The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 4

Vocabulary

Parece

pa-RE-se — It seems; appears to be the case

que

ke — That; conjunction linking clauses

no

no — In the; contraction of em + o

intervalo

in-ter-VA-lo — Interval; period of time between events

entre

EN-tre — Between; among two or more things

publicação

pu-bli-ka-SAWN — Publication; act of publishing a work

Tradução

tra-du-SAWN — Translation; rendering text into another language

havia

a-VI-a — Had; past perfect auxiliary verb form

mudado

mu-DA-do — Changed; past participle of mudar

ideia

i-DEI-a — Idea; thought or concept in one's mind

pois

pois — Because; for; since; causal conjunction

primeiro

pri-MEI-ro — First; ordinal number indicating initial position

caso

KA-zo — Case; instance; particular situation or example

comparação

kom-pa-ra-SAWN — Comparison; act of comparing two things

é

e — Is; third person singular of ser

barriga

ba-HI-ga — Belly; stomach; abdomen of a person

cheia

SHEI-a — Full; filled to capacity; feminine adjective

segundo

se-GUN-do — Second; ordinal indicating the next position

homem

O-men — Man; adult male human being

vira

VI-ra — Turned; became; third person past tense

segunda

se-GUN-da — Second; feminine form of segundo

talvez

tal-VEZ — Perhaps; maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility

grande

GRAN-de — Great; large; important or significant

poeta

po-E-ta — Poet; person who writes poetry

poderia

po-de-RI-a — Could; would be able to; conditional form

fazer

fa-ZER — To do; to make; general action verb

Ao

aw — To the; contraction of a + o

acompanhar

a-kom-pa-NYAR — To accompany; to follow along with something

obras

O-bras — Works; literary or artistic productions

pela

PE-la — By the; through the; contraction per + a

imprensa

im-PREN-sa — Press; printing press; media or publishing industry

tive

TI-ve — I had; first person past tense of ter

inestimável

i-nes-ti-MA-vel — Invaluable; priceless; impossible to overestimate

assistência

a-sis-TEN-sia — Assistance; help or support provided by someone

Biblioteca

bi-blio-TE-ka — Library; place where books are kept

Universidade

u-ni-ver-si-DA-de — University; institution of higher education

ambos

AM-bos — Both; referring to two people or things

amigos

a-MI-gos — Friends; plural of amigo

expresso

eks-PRE-so — Expressed; conveyed clearly in words

meus

ME-us — My; masculine plural possessive pronoun

mais

mais — More; most; comparative adverb or adjective

cordiais

kor-di-AIS — Cordial; warm and friendly in manner

agradecimentos

a-gra-de-si-MEN-tos — Thanks; acknowledgments; expressions of gratitude

pelo

PE-lo — By the; for the; contraction of por + o

cuidado

kwi-DA-do — Care; attention; carefulness in doing something

habilidade

a-bi-li-DA-de — Skill; ability; competence in performing tasks

por

por — By; through; preposition of means or agency

eles

E-les — They; third person masculine plural pronoun

demonstrados

de-mons-TRA-dos — Demonstrated; shown; past participle of demonstrar

encontrou

en-kon-TRO — Found; encountered; past tense of encontrar

tempo

TEM-po — Time; weather; available moment for activity

para

PA-ra — For; to; in order to; preposition

trabalho

tra-BA-lyo — Work; task; labor performed by someone

verificar

ve-ri-fi-KAR — To verify; to check accuracy of something

corrigir

ko-hi-ZHIR — To correct; to fix errors in something

todas

TO-das — All; every; feminine plural adjective or pronoun

citações

si-ta-SOINSH — Citations; quotations taken from a text

referências

re-fe-REN-sias — References; sources cited or mentioned in text

acredito

a-kre-DI-to — I believe; I think; first person present

não

nawn — No; not; general negation word

ter

ter — To have; infinitive of the auxiliary verb

sido

SI-do — Been; past participle of ser or estar

melhor

me-LYOR — Better; best; comparative of bom or bem

executado

e-ze-ku-TA-do — Executed; carried out; past participle of executar

Foi

foi — Was; went; third person past tense

sei

sei — I know; first person singular of saber

prazer

pra-ZER — Pleasure; enjoyment; satisfaction from an activity

ele

E-le — He; him; third person masculine singular pronoun

teria

te-RI-a — Would have; conditional form of ter

também

tam-BEN — Also; too; additionally; inclusive adverb

se

se — If; oneself; reflexive or conditional particle

pudesse

pu-DE-se — Could; imperfect subjunctive of poder

sabido

sa-BI-do — Known; past participle of saber

seu

se-u — His; her; your; possessive pronoun or adjective

estava

es-TA-va — Was; imperfect past tense of estar

sendo

SEN-do — Being; present participle of ser

guiado

gi-A-do — Guided; directed; past participle of guiar

filho

FI-lyo — Son; child; male offspring of a parent

velho

VE-lyo — Old; elderly; longtime friend or associate

há

a — There is; ago; present tense of haver

meio

MEI-o — Half; middle; means; approximately half of something

século

SE-ku-lo — Century; period of one hundred years

colega

ko-LE-ga — Colleague; fellow student or coworker

estudos

es-TU-dos — Studies; academic pursuits or areas of learning

na

na — In the; contraction of em + a

Escola

es-KO-la — School; institution for education and learning

Arte

AR-te — Art; creative expression through various media

dezembro

de-ZEM-bro — December; twelfth and last month of year