Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 9

Vocabulary

Pois

poysh — Because, since, or therefore; causal conjunction

o

oo — The definite article for masculine singular nouns

que

keh — That, which, or what; common relative pronoun

a

ah — The definite article for feminine singular nouns

noite

noy-cheh — Night; the period of darkness after sunset

deixa

day-shah — Leaves, lets, or allows something to happen

por

pohr — By, through, or for; common preposition

fazer

fah-zehr — To do or to make; very common infinitive verb

Tocado

toh-kah-doo — Touched, struck, or affected by something external

pelo

peh-loo — By the; contraction of preposition 'por' and article 'o'

sol

sohl — Sun; the star at the center of the solar system

do

doo — Of the; contraction of preposition 'de' and article 'o'

dia

dee-ah — Day; the period between sunrise and sunset

seguinte

seh-geen-cheh — Following, next; the one that comes after

Perece

peh-reh-seh — Perishes, dies; ceases to exist or live

Pai

pah-ee — Father; male parent or paternal figure

cuja

koo-zhah — Whose; feminine relative pronoun indicating possession

mão

mah-oo — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

Empunha

em-poo-nyah — Wields, grips, or brandishes a weapon or object

raio

hah-ee-oo — Thunderbolt, lightning bolt; flash of electric light

flamejante

flah-meh-zhahn-cheh — Flaming, blazing; burning with intense bright fire

Fere-o

feh-reh-oo — Strike him, wound him; inflict injury upon him

sob

sohb — Under, beneath; preposition indicating position below

teu

teh-oo — Your; masculine possessive pronoun informal second person

impetuoso

eem-peh-too-oh-zoo — Impetuous, fierce; acting with great force or violence

rogamos

hoh-gah-moosh — We beseech, we implore; we earnestly beg someone

ó

oh — Oh; exclamatory vocative particle addressing someone

fere-o

feh-reh-oo — Strike him; wound or injure him forcefully

Ó

oh — Oh; vocative exclamation addressing a person or deity

as

ahsh — The; feminine plural definite article

tuas

too-ahsh — Your; feminine plural possessive pronoun informal form

flechas

fleh-shahsh — Arrows; projectiles shot from a bow

também

tahm-bayn — Also, too; indicating inclusion of additional element

Rei

hay — King; male monarch who rules a kingdom

Da

dah — Of the; contraction of preposition 'de' and 'a'

corda

kor-dah — String, cord; flexible strand used on a bow

dourada

doh-rah-dah — Golden, gilded; made of or colored like gold

desse

deh-seh — Of that; contraction of preposition 'de' and 'esse'

arco

ar-koo — Bow, arc; curved weapon used to shoot arrows

retesado

heh-teh-zah-doo — Taut, stretched; pulled tight like a bowstring

Pudessem

poo-deh-seyn — Could, might; past subjunctive of poder for possibility

voar

voh-ar — To fly; to move through the air swiftly

ao

ah-oo — To the; contraction of preposition 'a' and 'o'

longe

lohn-zheh — Far, distant; at a great distance away

defensoras

deh-fehn-soh-rahsh — Defenders, protectors; feminine plural noun guarding something

dos

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

nossos

noh-soosh — Our; masculine plural first-person possessive pronoun

direitos

dee-ray-toosh — Rights, entitlements; freedoms or legal privileges owed

Sim

seen — Yes; affirmative response or confirmation

e

ee — And; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements

luzes

loo-zesh — Lights; plural of luz, sources of illumination

cintilantes

seen-tee-lahn-chesh — Sparkling, glittering; shining with quick flashes of light

De

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

com

kohn — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association

quais

kwahsh — Which; plural relative or interrogative pronoun

caçadora

kah-sah-doh-rah — Huntress; a woman who hunts wild animals

percorre

pehr-koh-heh — Traverses, roams; travels through or across an area

Pelas

peh-lahsh — Through the, by the; feminine plural prepositional contraction

encostas

ehn-kosh-tahsh — Hillsides, slopes; inclined sides of hills or mountains

A

ah — The; feminine singular definite article

Ti

chee — You; informal second person singular object pronoun

invoco

een-voh-koo — I invoke, I call upon; appealing to a deity

cabelos

kah-beh-loosh — Hair; strands growing from the human head

presos

preh-zoosh — Bound, tied, caught; held fast or restrained

em

eyn — In, at; preposition indicating location or state

ouro

oh-roo — Gold; precious yellow metal of high monetary value

Cujo

koo-zhoo — Whose; masculine relative pronoun indicating possession

nome

noh-meh — Name; word by which a person or place is known

nossa

noh-sah — Our; feminine singular first-person plural possessive pronoun

terra

teh-hah — Land, earth, ground; soil or territory of a place

carrega

kah-heh-gah — Carries, bears; transports or holds something along

quem

keyn — Who, whom; interrogative or relative pronoun for people

gritam

gree-tahm — Shout, scream; cry out loudly in chorus

Vem

veyn — Come; imperative or third person singular of vir

tua

too-ah — Your; feminine singular possessive pronoun informal form

tocha

toh-shah — Torch; a stick or device that gives burning light

brilhante

bree-lyahn-cheh — Brilliant, bright, shining; emitting or reflecting strong light

dispersa

dees-pehr-sah — Disperses, scatters; drives or spreads things widely apart

Alegre

ah-leh-greh — Joyful, cheerful, happy; feeling or showing great pleasure

deus

deh-oosh — God; a divine or supernatural being worshipped

adoramos

ah-doh-rah-moosh — We adore, we worship; we revere with great devotion

O

oo — The; masculine singular definite article

os

oosh — The; masculine plural definite article

deuses

deh-oo-zesh — Gods; plural of deus, divine supernatural beings

abominam

ah-boh-mee-nahm — Abhor, detest; feel strong disgust or hatred toward

Entra

ehn-trah — Enters; comes or goes into a place

Vós

vohsh — You; second person plural subject pronoun formal

rezais

heh-zahsh — You pray; second person plural present of rezar

está

esh-tah — Is; third person singular present of estar

bem

beyn — Well, good; adverb indicating something is fine

mas

mahsh — But; adversative conjunction introducing a contrasting idea

se

seh — If, oneself; conditional conjunction or reflexive pronoun

quisésseis

kee-zeh-saysh — If you wished; past subjunctive second person plural querer

ouvir

oh-veer — To hear, to listen; to perceive sound with ears

minhas

mee-nyahsh — My; feminine plural first-person possessive pronoun

palavras

pah-lah-vrahsh — Words; units of spoken or written language

E

ee — And; coordinating conjunction joining clauses or items

atendê-las

ah-tehn-deh-lahsh — To heed them, attend to them; to give them attention

aplicar

ah-plee-kar — To apply; to put something into use or practice

remédio

heh-meh-dee-oo — Remedy, medicine; a cure or treatment for illness

Talvez

tahl-vesh — Perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility

encontrásseis

ehn-kohn-trah-saysh — You might find; past subjunctive second person plural encontrar

conforto

kohn-for-too — Comfort, solace; relief from pain or distress

alívio

ah-lee-vee-oo — Relief, alleviation; easing of burden, pain, or worry

Notai

noh-tah-ee — Note, observe; plural imperative urging attention

falo

fah-loo — I speak, I say; first person singular of falar

como

As, like, how; comparison or manner conjunction

alguém

ahl-geyn — Someone, anybody; an unspecified person

chega

sheh-gah — Arrives, reaches; comes to a place or point

estranho

esh-trahn-yoo — Stranger, strange, foreign; unfamiliar or unknown person

este

esh-cheh — This; masculine demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby thing

relato

heh-lah-too — Account, report; a narrative description of events

tanto

tahn-too — As much, so much; indicating a large degree

quanto

kwahn-too — As much as, how much; comparing amounts or degrees

crime

kree-meh — Crime; an act that is illegal or morally wrong

poderia

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

sem

seyn — Without; preposition indicating absence or lack of something

ajuda

ah-zhoo-dah — Help, aid, assistance; support given to someone

rastreá-lo

hahsh-treh-ah-loo — To track it, trace it; to follow a trail

até

ah-teh — Until, up to; preposition indicating limit or destination

Sem

seyn — Without; lacking something necessary or expected

uma

oo-mah — A, an; feminine indefinite article

pista

peesh-tah — Clue, track, trail; a lead helping solve a mystery

qual

kwahl — Which, what; interrogative or relative pronoun

carecendo

kah-reh-sehn-doo — Lacking, needing; being in want of something necessary

pois

poysh — Because, for, since; causal or explanatory conjunction

tarde

tar-deh — Late, afternoon; later than expected or midday time

demais

deh-mahsh — Too much, excessively; beyond an appropriate amount

Fui

foo-ee — I was, I went; first person singular preterite ser/ir

inscrito

eens-kree-too — Registered, enrolled, inscribed; formally recorded as member

cidadão

see-dah-dahm — Citizen; a legally recognized member of a state

Esta

esh-tah — This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective

proclamação

proh-klah-mah-sahm — Proclamation; an official public announcement or declaration

dirijo

dee-ree-zhoo — I direct, I address; I aim communication toward someone

todos

toh-doosh — All, everyone; the totality of people or things

conhece

kohn-yeh-seh — Knows, is acquainted with; has knowledge of someone

homem

oh-meyn — Man; an adult male human being

filho

fee-lyoo — Son; a male offspring or child

foi

foy — Was, went; third person singular preterite ser/ir

morto

mor-too — Dead, killed; no longer alive; deceased

Convoco-o

kohn-voh-koo-oo — I summon him; I officially call him to appear

fazer-me

fah-zehr-meh — To make me, to do for me; reflexive infinitive form

confissão

kohn-fee-sahm — Confession; an admission of wrongdoing or a crime

franca

frahn-kah — Frank, honest, open; speaking truthfully without concealment

ele

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

recuar

heh-kwahr — To back away, retreat; to move backward from something

reflita

heh-flee-tah — Reflect, consider; subjunctive urging careful thought

assim

ah-seen — Thus, so, this way; indicating manner or consequence

Confessando

kohn-feh-sahn-doo — Confessing; admitting guilt or truth openly

escapará

esh-kah-pah-rah — Will escape; will avoid or flee from danger or punishment

à

ah — To the; feminine contraction of preposition 'a' and 'a'

acusação

ah-koo-zah-sahm — Accusation, charge; formal claim someone committed wrongdoing

capital

kah-pee-tahl — Capital; relating to a punishment involving death

pior

pee-ohr — Worse, worst; comparative indicating inferior or bad degree

pena

peh-nah — Penalty, punishment; consequence imposed for wrongdoing

lhe

lyeh — To him, to her; indirect object pronoun third person

caberá

kah-beh-rah — Will befall, will be due; future of caber meaning fit/belong

É

eh — Is; third person singular present indicative of ser

exílio

eh-zee-lee-oo — Exile; forced or chosen absence from one's homeland

ileso

ee-leh-zoo — Unharmed, unhurt; without injury or physical damage

partirá

par-tee-rah — Will depart, will leave; future tense of partir