Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 11

Vocabulary

No

No — In the, contraction of 'em' and 'o'

ano

ah-no — Year, a period of twelve months

de

deh — Of, from; common preposition indicating origin or possession

algumas

ahl-goo-mahsh — Some, a few; feminine plural indefinite pronoun

pessoas

peh-so-ahsh — People, persons; human beings in general

estavam

esh-tah-vahm — They were; past imperfect of 'estar'

num

noom — In a, contraction of 'em' and 'um'

alto

ahl-too — High, tall; elevated in position or stature

morro

moh-hoo — Hill, small mountain; elevated landform

observando

ob-sehr-vahn-doo — Observing, watching; present participle of 'observar'

baleias

bah-lay-ahsh — Whales; large marine mammals of the order Cetacea

espirrando

esh-pee-hahn-doo — Sneezing or spouting; expelling air or water forcefully

brincando

breen-kahn-doo — Playing, frolicking; engaging in playful activity

umas

oo-mahsh — Some, a few; feminine plural indefinite article

outras

oh-trahsh — Others; referring to additional feminine plural things

quando

kwahn-doo — When; conjunction indicating time of an event

uma

oo-mah — One, a; feminine singular indefinite article

delas

deh-lahsh — Of them; feminine possessive prepositional phrase

observou

ob-sehr-voh — Observed, noticed; past tense of 'observar'

ali

ah-lee — There, over there; indicates a nearby location

apontando

ah-pon-tahn-doo — Pointing; indicating direction with finger or object

mar

mahr — Sea, ocean; large body of salt water

há

ah — There is, there are; indicates existence of something

verde

vehr-deh — Green; color of plants and nature

pasto

pahsh-too — Pasture, grassland; area of land for grazing

filhos

feel-yoosh — Sons, children; male offspring or descendants

dos

doosh — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'os'

nossos

noh-soosh — Our; first person plural possessive adjective

netos

neh-toosh — Grandchildren, grandsons; descendants two generations down

irão

ee-rahw — They will go; future tense of 'ir'

buscar

boosh-kahr — To search for, to fetch; to go get something

pão

pahw — Bread; staple food made from flour and water

História

ish-toh-ree-ah — History, story; account of past events

Construí

kon-stroo-ee — I built, I constructed; past tense of 'construir'

cabana

kah-bah-nah — Hut, cabin; small simple shelter or dwelling

fiz

feesh — I made, I did; past tense of 'fazer'

portal

por-tahl — Portal, gateway; large entrance or doorway

em

em — In, at; preposition indicating location or time

forma

for-mah — Form, shape; the outward appearance of something

Arco

ahr-koo — Arch, arc; curved structural or geometric form

Gótico

goh-tee-koo — Gothic; relating to medieval European architectural style

erguendo

ehr-gwen-doo — Erecting, raising; present participle of 'erguer'

ossos

oh-soosh — Bones; hard structures forming the skeleton

mandíbula

man-dee-boo-lah — Jaw, mandible; lower bone of the mouth

baleia

bah-lay-ah — Whale; large marine mammal of order Cetacea

Contos

kon-toosh — Tales, short stories; brief fictional narratives

Contados

kon-tah-doosh — Told, narrated; past participle of 'contar'

Duas

doo-ahsh — Two; feminine form of the number two

Vezes

veh-zesh — Times, occasions; plural of 'vez'

Ela

eh-lah — She, her; third person feminine singular pronoun

veio

vay-oo — Came, arrived; past tense of 'vir'

encomendar

en-koh-men-dahr — To order, to commission; to request something be made

monumento

moh-noo-men-too — Monument; structure built to commemorate someone

seu

say-oo — His, her, your; third person possessive adjective

primeiro

pree-may-roo — First; indicating the earliest in order or time

amor

ah-mor — Love; deep affection for another person

havia

ah-vee-ah — Had, there was; past imperfect of 'haver'

sido

see-doo — Been; past participle of 'ser'

morto

mor-too — Dead, killed; past participle of 'morrer'

por

por — By, through, for; preposition indicating agent or cause

no

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

oceano

oh-see-ah-noo — Ocean; vast body of salt water covering Earth

Pacífico

pah-see-fee-koo — Pacific; relating to the largest ocean on Earth

não

nahw — No, not; negation word in Portuguese

menos

meh-noosh — Less, fewer; indicating a smaller quantity or degree

quarenta

kwah-ren-tah — Forty; the cardinal number between thirty-nine and forty-one

anos

ah-noosh — Years; plural of 'ano', periods of twelve months

senhor

seh-nyor — Sir, mister; formal title of respect for a man

é

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

Baleia

bah-lay-ah — Whale; large marine mammal of order Cetacea

Franca

frahn-kah — Frank, free; also refers to Right Whale species

respondeu

hesh-pon-day-oo — Responded, answered; past tense of 'responder'

vi

vee — I saw; past tense of 'ver'

jato

zhah-too — Jet, spout; forceful stream of liquid or gas

lançou

lan-soh — Launched, threw; past tense of 'lançar'

cima

see-mah — Top, above; upper part or surface of something

par

pahr — Pair, couple; two matching or related things

arco-íris

ahr-koo-ee-reesh — Rainbow; multicolored arc caused by light refraction

tão

tahw — So, as; adverb indicating degree or comparison

bonitos

boh-nee-toosh — Beautiful, pretty; aesthetically pleasing in appearance

quanto

kwahn-too — As much as, how much; comparative or interrogative word

cristão

kreesh-tahw — Christian; person who follows the Christian faith

poderia

poh-deh-ree-ah — Could, would be able to; conditional of 'poder'

desejar

deh-zeh-zhahr — To desire, to wish; to want something strongly

contemplar

kon-tem-plahr — To contemplate, to gaze upon; to observe thoughtfully

Ele

eh-leh — He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun

verdadeiro

vehr-dah-day-roo — True, genuine, real; not false or imitated

barril

bah-heel — Barrel, cask; cylindrical container for liquids

óleo

oh-lee-oo — Oil; liquid fat used for fuel or lubrication

esse

eh-seh — That, this; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

sujeito

soo-zhay-too — Fellow, subject; informal term for a person

jornais

zhor-nahish — Newspapers; printed publications containing news

foram

foh-rahm — Were, went; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'

trazidos

trah-zee-doosh — Brought; past participle of 'trazer'

vimos

vee-moosh — We saw; past tense of 'ver'

na

nah — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'a'

Gazeta

gah-zeh-tah — Gazette, newspaper; official or news publication

Berlim

behr-leem — Berlin; capital city of Germany

haviam

ah-vee-ahm — They had; past imperfect of 'haver'

introduzidas

in-troh-doo-zee-dahsh — Introduced, brought in; feminine past participle of 'introduzir'

palco

pahl-koo — Stage; raised platform for theatrical performances

Conversações

kon-vehr-sah-soysh — Conversations; spoken exchanges between two or more people

Meu

may-oo — My; first person singular possessive adjective

Deus

day-oosh — God; supreme divine being in monotheistic religion

aconteceu

ah-kon-teh-say-oo — Happened, occurred; past tense of 'acontecer'

respondi

hesh-pon-dee — I responded, I answered; past tense of 'responder'

fomos

foh-moosh — We were, we went; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'

destruídos

desh-troo-ee-doosh — Destroyed; past participle of 'destruir'

Narrativa

nah-hah-tee-vah — Narrative, account; story describing a sequence of events

Naufrágio

now-frah-zhee-oo — Shipwreck; destruction or sinking of a vessel

Navio

nah-vee-oo — Ship, vessel; large boat for sea travel

Baleeiro

bah-lay-ay-roo — Whaling, whaler; relating to whale hunting

foi

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

atacado

ah-tah-kah-doo — Attacked; past participle of 'atacar'

finalmente

fee-nahl-men-teh — Finally, ultimately; at the end of a series of events

destruído

desh-troo-ee-doo — Destroyed; past participle of 'destruir'

grande

grahn-deh — Large, great, big; of considerable size or importance

Cachalote

kah-shah-loh-teh — Sperm whale; largest toothed predatory whale species

Oceano

oh-see-ah-noo — Ocean; vast body of salt water covering Earth

imediato

ee-meh-dee-ah-too — Immediate; occurring at once without delay

referido

heh-feh-ree-doo — Referred, mentioned; previously spoken or written about

navio

nah-vee-oo — Ship, vessel; large boat for sea travel

Nova

noh-vah — New; feminine adjective indicating recent or fresh