Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 1

Vocabulary

autor

aw-TOHR — Person who writes or creates a literary work

fornece

for-NEH-seh — Provides or supplies something to someone

relato

heh-LAH-too — An account or narrative of events

sobre

SOH-breh — Preposition meaning 'about' or 'concerning'

si

see — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself' or 'herself'

mesmo

MEZ-moo — Means 'himself' or 'same' for emphasis

família

fah-MEE-lyah — A group of related people; one's family

primeiros

pree-MAY-rooz — Plural adjective meaning 'first' in a sequence

incentivos

een-sen-TEE-vooz — Motivations or incentives that encourage a particular action

viajar

vyah-ZHAHR — To travel from one place to another

naufraga

now-FRAH-gah — To be shipwrecked; suffer a wreck at sea

nada

NAH-dah — Swims; to swim through water using body movement

própria

PROH-pryah — Adjective meaning 'own' or 'one's very own'

vida

VEE-dah — The state of being alive; one's life

chega

SHEH-gah — Arrives at a destination; reaches a place

segurança

seh-goo-RAHN-sah — Safety or security; the state of being safe

costa

KOS-tah — The shoreline or coast along a body of water

país

pah-EES — A nation or country as a political entity

feito

FAY-too — Made or done; past participle of 'fazer'

prisioneiro

pree-zyoh-NAY-roo — A person captured and held as a prisoner

levado

leh-VAH-doo — Taken or carried to another place; transported

interior

een-teh-RYOHR — The inland or inner part of a country

pai

PIE — Father; the male parent of a person

tinha

TEEN-yah — Imperfect tense of 'ter'; means 'had'

pequena

peh-KEH-nah — Feminine adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'

propriedade

proh-pryeh-DAH-jeh — Land or estate owned by a person; property

era

EH-rah — Imperfect tense of 'ser'; means 'was' or 'were'

terceiro

tehr-SAY-roo — Ordinal number meaning 'third' in a sequence

cinco

SEEN-koo — The cardinal number five

filhos

FEE-lyooz — Children or sons belonging to a family

enviou

en-vyOH — Sent someone or something to a place

quatorze

kwah-TOHR-zeh — The cardinal number fourteen

anos

AH-nooz — Plural of 'ano'; years of age or time

idade

ee-DAH-jeh — Age; the number of years a person has lived

onde

ON-jeh — Relative adverb meaning 'where'

residi

heh-zee-DEE — Lived or resided in a particular place

três

TREHZ — The cardinal number three

dediquei

deh-jee-KAY — Devoted or dedicated oneself intensely to something

intensamente

een-ten-sah-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'intensely' or 'with great effort'

estudos

es-TOO-dooz — Studies or academic pursuits undertaken by a person

mas

mahz — Conjunction meaning 'but' introducing a contrast

custo

KOOS-too — Cost or expense required to obtain something

manter

man-TEHR — To maintain or keep something in a certain state

embora

em-BOH-rah — Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'

tivesse

tee-VEH-seh — Imperfect subjunctive of 'ter'; meaning 'had'

mesada

meh-ZAH-dah — A monthly allowance of money given regularly

muito

MWEE-too — Adverb or adjective meaning 'very' or 'much'

escassa

es-KAH-sah — Scarce or meager; insufficient in amount or supply

sendo

SEN-doo — Present participle of 'ser'; meaning 'being'

demasiado

deh-mah-zyAH-doo — Excessively or too much of something

elevado

eh-leh-VAH-doo — High or elevated; great in amount or level

fortuna

for-TOO-nah — Fortune or wealth; financial resources a person possesses

modesta

moh-DES-tah — Modest or humble; not large or extravagant

fui

fwee — First-person singular past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'

contratado

kon-trah-TAH-doo — Hired or contracted to perform a job

como

KOH-moo — Conjunction or preposition meaning 'as' or 'like'

aprendiz

ah-pren-DEEZ — An apprentice learning a trade under a master

Sr.

seh-NYOHR — Abbreviation for 'Senhor'; equivalent to English 'Mr.'

eminente

eh-mee-NEN-teh — Eminent or distinguished; highly respected in a field

cirurgião

see-roor-ZHYOW — A surgeon who performs medical operations on patients

Londres

LON-drehz — The capital city of England and the United Kingdom

quem

keng — Relative pronoun meaning 'whom' or 'who'

permaneci

pehr-mah-neh-SEE — Remained or stayed in a place for a period

quatro

KWAH-troo — The cardinal number four

enviava-me

en-vyAH-vah-meh — Used to send me something on occasion

vez

VEZ — Time or instance; used in expressions of frequency

quando

KWAN-doo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'

pequenas

peh-KEH-nahz — Plural feminine adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'

quantias

kwan-CHYAHZ — Sums or amounts of money given to someone

dinheiro

jeen-YAY-roo — Money used as a medium of financial exchange

gastava

gahs-TAH-vah — Was spending money on something regularly

aprendendo

ah-pren-DEN-doo — Learning or acquiring knowledge about something

navegação

nah-veh-gah-SOW — Navigation; the science or practice of sailing ships

outras

OH-trahz — Plural feminine adjective meaning 'other' or 'others'

partes

PAHR-tehz — Parts or branches of a subject or field

matemática

mah-teh-MAH-tee-kah — Mathematics; the study of numbers and calculations

úteis

OO-taysh — Plural of 'útil'; meaning 'useful' or 'helpful'

aqueles

ah-KEH-lehz — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' referring to people

pretendem

preh-TEN-deng — Intend or plan to do something in the future

pois

POHYZ — Conjunction meaning 'because,' 'since,' or 'for'

sempre

SEM-preh — Adverb meaning 'always' or 'at all times'

acreditei

ah-kreh-jee-TAY — Believed or had faith in something being true

seria

seh-REE-ah — Conditional tense of 'ser'; meaning 'would be'

algum

ahl-GOONG — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'any'

momento

moh-MEN-too — A moment or point in time; an instant

destino

des-CHEE-noo — Destiny or fate; a predetermined course of events

fazê-lo

fah-ZEH-loo — To do it; infinitive form with object pronoun

Quando

KWAN-doo — Conjunction meaning 'when' introducing a time clause

deixei

day-SHAY — Left or departed from a place or situation

até

ah-TEH — Preposition meaning 'until' or 'up to'

ajuda

ah-ZHOO-dah — Help or assistance provided by another person

dele

DEH-leh — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' or 'of him'

tio

CHEE-oo — Uncle; the brother of one's parent

alguns

ahl-GOONGZ — Plural indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'several'

outros

OH-trooz — Plural masculine pronoun meaning 'others' or 'other people'

parentes

pah-REN-tehz — Relatives or family members related by blood or marriage

obtive

ob-CHEE-veh — Obtained or received something through effort or request

quarenta

kwah-REN-tah — The cardinal number forty

libras

LEE-brahz — British pounds; a unit of British currency

promessa

proh-MEH-sah — A promise or commitment to do something later

trinta

TREEN-tah — The cardinal number thirty

ano

AH-noo — A year; a period of twelve calendar months

lá

LAH — Adverb meaning 'there' referring to a distant place

estudei

es-too-DAY — Studied a subject at a school or university

medicina

meh-jee-SEE-nah — Medicine; the science and practice of treating illness

dois

DOHYZ — The cardinal number two

sete

SEH-teh — The cardinal number seven

meses

MEH-zehz — Plural of 'mês'; months of the calendar year

sabendo

sah-BEN-doo — Knowing or being aware of something; present participle

útil

OO-teel — Adjective meaning 'useful' or 'practical' for a purpose

longas

LON-gahz — Plural feminine adjective meaning 'long' in duration

viagens

vyAH-zhengz — Plural of 'viagem'; journeys or trips taken

Logo

LOH-goo — Adverb meaning 'soon' or 'shortly after'

após

ah-POHZ — Preposition meaning 'after' indicating sequence in time

retorno

heh-TOHR-noo — Return; the act of coming back to a place

recomendado

heh-koh-men-DAH-doo — Recommended or endorsed by someone for a purpose

bom

bong — Adjective meaning 'good' in quality or character

mestre

MES-treh — Master or teacher; an expert or highly skilled person