The Angel in the House — Page 9

Vocabulary

Nossas

NOH-sahs — Our (feminine plural possessive pronoun)

vidas

VEE-dahs — Lives; plural of vida (life)

elevadas

eh-leh-VAH-dahs — Elevated, raised, lifted up (feminine plural)

por

pohr — By, for, through (preposition with multiple uses)

fim

feeng — End, conclusion, final point

hão

owng — They will (third person plural of haver)

de

deh — Of, from (very common preposition)

tocar

toh-KAR — To touch, to play an instrument

Aquela

ah-KEH-lah — That (feminine demonstrative pronoun, distant)

feliz

feh-LEEZ — Happy, fortunate, joyful

meta

MEH-tah — Goal, target, aim

para

PAH-rah — For, to, toward (preposition of direction/purpose)

a

ah — The (feminine singular definite article)

qual

kwahl — Which, what (relative or interrogative pronoun)

se

seh — Reflexive pronoun; oneself, themselves

movem

MOH-veng — They move (third person plural of mover)

Até

ah-TEH — Until, up to, even (preposition/conjunction)

que

keh — That, which, who (conjunction/pronoun)

descubramos

dehs-KOO-brah-mohs — We discover (first person plural subjunctive)

enquanto

eng-KWAHN-toh — While, whereas (temporal conjunction)

escuridão

ehs-koo-ree-DOWNG — Darkness, blackness, absence of light

dissipa

dee-SEE-pah — Dissipates, scatters, disperses (third person singular)

E

eh — And (coordinating conjunction)

as

ahz — The (feminine plural definite article)

névoas

NEH-voh-ahz — Mists, fogs, hazes (feminine plural)

malignas

mah-LEEG-nahz — Malignant, evil, wicked (feminine plural adjective)

dissolvem

dee-SOHL-veng — They dissolve, melt away (third person plural)

Que

keh — That, which (subordinating conjunction/pronoun)

os

ohz — The (masculine plural definite article)

contrastes

kohn-TRAHS-tehs — Contrasts, opposites, differences (masculine plural)

são

sowng — Are (third person plural of ser)

polos

POH-lohs — Poles, opposite ends, axes (masculine plural)

Em

eng — In, at, on (preposition of location)

torno

TOHR-noh — Around, lathe; em torno de means around

dos

dohz — Of the (contraction of de + os)

quais

kwahz — Which (plural relative/interrogative pronoun)

esferas

ehs-FEH-rahz — Spheres, orbs, globes (feminine plural)

celestes

seh-LEHS-tehs — Celestial, heavenly (plural adjective)

giram

ZHEE-rahng — They rotate, spin, revolve (third person plural)

O

oh — The (masculine singular definite article)

Amor

ah-MOHR — Love, romantic affection (masculine noun)

em

eng — In, at, on (preposition of place/time)

Liberdade

lee-behr-DAH-deh — Freedom, liberty, independence

Sempre

SEHM-preh — Always, ever, at all times

chego

SHEH-goh — I arrive, I reach (first person singular)

onde

OHN-deh — Where (relative adverb of place)

há

ah — There is/are; also ago (from haver)

damas

DAH-mahz — Ladies, dames, noblewomen (feminine plural)

Por

pohr — By, for, through (preposition)

mais

mahyz — More, most, plus (adverb/adjective)

triste

TREES-teh — Sad, sorrowful, melancholy (adjective)

eu

eh-oo — I (first person singular subject pronoun)

estivesse

ehs-tee-VEH-seh — I/he were (imperfect subjunctive of estar)

antes

AHN-tehs — Before, previously, formerly (adverb)

Embora

eng-BOH-rah — Although, even though (concessive conjunction)

como

KOH-moh — Like, as, how (conjunction/adverb)

um

oong — A, an, one (masculine indefinite article)

navio

nah-VEE-oh — Ship, vessel, boat (masculine noun)

preso

PREH-zoh — Trapped, caught, imprisoned (past participle)

pelo

PEH-loh — By the (contraction of por + o)

gelo

ZHEH-loh — Ice, frost (masculine noun)

e

eh — And (coordinating conjunction)

distante

dees-TAHN-teh — Distant, far away, remote (adjective)

Retido

heh-CHEE-doh — Held back, detained, retained (past participle)

no

noh — In the (contraction of em + o)

longe

LOHN-zheh — Far, far away, distant (adverb/adjective)

do

doh — Of the (contraction of de + o)

rugido

hoo-ZHEE-doh — Roar, rumble, loud noise (masculine noun)

oceano

oh-seh-AH-noh — Ocean, vast sea (masculine noun)

Passando

pah-SAHN-doh — Passing, spending time (gerund of passar)

seu

seh-oo — His, her, its, your (possessive adjective)

terceiro

tehr-SAY-roh — Third (masculine ordinal number)

inverno

een-VEHR-noh — Winter (masculine noun, season)

naquele

nah-KEH-leh — In that (contraction of em + aquele)

terrível

teh-HEE-vehl — Terrible, dreadful, awful (adjective)

Com

kohng — With (preposition indicating accompaniment)

velas

VEH-lahz — Sails; also candles (feminine plural noun)

deterioradas

deh-teh-ree-oh-RAH-dahz — Deteriorated, damaged, worn out (feminine plural)

tripulação

tree-poo-lah-SOWNG — Crew, ship's personnel (feminine noun)

tanto

TAHN-toh — So much, as much, both (adverb/adjective)

faz

fahz — Does, makes (third person singular of fazer)

calmaria

kahl-mah-REE-ah — Calm, stillness, especially at sea

quanto

KWAHN-toh — How much, as much as (conjunction/pronoun)

o

oh — The (masculine singular definite article)

impacto

eem-PAHK-toh — Impact, collision, strong effect

Indiferente

een-dee-feh-REHN-teh — Indifferent, uncaring, apathetic (adjective)

demais

deh-MAHYZ — Too much, excessively, overly (adverb)

alarmar

ah-lahr-MAR — To alarm, to frighten, to alert

Contudo

kohn-TOO-doh — However, nevertheless, yet (adversative conjunction)

Então

eng-TOWNG — Then, so, therefore (adverb/conjunction)

minha

MEEN-yah — My (feminine singular possessive adjective)

tristeza

trees-TEH-zah — Sadness, sorrow, melancholy (feminine noun)

é

eh — Is (third person singular of ser)

banida

bah-NEE-dah — Banished, expelled, driven away (feminine)

não

nowng — No, not (negation adverb)

sou

soh — I am (first person singular of ser)

aquele

ah-KEH-leh — That (masculine demonstrative pronoun, distant)

Ou

oh — Or (disjunctive coordinating conjunction)

campo

KAHM-poh — Field, countryside, open land (masculine noun)

rompe

HOHM-peh — Breaks, bursts, ruptures (third person singular)

Partido

pahr-CHEE-doh — Broken, split, departed (past participle/noun)

pela

PEH-lah — By the (contraction of por + a)

repentina

heh-pen-CHEE-nah — Sudden, abrupt, unexpected (feminine adjective)

primavera

pree-mah-VEH-rah — Spring (season), also springtime flower

polar

poh-LAR — Polar, relating to the North or South Pole

todos

TOH-dohs — All, everyone, everybody (masculine plural)

agradecem

ah-grah-DEH-seng — They thank, they are grateful (third plural)

Deus

DEH-ooz — God (masculine proper noun)

com

kohng — With (preposition of accompaniment)

seus

seh-ooz — Their, his, your (masculine plural possessive)

espíritos

ehs-PEE-ree-tohs — Spirits, souls, minds (masculine plural)

aquecidos

ah-keh-SEE-dohs — Warmed, heated, excited (past participle plural)

beijam

BAY-zhahng — They kiss (third person plural of beijar)

dançam

DAHN-sahng — They dance (third person plural of dançar)

cantam

KAHN-tahng — They sing (third person plural of cantar)

novas

NOH-vahz — New (feminine plural adjective); also news

fazem

FAH-zeng — They make, they do (third person plural)

brisa

BREE-zah — Breeze, gentle wind (feminine noun)

mar

mahr — Sea, ocean (masculine noun)

líquido

LEE-kwee-doh — Liquid, fluid (masculine noun/adjective)

Para

PAH-rah — For, to, toward (preposition of purpose/direction)

fora

FOH-rah — Outside, out, away (adverb of place)

Norte

NOHR-teh — North (cardinal direction, masculine noun)

vida

VEE-dah — Life, existence (feminine noun)

congelou

kohn-zheh-LOH — Froze, became frozen (third singular preterite)

Rumo

HOO-moh — Course, heading, direction toward (masculine noun)

ao

ow — To the (contraction of a + o)

porto

POHR-toh — Port, harbor (masculine noun)

desejavam

deh-zeh-ZHAH-vahng — They desired, wished, wanted (imperfect tense)

estar

ehs-TAR — To be (state/condition, infinitive of estar)

Dever

deh-VEHR — Duty, obligation; also to owe or must

vivia

vee-VEE-ah — She lived, used to live (imperfect of viver)

tão

towng — So, such, as (adverb of degree)

verdadeiramente

vehr-dah-day-rah-MEHN-teh — Truly, genuinely, really (adverb)

voltada

vohl-TAH-dah — Turned toward, focused on (feminine participle)

alto

AHL-toh — High, tall, loud (masculine adjective/noun)

Era

EH-rah — She/he was (imperfect tense of ser)

gentil

zhehn-CHEEL — Gentle, kind, gracious (adjective)

boa

BOH-ah — Good (feminine singular adjective)

dever

deh-VEHR — Duty, obligation; must, should (verb/noun)

me

meh — Me, myself (first person object pronoun)

ordenou

ohr-deh-NOH — Ordered, commanded (third singular preterite)

apaixonar-me

ah-pah-ee-shoh-NAR-meh — To fall in love with (reflexive infinitive)

fosse

FOH-seh — Were, would be (imperfect subjunctive of ser/ir)

isso

EE-soh — That, this thing (neuter demonstrative pronoun)

pensei

peng-SAY — I thought (first person singular preterite)

deveria

deh-veh-REE-ah — Should, ought to (conditional of dever)

Eu

eh-oo — I (first person singular subject pronoun)

adorava

ah-doh-RAH-vah — I adored, loved dearly (imperfect of adorar)

toda

TOH-dah — All, every, whole (feminine singular adjective)

vontade

vohn-TAH-deh — Will, desire, wish (feminine noun)

momentos

moh-MEHN-tohs — Moments, instants, brief periods of time

ócio

OH-syoh — Idleness, leisure, free time (masculine noun)

parece

pah-REH-seh — It seems, it appears (third singular of parecer)

vê

veh — Sees (third person singular of ver)

Um

oong — A, an, one (masculine indefinite article)

espírito

ehs-PEE-ree-toh — Spirit, soul, mind (masculine noun)

nobre

NOH-breh — Noble, dignified, aristocratic (adjective)

numa

NOO-mah — In a (contraction of em + uma)

colina

koh-LEE-nah — Hill, small elevation of land (feminine noun)

toque

TOH-keh — Touch, stroke, small detail (masculine noun)

humano

oo-MAH-noh — Human, relating to humanity (adjective/noun)

uma

OO-mah — A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)

árvore

AHR-voh-reh — Tree (feminine noun)

Uma

OO-mah — A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)

Distinção

dees-teen-SOWNG — Distinction, difference, elegance (feminine noun)