The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 10

Vocabulary

Isso

EE-soo — Pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this thing'

não

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

seria

seh-REE-ah — Conditional form of 'ser': 'would be'

de

djee — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

forma

FOR-mah — Noun meaning 'form', 'way', or 'manner'

alguma

al-GOO-mah — Feminine indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'any'

uma

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

coisa

KOY-zah — Noun meaning 'thing' or 'object'

ruim

hoo-ING — Adjective meaning 'bad' or 'poor quality'

Crítica

KREE-tchi-kah — Noun meaning 'critique' or 'critical review'

literária

lee-teh-RAH-ree-ah — Adjective meaning 'literary', relating to literature

é

EH — Third-person singular present tense of 'ser': 'is'

o

oo — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

seu

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

forte

FOR-tchi — Adjective or noun meaning 'strong' or 'strength'

meu

MEH-oo — First-person possessive pronoun meaning 'my'

caro

KAH-roo — Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'expensive'

Não

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

tente

TEN-tchi — Imperative form of 'tentar': 'try'

isso

EE-soo — Pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this thing'

Você

voh-SEH — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'

deveria

deh-veh-REE-ah — Conditional of 'dever': 'should' or 'ought to'

deixar

day-SHAR — Verb meaning 'to leave' or 'to let'

para

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

pessoas

peh-SOH-ahz — Noun meaning 'people' or 'persons'

que

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

frequentaram

freh-kwen-TAH-rowng — Past tense of 'frequentar': 'attended' regularly

Universidade

oo-nee-vehr-see-DAH-djee — Noun meaning 'university' or 'college'

Elas

EH-lahz — Third-person feminine plural pronoun meaning 'they'

fazem

FAH-zeng — Third-person plural present of 'fazer': 'they do'

tão

towng — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' in comparisons

bem

beng — Adverb meaning 'well' or 'good'

nos

noos — Contraction of 'em' and 'os': 'in the' (plural)

jornais

zhor-NAYZ — Plural noun meaning 'newspapers' or 'journals'

diários

djee-AH-ree-oos — Adjective or noun meaning 'daily' or 'diaries'

O

oo — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

você

voh-SEH — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'

realmente

heh-al-MEN-tchi — Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly'

um

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

Eu

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

estava

es-TAH-vah — Imperfect past tense of 'estar': 'was' (state)

certo

SEHR-too — Adjective meaning 'right', 'correct', or 'certain'

ao

ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o': 'to the' (masculine)

dizer

djee-ZEHR — Verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'

era

EH-rah — Imperfect past tense of 'ser': 'was' or 'were'

dos

doos — Contraction of 'de' and 'os': 'of the' (plural)

mais

mahyz — Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most'

avançados

ah-van-SAH-doos — Adjective meaning 'advanced' or 'developed'

conheço

koh-NYEH-soo — First-person singular present of 'conhecer': 'I know'

diabo

djee-AH-boo — Noun meaning 'devil'; used in exclamations

quer

kehr — Third-person singular of 'querer': 'wants' or 'wishes'

inventei

een-ven-TAY — First-person past of 'inventar': 'I invented'

irmão

eer-MOWNG — Noun meaning 'brother'

novo

NOH-voo — Adjective meaning 'new' or 'young'

muito

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

útil

OO-tcheew — Adjective meaning 'useful' or 'helpful'

chamado

shah-MAH-doo — Past participle of 'chamar': 'called' or 'named'

a

ah — Feminine definite article or preposition meaning 'the' or 'to'

fim

feeng — Noun meaning 'end' or 'purpose'; 'a fim de' means 'in order to'

poder

poh-DEHR — Verb meaning 'to be able to' or 'can'

vir

veer — Verb meaning 'to come'

à

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

cidade

see-DAH-djee — Noun meaning 'city' or 'town'

sempre

SEM-preh — Adverb meaning 'always' or 'whenever'

quiser

kee-ZEHR — Future subjunctive of 'querer': 'whenever one wants'

inventei

een-ven-TAY — First-person past of 'inventar': 'I invented'

inestimável

ee-nes-tchee-MAH-vel — Adjective meaning 'invaluable' or 'priceless'

inválido

een-VAH-lee-doo — Adjective or noun meaning 'invalid' or 'disabled person'

permanente

pehr-mah-NEN-tchi — Adjective meaning 'permanent' or 'lasting'

ir

eer — Verb meaning 'to go'

campo

KAM-poo — Noun meaning 'countryside', 'field', or 'rural area'

eu

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

escolher

es-koh-LYEHR — Verb meaning 'to choose' or 'to select'

perfeitamente

pehr-fay-tah-MEN-tchi — Adverb meaning 'perfectly' or 'absolutely'

Se

seh — Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'whether'

fosse

FOH-seh — Imperfect subjunctive of 'ser/ir': 'were' or 'went'

pela

PEH-lah — Contraction of 'por' and 'a': 'by the' (feminine)

saúde

sah-OO-djee — Noun meaning 'health' or 'wellbeing'

extraordinariamente

es-trah-or-djee-nah-ree-ah-MEN-tchi — Adverb meaning 'extraordinarily' or 'exceptionally'

má

mah — Feminine adjective meaning 'bad' or 'poor'

por

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

exemplo

eh-ZEM-ploo — Noun meaning 'example'; 'por exemplo' means 'for example'

capaz

kah-PAHZ — Adjective meaning 'capable' or 'able'

jantar

zhan-TAR — Verb or noun meaning 'to dine' or 'dinner'

com

kong — Preposition meaning 'with'

no

noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o': 'in the' or 'at the'

esta

ES-tah — Feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'

noite

NOY-tchi — Noun meaning 'night' or 'evening'

pois

poys — Conjunction meaning 'because', 'since', or 'well'

estou

es-TOH — First-person singular of 'estar': 'I am' (state)

comprometido

kom-proh-meh-TCHEE-doo — Adjective meaning 'committed', 'engaged', or 'bound'

Tia

TCHEE-ah — Noun meaning 'aunt'

há

ah — Third-person of 'haver': 'there is/are' or 'ago'

semana

seh-MAH-nah — Noun meaning 'week'

convidei

kon-vee-DAY — First-person past of 'convidar': 'I invited'

comigo

koh-MEE-goo — Prepositional pronoun meaning 'with me'

em

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

lugar

loo-GAR — Noun meaning 'place' or 'location'

algum

al-GOONG — Masculine indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'any'

sei

SAY — First-person singular of 'saber': 'I know'

absurdamente

ab-soor-dah-MEN-tchi — Adverb meaning 'absurdly' or 'ridiculously'

descuidado

des-kwee-DAH-doo — Adjective meaning 'careless' or 'negligent'

quanto

KWAN-too — Pronoun or adverb meaning 'how much' or 'as much'

envio

en-VEE-oo — Noun or verb form meaning 'sending' or 'I send'

convites

kon-VEE-tchees — Plural noun meaning 'invitations'

É

EH — Third-person singular present of 'ser': 'it is'

tolo

TOH-loo — Adjective or noun meaning 'foolish' or 'fool'

da

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

sua

SOO-ah — Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'your' or 'her'

parte

PAR-tchi — Noun meaning 'part', 'side', or 'behalf'

Nada

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

aborrece

ah-boh-HEH-seh — Third-person singular of 'aborrecer': 'annoys' or 'bores'

as

ahz — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'

tanto

TAN-too — Adverb or pronoun meaning 'so much' or 'as much'

receber

heh-seh-BEHR — Verb meaning 'to receive' or 'to get'

Seria

seh-REE-ah — Conditional form of 'ser': 'it would be'

melhor

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

tenho

TEN-yoo — First-person singular of 'ter': 'I have'

menor

meh-NOR — Adjective meaning 'smaller', 'lesser', or 'slightest'

intenção

een-ten-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'intention' or 'purpose'

fazer

fah-ZEHR — Verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'

nada

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

disso

DJEE-soo — Contraction of 'de' and 'isso': 'of that'

Para

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

começar

koh-meh-SAR — Verb meaning 'to start' or 'to begin'

jantei

zhan-TAY — First-person past of 'jantar': 'I dined'

lá

lah — Adverb meaning 'there' indicating a distant place

na

nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a': 'in the' (feminine)

segunda-feira

seh-GOON-dah FAY-rah — Noun phrase meaning 'Monday'

e

ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'

vez

vehz — Noun meaning 'time', 'turn', or 'instance'

suficiente

soo-fee-SYEN-tchi — Adjective meaning 'sufficient', 'enough', or 'adequate'

os

ooz — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'

próprios

PROH-pree-oos — Adjective meaning 'own', 'very', or 'proper'

parentes

pah-REN-tchees — Plural noun meaning 'relatives' or 'family members'