Little Women — Page 1

Vocabulary

BRINCANDO

brin-KAN-do — Playing or joking around in a playful manner

DE

de — Of, from; common preposition linking words

PEREGRINOS

pe-re-GREE-nos — Pilgrims; travelers on a religious or long journey

O

o — The; masculine singular definite article

Natal

na-TAL — Christmas; the Christian holiday celebrating Jesus's birth

não

now — No, not; basic negation word in Portuguese

será

se-RA — Will be; future tense of 'ser' (to be)

sem

seng — Without; preposition indicating absence of something

nenhum

ne-NYOOM — None, not any; negates the existence of something

presente

pre-ZEN-te — Gift or present; something given to someone

resmungou

rez-moon-GOH — Grumbled, muttered; past tense of 'resmungar'

deitada

day-TA-da — Lying down; resting horizontally on a surface

no

no — In the, on the; contraction of 'em' and 'o'

tapete

ta-PE-te — Rug, carpet; floor covering in a room

É

eh — Is; third-person singular present of 'ser'

tão

tow — So, such; intensifier used before adjectives

terrível

te-HEE-vel — Terrible, awful; describing something very bad

ser

ser — To be; fundamental Portuguese verb of identity

pobre

PO-bre — Poor; lacking money or material possessions

suspirou

soos-pee-ROH — Sighed; past tense of 'suspirar', to sigh

olhando

o-LYAN-do — Looking at; present participle of 'olhar'

para

PA-ra — To, for, toward; very common preposition

vestido

ves-CHEE-do — Dress; a garment worn by women or girls

velho

VEL-yo — Old; describing something aged or worn out

Não

now — No, not; negation word starting a sentence

acho

A-sho — I think, I find; first-person of 'achar'

justo

ZHOOS-to — Fair, just; describing something equitable or right

que

ke — That, which, what; very common conjunction

algumas

al-GOO-mas — Some, a few; feminine plural of 'algum'

meninas

me-NEE-nas — Girls; young female children or teenagers

tenham

TEN-yow — Have; third-person plural subjunctive of 'ter'

muitas

MOO-ee-tas — Many, lots of; feminine plural of 'muito'

coisas

KOY-zas — Things; objects or matters in general

bonitas

bo-NEE-tas — Pretty, beautiful; feminine plural of 'bonito'

outras

OH-tras — Others; feminine plural referring to different ones

nada

NA-da — Nothing; the absence of anything

acrescentou

a-kres-sen-TOH — Added, appended; past tense of 'acrescentar'

pequena

pe-KE-na — Small, little; feminine adjective describing small size

fungar

foon-GAR — To sniff or sniffle; expressing displeasure nasally

ressentido

he-sen-CHEE-do — Resentful, bitter; feeling hurt by perceived injustice

Temos

TE-mos — We have; first-person plural present of 'ter'

Pai

pie — Father, dad; male parent

Mãe

mow — Mother, mom; female parent

umas

OO-mas — Some; feminine plural indefinite article or pronoun

às

ash — To the; feminine plural contraction of 'a' and 'as'

disse

DEE-se — Said; past tense of 'dizer', to say

contentemente

kon-ten-te-MEN-te — Contentedly, happily; in a satisfied, pleased manner

canto

KAN-to — Corner; a quiet or sheltered spot in a room

Os

os — The; masculine plural definite article

quatro

KWA-tro — Four; the number 4

rostos

HOS-tos — Faces; the front parts of people's heads

jovens

ZHO-vens — Young; describing youth, young people

sobre

SO-bre — On, over, about; common preposition in Portuguese

brilhava

bri-LYA-va — Was shining, glowing; imperfect tense of 'brilhar'

luz

looz — Light; illumination produced by fire or lamps

da

da — Of the; feminine contraction of 'de' and 'a'

lareira

la-RAY-ra — Fireplace; a hearth used for warmth and light

se

se — Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun

iluminaram

i-loo-mi-NA-row — Lit up, brightened; past tense of 'iluminar'

as

as — The; feminine plural definite article

palavras

pa-LA-vras — Words; units of spoken or written language

animadas

a-ni-MA-das — Cheerful, lively; describing spirited or excited words

mas

mas — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception

escureceram

es-koo-re-SE-row — Darkened, grew dark; past tense of 'escurecer'

novamente

no-va-MEN-te — Again, once more; returning to a previous state

quando

KWAN-do — When; conjunction or adverb indicating time

tristemente

tris-te-MEN-te — Sadly, sorrowfully; in a sad or mournful manner

temos

TE-mos — We have; first-person plural present of 'ter'

teremos

te-RE-mos — We will have; future tense of 'ter'

por

por — For, by, through; common Portuguese preposition

muito

MOO-ee-to — Very, much, a lot; common intensifier or quantity word

tempo

TEM-po — Time; the passage of moments or duration

Ela

E-la — She, her; third-person feminine singular pronoun

talvez

tal-VEZ — Maybe, perhaps; expressing uncertainty or possibility

nunca

NOON-ka — Never; at no time, not ever

cada

KA-da — Each, every; referring to individual members of a group

uma

OO-ma — A, one; feminine singular indefinite article

isso

EE-so — This, that; neuter pronoun referring to something nearby

silenciosamente

si-len-syo-za-MEN-te — Silently, quietly; without making any sound

pensando

pen-ZAN-do — Thinking; present participle of 'pensar'

lá

la — There; indicating a distant or remote place

longe

LON-zhe — Far, far away; at a great distance

onde

ON-de — Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place

estava

es-TA-va — Was; imperfect tense of 'estar', to be

combate

kom-BA-te — Combat, battle; armed fighting or conflict

Ninguém

nin-GENG — Nobody, no one; refers to the absence of a person

falou

fa-LOH — Spoke, talked; past tense of 'falar'

momento

mo-MEN-to — Moment; a brief, specific point in time

então

en-TOW — Then, so; indicating sequence or consequence

em

eng — In, at; basic preposition indicating location

tom

tong — Tone; the quality or manner of someone's voice

alterado

al-te-RA-do — Changed, altered; modified in tone or manner

Você

vo-SEH — You; second-person singular pronoun in Portuguese

sabe

SA-be — Knows; third-person singular present of 'saber'

motivo

mo-CHEE-vo — Reason, motive; cause behind an action or decision

pelo

PE-lo — By the, through the; contraction of 'por' and 'o'

qual

kwal — Which, that; used in relative or interrogative clauses

propôs

pro-POZ — Proposed, suggested; past tense of 'propor'

termos

TER-mos — To have; infinitive of 'ter' used in a clause

neste

NES-te — In this; contraction of 'em' and 'este'

foi

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

porque

por-KE — Because; conjunction explaining reason or cause

inverno

in-VER-no — Winter; the coldest season of the year

difícil

di-FEE-sil — Difficult, hard; not easy to do or endure

todos

TO-dos — All, everyone; referring to the whole group

ela

E-la — She; third-person feminine singular subject pronoun

acha

A-sha — Thinks, finds; third-person singular of 'achar'

devemos

de-VE-mos — We should, we must; first-person plural of 'dever'

gastar

gas-TAR — To spend; to use money or resources on something

dinheiro

di-NYAY-ro — Money; currency used to buy goods and services

prazeres

pra-ZE-res — Pleasures; enjoyable activities or indulgences

nossos

NO-sos — Our; first-person plural masculine possessive adjective

homens

O-mens — Men; adult male human beings

estão

es-TOW — Are; third-person plural present of 'estar'

sofrendo

so-FREN-do — Suffering; present participle of 'sofrer'

tanto

TAN-to — So much, so many; indicating a large degree

exército

e-ZER-si-to — Army; a large organized military fighting force

podemos

po-DE-mos — We can; first-person plural present of 'poder'

fazer

fa-ZER — To do, to make; fundamental action verb

pequenos

pe-KE-nos — Small, little; masculine plural of 'pequeno'

sacrifícios

sa-kri-FEE-syos — Sacrifices; things given up for a greater good

fazê-lo

fa-ZE-lo — To do it; infinitive 'fazer' with object pronoun

bom

bong — Good; positive adjective describing quality or character

grado

GRA-do — Will; used in 'de bom grado' meaning willingly

Mas

mas — But; conjunction introducing a contrasting statement

receio

he-SAY-o — Fear, worry; concern that something bad may happen

eu

EH-oo — I; first-person singular subject pronoun

faça

FA-sa — Do, make; first-person subjunctive of 'fazer'

balançou

ba-lan-SOH — Shook, swayed; past tense of 'balançar'

cabeça

ka-BE-sa — Head; the upper part of the human body

ao

ow — To the, at the; contraction of 'a' and 'o'

pensar

pen-SAR — To think; to reflect or consider something mentally

pesar

pe-ZAR — Sorrow, regret; a feeling of sadness or grief

todas

TO-das — All; feminine plural referring to an entire group

queria

ke-REE-a — Wanted; imperfect tense of 'querer', to want

pouco

POH-ko — A little, a bit; small amount or degree

gastaríamos

gas-ta-REE-a-mos — We would spend; conditional of 'gastar'

faria

fa-REE-a — Would do; conditional tense of 'fazer'

algum

al-GOOM — Some, any; masculine singular indefinite pronoun

bem

beng — Good, well; adverb indicating quality or correctness

Cada

KA-da — Each; referring to every individual in a group

nós

noz — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

tem

teng — Has; third-person singular present of 'ter'

dólar

DO-lar — Dollar; a unit of currency, here meaning one dollar

seria

se-REE-a — Would be; conditional tense of 'ser'

ajudado

a-zhoo-DA-do — Helped; past participle of 'ajudar', to help

déssemos

DES-se-mos — If we gave; imperfect subjunctive of 'dar'