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

Vocabulary

Ero

EH-roh — First person singular past tense of 'essere' (to be)

estremamente

es-treh-mah-MEN-teh — Extremely; to a very great degree

stanco

STAN-koh — Tired, weary, exhausted

e

eh — And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or phrases

con

kon — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

ciò

CHOH — That, this thing; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

il

eel — The; masculine singular definite article

caldo

KAL-doh — Heat, warmth; also adjective meaning hot or warm

del

del — Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'

tempo

TEM-poh — Time or weather; common noun with dual meanings

circa

CHEER-kah — About, approximately; used before numbers or quantities

mezzo

MED-zoh — Half; middle portion of something

boccale

bok-KAH-leh — Mug, tankard; large drinking vessel with handle

di

dee — Of, from; very common Italian preposition

che

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

bevvi

BEV-vee — I drank; first person singular past tense of 'bere'

mentre

MEN-treh — While, whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions

lasciavo

lah-SHAH-voh — I was leaving; imperfect tense of 'lasciare' (to leave)

la

lah — The; feminine singular definite article

nave

NAH-veh — Ship, vessel; large watercraft for sea travel

mi

mee — Me, myself; first person singular reflexive or object pronoun

ritrovai

ree-troh-VAH-ee — I found myself; past tense of 'ritrovarsi'

molto

MOL-toh — Very, much, a lot; common intensifier or quantity word

propenso

proh-PEN-soh — Inclined, prone, disposed toward doing something

a

ah — To, at; very common Italian preposition

dormire

dor-MEE-reh — To sleep; infinitive of common everyday verb

Mi

mee — Me, myself; first person singular pronoun

sdraiai

zdrah-YAH-ee — I lay down; past tense of 'sdraiarsi' (to lie down)

sull'

sool — On the; contraction of 'su' and 'l''

erba

ER-bah — Grass, herb; plant covering ground or used in cooking

era

EH-rah — Was, it was; third person singular imperfect of 'essere'

corta

KOR-tah — Short; adjective describing something of little length

morbida

MOR-bee-dah — Soft, gentle; adjective describing a smooth texture

dove

DOH-veh — Where; adverb or conjunction indicating place or location

dormii

dor-MEE-ee — I slept; first person singular simple past of 'dormire'

più

PYOO — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

profondamente

proh-fon-dah-MEN-teh — Deeply; adverb indicating great depth or intensity

quanto

KWAN-toh — As much as, how much; comparative or interrogative word

ricordassi

ree-kor-DAS-see — I remembered; imperfect subjunctive of 'ricordare'

aver

ah-VER — To have; shortened infinitive used in compound verb forms

mai

MAH-ee — Ever, never; adverb used in negative or superlative contexts

fatto

FAT-toh — Done, made; past participle of 'fare' (to do/make)

in

een — In, at, into; common Italian preposition of location

vita

VEE-tah — Life; one's existence or lifetime

mia

MEE-ah — My; feminine singular possessive adjective or pronoun

per

pehr — For, by, through; versatile Italian preposition

calcolai

kal-koh-LAH-ee — I calculated, I estimated; past tense of 'calcolare'

nove

NOH-veh — Nine; the cardinal number 9

ore

OH-reh — Hours; plural of 'ora', unit of time

poiché

poy-KEH — Since, because, as; causal or temporal conjunction

quando

KWAN-doh — When; temporal conjunction or interrogative adverb

svegliai

zveh-LYAH-ee — I woke up; past tense of 'svegliarsi'

appena

ap-PEH-nah — Just, barely, as soon as; adverb of time or degree

l'

l — The; elided definite article before a vowel

alba

AL-bah — Dawn, daybreak; first light of the morning

Tentai

ten-TAH-ee — I attempted, I tried; past tense of 'tentare'

alzarmi

al-ZAR-mee — To get myself up; reflexive infinitive of 'alzarsi'

ma

mah — But; adversative conjunction expressing contrast

non

non — Not; basic negation adverb in Italian

riuscii

ree-oo-SHEE-ee — I managed, I succeeded; past tense of 'riuscire'

muovermi

mwoh-VER-mee — To move myself; reflexive infinitive of 'muoversi'

trovandomi

troh-VAN-doh-mee — Finding myself; reflexive gerund of 'trovarsi'

giacere

jah-CHEH-reh — To lie down, to be lying; infinitive verb

sulla

SUL-lah — On the; contraction of 'su' and 'la'

schiena

SKYEH-nah — Back; rear part of the human body

scoprii

skoh-PREE-ee — I discovered, I found out; past tense of 'scoprire'

le

leh — The; feminine plural definite article

mie

MEE-eh — My; feminine plural possessive adjective

braccia

BRAT-chah — Arms; plural of 'braccio', upper limbs of the body

gambe

GAM-beh — Legs; plural of 'gamba', lower limbs of the body

erano

EH-rah-noh — They were; third person plural imperfect of 'essere'

saldamente

sal-dah-MEN-teh — Firmly, solidly; adverb indicating strong fastening

fissate

fis-SAH-teh — Fixed, fastened; past participle of 'fissare' (to fix)

su

soo — On, upon, over; common Italian preposition of position

ciascun

chah-SKOON — Each, every one; distributive adjective before masculine noun

lato

LAH-toh — Side; one of the lateral parts of something

al

al — To the, at the; contraction of 'a' and 'il'

suolo

SWOH-loh — Ground, soil, floor; surface of the earth

i

ee — The; masculine plural definite article

miei

MYEH-ee — My; masculine plural possessive adjective

capelli

kah-PEL-lee — Hair; plural referring to hair on the head

lunghi

LOON-ghee — Long; masculine plural adjective describing length

folti

FOL-tee — Thick, dense; masculine plural adjective for hair or foliage

legati

leh-GAH-tee — Tied, bound; past participle of 'legare' (to tie)

allo

AL-loh — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'lo'

stesso

STES-soh — Same; adjective indicating identity or similarity

modo

MOH-doh — Way, manner, mode; how something is done

Avvertii

av-ver-TEE-ee — I felt, I noticed; past tense of 'avvertire'

inoltre

in-OL-treh — Furthermore, moreover, also; additive discourse connector

diverse

dee-VER-seh — Several, various; feminine plural adjective meaning different or multiple

sottili

sot-TEE-lee — Thin, slender, fine; plural adjective describing thinness

legature

leh-gah-TOO-reh — Bindings, ties, ligatures; things used to bind or tie

attraverso

at-trah-VER-soh — Across, through; preposition indicating passage through something

mio

MEE-oh — My; masculine singular possessive adjective or pronoun

corpo

KOR-poh — Body; the physical form of a living being

dalle

DAL-leh — From the; contraction of 'da' and 'le'

ascelle

ah-SHEL-leh — Armpits; plural of 'ascella', hollow beneath shoulder joint

alle

AL-leh — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'le'

cosce

KO-sheh — Thighs; plural of 'coscia', upper part of the leg

Potevo

poh-TEH-voh — I could, I was able; imperfect tense of 'potere'

solo

SOH-loh — Only, alone, just; adverb or adjective of singularity

guardare

gwar-DAH-reh — To look, to watch; infinitive of common visual verb

verso

VER-soh — Toward, towards; preposition indicating direction

alto

AL-toh — High, tall, up; adjective or adverb of height or direction

sole

SOH-leh — Sun; the star at the center of the solar system

cominciava

koh-min-CHAH-vah — Was beginning; imperfect tense of 'cominciare' (to begin)

farsi

FAR-see — To become, to make oneself; reflexive infinitive of 'fare'

luce

LOO-cheh — Light; illumination from the sun or other sources

feriva

feh-REE-vah — Was hurting, was wounding; imperfect of 'ferire'

gli

lyee — The; masculine plural article, or him as indirect pronoun

occhi

OK-kee — Eyes; plural of 'occhio', organs of vision

Udii

oo-DEE-ee — I heard; first person singular past tense of 'udire'

un

oon — A, an; masculine singular indefinite article

rumore

roo-MOH-reh — Noise, sound; auditory disturbance or background sound

confuso

kon-FOO-zoh — Confused, muddled, indistinct; adjective describing disorder

intorno

in-TOR-noh — Around, surrounding; adverb or preposition of position

me

meh — Me; first person singular stressed object pronoun

nella

NEL-lah — In the; contraction of 'in' and 'la'

posizione

poh-zee-TSYOH-neh — Position, posture; place or stance of a body

cui

KWEE — Which, whom, whose; relative pronoun used after prepositions

giacevo

jah-CHEH-voh — I was lying; imperfect tense of 'giacere' (to lie)

riuscivo

ree-oo-SHEE-voh — I managed, I was able; imperfect tense of 'riuscire'

vedere

veh-DEH-reh — To see; infinitive of fundamental verb of vision

nulla

NOOL-lah — Nothing, nothing at all; indefinite pronoun of negation

tranne

TRAN-neh — Except, except for; preposition expressing exclusion

cielo

CHYEH-loh — Sky, heaven; the expanse above the earth

Poco

POH-koh — Little, a little; adverb or adjective of small quantity

dopo

DOH-poh — After, later, afterwards; temporal preposition or adverb

sentii

sen-TEE-ee — I felt, I heard; past tense of 'sentire'

qualcosa

kwal-KOH-zah — Something; indefinite pronoun referring to an unspecified thing

vivo

VEE-voh — Alive, living; adjective describing a living creature

muoversi

mwoh-VER-see — To move oneself; reflexive infinitive of motion verb

gamba

GAM-bah — Leg; lower limb of the human body

sinistra

see-NEE-strah — Left; direction or side opposite to right

avanzando

ah-van-ZAN-doh — Advancing, moving forward; gerund of 'avanzare'

dolcemente

dol-cheh-MEN-teh — Gently, softly, sweetly; adverb of gentle manner

avanti

ah-VAN-tee — Forward, ahead, onwards; adverb of direction

sul

sool — On the; contraction of 'su' and 'il'

petto

PET-toh — Chest, breast; front part of the upper torso

giunse

JOON-seh — It arrived, it reached; past tense of 'giungere'

quasi

KWAH-zee — Almost, nearly; adverb indicating near approximation

fino

FEE-noh — Until, up to, as far as; preposition of extent

mento

MEN-toh — Chin; the lower part of the face below the mouth

abbassando

ab-bas-SAN-doh — Lowering, looking down; gerund of 'abbassare'

potevo

poh-TEH-voh — I could; imperfect tense of 'potere' (to be able)

accorsi

ak-KOR-see — I noticed, I realized; past tense of 'accorgersi'

si

see — Oneself, themselves; reflexive pronoun for third person

trattava

trat-TAH-vah — It was about, it concerned; imperfect of 'trattarsi'

una

OO-nah — A, an; feminine singular indefinite article

creatura

kreh-ah-TOO-rah — Creature, being; a living entity or organism

umana

oo-MAH-nah — Human; feminine adjective relating to human beings

alta

AL-tah — Tall, high; feminine adjective describing height

sei

SAY — Six; the cardinal number 6

pollici

POL-lee-chee — Inches or thumbs; plural of 'pollice', unit of measurement

arco

AR-koh — Bow, arch; weapon for shooting arrows, or curved structure

freccia

FRECH-chah — Arrow; projectile shot from a bow

mano

MAH-noh — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

faretra

fah-REH-trah — Quiver; container for carrying arrows on the back