The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 2

Vocabulary

Não

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

quero

KEH-roo — First person singular present of 'querer', to want

nenhuma

neh-NYOO-mah — Feminine form of 'none' or 'not any'

das

dahz — Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the' (feminine plural)

suas

SOO-ahz — Possessive pronoun, 'your' or 'his/her' (feminine plural)

submissões

soob-mee-SÕYNZ — Plural noun meaning 'submissions' or 'acts of submitting'

nem

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

vou

VOH — First person singular present of 'ir', meaning 'I go'

embolsar

em-bol-SAR — Verb meaning to pocket or collect money

nenhum

neh-NYOOM — Masculine form of 'none' or 'not any'

do

doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the' (masculine)

seu

SEH-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' or 'his/her' (masculine)

dinheiro

dee-NYAY-roo — Noun meaning 'money' or currency

O

oo — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

sujeito

soo-ZHAY-too — Noun meaning 'fellow', 'guy', or grammatical subject

é

EH — Third person singular present of 'ser', meaning 'is'

um

oom — Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'

mau

MAH-oo — Adjective meaning 'bad' or 'wicked' (masculine)

vizinho

vee-ZEE-nyoo — Noun meaning 'neighbor' (masculine)

e

ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'

desejo

deh-ZEH-zhoo — Noun or verb form meaning 'desire' or 'I wish'

não

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

ter

tehr — Infinitive verb meaning 'to have'

nada

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

a

ah — Feminine definite article or preposition meaning 'to/at'

ver

vehr — Infinitive verb meaning 'to see'

com

kong — Preposition meaning 'with'

ele

EH-lee — Third person masculine pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'

mas

mahz — Conjunction meaning 'but'

como

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

orgulhoso

or-goo-LYOH-zoo — Adjective meaning 'proud' or 'arrogant' (masculine)

pagará

pah-gah-RAH — Third person future tense of 'pagar', meaning 'will pay'

pela

PEH-lah — Contraction of 'por' and 'a', meaning 'for the' (feminine)

sua

SOO-ah — Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' or 'his/her' (feminine)

insolência

een-soh-LEN-see-ah — Noun meaning 'insolence' or 'rudeness'

que

keh — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'

dê

deh — Subjunctive or imperative form of 'dar', meaning 'give'

cinco

SEEN-koo — Cardinal number meaning 'five'

libras

LEE-brahz — Plural noun meaning 'pounds' (currency or weight)

aos

owz — Contraction of 'a' and 'os', meaning 'to the' (masculine plural)

pobres

POH-brehz — Adjective or noun meaning 'poor' or 'the poor'

da

dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the' (feminine)

paróquia

pah-ROH-kee-ah — Noun meaning 'parish' or local church district

eu

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

retirarei

reh-tee-rah-REH-ee — First person future tense of 'retirar', meaning 'I will withdraw'

minha

MEE-nyah — Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' (feminine singular)

ação

ah-SÃOW — Noun meaning 'action', 'lawsuit', or 'act'

entretanto

en-treh-TAN-too — Adverb or conjunction meaning 'meanwhile' or 'however'

pode

POH-deh — Third person singular present of 'poder', meaning 'can/may'

dizer

dee-ZEHR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'

para

PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'

suspender

soos-pen-DEHR — Verb meaning 'to suspend', 'to halt', or 'to postpone'

os

ooz — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'

procedimentos

proh-seh-dee-MEN-tooz — Plural noun meaning 'procedures' or legal proceedings

Que

keh — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'let'

viúva

vee-OO-vah — Noun meaning 'widow', a woman whose husband died

de

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

fique

FEE-keh — Subjunctive or imperative form of 'ficar', meaning 'stay/be'

vaca

VAH-kah — Noun meaning 'cow', a female bovine animal

quarenta

kwah-REN-tah — Cardinal number meaning 'forty'

xelins

sheh-LEENZ — Plural noun meaning 'shillings', old British currency units

vestir

vesh-TEER — Verb meaning 'to dress' or 'to clothe'

seus

SEH-ooz — Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' or 'his/her' (masculine plural)

filhos

FEE-lyooz — Plural noun meaning 'children' or 'sons'

diga

DEE-gah — Imperative or subjunctive form of 'dizer', meaning 'say/tell'

uma

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

sílaba

SEE-lah-bah — Noun meaning 'syllable', a unit of pronunciation

assunto

ah-SOON-too — Noun meaning 'subject', 'matter', or 'topic'

alma

AL-mah — Noun meaning 'soul' or 'spirit'

viva

VEE-vah — Adjective meaning 'alive' or 'living' (feminine)

farei

fah-REH-ee — First person future tense of 'fazer', meaning 'I will do/make'

ela

EH-lah — Third person feminine pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'

pague

PAH-geh — Subjunctive or imperative form of 'pagar', meaning 'pay'

quando

KWAN-doo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'

puder

poo-DEHR — Future subjunctive of 'poder', meaning 'when able to'

Desejo

deh-ZEH-zhoo — Verb form meaning 'I desire' or 'I wish'

tranque

TRAN-keh — Imperative form of 'trancar', meaning 'lock' or 'lock up'

todas

TOH-dahz — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'all' or 'every'

as

ahz — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'

minhas

MEE-nyahz — Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' (feminine plural)

gavetas

gah-VEH-tahz — Plural noun meaning 'drawers' (furniture compartments)

guarde

GWAR-deh — Imperative form of 'guardar', meaning 'keep' or 'store'

chaves

SHAH-vehz — Plural noun meaning 'keys'

até

ah-TEH — Preposition or conjunction meaning 'until' or 'up to'

nos

nooz — Reflexive pronoun or contraction meaning 'us' or 'in the'

encontrarmos

en-kon-TRAR-mooz — First person plural infinitive of 'encontrar', meaning 'to meet'

certifique-se

sehr-tee-FEE-keh-seh — Reflexive imperative meaning 'make sure' or 'ensure'

leva

LEH-vah — Third person singular present of 'levar', meaning 'takes/brings'

o

oo — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

cofre

KOH-freh — Noun meaning 'safe', 'strongbox', or 'vault'

ferro

FEH-hoo — Noun meaning 'iron', the metal material

meus

MEH-ooz — Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' (masculine plural)

papéis

pah-PEH-ees — Plural noun meaning 'papers' or 'documents'

própria

PROH-pree-ah — Adjective meaning 'own' or 'proper' (feminine)

custódia

koos-TOH-dee-ah — Noun meaning 'custody', 'safekeeping', or 'care'

Perdoe

pehr-DOH-eh — Imperative form of 'perdoar', meaning 'forgive' or 'excuse'

todo

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

este

EHS-teh — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (masculine)

transtorno

trans-TOR-noo — Noun meaning 'trouble', 'disruption', or 'inconvenience'

causado

kow-ZAH-doo — Past participle of 'causar', meaning 'caused'

por

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

Caro

KAH-roo — Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'expensive' used in salutations

afetuoso

ah-feh-too-OH-zoo — Adjective meaning 'affectionate' or 'loving'

abril

ah-BREEL — Noun meaning 'April', the fourth month of the year

À

ah — Contraction of 'a' and 'a', meaning 'to the' (feminine)

Senhora

seh-NYOH-rah — Noun meaning 'Mrs.' or 'Lady', formal feminine address

governanta

goh-vehr-NAN-tah — Noun meaning 'housekeeper' or 'governess'

em

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