Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 5

Vocabulary

Così

ko-ZEE — So, thus; in this way or manner

meditando

me-di-TAN-do — Meditating, pondering, thinking deeply about something

colsi

KOL-si — I seized, I caught, I grasped (past tense)

un

oon — A, an; indefinite article masculine singular

filo

FEE-lo — Thread, wire; a thin strand or line

di

dee — Of, from; common Italian preposition

speranza

spe-RAN-tsa — Hope; feeling of expectation and desire

E

eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction

lo

lo — It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun

seguii

se-GWEE-ee — I followed (past tense, first person singular)

ho

oh — I have; auxiliary verb for perfect tenses

mandato

man-DA-to — Sent; past participle of mandare, to send

il

eel — The; masculine singular definite article

figlio

FEE-lyo — Son; male child or offspring

fratello

fra-TEL-lo — Brother; male sibling

della

DEL-la — Of the; contraction of di and la

mia

MEE-a — My; feminine singular possessive adjective

sposa

SPO-za — Wife, bride; female marriage partner

a

ah — To, at; basic Italian preposition of direction

interrogare

in-ter-ro-GA-re — To interrogate, to question someone formally

Il

eel — The; masculine singular definite article

al

al — To the, at the; contraction of a and il

suo

SWO — His, her, its; third person possessive adjective

santuario

san-twa-RYO — Sanctuary, shrine; sacred religious place

Su

soo — On, about, up; Italian preposition with multiple uses

come

KO-me — How, like, as; interrogative or comparative word

potessi

po-TES-si — Could, might be able (subjunctive imperfect)

salvare

sal-VA-re — To save, to rescue from danger or harm

Stato

STA-to — State, nation; organized political community

con

kon — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

atti

AT-ti — Acts, deeds; plural of atto, action

o

oh — Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction

parole

pa-RO-le — Words; plural of parola, spoken expressions

Ed

ed — And; variant of e used before vowels

ora

O-ra — Now; at the present moment in time

conto

KON-to — I count; first person singular of contare

i

ee — The; masculine plural definite article

giorni

JOR-ni — Days; plural of giorno, unit of time

trascorsi

tras-KOR-si — Passed, elapsed; referring to days gone by

Da

dah — From, since; preposition of origin or time

quando

KWAN-do — When; temporal conjunction or interrogative adverb

è

eh — Is; third person singular of essere, to be

partito

par-TEE-to — Left, departed; past participle of partire

e

eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction

mi

mee — Me, myself; first person singular object pronoun

meraviglio

me-ra-VEE-lyo — I wonder, I marvel; to be surprised or amazed

stia

STYA — He/she stays, is; present subjunctive of stare

È

eh — Is; third person singular of essere, to be

strano

STRA-no — Strange, odd, unusual; not normal or expected

questo

KWES-to — This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective

indugio

in-DU-jo — Delay, hesitation; lingering without action

senza

SEN-tsa — Without; preposition indicating absence or lack

fine

FEE-ne — End; conclusion or purpose of something

stranissimo

stra-NIS-si-mo — Very strange indeed; superlative of strano

Ma

mah — But; adversative coordinating conjunction

arriva

ar-REE-va — He/she arrives; third person singular of arrivare

sarei

sa-REI — I would be; first person conditional of essere

davvero

dav-VE-ro — Really, truly; used for emphasis or affirmation

vile

VEE-le — Cowardly, base; lacking courage or moral worth

Se

seh — If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothesis

non

non — Not; basic Italian negation word

adempissi

a-dem-PIS-si — I fulfilled, carried out (imperfect subjunctive)

tutto

TUT-to — All, everything; totality without exception

ciò

cho — That, this; neuter demonstrative pronoun

che

ke — That, which, who; relative or conjunction word

dio

DEE-o — God; divine being or deity

dichiara

di-KYA-ra — Declares, proclaims; third person of dichiarare

Le

le — The, them; feminine plural article or pronoun

tue

TU-e — Your; feminine plural possessive adjective

giungono

JUN-go-no — They arrive, they reach; third person plural

proposito

pro-PO-zi-to — Purpose, intention; aim or relevant timing

proprio

PRO-pryo — Just, exactly, own; emphasizing precision or possession

mentre

MEN-tre — While, whereas; simultaneous temporal conjunction

parli

PAR-li — You speak; second person singular of parlare

Quelle

KWEL-le — Those; feminine plural demonstrative adjective

grida

GREE-da — Shouts, cries; plural of grido or verb form

dicono

DEE-ko-no — They say; third person plural of dire

vicino

vi-CHEE-no — Near, close; indicating proximity in space

O

oh — O, oh; exclamation for invocation or surprise

re

reh — King; male monarch or ruler

possano

POS-sa-no — May they, can they; third person plural subjunctive

aspetto

as-PET-to — Appearance, aspect; look or expression of face

gioioso

jo-YO-so — Joyful, cheerful; full of happiness and delight

Essere

ES-se-re — To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb

presagio

pre-ZA-jo — Omen, presage; sign foretelling future events

delle

DEL-le — Of the; contraction of di and le (feminine plural)

liete

LYE-te — Happy, joyful; feminine plural of lieto

notizie

no-TSEE-tsye — News, tidings; plural pieces of information

porta

POR-ta — He/she brings; or door; verb portare third person

Per

per — For, through, by; versatile Italian preposition

intuisco

in-twee-SKO — I intuit, I sense; I understand instinctively

benvenuto

ben-ve-NU-to — Welcome; greeting for someone arriving pleasantly

altrimenti

al-tri-MEN-ti — Otherwise; if not, or else, in another way

capo

KA-po — Head, chief, leader; top of body or hierarchy

Non

non — Not; basic Italian negation word

sarebbe

sa-REB-be — Would be; third person singular conditional essere

stato

STA-to — Been, state; past participle of essere or noun

cinto

CHIN-to — Girt, encircled; surrounded or adorned around

allori

al-LO-ri — Laurels; plural of alloro, laurel branches or glory

carichi

KA-ri-ki — Laden, loaded; carrying a heavy load or burden

bacche

BAK-ke — Berries; small round fruits on plants

Presto

PRES-to — Soon, quickly; in a short time or rapidly

sapremo

sa-PRE-mo — We will know; first person plural future of sapere

portata

por-TA-ta — Range, scope; capacity or reach of something

voce

VO-che — Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing

Mio

MEE-o — My; masculine singular possessive adjective

regale

re-GA-le — Royal, regal; relating to a king or royalty

cugino

ku-JEE-no — Cousin; child of one's aunt or uncle

dimmi

DIM-mi — Tell me; imperative of dire with clitic pronoun

Quale

KWA-le — Which, what; interrogative or relative adjective

messaggio

mes-SAD-jo — Message; communication delivered from one person

ci

chee — Us, here, there; first person plural clitic pronoun

hai

ai — You have; second person singular of avere

portato

por-TA-to — Brought; past participle of portare, to bring

dal

dal — From the; contraction of da and il

Buone

BWO-ne — Good; feminine plural adjective meaning positive news

poiché

poi-KE — Since, because; causal subordinating conjunction

anche

AN-ke — Also, too, even; additive adverb or conjunction

mali

MA-li — Evils, ills; plural of male, harms or misfortunes

intollerabili

in-tol-le-RA-bi-li — Intolerable, unbearable; impossible to endure

Trovando

tro-VAN-do — Finding; gerund of trovare, in the act of finding

giusta

JUS-ta — Right, just, correct; fair or appropriate solution

soluzione

so-lu-TSYO-ne — Solution; answer or resolution to a problem

tendono

TEN-do-no — They tend, they lean; move toward a direction

bene

BE-ne — Well, good; positive state or outcome

Come

KO-me — How, as, like; comparative or interrogative adverb

recita

RE-chi-ta — Recites, says; third person of recitare

l'oracolo

lo-RA-ko-lo — The oracle; prophetic voice of a deity or shrine

finora

fi-NO-ra — Until now, so far; up to the present moment

le

le — Them, her, the; feminine pronoun or article

danno

DAN-no — They give; or harm, damage (noun or verb form)

motivo

mo-TEE-vo — Reason, motive; cause or basis for an action

né

neh — Neither, nor; negative correlative conjunction

fiducia

fi-DU-cha — Trust, confidence; faith in someone or something

timore

ti-MO-re — Fear, dread; feeling of apprehension or worry

vuoi

VWOI — You want; second person singular of volere

udire

u-DEE-re — To hear, to listen; formal verb for hearing

mio

MEE-o — My; masculine singular possessive adjective

pubblicamente

pub-bli-ka-MEN-te — Publicly; in an open manner before everyone

Te

teh — You; stressed second person singular object pronoun

dirò

di-RO — I will tell, I will say; future of dire

apertamente

a-per-ta-MEN-te — Openly, frankly; in a direct and honest manner

entreremo

en-tre-RE-mo — We will enter; first person plural future of entrare

insieme

in-SYME-e — Together; in company with others, jointly

Parla

PAR-la — Speak; imperative or third person of parlare

davanti

da-VAN-ti — In front of, before; indicating position ahead

tutti

TUT-ti — All, everyone; masculine plural of tutto

peso

PE-zo — Weight, burden; heaviness or figurative load

porto

POR-to — I carry, I bear; first person singular of portare

più

pyoo — More, most; comparative adverb or adjective

per

per — For, through, by; versatile Italian preposition

questi

KWES-ti — These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective

miei

MYEI — My; masculine plural possessive adjective

sudditi

SUD-di-ti — Subjects; citizens under authority of a ruler

me

meh — Me; stressed first person singular object pronoun

stesso

STES-so — Same, myself; emphatic pronoun or adjective

Lasciatemi

la-SHA-te-mi — Let me; imperative of lasciare with clitic pronoun

allora

al-LO-ra — Then, so; temporal or consequential adverb

riferire

ri-fe-REE-re — To report, to relay; to communicate information

ha

ah — He/she has; third person singular of avere

dichiarato

di-kya-RA-to — Declared, stated; past participle of dichiarare