The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 3

Vocabulary

ou

oh — Conjunction meaning 'or', presenting alternatives

Tu

too — Informal second person singular pronoun 'you'

os

ohs — Masculine plural definite article or pronoun 'them'

enches

EN-shes — You fill; second person singular of 'encher'

e

ee — Conjunction meaning 'and', joining words or clauses

ainda

ah-EEN-dah — Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet'

transbordas

trahns-BOR-dahs — You overflow; spill beyond normal limits

visto

VEES-too — Seen; past participle of 'ver', also 'since'

que

keh — Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'

eles

EH-les — Third person masculine plural pronoun 'they'

não

nowng — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'

Te

teh — Reflexive or object pronoun 'you' (informal)

contêm

kon-TAYM — They contain; third person plural of 'conter'

E

ee — Conjunction 'and'; also used for emphasis at sentence start

para

PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'toward'

onde

ON-deh — Relative adverb meaning 'where'

quando

KWAHN-doo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'

o

oo — Masculine singular definite article 'the'

céu

SEH-oo — Masculine noun meaning 'sky' or 'heaven'

a

ah — Feminine singular definite article 'the'

terra

TEH-hah — Feminine noun meaning 'earth', 'land', or 'ground'

estão

es-TOWNG — Third person plural of 'estar', meaning 'they are'

cheios

SHAY-oos — Masculine plural adjective meaning 'full'

deramas

deh-RAH-mahs — You pour out or shed; second person singular of 'derramar'

restante

hes-TAHN-teh — Adjective or noun meaning 'remaining' or 'rest'

de

deh — Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'by'

Ti

chee — Stressed object pronoun 'you' used after prepositions

mesmo

MEZ-moo — Adjective or adverb meaning 'same', 'even', or 'itself'

precisas

preh-SEE-zahs — You need; second person singular of 'precisar'

nada

NAH-dah — Pronoun or adverb meaning 'nothing' or 'not at all'

contenha

kon-TEH-nyah — Subjunctive form of 'conter' meaning 'may contain'

conténs

kon-TAYNSH — You contain; second person singular of 'conter'

todas

TOH-dahs — Feminine plural of 'todo', meaning 'all' or 'every'

as

ahsh — Feminine plural definite article 'the'

coisas

KOY-zahs — Feminine plural noun meaning 'things'

contendo

kon-TEN-doo — Gerund of 'conter' meaning 'containing'

pois

poysh — Conjunction meaning 'because', 'since', or 'so'

vasos

VAH-zoos — Masculine plural noun meaning 'vessels' or 'vases'

sustentam

soos-TEN-tahm — They sustain or support; third person plural of 'sustentar'

já

zhah — Adverb meaning 'already', 'now', or 'right away'

se

seh — Reflexive pronoun 'itself', 'himself', 'herself', 'themselves'

quebrassem

keh-BRAH-sehm — Past subjunctive of 'quebrar', meaning 'if they broke'

serias

SEH-ree-ahs — Conditional form of 'ser', meaning 'you would be'

derramado

deh-hah-MAH-doo — Past participle of 'derramar', meaning 'spilled' or 'poured out'

és

ehsh — Second person singular of 'ser', meaning 'you are'

sobre

SOH-breh — Preposition meaning 'over', 'above', or 'about'

nós

nohsh — First person plural pronoun 'we' or 'us'

abatido

ah-bah-CHEE-doo — Adjective meaning 'downcast', 'knocked down', or 'overwhelmed'

mas

mahsh — Adversative conjunction meaning 'but'

nos

noos — First person plural object pronoun 'us'

elevas

eh-LEH-vahs — You elevate or lift up; second person singular of 'elevar'

dissipado

dee-see-PAH-doo — Past participle of 'dissipar', meaning 'dispersed' or 'scattered'

reúnes

heh-OO-nes — You gather or reunite; second person singular of 'reunir'

Mas

mahsh — Adversative conjunction 'but', used for contrast

com

kong — Preposition meaning 'with'

Teu

teh-oo — Masculine singular possessive adjective 'your' (informal)

ser

sehr — Infinitive meaning 'to be' (permanent or essential qualities)

todo

TOH-doo — Adjective meaning 'all', 'whole', or 'every'

podem

POH-dehm — Third person plural of 'poder', meaning 'they can'

conter

kon-TEHR — Infinitive meaning 'to contain' or 'to hold'

inteiramente

een-tay-rah-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'entirely', 'completely', or 'wholly'

elas

EH-lahs — Third person feminine plural pronoun 'they'

uma

OO-mah — Feminine singular indefinite article 'a' or 'one'

parte

PAR-teh — Feminine noun meaning 'part', 'portion', or 'share'

ao

ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'to the'

tempo

TEM-poo — Masculine noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'

mesma

MEZ-mah — Feminine form of 'mesmo', meaning 'same' or 'herself'

cada

KAH-dah — Determiner meaning 'each' or 'every'

sua

SOO-ah — Feminine singular possessive adjective 'her', 'his', or 'their'

própria

PROH-pree-ah — Feminine adjective meaning 'own', 'proper', or 'itself'

maior

my-OR — Comparative adjective meaning 'greater' or 'larger'

mais

mysh — Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'

menor

meh-NOR — Comparative adjective meaning 'smaller' or 'lesser'

menos

MEH-noos — Adverb meaning 'less' or 'fewer'

é

eh — Third person singular of 'ser', meaning 'is'

então

en-TOWNG — Adverb or conjunction meaning 'then', 'so', or 'therefore'

outra

OH-trah — Feminine adjective meaning 'other' or 'another'

estás

es-TAHSH — Second person singular of 'estar', meaning 'you are'

em

eng — Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'

lugar

loo-GAR — Masculine noun meaning 'place', 'spot', or 'location'

enquanto

en-KWAHN-too — Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'whereas'

contém

kon-TAYM — Third person singular of 'conter', meaning 'contains'

totalmente

toh-tahl-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'totally' or 'completely'

Que

keh — Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning 'what' or 'that'

meu

meh-oo — Masculine singular possessive adjective 'my'

Deus

deh-oos — Masculine noun meaning 'God'

outro

OH-troo — Masculine adjective meaning 'other' or 'another'

senão

seh-NOWNG — Conjunction meaning 'but', 'except', or 'otherwise'

Senhor

seh-NYOR — Masculine noun meaning 'Lord', 'Sir', or 'Mister'

Pois

poysh — Conjunction meaning 'since', 'because', or 'for'

quem

kaym — Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning 'who'

exceto

eh-SEH-too — Preposition meaning 'except', 'save', or 'but'

nosso

NOH-soo — Masculine singular possessive adjective 'our'