Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 2

Vocabulary

se

se — Conjunction meaning 'if' or reflexive pronoun 'oneself'

ne

ne — Pronoun meaning 'of it', 'of them', or 'some'

sta

sta — Third person singular of 'stare': 'is', 'stays'

oziare

o·tsja·re — To laze around, idle, do nothing productive

nelle

nel·le — Contraction of 'in' and 'le': 'in the' (feminine plural)

stalle

stal·le — Stables, buildings where horses or livestock are kept

Voglio

voʎ·ʎo — First person singular of 'volere': 'I want'

andare

an·da·re — To go; fundamental verb of movement

fino

fi·no — Preposition meaning 'until', 'as far as', 'up to'

alla

al·la — Contraction of 'a' and 'la': 'to the' (feminine singular)

tenuta

te·nu·ta — Estate, large property or farm with land

dei

dei — Contraction of 'di' and 'i': 'of the' (masculine plural)

potresti

po·tres·ti — Second person singular conditional of 'potere': 'you could'

benissimo

be·nis·si·mo — Superlative of 'bene': 'very well', 'perfectly fine'

venire

ve·ni·re — To come; fundamental verb of movement toward speaker

disse

dis·se — Third person singular past of 'dire': 'said', 'told'

Certo

tʃer·to — Of course, certainly; expressing agreement or affirmation

piccola

pik·ko·la — Little one, small girl; affectionate term of address

Perché

per·ke — Why; also used as conjunction meaning 'because'

Corri

kor·ri — Imperative of 'correre': 'run!'; second person singular

alle

al·le — Contraction of 'a' and 'le': 'to the' (feminine plural)

dai

dai — Informal interjection: 'come on'; also 'from the' (plural)

ordine

or·di·ne — Order, command; also sequence or arrangement

lasciò

la·ʃo — Third person singular past of 'lasciare': 'left', 'let go'

immediatamente

im·me·dja·ta·men·te — Immediately, at once, without delay

stanza

stan·tsa — Room, a defined space inside a building

seguita

se·gwi·ta — Followed; past participle of 'seguire' used predicatively

cani

ka·ni — Dogs; plural of 'cane'

cosa

ko·za — Thing; used in 'che cosa' meaning 'what'

guardando

gwar·dan·do — Looking at, watching; gerund of 'guardare'

moglie

moʎ·ʎe — Wife; one's female spouse

Niente

njen·te — Nothing; used to negate or indicate absence

sappia

sap·pja — Present subjunctive of 'sapere': 'that I/he/she know'

Allora

al·lo·ra — Then, so, well then; discourse connector or time marker

sai

sai — Second person singular of 'sapere': 'you know'

ben

ben — Short form of 'bene': 'well'; used before adjectives/adverbs

poco

po·ko — Little, not much; indicating small quantity

fu

fu — Third person singular remote past of 'essere': 'was'

risposta

ris·pos·ta — Answer, reply, response to a question or statement

vedo

ve·do — First person singular of 'vedere': 'I see'

mai

mai — Never; or 'ever' in questions and conditionals

quel

kwel — Demonstrative adjective: 'that' (masculine singular)

tale

ta·le — Such, such a; also 'that person' informally

cipiglio

tʃi·piʎ·ʎo — Frown, stern or anxious expression on someone's face

ansioso

an·sjo·zo — Anxious, worried, filled with anxiety or concern

sulla

sul·la — Contraction of 'su' and 'la': 'on the' (feminine singular)

fronte

fron·te — Forehead; also 'front' in other contexts

ragazza

ra·gat·tsa — Girl, young woman; common everyday term

senza

sen·tsa — Preposition meaning 'without'

sapere

sa·pe·re — To know; knowing facts or how to do something

qualcosa

kwal·ko·za — Something; an unspecified thing or matter

va

va — Third person singular of 'andare': 'goes', 'is going'

Qualcuno

kwal·ku·no — Someone, somebody; an unspecified person

turbata

tur·ba·ta — Troubled, upset, disturbed; feminine past participle

permetterò

per·met·te·ro — First person singular future of 'permettere': 'I will allow'

Posò

po·zo — Third person singular past of 'posare': 'placed', 'set down'

grande

gran·de — Big, large, great; describing size or importance

mano

ma·no — Hand; part of the body at end of arm

colpo

kol·po — Blow, hit, strike; a sudden forceful action

tavolo

ta·vo·lo — Table; flat-surfaced piece of furniture

più

pju — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

vicino

vi·tʃi·no — Near, close; indicating proximity in space

farlo

far·lo — Infinitive 'fare' plus pronoun 'lo': 'to do it'

frantumi

fran·tu·mi — Fragments, shards, pieces; plural noun for broken bits

proprio

pro·prjo — Really, truly, just; also 'own' as possessive adjective

nervi

ner·vi — Nerves; plural of 'nervo'; 'fa venire i nervi' means irritates

Dio

Di·o — God; the supreme being

benedica

be·ne·di·ka — Present subjunctive of 'benedire': 'bless'; as in 'God bless you'

anche

an·ke — Also, too, even; additive or inclusive conjunction

averne

a·ver·ne — Infinitive 'avere' plus 'ne': 'to have some of it'

tutto

tut·to — All, every, whole; indicating totality

riguardo

ri·gwar·do — Regard, care, consideration; 'avere riguardo' means to be careful

possibile

pos·si·bi·le — Possible; that which can be done or achieved

voglio

voʎ·ʎo — First person singular of 'volere': 'I want'

Luce

lu·tʃe — Light; illumination or a person's name

Mattino

mat·ti·no — Morning; the early part of the day

sia

si·a — Present subjunctive of 'essere': 'be', 'may be'

Vizerai

vi·tse·rai — Future of 'viziare': 'you will spoil' (someone)

quella

kwel·la — Demonstrative pronoun/adjective: 'that' (feminine singular)

pentirai

pen·ti·rai — Future of 'pentirsi': 'you will regret', 'you will repent'

potrei

po·trej — First person singular conditional of 'potere': 'I could'

vizziarla

vit·tsjar·la — Infinitive 'viziare' plus 'la': 'to spoil her'

impossibile

im·pos·si·bi·le — Impossible; not able to be done or achieved

viziare

vi·tsja·re — To spoil, pamper excessively; to indulge too much

visto

vis·to — Past participle of 'vedere': 'seen'; used in compound past

creatura

kre·a·tu·ra — Creature, being; also used tenderly for a child or person

dolce

dol·tʃe — Sweet, gentle, mild; describing character or taste

sana

sa·na — Healthy, sound, wholesome; feminine adjective

midollo

mi·dol·lo — Marrow; core; 'al midollo' means 'to the core'

ogni

oɲ·ɲi — Every, each; used before singular nouns

aspetto

as·pet·to — Aspect, appearance; also 'I wait' as verb

Dolce

dol·tʃe — Sweet, gentle; here used as exclamation or address

madre

ma·dre — Mother; female parent

deve

de·ve — Third person singular of 'dovere': 'must', 'has to'

imparare

im·pa·ra·re — To learn; to acquire knowledge or a skill

lezione

le·tsjo·ne — Lesson; a unit of learning or a moral teaching

vita

vi·ta — Life; one's existence or manner of living

fa

fa — Third person singular of 'fare': 'does', 'makes'

bene

be·ne — Well, good; 'fa bene' means 'it is good' or 'it does good'

essere

es·se·re — To be; fundamental linking or auxiliary verb

troppo

trop·po — Too, too much; indicating excess

teneri

te·ne·ri — Tender, gentle, soft; plural adjective used predicatively

bisogno

bi·zoɲ·ɲo — Need; 'avere bisogno di' means 'to need something'

po'

po — A little; abbreviated form of 'poco'

tempra

tem·pra — Temper, mettle, strength of character; hardening quality

Ci

tʃi — Pronoun 'us', 'to us', 'there'; multi-functional particle

stai

stai — Second person singular of 'stare': 'you are', 'you stay'

provando

pro·van·do — Trying, attempting; gerund of 'provare'

eh

e — Interjection expressing inquiry, surprise, or seeking agreement