The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 7

Vocabulary

Car

kar — Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'

alors

a.lɔʁ — Then, at that time, or so

je

ʒə — First person singular pronoun: 'I'

ne

nə — Negative particle used with 'pas' or alone

savais

sa.vɛ — Imperfect tense of 'savoir': knew how to

que

kə — That, which, or than; relative/conjunction word

téter

te.te — To suckle or feed from a breast

me

mə — Reflexive or object pronoun: me, myself

reposer

ʁə.po.ze — To rest or to put something back down

dans

dɑ̃ — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'within'

ce

sə — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective: this, that

qui

ki — Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'which'

plaisait

plɛ.zɛ — Imperfect of 'plaire': was pleasing or liked

et

e — Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'

pleurer

plœ.ʁe — To cry or to weep

de

də — Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'

offensait

ɔ.fɑ̃.sɛ — Imperfect of 'offenser': was offending or hurting

ma

ma — Possessive adjective: my (feminine singular)

chair

ʃɛʁ — Flesh; the physical body or skin

rien

ʁjɛ̃ — Nothing; used in negative constructions

plus

ply — More; no longer (in negative context)

Ensuite

ɑ̃.sɥit — Then, afterwards, next in sequence

commençai

kɔ.mɑ̃.se — Simple past of 'commencer': I began

à

a — Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'in'

sourire

su.ʁiʁ — To smile; also the noun 'a smile'

d'

d — Contracted form of 'de' before a vowel

abord

a.bɔʁ — Used in 'd'abord': first, at first

en

ɑ̃ — Preposition or pronoun: in, while, some of it

dormant

dɔʁ.mɑ̃ — Present participle of 'dormir': sleeping

puis

pɥi — Then, afterwards, next

veillant

vɛ.jɑ̃ — Present participle of 'veiller': being awake, watching

car

kaʁ — Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'

c'

s — Contracted form of 'ce' before a vowel

est

ɛ — Third person singular of 'être': is

ainsi

ɛ̃.si — Thus, in this way, so

qu'

k — Contracted form of 'que' before a vowel

on

ɔ̃ — Indefinite pronoun: one, we, they, people

l'

l — Contracted definite article or pronoun before vowel

a

a — Third person singular of 'avoir': has

rapporté

ʁa.pɔʁ.te — Past participle of 'rapporter': reported, told

moi

mwa — Stressed first person pronoun: me, I

même

mɛm — Same; even; self (as in 'moi-même': myself)

ai

e — First person singular of 'avoir': have

cru

kʁy — Past participle of 'croire': believed, thought

nous

nu — First person plural pronoun: we, us

voyons

vwa.jɔ̃ — First person plural of 'voir': we see

la

la — Definite article or pronoun: the, her, it (feminine)

chose

ʃoz — Thing; an object or matter

chez

ʃe — Preposition: at the home of, among, in

autres

otʁ — Others; other people or things

nourrissons

nu.ʁi.sɔ̃ — Infants, nursing babies

bien

bjɛ̃ — Well; good; very; quite

m'

m — Contracted first person object pronoun: me, myself

souvienne

su.vjɛn — Subjunctive of 'souvenir': remember, recall

pas

pa — Negative particle with 'ne': not

Ainsi

ɛ̃.si — Thus, so, in this way

peu

pø — Little, few; a small amount

pris

pʁi — Past participle of 'prendre': took, taken

conscience

kɔ̃.sjɑ̃s — Awareness, consciousness, conscience

endroit

ɑ̃.dʁwa — Place, spot, location

où

u — Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place

trouvais

tʁu.vɛ — Imperfect of 'trouver': was finding, was located

j'

ʒ — Contracted first person pronoun 'je' before vowel

eus

y — Simple past of 'avoir': had (I had)

le

lə — Definite article or pronoun: the, him, it (masculine)

désir

de.ziʁ — Desire, wish, longing

exprimer

ɛks.pʁi.me — To express, to voice or communicate something

mes

me — Possessive adjective: my (plural)

désirs

de.ziʁ — Desires, wishes (plural)

ceux

sø — Demonstrative pronoun: those (ones), they

pouvaient

pu.vɛ — Imperfect of 'pouvoir': could, were able to

les

le — Definite article or pronoun: the, them (plural)

satisfaire

sa.tis.fɛʁ — To satisfy, to fulfill a need or desire

pouvais

pu.vɛ — Imperfect of 'pouvoir': I could, was able to

étaient

e.tɛ — Imperfect of 'être': were (third person plural)

eux

ø — Stressed third person plural pronoun: them, they

au

o — Contracted article: 'à le', meaning 'at the'

dehors

də.ɔʁ — Outside, exterior

ils

il — Third person plural masculine pronoun: they

par

paʁ — Preposition: by, through, per

aucun

o.kœ̃ — No, none, not any

leurs

lœʁ — Possessive adjective: their (plural)

sens

sɑ̃s — Senses; meaning; direction

pénétrer

pe.ne.tʁe — To penetrate, enter, or access deeply

mon

mɔ̃ — Possessive adjective: my (masculine singular)

esprit

ɛs.pʁi — Mind, spirit, intellect

Aussi

o.si — Also, too; therefore, consequently

agitais

a.ʒi.tɛ — Imperfect of 'agiter': was shaking, waving

hasard

a.zaʁ — Chance, luck, randomness

membres

mɑ̃bʁ — Limbs; members of a group

voix

vwa — Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing

faisant

fə.zɑ̃ — Present participle of 'faire': doing, making

quelques

kɛl.kə — A few, some (before plural nouns)

signes

siɲ — Signs, signals, gestures

tels

tɛl — Such, like, of that kind (plural)

ressemblants

ʁə.sɑ̃.blɑ̃ — Resembling, looking similar to something

quoique

kwа.kə — Although, even though (concessive conjunction)

vérité

ve.ʁi.te — Truth, reality

très

tʁɛ — Very, extremely (intensifying adverb)

souhaitais

su.ɛ.tɛ — Imperfect of 'souhaiter': was wishing, wanting

Et

e — Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'

lorsque

lɔʁs.kə — When, at the time that (temporal conjunction)

n'

n — Contracted negative particle before a vowel

étais

e.tɛ — Imperfect of 'être': was (first/second person)

aussitôt

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

obéi

ɔ.be.i — Past participle of 'obéir': obeyed

étant

e.tɑ̃ — Present participle of 'être': being

nuisibles

nɥi.zibl — Harmful, injurious, detrimental

ou

u — Coordinating conjunction meaning 'or'

inintelligibles

i.nɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒibl — Unintelligible, incomprehensible, not understandable

indignais

ɛ̃.di.ɲɛ — Imperfect of 's'indigner': was indignant, outraged

contre

kɔ̃tʁ — Against, opposed to

aînés

ɛ.ne — Elders, older people, firstborns

céder

se.de — To yield, give in, concede

devaient

də.vɛ — Imperfect of 'devoir': had to, were supposed to

service

sɛʁ.vis — Service; duty; help provided to someone

servir

sɛʁ.viʁ — To serve, to be useful to someone

vengeais

vɑ̃.ʒɛ — Imperfect of 'se venger': was taking revenge

des

de — Partitive or plural indefinite article: some, of the

larmes

laʁm — Tears (from crying)

sont

sɔ̃ — Third person plural of 'être': are

observant

ɔp.sɛʁ.vɑ̃ — Present participle of 'observer': observing, watching

ont

ɔ̃ — Third person plural of 'avoir': have

montré

mɔ̃.tʁe — Past participle of 'montrer': shown, demonstrated

tout

tu — All, everything, entirely

inconscients

ɛ̃.kɔ̃.sjɑ̃ — Unconscious, unaware, oblivious (plural)

mieux

mjø — Better; comparative adverb of 'bien'

nourrices

nu.ʁis — Wet nurses, nursemaids caring for infants

savaient

sa.vɛ — Imperfect of 'savoir': knew (third person plural)

voilà

vwa.la — There it is, that is it, behold

enfance

ɑ̃.fɑ̃s — Childhood, infancy, early life

morte

mɔʁt — Dead, deceased (feminine adjective/noun)

depuis

də.pɥi — Since, for (indicating duration or starting point)

longtemps

lɔ̃.tɑ̃ — A long time, for long

vis

vi — Simple past of 'vivre': lived (I lived)