Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel — Page 4

Vocabulary

Precisamos

preh-see-ZAH-mohs — We need; first person plural of precisar

das

dahsh — Contraction of de + as; of the (feminine plural)

suas

SOO-ahsh — Your or their (feminine plural possessive pronoun)

doações

doh-ah-SOYNS — Donations; charitable contributions given to an organization

mais

mahysh — More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity

do

doo — Contraction of de + o; of the (masculine singular)

que

keh — Than; that; used in comparisons and conjunctions

nunca

NOON-kah — Never; at no time; negation of frequency

A

ah — The (feminine singular definite article)

partir

pahr-TEER — To depart; used in 'a partir de' meaning starting from

de

deh — Of; from; preposition indicating origin or belonging

julho

ZHOO-lyoo — July; the seventh month of the year

as

ahsh — The (feminine plural definite article)

contribuições

kon-tree-bwee-SOYNS — Contributions; amounts given to support a cause

estão

esh-TOWN — They are; third person plural of estar

sendo

SEN-doo — Being; gerund of ser used in passive constructions

solicitadas

soh-lee-see-TAH-dahsh — Requested; asked for (feminine plural past participle)

apenas

ah-PEH-nahsh — Only; just; limiting adverb restricting scope

pessoas

peh-SOH-ahsh — People; persons; human individuals

em

en — In; at; on; common Portuguese preposition of location

Novo

NOH-voo — New; adjective meaning recently made or established

Nova

NOH-vah — New (feminine); used in place names like Nova York

Norte

NOR-teh — North; cardinal direction indicating northward orientation

Sul

sool — South; cardinal direction indicating southward orientation

Ocidental

oh-see-den-TAHL — Western; relating to the west direction or region

e

eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements

Já

zhah — Already; yet; adverb indicating prior completion

registramos

reh-zhees-TRAH-mohs — We have registered; first person plural of registrar

cerca

SER-kah — About; approximately; used in cerca de

estados

esh-TAH-dohs — States; political subdivisions of a country

mas

mahsh — But; however; adversative coordinating conjunction

esses

EH-sehs — These; those; demonstrative pronoun (masculine plural)

são

sown — They are; third person plural present of ser

os

ohs — The (masculine plural definite article)

únicos

OO-nee-kohs — Only ones; unique; exclusive (masculine plural adjective)

responderam

reh-spon-DEH-ron — They responded; third person plural preterite of responder

À

ah — Contraction of a + a; to the (feminine singular)

medida

meh-DEE-dah — Measure; used in 'à medida que' meaning as/as soon as

requisitos

reh-kee-ZEE-tohs — Requirements; conditions that must be met

para

PAH-rah — For; to; in order to; preposition of purpose or direction

outros

OH-trohs — Others; other (masculine plural pronoun or adjective)

forem

FOH-ren — They are/will be; future subjunctive of ser

atendidos

ah-ten-DEE-dohs — Met; attended to; fulfilled (masculine plural past participle)

adições

ah-dee-SOYNS — Additions; things added to an existing list or group

a

ah — A; to; the; article or preposition in Portuguese

esta

EHS-tah — This (feminine singular demonstrative pronoun)

lista

LEES-tah — List; an ordered series of items

serão

seh-ROWN — Will be; third person plural future indicative of ser

feitas

FAY-tahsh — Made; done (feminine plural past participle of fazer)

arrecadação

ah-reh-kah-dah-SOWN — Fundraising; collection of money or resources

fundos

FOON-dohs — Funds; money available for a specific purpose

terá

teh-RAH — Will have; third person singular future of ter

início

ee-NEE-syoo — Beginning; start; commencement of an activity

nos

nohs — In the; us; contraction or pronoun in Portuguese

adicionais

ah-dee-syoh-NAHYSH — Additional; extra (plural adjective for both genders)

Sinta-

SEEN-tah — Feel (imperative); used in 'sinta-se à vontade'

se

seh — Yourself; oneself; reflexive pronoun or conjunction

à

ah — At the; to the (feminine singular contraction)

vontade

von-TAH-deh — Will; desire; used in 'à vontade' meaning comfortable

perguntar

per-goon-TAR — To ask; to inquire about something

sobre

SOH-breh — About; concerning; on top of; preposition

o

oo — The (masculine singular definite article)

status

STAH-toos — Status; current state or situation of something

seu

SEH-oo — Your; his; her (masculine singular possessive pronoun)

estado

esh-TAH-doo — State; condition or political subdivision of a country

Em

en — In; at; preposition of location or time

resposta

reh-SPOSH-tah — Response; answer given to a question or inquiry

às

ahsh — To the; at the (feminine plural contraction)

diversas

dee-VER-sahsh — Various; several; diverse (feminine plural adjective)

perguntas

per-GOON-tahsh — Questions; inquiries posed to someone

recebemos

reh-seh-BEH-mohs — We received; first person plural preterite of receber

isso

EE-soo — This; that; neuter demonstrative pronoun

Estamos

esh-TAH-mohs — We are; first person plural present of estar

constantemente

kon-stahn-teh-MEN-teh — Constantly; continuously without stopping

trabalhando

trah-bah-LYAHN-doo — Working; gerund of trabalhar indicating ongoing action

concluir

kon-kloo-EER — To conclude; to finish; to complete a task

papelada

pah-peh-LAH-dah — Paperwork; bureaucratic documents to be processed

solicitar

soh-lee-see-TAR — To request; to formally ask for something

legalmente

leh-gahl-MEN-teh — Legally; in accordance with the law

todos

TOH-dohs — All; every; all of them (masculine plural)

Se

seh — If; whether; conditional conjunction

não

nown — No; not; basic negation word in Portuguese

estiver

esh-tee-VER — To be; future subjunctive of estar

listado

lees-TAH-doo — Listed; included on a list (past participle)

você

voh-SEH — You; second person singular pronoun (formal/informal)

quiser

kee-ZER — Want; future subjunctive of querer

saber

sah-BER — To know; to be aware of facts or information

adicionamos

ah-dee-syoh-NAH-mohs — We added; first person plural preterite of adicionar

desde

DEZ-deh — Since; from; preposition indicating starting point in time

tem

ten — Has; have; third person singular present of ter

basta

BAH-stah — Just; enough; it suffices; used in basta + infinitive

Embora

em-BOH-rah — Although; even though; concessive conjunction

possamos

poh-SAH-mohs — We can; first person plural present subjunctive of poder

onde

ON-deh — Where; relative adverb of place

ainda

ah-EEN-dah — Still; yet; even; adverb indicating continuation

registrados

reh-zhees-TRAH-dohs — Registered; officially recorded (masculine plural participle)

conhecemos

koh-nyeh-SEH-mohs — We know; first person plural present of conhecer

nenhuma

neh-NYOO-mah — No; none; not any (feminine singular adjective)

proibição

proh-ee-bee-SOWN — Prohibition; ban; official forbidding of something

contra

KON-trah — Against; opposing; preposition indicating opposition

aceitação

ah-say-tah-SOWN — Acceptance; the act of receiving or approving something

doadores

doh-ah-DOH-rehs — Donors; people who make charitable contributions

nesses

NEH-sehs — In these; in those (masculine plural contraction)

procurem

proh-KOO-ren — Seek; look for (third person plural present subjunctive)

com

kon — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

uma

OO-mah — A; an; one (feminine singular indefinite article)

oferta

oh-FER-tah — Offer; proposal of donation or deal

doação

doh-ah-SOWN — Donation; a charitable gift of money or goods

Doações

doh-ah-SOYNS — Donations; plural of doação (charitable contributions)

internacionais

een-ter-nah-syoh-NAHYSH — International; involving multiple countries (plural)

aceitas

ah-SAY-tahsh — Accepted; received (feminine plural past participle)

sabemos

sah-BEH-mohs — We know; first person plural present of saber

NADA

NAH-dah — Nothing; not anything; total negation

como

KOH-moo — How; as; like; interrogative or comparative word

torná-

tor-NAH — To make; to turn; used in torná-las (make them)

las

lahsh — Them (feminine plural object pronoun)

dedutíveis

deh-doo-TEE-vaysh — Deductible; able to be subtracted from taxable income

impostos

eem-POSH-tohs — Taxes; mandatory payments to the government

ou

oh — Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction

mesmo

MEZ-moo — Even; same; itself; intensifying adverb or adjective

PODEM

POH-den — They can; third person plural present of poder

ser

ser — To be; infinitive of the permanent state verb

tornadas

tor-NAH-dahsh — Made; turned into (feminine plural past participle)

temos

TEH-mohs — We have; first person plural present of ter

pessoal

peh-swahl — Staff; personnel; personal (adjective or noun)

lidar

lee-DAR — To deal with; to handle a situation

haja

AH-zhah — There is/are; present subjunctive of haver

maneiras

mah-NAY-rahsh — Ways; manners; methods of doing something