The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 7

Vocabulary

Pois

POHYS — Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'well then'

então

en-TAW — Adverb meaning 'then' or 'so'

eu

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

não

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

sabia

sah-BEE-ah — Past tense of saber; 'knew' or 'was aware'

senão

seh-NAWN — Conjunction meaning 'except' or 'otherwise'

mamar

mah-MAR — Verb meaning 'to nurse' or 'to breastfeed'

repousar

heh-poh-ZAR — Verb meaning 'to rest' or 'to repose'

no

NOO — Contraction of 'em' and 'o' meaning 'in the'

que

KEH — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'

me

MEH — First person object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'

agradava

ah-grah-DAH-vah — Imperfect tense; 'pleased' or 'was pleasing to'

e

EH — Conjunction meaning 'and'

chorar

shoh-RAR — Verb meaning 'to cry' or 'to weep'

ofendia

oh-fen-DEE-ah — Imperfect tense; 'offended' or 'hurt'

minha

MEEN-yah — Feminine possessive adjective meaning 'my'

carne

KAR-neh — Noun meaning 'flesh' or 'meat'

nada

NAH-dah — Pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'

mais

MAHYS — Adverb meaning 'more' or 'anymore'

Depois

deh-POHYS — Adverb meaning 'afterward' or 'later'

comecei

koh-meh-SAY — First person past tense of começar; 'I began'

a

AH — Preposition meaning 'to' or indefinite article 'a'

sorrir

soh-HEER — Verb meaning 'to smile'

primeiro

pree-MAY-roo — Adjective or adverb meaning 'first'

sono

SOH-noo — Noun meaning 'sleep' or 'slumber'

depois

deh-POHYS — Adverb meaning 'afterward' or 'then'

acordado

ah-kor-DAH-doo — Adjective meaning 'awake' or 'conscious'

pois

POHYS — Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'

assim

ah-SEEN — Adverb meaning 'thus' or 'in this way'

foi

FOY — Third person past tense of ser/ir; 'was' or 'went'

dito

DEE-too — Past participle of dizer; 'said' or 'told'

meu

MEH-oo — Masculine possessive adjective meaning 'my'

respeito

hes-PAY-too — Noun meaning 'respect' or 'regard'

o

OO — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

acreditei

ah-kreh-dee-TAY — First person past tense; 'I believed' or 'trusted'

vemos

VEH-moos — First person plural of ver; 'we see'

mesmo

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

em

EN — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'

outras

OH-trahs — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'other' or 'others'

crianças

kree-AN-sahs — Plural noun meaning 'children'

embora

em-BOH-rah — Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'

de

DEH — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

mim

MEEN — First person pronoun used after prepositions; 'me'

lembre

LEM-breh — Subjunctive/imperative of lembrar; 'remember'

Assim

ah-SEEN — Adverb meaning 'thus' or 'so'

pouco

POH-koo — Adjective or adverb meaning 'little' or 'a bit'

fui

FWEE — First person past tense of ser/ir; 'I was' or 'I went'

tomando

toh-MAN-doo — Gerund of tomar; 'taking' or 'gaining'

consciência

kon-see-EN-see-ah — Noun meaning 'consciousness' or 'awareness'

onde

ON-deh — Adverb meaning 'where'

encontrava

en-kon-TRAH-vah — Imperfect tense; 'was finding' or 'encountered'

senti

sen-CHEE — First person past tense of sentir; 'I felt'

desejo

deh-ZEH-zhoo — Noun meaning 'desire' or 'wish'

expressar

ex-preh-SAR — Verb meaning 'to express' or 'to communicate'

meus

MEH-oos — Masculine plural possessive meaning 'my'

desejos

deh-ZEH-zhoos — Plural noun meaning 'desires' or 'wishes'

àqueles

ah-KEH-lehs — Contraction of 'a' and 'aqueles'; 'to those'

podiam

poh-DEE-awn — Third person plural imperfect of poder; 'could'

satisfazê-los

sah-tees-fah-ZEH-lohs — Infinitive with pronoun; 'to satisfy them'

mas

MAHS — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

conseguia

kon-seh-GEE-ah — Imperfect tense; 'managed to' or 'was able to'

os

OOS — Masculine plural article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'them'

estavam

es-TAH-vawn — Third person plural imperfect of estar; 'were'

dentro

DEN-troo — Adverb or preposition meaning 'inside' or 'within'

eles

EH-lehs — Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'

fora

FOH-rah — Adverb meaning 'outside' or 'out'

nem

NEN — Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'not even'

por

POR — Preposition meaning 'by,' 'through,' or 'for'

qualquer

kwahl-KEHR — Adjective meaning 'any' or 'whatever'

sentido

sen-CHEE-doo — Noun meaning 'sense' or 'meaning'

tivessem

tee-VEH-sen — Past subjunctive of ter; 'they had' (hypothetical)

penetrar

peh-neh-TRAR — Verb meaning 'to penetrate' or 'to enter'

interior

een-teh-ree-OR — Noun or adjective meaning 'interior' or 'inner'

do

DOO — Contraction of 'de' and 'o' meaning 'of the'

espírito

es-PEE-ree-too — Noun meaning 'spirit' or 'mind'

Então

en-TAW — Adverb meaning 'then' or 'therefore'

agitava

ah-zhee-TAH-vah — Imperfect tense; 'shook' or 'moved restlessly'

desordenadamente

deh-zor-deh-nah-dah-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'disorderly' or 'chaotically'

membros

MEM-brohs — Plural noun meaning 'limbs' or 'members'

voz

VOHS — Noun meaning 'voice'

fazendo

fah-ZEN-doo — Gerund of fazer; 'making' or 'doing'

poucos

POH-koos — Adjective meaning 'few' or 'a few'

sinais

see-NAHYS — Plural noun meaning 'signs' or 'signals'

podia

poh-DEE-ah — Imperfect tense of poder; 'could' or 'was able'

tais

TAHYS — Plural adjective meaning 'such' or 'such things'

como

KOH-moo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as' or 'like'

semelhantes

seh-meh-LYAN-tehs — Adjective meaning 'similar' or 'resembling'

na

NAH — Contraction of 'em' and 'a' meaning 'in the'

verdade

ver-DAH-deh — Noun meaning 'truth'

muito

MWEE-too — Adverb or adjective meaning 'very' or 'much'

ao

AW — Contraction of 'a' and 'o' meaning 'to the'

desejava

deh-zeh-ZHAH-vah — Imperfect tense; 'desired' or 'was wishing for'

E

EH — Conjunction meaning 'and'

quando

KWAN-doo — Conjunction meaning 'when'

era

EH-rah — Third person imperfect of ser; 'was'

prontamente

pron-tah-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'promptly' or 'readily'

obedecido

oh-beh-deh-SEE-doo — Past participle of obedecer; 'obeyed'

sendo

SEN-doo — Gerund of ser; 'being'

prejudiciais

preh-zhoo-dee-see-AHYS — Adjective meaning 'harmful' or 'prejudicial'

ou

OH — Conjunction meaning 'or'

ininteligíveis

in-in-teh-lee-ZHEE-vehys — Adjective meaning 'unintelligible' or 'incomprehensible'

indignava

in-deeg-NAH-vah — Imperfect tense; 'was indignant' or 'became angry'

com

KON — Preposition meaning 'with'

velhos

VEH-lyoos — Noun or adjective meaning 'elders' or 'old people'

se

SEH — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'if'

submeterem

soob-meh-TEH-ren — Infinitive with plural; 'to submit' or 'to yield'

aqueles

ah-KEH-lehs — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those'

deviam

deh-VEE-awn — Third person plural imperfect of dever; 'should have'

servirem

ser-VEE-ren — Infinitive with plural; 'to serve' them

vingava

vin-GAH-vah — Imperfect tense; 'took revenge' or 'avenged'

deles

DEH-lehs — Contraction of 'de' and 'eles'; 'from them' or 'of them'

lágrimas

LAH-gree-mahs — Plural noun meaning 'tears'

aprendi

ah-pren-DEE — First person past tense of aprender; 'I learned'

são

SAWN — Third person plural of ser; 'are'

infantes

in-FAN-tehs — Plural noun meaning 'infants' or 'babies'

observá-los

ob-ser-VAH-lohs — Infinitive with pronoun; 'to observe them'

sem

SEN — Preposition meaning 'without'

saber

sah-BER — Infinitive meaning 'to know'

mo

MOO — Contraction of 'me' and 'o'; 'it to me'

mostraram

mos-TRAH-rawn — Third person plural past tense; 'they showed'

melhor

meh-LYOR — Adjective or adverb meaning 'better' or 'best'

as

AHSH — Feminine plural article meaning 'the'

minhas

MEEN-yahs — Feminine plural possessive meaning 'my'

amas

AH-mahs — Plural noun meaning 'wet nurses' or 'nannies'

disso

DEE-soo — Contraction of 'de' and 'isso'; 'of that'

tinham

TEEN-yawn — Third person plural imperfect of ter; 'they had'

conhecimento

koh-nyeh-see-MEN-too — Noun meaning 'knowledge' or 'awareness'

eis

EYS — Interjection meaning 'behold' or 'here is'

infância

in-FAN-see-ah — Noun meaning 'infancy' or 'childhood'

morreu

moh-RREH-oo — Third person past tense of morrer; 'died'

há

AH — Third person of haver; 'there is' or 'ago'

vivo

VEE-voo — Adjective or verb meaning 'alive' or 'I live'