The Prince — Page 10

Vocabulary

Numa

NOO-mah — In a (contraction of em + uma)

carta

KAR-tah — A letter or written correspondence

a

ah — To, the (feminine article or preposition)

datada

dah-TAH-dah — Dated, bearing a specific date

de

deh — Of, from (common preposition)

dezembro

deh-ZEHM-broo — December, the twelfth month of the year

ele

EH-leh — He, third-person masculine singular pronoun

deixou

day-SHOH — Left, gave, or provided something behind

uma

OO-mah — A, an (feminine indefinite article)

descrição

deh-skree-SOWNG — A description or written account of something

muito

MWEE-too — Very, much, a lot

interessante

een-teh-reh-SAHN-teh — Interesting, capturing attention or curiosity

sua

SOO-ah — His, her, its, your (possessive adjective)

vida

VEE-dah — Life, the state of being alive

nesse

NEH-seh — In that, in this (contraction of em + esse)

período

peh-REE-oh-doo — Period, a span or interval of time

qual

kwahl — Which, that (relative pronoun)

elucida

eh-LOO-see-dah — Elucidates, clarifies, or sheds light on

seus

SAYSH — His, her, their (masculine plural possessive)

métodos

MEH-too-doosh — Methods, systematic ways of doing something

e

eh — And (coordinating conjunction)

motivos

moo-TEE-voosh — Motives, reasons behind actions or decisions

ao

ow — To the (contraction of a + o)

escrever

esh-kreh-VEHR — To write, to compose written text

Príncipe_

PREEN-see-peh — Prince, title of Machiavelli's famous political work

Após

ah-POSH — After, following in time or sequence

descrever

desh-kreh-VEHR — To describe, to give details about something

suas

SOO-ahsh — His, her, their (feminine plural possessive)

ocupações

oh-koo-pah-SOYNGSH — Occupations, daily activities or tasks

diárias

dee-AH-ree-ahsh — Daily, occurring every day

com

kong — With (preposition indicating accompaniment)

família

fah-MEE-lyah — Family, group of related individuals

vizinhos

vee-ZEE-nyoosh — Neighbors, people living nearby

escreve

esh-KREH-veh — Writes, third-person singular present tense

Chegada

sheh-GAH-dah — Arrival, the act of arriving somewhere

noite

NOY-teh — Night, the period of darkness after sunset

volto

VOHL-too — I return, I go back to a place

para

PAH-rah — To, for, toward (common preposition)

casa

KAH-zah — House, home, one's place of residence

vou

voh — I go, first-person present of ir

meu

MEH-oo — My (masculine singular possessive pronoun)

estudo

esh-TOO-doo — Study, a room for reading and writing

na

nah — In the, at the (contraction of em + a)

entrada

ehn-TRAH-dah — Entrance, the act or point of entering

tiro

TEE-roo — I remove, I take off clothing

minhas

MEEN-yash — My (feminine plural possessive pronoun)

roupas

HOH-pahsh — Clothes, garments worn on the body

camponês

kahm-poo-NEHSH — Peasant, a rural agricultural worker

cobertas

koo-BEHR-tahsh — Covered, coated with something on the surface

poeira

poo-AY-rah — Dust, fine particles of dry matter

sujeira

soo-ZHAY-rah — Dirt, filth, unwanted grime or mess

visto

VEES-too — Dressed, put on (past participle of vestir)

nobre

NOH-breh — Noble, belonging to or befitting aristocracy

traje

TRAH-zheh — Attire, costume, or formal outfit worn

corte

KOR-teh — Court, the royal or noble household

assim

ah-SEENG — Thus, so, in this manner

convenientemente

kon-veh-nyehn-teh-MEHN-teh — Conveniently, suitably, in a fitting manner

revestido

heh-vesh-TEE-doo — Dressed, clothed, or covered appropriately

adentro

ah-DEHN-troo — Inside, into the interior of a place

os

oosh — The (masculine plural definite article)

antigos

ahn-TEE-goosh — Ancient, old, belonging to earlier times

salões

sah-LOYNGSH — Halls, large rooms for gathering or meeting

dos

doosh — Of the (contraction of de + os)

homens

OH-mehnsh — Men, adult male human beings

outrora

oh-TROH-rah — Formerly, in times past, once upon a time

onde

OHN-deh — Where, at or in which place

sendo

SEHN-doo — Being (gerund of ser, to be)

amorosamente

ah-moh-roh-zah-MEHN-teh — Lovingly, in an affectionate or warm manner

recebido

heh-seh-BEE-doo — Received, welcomed, accepted by someone

por

por — By, through, for (preposition)

eles

EH-lesh — They, third-person masculine plural pronoun

sou

soh — I am, first-person singular of ser

alimentado

ah-lee-mehn-TAH-doo — Fed, nourished, given food to eat

aquele

ah-KEH-leh — That (demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular)

alimento

ah-lee-MEHN-too — Food, nourishment, sustenance for the body

que

keh — That, which, who (relative/conjunction)

é

eh — Is, third-person singular present of ser

somente

soh-MEHN-teh — Only, solely, exclusively

não

nowng — No, not (negation)

hesito

eh-ZEE-too — I hesitate, I pause before acting or speaking

em

ehng — In, at (common Portuguese preposition)

falar

fah-LAR — To speak, to talk, to say something

perguntar

pehr-goon-TAR — To ask, to pose a question to someone

razão

hah-ZOWNG — Reason, the cause or rationale for something

ações

ah-SOYNGSH — Actions, deeds, things done intentionally

benignidade

beh-neeg-nee-DAH-deh — Benignity, kindness, gentle and gracious manner

me

meh — Me, first-person singular object pronoun

respondem

hesh-POHN-dehng — They answer, they reply to a question

quatro

KWAH-troo — Four (the number 4)

horas

OH-rahsh — Hours, units of time equal to 60 minutes

sinto

SEEN-too — I feel, I sense (first-person of sentir)

cansaço

kahn-SAH-soo — Fatigue, tiredness, weariness from exertion

algum

ahl-GOONG — Any, some (masculine singular indefinite pronoun)

esqueço

esh-KEH-soo — I forget, I fail to remember something

todos

TOH-doosh — All, every one, the totality of something

problemas

proh-BLEH-mahsh — Problems, difficulties or troublesome situations

pobreza

poo-BREH-zah — Poverty, the state of being very poor

abate

ah-BAH-teh — Beats down, depresses, weighs heavily upon

morte

MOR-teh — Death, the end of life

aterroriza

ah-teh-hoh-REE-zah — Terrifies, causes intense fear in someone

inteiramente

een-tay-rah-MEHN-teh — Entirely, completely, wholly without exception

possuído

poh-SWEE-doo — Possessed, wholly taken over by something

aqueles

ah-KEH-lesh — Those (masculine plural demonstrative pronoun)

grandes

GRAHN-desh — Great, large, grand in stature or importance