McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 17

Vocabulary

Não

nowⁿ — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'

deveríamos

de-ve-REE-ah-moosh — We should; first person plural conditional of 'dever'

então

en-TOWⁿ — Then, so, therefore; common discourse connector

amá-lo

ah-MAH-loo — To love him/it; infinitive with clitic pronoun

LIÇÃO

lee-SOWⁿ — Lesson; a unit of instruction or study

Senhor

se-NYOR — Mister, sir, Lord; formal title for a man

sorriso

so-REE-zoo — Smile; a facial expression of happiness or pleasure

alegrias

ah-le-GREE-ahsh — Joys, happinesses; plural of alegria

lágrimas

LAH-gree-mahsh — Tears; drops of fluid shed when crying

próximo

PROH-see-moo — Next, nearest, neighbor; close in space or time

manhã

mah-NYAH — Morning; the early part of the day

tristezas

trees-TEH-zahsh — Sorrows, sadnesses; plural of tristeza

males

MAH-lesh — Evils, harms, ills; plural of mal

estrelas

esh-TREH-lahsh — Stars; luminous celestial bodies visible at night

dizer

dee-ZEHR — To say, to tell; basic verb of verbal expression

Ilustração

ee-loosh-trah-SOWⁿ — Illustration; an image accompanying a text

Pôr

POHR — To put, to set; also used in 'pôr do sol'

do

doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o'; of the

sol

SOHL — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system

lago

LAH-goo — Lake; a large body of inland standing water

em

eyⁿ — In, at, on; common Portuguese preposition of location

primeiro

pree-MEY-roo — First; ordinal number indicating the initial position

plano

PLAH-noo — Plane, plan, foreground; flat surface or level

lua

LOO-ah — Moon; Earth's natural satellite visible at night

e

ee — And; basic coordinating conjunction linking elements

Quando

KWAHN-doo — When; temporal conjunction or adverb of time

as

ahsh — The; feminine plural definite article

ao

ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o'; to the, at the

pôr

POHR — Setting; used in 'pôr do sol' meaning sunset

Velam

VEH-lowⁿ — They watch over, keep vigil; third person plural

por

poor — For, by, through; common Portuguese preposition

você

vo-SEH — You; standard second person singular pronoun

alto

AHL-too — High, tall, loud; describing elevation or volume

a

ah — The; feminine singular definite article or preposition

luz

LOOSH — Light; visible electromagnetic radiation or illumination

da

dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a'; of the (feminine)

chegar

she-GAHR — To arrive, to reach; verb indicating arrival

Pensa

PEN-sah — Think; third person singular present of 'pensar'

que

ke — That, which, what; versatile conjunction or pronoun

o

oo — The; masculine singular definite article

está

esh-TAH — Is; third person singular of 'estar' (to be)

Tudo

TOO-doo — Everything, all; indefinite pronoun of totality

fazes

FAH-zesh — You do, you make; second person singular of 'fazer'

tudo

TOO-doo — Everything; indefinite pronoun referring to all things

dizes

DEE-zesh — You say; second person singular present of 'dizer'

Ele

EH-le — He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun

pode

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

ver

VEHR — To see; infinitive of the verb of sight

ouvir

oh-VEER — To hear; infinitive of the verb of hearing

trabalhas

trah-BAH-lyahsh — You work; second person singular present of 'trabalhar'

quando

KWAHN-doo — When; temporal conjunction introducing a time clause

brincas

BREEN-kahsh — You play; second person singular of 'brincar'

perto

PEHR-too — Near, close by; adverb or adjective of proximity