The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 8

Vocabulary

Eu

EH-oo — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

poderia

po-deh-REE-ah — Could; conditional form of 'poder' (to be able)

te

teh — You; informal second person object pronoun

bater

bah-TEHR — To hit, beat, or strike someone or something

com

kohm — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

uma

OO-mah — A/an; feminine indefinite article, also means 'one'

mão

mowng — Hand; body part used for grasping or striking

amarrada

ah-mah-HAH-dah — Tied, bound; feminine past participle of 'amarrar'

nas

nahz — In the; contraction of preposition 'em' and article 'as'

costas

KOS-tahz — Back; the rear part of the human body

se

seh — If; conditional conjunction, also reflexive pronoun

eu

EH-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun

quisesse

kee-ZEH-seh — Wanted; past subjunctive of 'querer' (to want)

Então

en-TOWNG — So, then; conjunction indicating consequence or continuation

por

pohr — For, by, through; versatile preposition with many uses

que

keh — That, which, what; common conjunction and pronoun

você

vo-SEH — You; standard second person singular pronoun in Portuguese

não

nowng — No, not; primary word for negation in Portuguese

faz

fahz — Does, makes; third person present of 'fazer'

diz

deez — Says, tells; third person singular present of 'dizer'

pode

POH-deh — Can, is able to; third person present of 'poder'

fazer

fah-ZEHR — To do, to make; one of the most common verbs

Bem

beng — Well, fine, good; adverb indicating satisfaction or agreement

farei

fah-REH-ee — I will do; first person future of 'fazer'

mexer

meh-SHEHR — To mess with, move, or meddle with something

comigo

ko-MEE-go — With me; prepositional pronoun combining 'com' and 'mim'

sim

sing — Yes; affirmative response word in Portuguese

já

zhah — Already, now; adverb indicating something has occurred

vi

vee — I saw; first person singular preterite of 'ver'

famílias

fah-MEE-lee-ahz — Families; plural of 'família', a social unit

inteiras

in-TEH-rahz — Entire, whole; feminine plural adjective meaning complete

na

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

mesma

MEZ-mah — Same; feminine adjective indicating identical situation or thing

situação

see-too-ah-SOWNG — Situation; a particular set of circumstances or conditions

Espertinho

es-pehr-CHEEN-yo — Smarty, wise guy; diminutive of 'esperto' meaning clever

acha

AH-shah — Thinks, finds; third person present of 'achar'

é

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

alguém

al-GENG — Someone, somebody; indefinite pronoun referring to a person

agora

ah-GOH-rah — Now; adverb indicating the current moment in time

chapéu

sha-PEH-oo — Hat; a head covering worn as accessory or protection

engolir

en-go-LEER — To swallow; to ingest something through the throat

esse

EH-seh — That, this; masculine demonstrative pronoun near listener

gostar

gos-TAHR — To like, to enjoy; expressing preference or affection

desafio

deh-zah-FEE-oh — Challenge, dare; an invitation to compete or prove oneself

a

ah — The; feminine definite article, also preposition 'to'

derrubá-lo

deh-hoo-BAH-lo — To knock it/him down; verb plus object pronoun

e

eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses

quem

keng — Who; interrogative or relative pronoun referring to persons

aceitar

ah-seh-TAHR — To accept, to agree to; receiving or approving something

um

oong — A/an, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral

covarde

ko-VAHR-deh — Coward; a person who lacks courage or bravery

mentiroso

men-tee-ROH-zo — Liar; a person who frequently tells untruths

também

tahm-BENG — Also, too; adverb indicating addition or inclusion

tem

teng — Has; third person singular present of 'ter' (to have)

coragem

ko-RAH-zheng — Courage, bravery; mental strength to face difficulties

de

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

sustentar

soos-ten-TAHR — To sustain, maintain, support; upholding a claim or position

isso

EE-so — That, this; neutral demonstrative pronoun for ideas or things

vai

vah-ee — Goes, will go; third person present of 'ir' (to go)

passear

pah-seh-AHR — To stroll, take a walk; go away, get lost (colloquial)

Olha

OH-lyah — Look; imperative of 'olhar', used to get attention

me

meh — Me; first person singular object or reflexive pronoun

der

dehr — Gives; future subjunctive of 'dar' (to give)

mais

mah-ees — More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity or degree

dessas

DEH-sahz — Of those; feminine contraction of 'de' and 'essas'

insolências

in-so-LEN-see-ahz — Insolences, insults; rude or disrespectful remarks or behavior

vou

voh — I go, I am going; first person present of 'ir'

pegar

peh-GAHR — To grab, catch, take; seizing or picking something up

jogar

zho-GAHR — To throw, play; tossing something or playing a game

pedra

PEH-drah — Stone, rock; a hard mineral material found in nature

sua

SOO-ah — Your, his/her/its; feminine possessive pronoun or adjective

cabeça

kah-BEH-sah — Head; the upper part of the human body

claro

KLAH-ro — Of course, clear; expressing obviousness or agreement

Pois

pohyz — Well, indeed; filler or affirmation in spoken Portuguese

vou

voh — I will; first person singular present of 'ir'

Por

pohr — For, because of; preposition indicating reason or exchange

fica

FEE-kah — Stays, keeps; third person present of 'ficar'

dizendo

dee-ZEN-do — Saying; present participle (gerund) of 'dizer'

É

eh — Is; third person singular present of 'ser' (to be)

porque

pohr-KEH — Because; conjunction giving reason or explanation

está

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

medo

MEH-do — Fear; an unpleasant emotion caused by perceived danger

estou

es-TOH — I am; first person singular present of 'estar'

Está

es-TAH — Is; third person present of 'estar', also 'okay'

Não

nowng — No, not; primary negation word in Portuguese

Mais

mah-ees — More; adverb or adjective indicating greater quantity

pausa

POW-zah — Pause; a temporary stop or break in action or speech

continuaram

kon-tee-noo-AH-rowng — They continued; third person plural preterite of 'continuar'

encarando

en-kah-RAN-do — Facing, staring at; present participle of 'encarar'

movendo

mo-VEN-do — Moving; present participle of 'mover' (to move)

lado

LAH-do — Side; one of two or more parts of something

ao

ow — To the; masculine contraction of preposition 'a' and 'o'

redor

heh-DOHR — Around; used in 'ao redor de' meaning surrounding

do

doo — Of the; masculine contraction of 'de' and 'o'

outro

OH-tro — Other, another; referring to a different person or thing

Em

eng — In, at; preposition indicating location or time

pouco

POH-ko — Little, few; indicating a small quantity or short time

tempo

TEM-po — Time; the progression of events, also means weather

estavam

es-TAH-vowng — They were; third person plural imperfect of 'estar'

ombro

OM-bro — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to the upper body

disse

DEE-seh — Said; third person singular preterite of 'dizer'

Sai

sah-ee — Get out, leave; imperative of 'sair' (to go out)

daqui

dah-KEE — From here; contraction of 'de' and 'aqui'

Vai

vah-ee — Go; imperative or third person present of 'ir'

mesmo

MEZ-mo — Really, indeed, even; emphatic adverb or adjective

embora

em-BOH-rah — Away, although; 'vai embora' means go away/leave

Assim

ah-SING — Like this, thus, so; adverb indicating manner or result

ficaram

fee-KAH-rowng — They stayed, remained; third person plural preterite of 'ficar'

parados

pah-RAH-doz — Still, stopped; masculine plural adjective meaning motionless

cada

KAH-dah — Each, every; distributive adjective referring to individual items

pé

peh — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg used for walking

colocado

ko-lo-KAH-do — Placed, positioned; past participle of 'colocar'

em

eng — In, at, on; basic preposition of location or state

ângulo

AN-goo-lo — Angle; the space between two lines meeting at a point

como

KOH-mo — Like, as, how; conjunction or adverb of comparison

escora

es-KOH-rah — Prop, brace, support; something used to hold another up

ambos

AM-boz — Both; referring to two people or things together

empurrando

em-poo-HAN-do — Pushing; present participle of 'empurrar' (to push)

toda

TOH-dah — All, every, whole; feminine adjective of totality

força

FOHR-sah — Strength, force; physical power or intensity of effort

ódio

OH-dee-oh — Hatred, hate; intense feeling of strong dislike or hostility

Mas

mahz — But; adversative conjunction introducing contrast or exception

nenhum

neh-NYOONG — Neither, none; negative adjective meaning not one of them

dos

doz — Of the; masculine plural contraction of 'de' and 'os'

dois

dohyz — Two; masculine numeral referring to a pair

conseguia

kon-seh-GEE-ah — Could, managed to; imperfect of 'conseguir' (to manage)

levar

leh-VAHR — To take, carry, lead; transporting or gaining something

vantagem

van-TAH-zheng — Advantage; a favorable position or superior condition