The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 6

Vocabulary

Permets

pɛʁ.mɛ — Allow, permit (imperative form of permettre)

moi

mwa — Me, I (emphatic or disjunctive pronoun)

cependant

sə.pɑ̃.dɑ̃ — However, nevertheless, yet (conjunctive adverb)

de

də — Of, from (very common French preposition)

parler

paʁ.le — To speak, to talk (infinitive verb)

puisque

pɥis.kə — Since, because, given that (conjunction)

je

ʒə — I (first person singular subject pronoun)

parle

paʁl — Speak, talk (first person singular present tense)

à

a — To, at, in (basic French preposition)

Ta

ta — Your (feminine singular possessive adjective, informal)

miséricorde

mi.ze.ʁi.kɔʁd — Mercy, compassion, divine clemency

et

e — And (basic coordinating conjunction)

non

nɔ̃ — No, not (negation or contrast word)

un

œ̃ — A, an (masculine indefinite article)

homme

ɔm — Man, human being (masculine noun)

dédaigneux

de.dɛ.ɲø — Disdainful, scornful, contemptuous (adjective)

Toi

twa — You (emphatic second person singular pronoun)

aussi

o.si — Also, too, as well (adverb)

peut

pø — Can, may (third person singular of pouvoir)

être

ɛtʁ — To be (infinitive of fundamental linking verb)

Tu

ty — You (informal second person singular subject pronoun)

me

mə — Me (first person singular object pronoun)

méprises

me.pʁiz — Despise, scorn (second person singular present)

pourtant

puʁ.tɑ̃ — Yet, still, nevertheless (adverb of contrast)

reviendras

ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁa — Will return, will come back (future tense)

auras

o.ʁa — Will have (second person singular future of avoir)

compassion

kɔ̃.pa.sjɔ̃ — Compassion, sympathy, pity for others

Car

kaʁ — For, because (coordinating causal conjunction)

que

kə — That, what, which (subordinating conjunction or pronoun)

dirais

di.ʁɛ — Would say (first person conditional of dire)

ô

o — Oh, O (exclamatory interjection of address)

Seigneur

sɛ.ɲœʁ — Lord (title of divine or noble address)

mon

mɔ̃ — My (masculine singular possessive adjective)

Dieu

djø — God (the divine being, masculine noun)

sinon

si.nɔ̃ — Otherwise, except, if not (conjunction)

j'

ʒ — I (contracted form before vowel sound)

ignore

i.ɲɔʁ — Do not know, am ignorant of (verb)

d'

d — Of, from (contracted preposition before vowel)

où

u — Where (relative or interrogative adverb of place)

suis

sɥi — Am (first person singular present of être)

venu

və.ny — Come, arrived (past participle of venir)

dans

dɑ̃ — In, inside, within (preposition of location)

cette

sɛt — This (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)

vie

vi — Life (feminine noun, existence or lifetime)

mourante

mu.ʁɑ̃t — Dying, fading (feminine present participle adjective)

l'

l — The (contracted definite article before vowel)

appellerai

a.pɛl.ʁɛ — Will call (first person singular future of appeler)

ainsi

ɛ̃.si — Thus, so, in this way (adverb)

ou

u — Or (basic coordinating disjunctive conjunction)

mort

mɔʁ — Death, dead (noun or adjective)

vivante

vi.vɑ̃t — Living, alive (feminine adjective)

Alors

a.lɔʁ — Then, so, at that time (adverb)

aussitôt

o.si.to — Immediately, right away, at once

les

le — The (plural definite article for both genders)

consolations

kɔ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃ — Consolations, comforts, sources of solace

recueillirent

ʁə.kœ.ji.ʁɑ̃ — Gathered, collected, received (simple past tense)

ai

e — Have (first person singular present of avoir)

appris

a.pʁi — Learned, found out (past participle of apprendre)

car

kaʁ — Because, for (causal coordinating conjunction)

ne

nə — Not (first part of French negation construction)

m'

m — Me, myself (contracted first person object pronoun)

en

ɑ̃ — Of it, about it (pronoun replacing partitive phrase)

souviens

su.vjɛ̃ — Remember (first person singular of se souvenir)

pas

pa — Not (second part of French negation)

des

de — Of the, some (plural indefinite or partitive article)

parents

pa.ʁɑ̃ — Parents, relatives (masculine plural noun)

ma

ma — My (feminine singular possessive adjective)

chair

ʃɛʁ — Flesh, body, skin (feminine noun)

la

la — The (feminine singular definite article)

substance

syp.stɑ̃s — Substance, matter, essence (feminine noun)

desquels

de.kɛl — Of which, from which (masculine plural relative pronoun)

as

a — Have (second person singular present of avoir)

jadis

ʒa.dis — Formerly, long ago, in olden times

formé

fɔʁ.me — Formed, shaped, created (past participle of former)

reçurent

ʁə.syʁ — Received (third person plural simple past of recevoir)

douceurs

du.sœʁ — Sweetnesses, gentle pleasures, tender things

du

dy — Of the (contracted masculine singular article)

lait

lɛ — Milk (masculine noun, liquid food)

maternel

ma.tɛʁ.nɛl — Maternal, motherly (masculine singular adjective)

ni

ni — Neither, nor (negative correlative conjunction)

mère

mɛʁ — Mother (feminine noun, female parent)

mes

me — My (plural possessive adjective)

nourrices

nu.ʁis — Wet nurses, nursing women (feminine plural noun)

gardaient

gaʁ.dɛ — Were keeping, guarded (imperfect tense of garder)

leurs

lœʁ — Their (plural possessive adjective)

seins

sɛ̃ — Breasts (masculine plural noun)

pour

puʁ — For, in order to (preposition of purpose)

elles

ɛl — They, them (feminine plural personal pronoun)

mêmes

mɛm — Selves, same (emphatic plural pronoun or adjective)

mais

mɛ — But (basic adversative coordinating conjunction)

c'

s — It, this (contracted demonstrative pronoun)

est

ɛ — Is (third person singular present of être)

qui

ki — Who, which, that (relative or interrogative pronoun)

leur

lœʁ — To them, their (indirect object or possessive pronoun)

faisais

fə.zɛ — Was making, used to make (imperfect of faire)

donner

dɔ.ne — To give (infinitive verb)

nourriture

nu.ʁi.tyʁ — Food, nourishment, sustenance (feminine noun)

enfance

ɑ̃.fɑ̃s — Childhood, infancy (feminine noun)

selon

sə.lɔ̃ — According to, following (preposition)

Ton

tɔ̃ — Your (masculine singular possessive adjective, informal)

ordonnance

ɔʁ.dɔ.nɑ̃s — Ordinance, decree, prescription, order

par

paʁ — By, through, via (preposition of means)

laquelle

la.kɛl — Which (feminine singular relative pronoun)

distribues

dis.tʁi.by — Distribute, hand out (second person singular present)

Tes

te — Your (plural possessive adjective, informal)

richesses

ʁi.ʃɛs — Riches, wealth, abundant resources (feminine plural)

travers

tʁa.vɛʁ — Through, across (used in à travers)

sources

suʁs — Sources, springs, origins (feminine plural noun)

cachées

ka.ʃe — Hidden, concealed (feminine plural past participle)

toutes

tut — All, every (feminine plural adjective or pronoun)

choses

ʃoz — Things, objects, matters (feminine plural noun)

donné

dɔ.ne — Given (past participle of donner)

désirer

de.zi.ʁe — To desire, to wish for (infinitive verb)

rien

ʁjɛ̃ — Nothing, anything (negative pronoun)

plus

ply — More, no more (adverb of comparison or negation)

ce

sə — This, that, it (demonstrative adjective or pronoun)

donnais

dɔ.nɛ — Was giving, used to give (imperfect of donner)

volontiers

vɔ.lɔ̃.tje — Willingly, gladly, with pleasure (adverb)

avais

a.vɛ — Had, was having (imperfect tense of avoir)

avec

a.vɛk — With (preposition indicating accompaniment or manner)

une

yn — A, an (feminine singular indefinite article)

affection

a.fɛk.sjɔ̃ — Affection, fondness, tender feeling (feminine noun)

enseignée

ɑ̃.sɛ.ɲe — Taught, instructed (feminine past participle of enseigner)

le

lə — The (masculine singular definite article)

ciel

sjɛl — Sky, heaven (masculine noun)

donnaient

dɔ.nɛ — Were giving, used to give (third person plural imperfect)

dont

dɔ̃ — Of which, whose, from which (relative pronoun)

regorgeaient

ʁə.ɡɔʁ.ʒɛ — Were overflowing, abounding with (imperfect tense)

part

paʁ — Share, part, portion (feminine noun)

bien

bjɛ̃ — Good, well, benefit (adverb or noun)

recevais

ʁə.sə.vɛ — Was receiving, used to receive (imperfect tense)

était

e.tɛ — Was, used to be (third person imperfect of être)

bon

bɔ̃ — Good, kind, pleasant (masculine adjective)

Et

e — And (basic coordinating conjunction)

venait

və.nɛ — Was coming, came (third person imperfect of venir)

viennent

vjɛn — Come (third person plural present of venir)

bonnes

bɔn — Good (feminine plural adjective)

vient

vjɛ̃ — Comes (third person singular present of venir)

toute

tut — All, every, whole (feminine singular adjective)

santé

sɑ̃.te — Health, wellbeing (feminine noun)

C'

s — It, this (contracted demonstrative pronoun)

depuis

də.pɥi — Since, for (preposition of time duration)

Te

tə — You, yourself (informal second person object pronoun)

proclamant

pʁɔ.kla.mɑ̃ — Proclaiming, declaring (present participle of proclamer)

ces

se — These, those (plural demonstrative adjective)

dons

dɔ̃ — Gifts, talents, donations (masculine plural noun)

au

o — To the, at the (contracted masculine article)

dedans

də.dɑ̃ — Inside, within (adverb of location)

dehors

də.ɔʁ — Outside, outwardly (adverb of location)