — second; the ordinal number following first

edizione

eh-dee-TSYOH-neh — edition; a version of a published book or work

eppure

ep-POO-reh — and yet; nevertheless; still; despite that fact

non

non — not; basic negation word in Italian

posso

POS-soh — I can; I am able; first person singular of potere

garantirle

gah-ran-TEER-leh — to guarantee them; to assure her of something

ma

mah — but; however; coordinating adversative conjunction

lascerò

lah-sheh-ROH — I will leave; I will let; future of lasciare

quella

KWEL-lah — that; feminine singular demonstrative adjective/pronoun

questione

kwes-TYOH-neh — question; matter; issue to be resolved or debated

ai

ah-ee — to the; masculine plural contraction of a + i

giudiziosi

joo-dee-TSYOH-zee — judicious; wise; showing sound judgment and discernment

imparziali

eem-par-TSYAH-lee — impartial; unbiased; treating all sides fairly

lettori

let-TOH-ree — readers; people who read books or texts

affinché

af-feen-KEH — so that; in order that; purpose conjunction

sistemino

see-steh-MEE-noh — they arrange; they settle; present subjunctive of sistemare

come

KOH-meh — how; as; like; conjunction or adverb of manner

meglio

MEH-lyoh — better; best; comparative/superlative of bene

credono

KREH-doh-noh — they believe; they think; third person plural of credere

Mi

mee — me; to me; first person singular clitic pronoun

alcuni

al-KOO-nee — some; a few; masculine plural indefinite adjective

nostri

NOH-stree — our; masculine plural possessive adjective/pronoun

di

dee — of; from; by; very common Italian preposition

mare

MAH-reh — sea; ocean; large body of salt water

trovino

TROH-vee-noh — they find; present subjunctive of trovare

ridire

ree-DEE-reh — to find fault; to object; to criticize something said

sul

sool — on the; masculine singular contraction of su + il

linguaggio

leen-GWAH-joh — language; manner of speaking; specialized vocabulary

marinaro

mah-ree-NAH-roh — nautical; relating to sailors or the sea

se

seh — if; whether; conditional conjunction

appropriato

ap-proh-PRYAH-toh — appropriate; suitable; fitting for the context

in

een — in; into; at; common Italian preposition of place

molti

MOL-tee — many; a lot of; masculine plural of molto

punti

POON-tee — points; places; aspects; plural of punto

attualmente

at-twahl-MEN-teh — currently; at present; nowadays (false friend with English)

uso

OO-zoh — I use; usage; custom; first person singular of usare

Non

non — not; negation word; equivalent of English not

farci

FAR-chee — to do about it; to do for us; combined form of fare + ci

nulla

NOOL-lah — nothing; not anything; used in negative expressions

Nei

NEH-ee — in the; masculine plural contraction of in + i

primi

PREE-mee — first; early; masculine plural of primo

quando

KWAN-doh — when; at what time; temporal conjunction or adverb

ero

EH-roh — I was; first person singular imperfect of essere

giovane

JOH-vah-neh — young; a young person; adjective or noun

venni

VEN-nee — I came; first person singular passato remoto of venire

istruito

ees-TROO-ee-toh — instructed; educated; taught; past participle of istruire

dai

dah-ee — by the; from the; masculine plural contraction of da + i

marinai

mah-ree-NAH-ee — sailors; seamen; plural of marinaio

più

pyoo — more; most; plus; comparative adverb or adjective

anziani

an-TSYAH-nee — elderly; older; senior; plural of anziano

imparai

eem-pah-RAH-ee — I learned; first person singular passato remoto of imparare

a

ah — to; at; in; very common Italian preposition

parlare

par-LAH-reh — to speak; to talk; fundamental communication verb

loro

LOH-roh — their; them; they; third person plural pronoun/adjective

Ma

mah — but; however; adversative conjunction

poi

POH-ee — then; afterwards; later; temporal adverb

scoperto

skoh-PER-toh — discovered; found out; past participle of scoprire

gli

lyee — the; to him; them; masculine plural article or pronoun

sono

they are; I am; present tense of essere

inclini

een-KLEE-nee — inclined; prone; tending toward something

quelli

KWEL-lee — those; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun

terra

TER-rah — land; earth; ground; the terrestrial world

ad

ad — to; at; variant of a used before vowels

aggiornarsi

ad-jor-NAR-see — to update oneself; to keep current with changes

nelle

NEL-leh — in the; feminine plural contraction of in + le

parole

pah-ROH-leh — words; terms; plural of parola

questi

KWES-tee — these; masculine plural demonstrative adjective/pronoun

ultimi

OOL-tee-mee — last; latest; the most recent ones

cambiano

KAM-byah-noh — they change; third person plural of cambiare

ogni

OH-nyee — every; each; used with singular nouns

tanto

TAN-toh — so much; a lot; every so often (in ogni tanto)

ricordo

ree-KOR-doh — I remember; a memory; first person singular of ricordare

ritorno

ree-TOR-noh — return; coming back; act of going back home

patria

PAH-tryah — homeland; native country; fatherland

vecchio

VEK-kyoh — old; aged; elderly; referring to age

dialetto

dyah-LET-toh — dialect; regional variety of a language

era

EH-rah — was; third person singular imperfect of essere

mutato

moo-TAH-toh — changed; altered; past participle of mutare

stento

STEN-toh — difficulty; hardship; a fatica or with great effort

riuscivo

ryoo-SHEE-voh — I managed; I succeeded; imperfect of riuscire

comprendere

kom-PREN-deh-reh — to understand; to comprehend; to include

nuovo

NWOH-voh — new; recent; not previously known or used

E

eh — and; basic coordinating conjunction

osservo

os-SER-voh — I observe; I notice; first person singular of osservare

qualche

KWAL-keh — some; a few; any; used with singular nouns

viene

VYEH-neh — comes; third person singular of venire

per

pehr — for; through; by; very common Italian preposition

curiosità

koo-ryoh-zee-TAH — curiosity; desire to know or learn about something

farmi

FAR-mee — to make me; to do to me; fare + mi combined

visita

VEE-zee-tah — visit; a call or trip to see someone

casa

KAH-zah — house; home; place where one lives

mia

MEE-ah — my; feminine singular possessive adjective

nessuno

nes-SOO-noh — no one; nobody; none; negative indefinite pronoun

due

DOO-eh — two; the number 2; cardinal number

grado

GRAH-doh — degree; level; ability; in grado di means able to

esprimere

es-PREE-meh-reh — to express; to convey thoughts or feelings verbally

propri

PROH-pree — own; one's own; masculine plural of proprio

pensieri

pen-SYEH-ree — thoughts; ideas; plural of pensiero

modo

MOH-doh — way; manner; method; mode of doing something

comprensibile

kom-pren-SEE-bee-leh — comprehensible; understandable; able to be understood

all'

al — to the; at the; contraction of a + l' before vowel

altro

AL-troh — other; another; else; the other one