Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 5

Vocabulary

Como

KOH-moo — How; used to introduce manner or comparison

os

oosh — The (masculine plural definite article)

Cavaleiros

kah-vah-LAY-roosh — Knights; armored warriors of medieval nobility

da

dah — Of the (feminine singular contraction)

Távola

TAH-voo-lah — Table; flat surface used for dining or meetings

Redonda

heh-DOHN-dah — Round; circular in shape

foram

FOH-rahn — Were; past tense of 'ser/ir' (they went/were)

ordenados

or-deh-NAH-doosh — Ordained or ordered; officially appointed to a role

e

ee — And; basic coordinating conjunction

seus

SAY-oosh — Their or his; masculine plural possessive pronoun

lugares

loo-GAH-resh — Places or seats; assigned positions or locations

abençoados

ah-ben-soo-AH-doosh — Blessed; consecrated or favored by divine grace

pelo

PAY-loo — By the; masculine singular contraction of 'por+o'

Bispo

BEES-poo — Bishop; senior Christian church official

de

deh — Of or from; common Portuguese preposition

CAPÍTULO

kah-PEE-too-loo — Chapter; a main division of a book

um

oom — A or one; masculine indefinite article or numeral

homem

OH-mehn — Man; an adult male human being

pobre

POH-breh — Poor; lacking money or material resources

montando

mohn-TAHN-doo — Riding; currently seated and moving on an animal

uma

OO-mah — A or one; feminine indefinite article or numeral

égua

EH-gwah — Mare; a female horse

magra

MAH-grah — Thin or lean; lacking sufficient flesh or fat

pediu

peh-JEE-oo — Asked or requested; past tense of 'pedir'

ao

ow — To the; masculine singular contraction of 'a+o'

Rei

hey — King; a male monarch ruling a kingdom

que

keh — That or which; subordinating conjunction or pronoun

fizesse

fee-ZEH-seh — Would make or do; imperfect subjunctive of 'fazer'

seu

SAY-oo — His, her, or their; singular possessive pronoun

filho

FEEL-yoo — Son; a male child in relation to his parents

cavaleiro

kah-vah-LAY-roo — Knight; a medieval warrior of noble rank

foi

foy — Was or went; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'

reconhecido

heh-kon-yeh-SEE-doo — Recognized; identified or acknowledged as someone

como

KOH-moo — As or like; used in comparisons or explanations

do

doo — Of the; masculine singular contraction of 'de+o'

feito

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

no

noo — In the; masculine singular contraction of 'em+o'

banquete

bahn-KEH-teh — Banquet; a large formal celebratory meal

casamento

kah-zah-MEHN-too — Wedding or marriage; the ceremony uniting a couple

com

kohn — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or inclusion

cervo

SER-voo — Stag or deer; a large antlered wild animal

branco

BRAHN-koo — White; the color of snow or milk

entrou

ehn-TROH — Entered; past tense of 'entrar' (to enter)

salão

sah-LOWN — Hall or large room; a spacious gathering space

trinta

TREEN-tah — Thirty; the number 30

pares

PAH-resh — Pairs; sets of two matched things or creatures

cães

kah-EHNSH — Dogs; domesticated canine animals

sabujo

sah-BOO-zhoo — Hound; a dog bred for tracking or hunting

mordeu

mor-DAY-oo — Bit; past tense of 'morder' (to bite)

o

oo — The; masculine singular definite article

levado

leh-VAH-doo — Taken or carried away; past participle of 'levar'

embora

ehm-BOH-rah — Away; indicating departure or removal from a place

cavalgou

kah-val-GOH — Rode on horseback; past tense of 'cavalgar'

para

PAH-rah — For or to; preposition indicating direction or purpose

buscar

boos-KAR — To fetch or search for; to go and retrieve something

novamente

noh-vah-MEHN-teh — Again or anew; once more, a second time

dois

doysh — Two; the number 2 (masculine form)

irmãos

eer-MOWNSH — Brothers; male siblings from the same family

lutaram

loo-TAH-rahn — Fought; past tense of 'lutar' (to fight/struggle)

contra

KOHN-trah — Against; in opposition to someone or something

outro

OH-troo — Other or another; a different person or thing

perseguido

per-seh-GEE-doo — Pursued or chased; past participle of 'perseguir'

até

ah-TEH — Until or up to; preposition indicating a limit

castelo

kash-TEH-loo — Castle; a large fortified medieval stone building

lá

lah — There; referring to a distant place or location

morto

MOR-too — Dead or killed; past participle of 'matar'

matou

mah-TOH — Killed; past tense of 'matar' (to kill)

dama

DAH-mah — Lady; a woman of noble or high social standing

quatro

KWAH-troo — Four; the number 4

cavaleiros

kah-vah-LAY-roosh — Knights; armored medieval warriors of noble rank

vencidos

vehn-SEE-doosh — Defeated; conquered or overcome in battle

suas

SOO-ahsh — Their or her; feminine plural possessive pronoun

vidas

VEE-dahsh — Lives; the existence or living state of persons

salvas

SAL-vahsh — Saved; rescued from danger or death (feminine plural)

a

ah — The or to; feminine article or preposition

pedido

peh-JEE-doo — Request; something asked for or demanded

damas

DAH-mahsh — Ladies; women of noble or elevated social rank

atrás

ah-TRASH — Behind or after; at the back of something

sua

SOO-ah — His, her, or their; feminine singular possessive

aventura

ah-vehn-TOO-rah — Adventure; an exciting or dangerous undertaking

caminho

kah-MEEN-yoo — Path or way; a route or road to follow

encontrou

ehn-kohn-TROH — Found or met; past tense of 'encontrar'

atacou

ah-tah-KOH — Attacked; past tense of 'atacar' (to attack)

por

por — By or for; preposition indicating cause or agent

causa

KOW-zah — Cause or reason; the motive behind an action

dito

JEE-too — Said; past participle of 'dizer' (to say)

venceu

vehn-SAY-oo — Won or defeated; past tense of 'vencer'

este

EHS-teh — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing

perdeu

per-DAY-oo — Lost; past tense of 'perder' (to lose)

cabeça

kah-BEH-sah — Head; the uppermost part of the human body