McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 10

Vocabulary

meninas

meh-NEE-nahz — Girls; young female children or teenagers

não

now — No; not; used for negation in sentences

estão

esh-TOW — They are; third person plural of 'estar'

lago

LAH-goo — Lake; a body of standing fresh water

mas

mahz — But; however; used to contrast two ideas

algumas

ahl-GOO-mahz — Some; a few; feminine plural indefinite pronoun

delas

DEH-lahz — Of them; belonging to them; feminine possessive form

têm

tay — They have; third person plural of 'ter'

patins

pah-CHEENZ — Skates; roller skates or ice skates worn on feet

rolam

HOH-low — They roll; to move smoothly on wheels or surface

chão

show — Floor; ground; the surface one walks upon

Como

KOH-moo — How; like; as; used in comparisons or questions

carros

KAH-hooz — Cars; automobiles; motorized road vehicles

vão

vow — They go; third person plural of 'ir'

rápido

HAH-pee-doo — Fast; quick; moving or happening with speed

Você

voh-SAY — You; second person singular pronoun in Portuguese

pode

POH-djee — Can; is able to; third person singular of 'poder'

vê-los

vay-looz — See them; to perceive them with one's eyes

LIÇÃO

lee-SOW — Lesson; a unit of learning or instruction

trabalho

trah-BAH-lyoo — Work; labor; tasks performed for a purpose

machado

mah-SHAH-doo — Axe; a tool with a blade used for chopping wood

pilha

PEE-lyah — Pile; stack; a heap of objects placed together

pensar

pen-SAR — To think; to use one's mind to consider ideas

madeira

mah-DAY-rah — Wood; timber; material from trees used in construction

serra

SEH-hah — Saw; a tool with sharp teeth used for cutting

duro

DOO-roo — Hard; difficult; firm; not soft or easy

cortar

kor-TAR — To cut; to divide or slice with a sharp tool

trabalhando

trah-bah-LYAN-doo — Working; present participle of 'trabalhar'

muito

MWEE-too — Very; much; a lot; indicating high degree or quantity

tem

tay — Has; have; third person singular of 'ter'

Eles

EH-leez — They; third person masculine plural subject pronoun

tentar

ten-TAR — To try; to attempt; to make an effort to do

toda

TOH-dah — All; every; whole; entire feminine singular adjective

você

voh-SAY — You; second person singular pronoun in Portuguese

vê

vay — Sees; third person singular of 'ver' meaning see

acha

AH-shah — Thinks; finds; believes; third person singular of 'achar'

eles

EH-leez — They; third person masculine plural subject pronoun

podem

POH-day — They can; third person plural of 'poder'

fazer

fah-ZER — To do; to make; a very common Portuguese verb

isso

EE-soo — That; this; neutral demonstrative pronoun in Portuguese

dia

JEE-ah — Day; a 24-hour period of time

barulho

bah-HOO-lyoo — Noise; sound; a loud or disruptive auditory disturbance

ar

ar — Air; the invisible gaseous mixture surrounding the earth

ouvir

oh-VEER — To hear; to perceive sound through one's ears

foi

foy — Was; went; third person singular past tense of 'ser/ir'

Maio

MY-oo — May; the fifth month of the calendar year

caminhar

kah-mee-NYAR — To walk; to travel on foot at a moderate pace

fresco

FRES-koo — Fresh; cool; refreshingly cold air or atmosphere

dois

doysh — Two; the cardinal number between one and three

Duas

DOO-ahz — Two; feminine form of the number two

saíram

sah-EE-row — They went out; past tense of 'sair' meaning leave

para

PAH-rah — For; to; toward; a common Portuguese preposition

É

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

maio

MY-oo — May; the fifth month of the year

está

esh-TAH — Is; third person singular present tense of 'estar'

Elas

EH-lahz — They; third person feminine plural subject pronoun

ouvem

OH-vay — They hear; third person plural present of 'ouvir'

pássaros

PAH-sah-rooz — Birds; feathered winged animals that typically can fly

cantarem

kan-TAH-ray — To sing; infinitive of birds producing melodic sounds

árvores

AR-voh-reez — Trees; large woody perennial plants with trunks

sapos

SAH-pooz — Frogs; small amphibians that jump and live near water

veem

VAY-ay — They see; third person plural present of 'ver'

homens

OH-mayz — Men; adult male human beings

meninos

Boys; young male children or teenagers

brincando

breen-KAN-doo — Playing; present participle of 'brincar' meaning play

puxar

poo-SHAR — To pull; to draw toward oneself with force

carroça

kah-HOH-sah — Cart; wagon; a wheeled vehicle pulled by animals

cabras

KAH-brahz — Goats; domesticated horned animals kept for milk

subir

soo-BEER — To go up; to climb; to ascend to higher ground

andar

an-DAR — To walk; to move; to go on foot

morro

MOH-hoo — Hill; a small elevated landform or rise in terrain

duas

DOO-ahz — Two; feminine form of the cardinal number two

Ela

EH-lah — She; third person feminine singular subject pronoun

gosta

GOH-stah — Likes; enjoys; third person singular of 'gostar'

sua

SOO-ah — Her; his; your; third person possessive feminine adjective

Veja

VAY-zhah — Look; see; imperative form of 'ver' meaning to see

como

KOH-moo — How; like; as; used in comparisons or questions

puxam

POO-show — They pull; third person plural of 'puxar'

é

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

tão

tow — So; such; as; indicating degree or comparison

grande

GRAN-djee — Big; large; great; describing something of large size

acho

AH-shoo — I think; I find; first person singular of 'achar'

ela

EH-lah — She; her; third person feminine singular pronoun

deveria

deh-veh-REE-ah — Should; ought to; conditional of 'dever'

pé

peh — Foot; the lower extremity of the human leg

amam

ah-MOW — They love; third person plural of 'amar'

pois

poysh — Because; since; for; a causal conjunction in Portuguese

alimenta

ah-lee-MEN-tah — Feeds; nourishes; third person singular of 'alimentar'

gentil

zhen-CHEEW — Kind; gentle; considerate toward others

com

kom — With; together with; a common Portuguese preposition

elas

EH-lahz — Them; they; third person feminine plural pronoun