The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 3

Vocabulary

Sem

seng — Without; lacking something entirely.

portanto

por-tan-too — Therefore; consequently; used to show logical conclusion.

por

por — For; by; through; a common preposition.

um

oom — A; one; indefinite article or number.

momento

moo-men-too — Moment; a brief period of time.

pretender

preh-ten-dair — To intend; to plan or aim to do something.

pensar

pen-sar — To think; to reflect or consider something mentally.

que

keh — That; what; which; very common conjunction or pronoun.

os

oosh — The; masculine plural definite article.

estudiosos

esh-too-dee-oh-zoosh — Scholars; learned people dedicated to academic study.

em

eng — In; at; on; basic Portuguese preposition of location.

geral

zheh-ral — General; relating to the whole, not specific.

concordam

kon-kor-dang — They agree; third person plural of concordar.

com

kong — With; together with; a common preposition.

as

ash — The; feminine plural definite article.

minhas

meen-yash — My; feminine plural possessive pronoun.

conclusões

kon-kloo-zoyngsh — Conclusions; final judgments or outcomes reached after reasoning.

agirei

ah-zhee-ray — I will act; future tense of agir.

como

koh-moo — As; like; how; versatile conjunction or adverb.

se

seh — If; oneself; reflexive or conditional particle.

achasse

ah-shah-seh — Found; imperfect subjunctive of achar, to find or think.

pouco

poh-koo — Little; few; a small amount or degree.

provável

proo-vah-vel — Probable; likely to happen or be true.

me

meh — Me; first person singular reflexive or object pronoun.

contradigam

kon-trah-dee-gang — Contradict me; third person plural subjunctive of contradizer.

de

deh — Of; from; a very common Portuguese preposition.

forma

for-mah — Form; way; manner in which something is done.

seja

seh-zhah — Be; present subjunctive of ser, to be.

necessário

neh-seh-sah-ree-oo — Necessary; required; something that must be done.

responder

resh-pon-dair — To respond; to answer or reply to someone.

e

ee — And; the most basic coordinating conjunction.

limitar-me-ei

lee-mee-tar-meh-ay — I will limit myself; future reflexive of limitar.

a

ah — The; to; feminine singular article or preposition.

traduzir

trah-doo-zeer — To translate; to convert text into another language.

para

pah-rah — For; to; towards; a common Portuguese preposition.

leitores

lay-tor-esh — Readers; people who read books or texts.

ingleses

een-gleh-zesh — English; relating to England or English-speaking people.

notas

noh-tash — Notes; written remarks or annotations in a text.

considero

kon-see-deh-roo — I consider; first person singular of considerar.

serão

seh-rang — Will be; third person plural future of ser.

úteis

oo-taysh — Useful; helpful; serving a practical purpose.

Entre

en-treh — Among; between; indicating position within a group.

estas

esh-tash — These; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun or adjective.

gostaria

gosh-tah-ree-ah — Would like; conditional tense of gostar, to like.

especialmente

esh-peh-see-al-men-teh — Especially; particularly; above all others.

chamar

shah-mar — To call; to draw or attract attention.

atenção

ah-ten-sang — Attention; focus directed toward something specific.

uma

oo-mah — A; one; feminine indefinite article.

nota

noh-tah — Note; a short written comment or annotation.

sobre

soh-breh — About; on; concerning a particular subject.

gentilmente

zhen-teel-men-teh — Kindly; gently; in a courteous and gracious manner.

permitiu

per-mee-tyoo — Permitted; allowed; past tense of permitir.

tornar

tor-nar — To make; to become; to turn into something.

pública

poo-blee-kah — Public; available or known to everyone.

Repeti

reh-peh-tee — I repeated; first person past tense of repetir.

várias

vah-ree-ash — Various; several; more than one of something.

das

dash — Of the; feminine plural contraction of de + as.

ilustrações

ee-loosh-trah-soyngsh — Illustrations; images or drawings accompanying a text.

utilizadas

oo-tee-lee-zah-dash — Used; employed; past participle of utilizar, feminine plural.

A

ah — The; feminine singular definite article.

Autora

ow-tor-ah — Author; female writer or creator of a work.

acrescentei

ah-kreh-sen-tay — I added; past tense of acrescentar, to add.

duas

doo-ash — Two; feminine form of the number two.

espero

esh-peh-roo — I hope; I expect; first person of esperar.

possam

poh-sang — May; can; present subjunctive of poder, third plural.

apresentar

ah-preh-zen-tar — To present; to show or introduce something to someone.

o

oo — The; masculine singular definite article.

pátio

pah-tyoo — Courtyard; an open outdoor area within a building.

exterior

esh-teh-ree-or — Exterior; outer; the outside part of something.

casa

kah-zah — House; home; a place where someone lives.

mais

mysh — More; additionally; used in comparisons.

vívida

vee-vee-dah — Vivid; clear and striking in description or image.

ao

ow — To the; masculine singular contraction of a + o.

leitor

lay-tor — Reader; a person who reads a text or book.

Gostaria

gosh-tah-ree-ah — Would like; polite conditional form of gostar.

explicar

esh-plee-kar — To explain; to make something clear or understandable.

presença

preh-zen-sah — Presence; the state of being present somewhere.

homem

oh-meng — Man; an adult male human being.

cão

kang — Dog; a common domestic animal.

numa

noo-mah — In a; contraction of em + uma.

ilustração

ee-loosh-trah-sang — Illustration; a single image accompanying written content.

é

eh — Is; third person singular present tense of ser.

acidental

ah-see-den-tal — Accidental; happening by chance, not intentionally.

não

nang — No; not; basic negation word in Portuguese.

foi

foy — Was; went; past tense of ser or ir.

mim

meeng — Me; first person singular prepositional pronoun.

observada

ob-zer-vah-dah — Observed; noticed; past participle of observar, feminine.

até

ah-teh — Until; up to; even; common Portuguese preposition.

eu

eh-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun.

revelar

reh-veh-lar — To reveal; to disclose or develop a photograph.

negativo

neh-gah-tee-voo — Negative; a photographic negative or something opposed.

Num

noom — In a; masculine singular contraction of em + um.

apêndice

ah-pen-dee-seh — Appendix; supplementary material added at end of text.

reimprimi

ray-eem-pree-mee — I reprinted; past tense of reimprimir, to reprint.

também

tam-beng — Also; too; as well; additive adverb.

parágrafos

pah-rah-grah-foosh — Paragraphs; sections of written text grouped thematically.

explicativos

esh-plee-kah-tee-voosh — Explanatory; serving to explain or clarify something.

planta

plan-tah — Plan; floor plan; a diagram showing layout of space.

juntamente

zhoon-tah-men-teh — Together; jointly; along with something else.

própria

proh-pree-ah — Own; proper; belonging to oneself specifically.

Recomenda-se

reh-koo-men-dah-seh — It is recommended; reflexive form of recomendar.

estude

esh-too-deh — Study; present subjunctive of estudar, to study.

esta

esh-tah — This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective.

alguma

al-goo-mah — Some; any; feminine singular indefinite adjective.