The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 2

Vocabulary

pontos

PON-tohs — Points, topics, or key issues under discussion

questão

keh-STOW — Question, issue, or matter under consideration

são

sow — Third-person plural of 'ser': 'they are'

Odisseia

oh-dee-SAY-ah — The Odyssey, Homer's epic poem about Ulysses

foi

foy — Past tense of 'ser/ir': 'was' or 'went'

escrita

esh-KREE-tah — Written; past participle of 'escrever'

inteiramente

in-tay-rah-MEN-teh — Entirely, wholly, completely without exception

inspirada

in-spee-RAH-dah — Inspired; influenced by a particular source

lugar

loo-GAR — Place, location, or spot

hoje

OH-zheh — Today; at the present time

chamado

shah-MAH-doh — Called, named; referred to by a name

Costa

KOS-tah — Coast, shoreline, or coastal region

Oeste

oh-ES-teh — West; the cardinal direction opposite to east

tanto

TAN-toh — Both, as much, so much; used in correlations

diz

deez — Says, refers to; third-person singular of 'dizer'

respeito

hes-PAY-toh — Respect; 'diz respeito' means 'relates to'

cenas

SAY-nahs — Scenes, settings, or episodes in a narrative

quanto

KWAN-toh — As much as; used in comparisons or correlations

enquanto

en-KWAN-toh — While, whereas, as long as; temporal conjunction

viagens

vyah-ZHEN — Travels, journeys, voyages

quando

KWAN-doh — When; temporal conjunction or adverb

já

zhah — Already, now, soon; temporal adverb

encontra

en-KON-trah — Finds, encounters; third-person singular of 'encontrar'

fácil

FAH-seel — Easy, simple, not difficult

alcance

al-KAN-seh — Reach, range; within reach of something

resolvem

heh-ZOL-vem — They resolve, solve; third-person plural of 'resolver'

périplo

PEH-ree-ploh — Circumnavigation, voyage around a coastline

ilha

EE-lyah — Island, a landmass surrounded by water

praticamente

prah-tee-kah-MEN-teh — Practically, almost, virtually

volta

VOL-tah — Around, return; 'em volta' means 'around'

passando

pah-SAN-doh — Passing through; gerund of 'passar'

ilhas

EE-lyahs — Islands; plural of 'ilha'

Estreito

esh-TRAY-toh — Strait, narrow waterway between two landmasses

poema

poh-EH-mah — Poem; a literary work written in verse

escrito

esh-KREE-toh — Written; past participle of 'escrever' (masculine)

por

por — By, for, through; preposition with various uses

mulher

mool-YEHR — Woman, wife; adult female person

muito

MWEE-toh — Very, much, a lot; intensifier adverb

jovem

ZHO-vem — Young; a young person

vivia

vee-VEE-ah — Was living, used to live; imperfect of 'viver'

introduziu

in-troh-doo-ZYOO — Introduced, put forward; past tense of 'introduzir'

obra

OH-brah — Work, literary or artistic creation

sob

sob — Under, beneath; preposition indicating position

nome

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

principais

preen-see-PAIS — Main, principal, most important

argumentos

ar-goo-MEN-tohs — Arguments, reasons, evidence supporting a claim

quais

kwais — Which; plural relative or interrogative pronoun

baseio

bah-ZAY-oh — I base; first-person singular of 'basear'

primeira

pree-MAY-rah — First; feminine ordinal number

afirmações

ah-feer-mah-SOYNS — Affirmations, claims, statements asserted as true

surpreendentes

soor-preh-en-DEN-tes — Surprising, astonishing, unexpected

têm

tem — They have; third-person plural of 'ter'

estado

esh-TAH-doh — Been; past participle of 'estar'; also 'state'

destaque

des-TAH-keh — Prominence, highlight, standing out

repetidamente

heh-peh-tee-dah-MEN-teh — Repeatedly, again and again, multiple times

diante

DYAN-teh — Before, in front of, in the presence of

público

POO-blee-koh — Public, audience, general population

inglês

in-GLES — English; relating to England or English language

italiano

ee-tah-LYAH-noh — Italian; relating to Italy or Italian language

desde

DES-deh — Since, from; indicating starting point in time

apareceram

ah-pah-reh-SEH-rom — They appeared, came out; past tense of 'aparecer'

sem

sem — Without; preposition indicating absence

réplica

HEH-plee-kah — Reply, rebuttal, counter-argument

janeiro

zhah-NAY-roh — January; the first month of the year

fevereiro

feh-veh-RAY-roh — February; the second month of the year

Ambas

AM-bahs — Both; referring to two feminine nouns

foram

FOH-rom — They were; third-person plural past of 'ser/ir'

defendidas

deh-fen-DEE-dahs — Defended, upheld; past participle of 'defender'

também

tam-BEM — Also, too, as well

trimestres

tree-MES-trehs — Trimesters, quarters; three-month academic periods

Quaresma

kwah-REZ-mah — Lent; the Christian period of fasting before Easter

outubro

oh-TOO-broh — October; the tenth month of the year

mesmo

MEZ-moh — Same, itself, even; emphasizing identity or degree

ano

AH-noh — Year; a period of twelve months

Nada

NAH-dah — Nothing; not anything at all

devesse

deh-VEH-seh — Should; imperfect subjunctive of 'dever'

responder

hes-pon-DEHR — To respond, reply, answer

chegou

sheh-GOH — Arrived, reached; past tense of 'chegar'

até

ah-TEH — Until, up to, even; preposition or adverb

mim

meem — Me; first-person singular prepositional pronoun

nenhum

neh-NYOOM — No, none, not any; negative indefinite pronoun

lado

LAH-doh — Side; direction from which something comes

sabendo

sah-BEN-doh — Knowing; gerund of 'saber'

quanta

KWAN-tah — How much; feminine form of 'quanto'

ansiedade

an-syeh-DAH-deh — Anxiety, eagerness, restless concern

esforcei

esh-for-SAY — I strove, I tried hard; past of 'esforçar-se'

conhecer

koh-nyeh-SEHR — To know, meet, get acquainted with

existência

eg-zis-TEN-syah — Existence, presence, being

quaisquer

kwais-KEHR — Any whatsoever; plural of 'qualquer'

falhas

FAH-lyahs — Flaws, faults, failures, errors

argumento

ar-goo-MEN-toh — Argument, reasoning, line of thought

começo

koh-MEH-soh — Beginning; I begin; start of something

sentir

sen-TEER — To feel, to sense, to perceive emotionally

alguma

al-GOO-mah — Some, any; feminine singular indefinite adjective

confiança

kon-FYAN-sah — Confidence, trust, assurance

tais

tais — Such; plural demonstrative adjective referring back

existissem

eg-zis-TEE-sem — Existed; imperfect subjunctive of 'existir'

teria

teh-REE-ah — Would have; conditional of 'ter'

ouvido

oh-VEE-doh — Heard; past participle of 'ouvir'

falar

fah-LAR — To speak, talk; infinitive of common verb

menos

MEH-nohs — Less, fewer; comparative adverb or adjective

algumas

al-GOO-mahs — Some, a few; feminine plural indefinite adjective

delas

DEH-lahs — Of them; contraction of 'de' + 'elas'

antes

AN-tes — Before, previously; temporal adverb

agora

ah-GOH-rah — Now, at this moment