The Great Gatsby — Page 7

Vocabulary

era

EH-rah — Was; past tense of 'ser' (to be)

uma

OO-mah — A/an; feminine indefinite article

mansão

man-SOWNG — Mansion; large and impressive house

habitada

ah-bee-TAH-dah — Inhabited; occupied or lived in by someone

por

pohr — By/for; preposition indicating agent or purpose

um

oong — A/an; masculine indefinite article

cavalheiro

kah-vahl-YAY-roo — Gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man

com

kong — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association

esse

EH-see — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby

nome

NOH-mee — Name; word used to identify a person or thing

Minha

MEEN-yah — My; feminine possessive adjective indicating ownership

própria

PROH-pree-ah — Own; belonging exclusively to oneself

casa

KAH-zah — House; a building where people live

estorvo

esh-TOR-voo — Eyesore/nuisance; something bothersome or visually unpleasant

visual

vee-zoo-AHL — Visual; relating to sight or appearance

mas

mahsh — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception

pequeno

peh-KAY-noo — Small; of little size or extent

e

ee — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

havia

ah-VEE-ah — There was/had; past tense of 'haver'

sido

SEE-doo — Been; past participle of 'ser' (to be)

ignorada

eeg-noh-RAH-dah — Ignored; not noticed or paid attention to

então

en-TOWNG — So/then; conjunction indicating consequence or sequence

eu

EH-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun

tinha

TEEN-yah — Had; past tense of 'ter' (to have)

vista

VEES-tah — View; sight of something from a particular place

para

PAH-rah — For/to; preposition indicating direction or purpose

a

ah — The; feminine definite article

água

AH-gwah — Water; clear liquid essential for life

parcial

par-see-AHL — Partial; incomplete or not covering the whole

do

doo — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'

gramado

grah-MAH-doo — Lawn; area of closely mowed grass

meu

MEH-oo — My; masculine possessive adjective indicating ownership

vizinho

vee-ZEEN-yoo — Neighbor; person living nearby or next door

consoladora

kon-soh-lah-DOH-rah — Comforting; providing consolation or emotional relief

proximidade

proh-see-mee-DAH-dee — Proximity; nearness in distance or relationship

de

dee — Of/from; preposition indicating origin or belonging

milionários

mee-lee-oh-NAH-ree-oosh — Millionaires; people possessing extremely large amounts of wealth

tudo

TOO-doo — Everything/all; referring to the total amount

oitenta

oy-TEN-tah — Eighty; the number 80

dólares

DOH-lah-resh — Dollars; monetary unit of the United States

mês

mesh — Month; one of twelve divisions of the year

Do

doo — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'

outro

OH-troo — Other/another; a different or additional one

lado

LAH-doo — Side; one of two or more surfaces or directions

da

dah — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'a'

baía

bah-EE-ah — Bay; body of water partly enclosed by land

cortês

kor-TESH — Courteous; polite and respectful in manner

os

oosh — The; masculine plural definite article

brancos

BRAN-koosh — White; of the color white, plural form

palácios

pah-LAH-see-oosh — Palaces; magnificent and grand official residences

elegante

eh-leh-GAN-tee — Elegant; stylish and graceful in appearance

cintilavam

seen-tee-LAH-vang — Sparkled/glittered; shone with a flickering light

ao

ow — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o'

longo

LONG-goo — Along/long; extended in length or duration

história

ees-TOH-ree-ah — Story/history; account of past or fictional events

verão

veh-ROWNG — Summer; warmest season of the year

realmente

reh-ahl-MEN-tee — Really/truly; in fact, genuinely or actually

começa

koh-MEH-sah — Begins/starts; third person singular of 'começar'

na

nah — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'a'

noite

NOY-tee — Night; period of darkness between sunset and sunrise

em

eng — In/at; preposition indicating location or time

que

kee — That/which; relative pronoun or conjunction

fui

foo-ee — Went/was; first person past tense of 'ir'/'ser'

carro

KAH-hoo — Car; motorized vehicle used for transportation

até

ah-TEH — Until/to; preposition indicating limit or destination

lá

lah — There; adverb indicating a distant location

jantar

zhahn-TAR — Dinner/to dine; evening meal or to eat it

minha

MEEN-yah — My; feminine possessive adjective indicating ownership

prima

PREE-mah — Cousin; daughter of one's aunt or uncle

segundo

seh-GOON-doo — Second; ordinal number or degree of relation

grau

grah-oo — Degree; level or step in a scale or relation

conhecido

kohn-yeh-SEE-doo — Known/acquaintance; someone familiar or recognized

faculdade

fah-kool-DAH-dee — College/university; institution of higher education

E

ee — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

logo

LOH-goo — Soon/right after; shortly thereafter in time

após

ah-POSH — After; following in time or order

guerra

GEH-hah — War; armed conflict between nations or groups

passei

pah-SAY — I spent/passed; first person past of 'passar'

dois

doysh — Two; the number 2

dias

DEE-ahsh — Days; plural of 'dia', units of time

eles

EH-lesh — They/them; third person plural pronoun

Seu

SEH-oo — His/her/your; possessive adjective, masculine singular

marido

mah-REE-doo — Husband; male spouse in a marriage

entre

EN-tree — Among/between; preposition indicating position or relation

várias

VAH-ree-ahsh — Various/several; more than one, of different kinds

façanhas

fah-SAHN-yahsh — Feats/exploits; remarkable achievements or accomplishments

físicas

FEE-zee-kahsh — Physical; relating to the body or physical activity

dos

doosh — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'os'

pontas

PON-tahsh — Ends/tips; extreme points of something

mais

mahysh — More/most; comparative or superlative of quantity

poderosos

poh-deh-ROH-zoosh — Powerful; having great strength or influence

já

zhah — Already/yet; indicating something has occurred before

jogaram

zhoh-GAH-rowng — Played; past tense plural of 'jogar' (to play)

futebol

foo-teh-BOHL — Football/soccer; popular sport played with a ball

americano

ah-meh-ree-KAH-noo — American; relating to or from the United States

figura

fee-GOO-rah — Figure; a prominent or well-known public person

nacional

nah-see-oh-NAHL — National; relating to an entire nation or country

certa

SER-tah — Certain/a certain; of a specific but unstated kind

forma

FOR-mah — Way/form; manner or shape of something

daqueles

dah-KEH-lesh — Of those; contraction of 'de' and 'aqueles'

homens

OH-mengsh — Men; plural of 'homem', adult male humans

atingem

ah-TEEN-zheng — Reach/attain; third person plural of 'atingir'

excelência

esh-seh-LEN-see-ah — Excellence; quality of being outstandingly good

tão

towng — So/such; adverb of degree or intensity

aguda

ah-GOO-dah — Sharp/acute; intensely focused or keenly developed

limitada

lee-mee-TAH-dah — Limited; restricted or confined within boundaries

aos

owsh — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'os'

vinte

VEEN-tee — Twenty; the number 20

anos

AH-noosh — Years; plural of 'ano', units of time

depois

deh-POYSH — After/afterwards; following in time or sequence

tem

teng — Has; third person singular present of 'ter'

sabor

sah-BOR — Flavor/taste; quality perceived by the sense of taste

anticlímax

an-tee-KLEE-mahsh — Anticlimax; disappointing conclusion after buildup of excitement

Sua

SOO-ah — His/her/your; feminine possessive adjective

família

fah-MEEL-yah — Family; group of people related by blood or marriage

imensamente

ee-men-sah-MEN-tee — Immensely; to an extremely large or great degree

rica

HEE-kah — Rich/wealthy; possessing great financial resources

mesmo

MEZ-moo — Even/same; used for emphasis or indicating sameness

sua

SOO-ah — His/her/your; feminine possessive adjective

liberdade

lee-ber-DAH-dee — Freedom/liberty; state of being free from constraints

o

oo — The; masculine singular definite article

dinheiro

deen-YAY-roo — Money; currency used for financial transactions

motivo

moh-TEE-voo — Reason/motive; cause or justification for an action

reprovação

heh-proh-vah-SOWNG — Disapproval; feeling or expression of objection

agora

ah-GOH-rah — Now; at the present moment in time

ele

EH-lee — He/him; third person masculine singular pronoun

deixado

day-SHAH-doo — Left/abandoned; past participle of 'deixar'

vindo

VEEN-doo — Coming; present participle of 'vir' (to come)

Leste

LESH-tee — East; the direction of the rising sun

tirava

tee-RAH-vah — Took away/removed; imperfect past of 'tirar'

fôlego

FOH-leh-goo — Breath; air inhaled or the capacity to breathe

exemplo

eh-ZHEM-ploo — Example; something used to illustrate a point

trazido

trah-ZEE-doo — Brought; past participle of 'trazer' (to bring)

série

SEH-ree-ee — Series; a number of things coming one after another

pôneis

POH-naysh — Ponies; small horses, plural of 'pônei'

polo

POH-loo — Polo; sport played on horseback with mallets

Era

EH-rah — Was; past tense of 'ser' (to be)

difícil

dee-FEE-seel — Difficult; hard to do or understand

imaginar

ee-mah-zhee-NAR — To imagine; to form a mental image or concept

homem

OH-meng — Man; an adult male human being

geração

zheh-rah-SOWNG — Generation; all people born and living at same time

fosse

FOH-see — Were/would be; past subjunctive of 'ser'/'ir'

rico

HEE-koo — Rich/wealthy; having a great deal of money

suficiente

soo-fee-see-EN-tee — Sufficient/enough; as much as is needed

fazer

fah-ZER — To do/make; infinitive verb of action or creation

isso

EE-soo — This/that; neuter demonstrative pronoun

Por

pohr — Why/for; preposition or interrogative word

vieram

vee-EH-rowng — Came; third person plural past tense of 'vir'

não

nowng — No/not; negation word in Portuguese

sei

SAY — I know; first person singular present of 'saber'