The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 2
--I told him, by his agreement he was to receive no vails; but he says as how there's a difference betwixt vails and perquisites; and so there is for sartain.
--Eu lhe disse que, pelo seu acordo, ele não deveria receber gorgetas; mas ele diz que há uma diferença entre gorgetas e mordomias; e de fato há, com certeza.
We are all going to the Hot Well, where I shall drink your health in a glass of water, being,
Todos nós vamos para o Hot Well, onde beberei à sua saúde em um copo d'água, sendo,
Dear Molly, Your humble servant to command, W. JENKINS GLOSTAR, April 2nd.
Querida Molly, Sua humilde serva às ordens, W. JENKINS GLOSTAR, 2 de abril.
To Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon.
Ao Senhor WATKIN PHILLIPS, Baronete do Jesus College, Oxon.
Vocabulary
- Eu
- eh-oo — First person singular pronoun: I
- lhe
- lyeh — Third person indirect object pronoun: to him/her
- disse
- dee-seh — Past tense of dizer: said, told
- que
- keh — Conjunction or pronoun: that, which, who
- pelo
- peh-loo — Contraction of por + o: by the, through the
- seu
- seh-oo — Possessive pronoun: his, her, your, their
- acordo
- ah-kor-doo — Noun: agreement, deal, arrangement
- ele
- eh-leh — Third person singular pronoun: he
- não
- now — Negation word: no, not
- deveria
- deh-veh-ree-ah — Conditional of dever: should, ought to
- receber
- heh-seh-behr — Verb: to receive, to get, to accept
- gorgetas
- gor-zheh-tahs — Noun: tips, gratuities given to servants
- mas
- mahs — Conjunction: but, however, yet
- diz
- deez — Third person present of dizer: says, tells
- há
- ah — There is, there are; expresses existence
- uma
- oo-mah — Feminine indefinite article: a, an, one
- diferença
- dee-feh-ren-sah — Noun: difference, distinction between things
- entre
- en-treh — Preposition: between, among
- e
- eh — Conjunction: and
- mordomias
- mor-doh-mee-ahs — Noun: perks, privileges, fringe benefits
- de
- deh — Preposition: of, from, about
- fato
- fah-too — Noun: fact; de fato means in fact, indeed
- com
- kon — Preposition: with, together with
- certeza
- sehr-teh-zah — Noun: certainty; com certeza means certainly
- Todos
- toh-doos — Pronoun/adjective: all, everyone, every one
- nós
- nohz — First person plural pronoun: we, us
- vamos
- vah-moos — First person plural present of ir: we go, let us go
- para
- pah-rah — Preposition: to, for, toward, in order to
- o
- oo — Masculine definite article: the
- onde
- on-deh — Relative adverb: where, in which place
- beberei
- beh-beh-reh-ee — First person future of beber: I will drink
- à
- ah — Contraction of a + a: to the, at the (feminine)
- sua
- soo-ah — Feminine possessive pronoun: your, his, her
- saúde
- sah-oo-deh — Noun: health; also used as toast: cheers
- em
- en — Preposition: in, at, on, into
- um
- oon — Masculine indefinite article: a, an, one
- copo
- koh-poo — Noun: glass, cup for drinking
- d'água
- dah-gwah — Contraction of de + água: of water, water's
- sendo
- sen-doo — Gerund of ser: being, while being
- Querida
- keh-ree-dah — Adjective/noun: dear, beloved, darling
- Sua
- soo-ah — Possessive pronoun: your, his, her (formal)
- humilde
- oo-meel-deh — Adjective: humble, modest, unpretentious
- serva
- sehr-vah — Noun: female servant, maidservant
- às
- ahz — Contraction of a + as: to the, at the (plural)
- ordens
- or-densh — Noun plural: orders, commands, instructions
- abril
- ah-breel — Noun: April, fourth month of the year
- Ao
- ah-oo — Contraction of a + o: to the (masculine)
- Senhor
- seh-nyor — Noun/title: Mister, Sir, gentleman
- do
- doo — Contraction of de + o: of the, from the
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