The Scarlet Letter — Page 10

Vocabulary

Além

ah-LAYN — Beyond, in addition to something else

disso

DEE-soo — Of that, besides that, furthermore

à

ah — To the, at the (feminine contraction)

mão

mown — Hand, the body part at arm's end

esquerda

esh-KEHR-dah — Left side or direction

ao

ow — To the (masculine contraction of a+o)

entrar

en-TRAR — To enter, to go or come inside

pela

PEH-lah — By the, through the (feminine)

porta

POR-tah — Door, entryway of a building or room

da

dah — Of the, from the (feminine contraction)

frente

FREN-chee — Front, the forward-facing side

há

ah — There is, there are (existential verb)

um

oom — A, an; one (masculine indefinite article)

certo

SEHR-too — Certain, a particular or specific one

cômodo

KOH-moo-doo — Room, a distinct space within a building

ou

oh — Or, used to present alternatives

escritório

esh-kree-TOH-ryoo — Office, a room used for work

de

jee — Of, from, indicating origin or possession

aproximadamente

ah-proh-see-mah-dah-MEN-chee — Approximately, roughly, not exactly

quinze

KEEN-zee — Fifteen, the number 15

pés

pehz — Feet, unit of measurement or body part

quadrados

kwah-DRAH-dooz — Square, referring to area measurement

e

ee — And, a conjunction joining words or clauses

grande

GRAN-jee — Large, big, of considerable size

altura

al-TOO-rah — Height, vertical measurement or elevation

com

kon — With, indicating accompaniment or possession

duas

DOO-ahz — Two (feminine form of the number)

suas

SOO-ahz — His, her, its, their (feminine plural)

janelas

zhah-NEH-lahz — Windows, openings in a wall for light

em

en — In, at, on (preposition of location)

arco

AR-koo — Arch, a curved architectural structure

proporcionando

proh-por-syoh-NAN-doo — Providing, offering, giving something to someone

uma

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

vista

VEES-tah — View, sight of something from a position

do

doo — Of the, from the (masculine contraction)

já

zhah — Already, now, at this point in time

mencionado

men-syoh-NAH-doo — Mentioned, previously referred to or noted

cais

kahysh — Quay, wharf, dock beside water for vessels

ruínas

hoo-EE-nahz — Ruins, remains of a destroyed structure

a

ah — The (feminine definite article); to

terceira

tehr-SAY-rah — Third, the ordinal number following second

olhando

oh-LYAN-doo — Looking, gazing in a direction

através

ah-trah-VEHSH — Through, across, from one side to another

estreita

esh-TRAY-tah — Narrow, tight, of limited width

viela

vyeh-LAH — Alley, narrow passageway between buildings

longo

LON-goo — Long, of great length or extended distance

parte

PAR-chee — Part, a portion or section of something

Rua

HOO-ah — Street, a public road in a town

Todas

TOH-dahz — All, every one (feminine plural form)

as

ahz — The (feminine plural definite article)

três

trehsh — Three, the number 3

oferecem

oh-feh-REH-sen — They offer, provide, or present something

vislumbres

veez-LOOM-breesh — Glimpses, brief partial views of something

das

dahz — Of the, from the (feminine plural contraction)

lojas

LOH-zhahz — Shops, stores where goods are sold

merceeiros

mehr-say-AY-rooz — Grocers, sellers of food and provisions

fabricantes

fah-bree-KAN-cheesh — Manufacturers, makers of goods or products

polias

POH-lyahz — Pulleys, mechanical wheels used with ropes

vendedores

ven-deh-DOH-reesh — Sellers, people who sell goods commercially

roupas

HOH-pahz — Clothes, garments worn on the body

usadas

oo-ZAH-dahz — Used, second-hand, previously owned items

fornecedores

for-neh-seh-DOH-reesh — Suppliers, providers of goods or materials

navios

nah-VEE-ooz — Ships, large vessels for sea travel

redor

heh-DOR — Around, surrounding area of a place

cujas

KOO-zhahz — Whose, of which (feminine relative pronoun)

portas

POR-tahz — Doors, entryways of buildings or rooms

geralmente

zheh-ral-MEN-chee — Generally, usually, in most cases

se

see — Reflexive pronoun or conditional 'if'

veem

VAY-en — They see, they are seen (third plural)

rindo

HEEN-doo — Laughing, expressing amusement with laughter

tagarelando

tah-gah-reh-LAN-doo — Chattering, talking rapidly and idly

grupos

GROO-pooz — Groups, collections of people together

velhos

VEH-lyooz — Old, elderly (masculine plural adjective)

marinheiros

mah-reen-YAY-rooz — Sailors, men who work aboard ships

outros

OH-trooz — Others, other people or things

frequentadores

freh-kwen-tah-DOH-reesh — Regulars, habitual visitors of a place

como

KOH-moo — Like, as, how (comparison conjunction)

os

ooz — The (masculine plural definite article)

que

kee — That, which, who (relative pronoun)

infestam

een-FESH-tan — Infest, swarm or overrun a place

o

oo — The (masculine singular definite article)

porto

POR-too — Port, harbor where ships dock

marítimo

mah-REE-chee-moo — Maritime, relating to the sea or shipping

O

oo — The (masculine singular definite article)

próprio

PROH-pryoo — Own, itself, the very thing mentioned

está

esh-TAH — Is (third person singular of estar)

cheio

SHAY-oo — Full of, filled with something

teias

TAY-ahz — Webs, networks spun by spiders

aranha

ah-RAN-yah — Spider, small eight-legged arachnid creature

encardido

en-kar-JEE-doo — Grimy, darkened with ingrained dirt

tinta

CHEEN-tah — Paint or ink, a coloring substance

velha

VEH-lyah — Old, aged (feminine singular adjective)

seu

SAY-oo — His, her, its, your (possessive pronoun)

chão

shown — Floor, ground surface inside a building

coberto

koh-BEHR-too — Covered, overlaid with a layer of something

areia

ah-RAY-ah — Sand, fine granular material from erosion

cinzenta

seen-ZEN-tah — Gray, of a grey color (feminine)

maneira

mah-NAY-rah — Manner, way, method of doing something

lugares

loo-GAH-reesh — Places, locations or spots somewhere

caiu

kah-YOO — Fell, dropped or went out of use

desuso

deh-ZOO-zoo — Disuse, state of no longer being used

é

eh — Is (third person singular of ser)

fácil

FAH-seel — Easy, not difficult to do or understand

concluir

kon-kloo-EER — To conclude, deduce, or infer something

pelo

PEH-loo — By the, through the (masculine contraction)

desleixo

desh-LAY-shoo — Negligence, careless lack of maintenance

geral

zheh-RAL — General, overall, not specific or detailed

lugar

loo-GAR — Place, a specific location or spot

este

ES-chee — This (masculine demonstrative pronoun)

santuário

san-too-AH-ryoo — Sanctuary, a sacred or protected private space

qual

kwal — Which, that (relative or interrogative pronoun)

mulheres

moo-LYEH-reesh — Women, adult female human beings

seus

SAY-ooz — His, her, their (masculine plural possessive)

instrumentos

een-stroo-MEN-tooz — Instruments, tools used for a task

mágicos

MAH-zhee-kooz — Magical, having supernatural or wondrous power

vassoura

vah-SOH-rah — Broom, a tool for sweeping floors

esfregão

esh-freh-GOW — Mop, a tool for washing floors

têm

tayn — They have (third person plural of ter)

acesso

ah-SEH-soo — Access, ability to enter or reach something

muito

MWEE-too — Very, much, a great degree or amount

raro

HAH-roo — Rare, seldom occurring, uncommon

Quanto

KWAN-too — As for, regarding, concerning something mentioned

mobília

moh-BEE-lyah — Furniture, movable objects furnishing a room

fogão

foh-GOW — Stove, a cooking or heating appliance

enorme

eh-NOR-mee — Enormous, very large in size

cano

KAH-noo — Pipe, tube for conveying smoke or fluids

chaminé

shah-mee-NEH — Chimney, a flue for smoke from fireplace

escrivaninha

esh-kree-vah-NEEN-yah — Writing desk, a small desk for writing

pinho

PEEN-yoo — Pine, a type of wood from pine trees

banco

BAN-koo — Bench or bank, a long seat or institution

pernas

PEHR-nahz — Legs, the supporting limbs of furniture

lado

LAH-doo — Side, one of two or more surfaces

cadeiras

kah-DAY-rahz — Chairs, seats with backs for one person

assento

ah-SEN-too — Seat, the surface on which one sits

madeira

mah-DAY-rah — Wood, hard material from trees

extremamente

esh-treh-mah-MEN-chee — Extremely, to a very great degree

decrépitas

deh-KREH-pee-tahz — Decrepit, worn out and dilapidated with age

frágeis

FRAH-zhehsh — Fragile, easily broken or damaged

para

PAH-rah — For, to, in order to (preposition)

não

now — No, not (negation word in Portuguese)

esquecer

esh-keh-SEHR — To forget, to fail to remember something

biblioteca

bee-blyoh-TEH-kah — Library, a collection of books or reading room

algumas

al-GOO-mahz — Some, a few (feminine plural pronoun)

prateleiras

prah-teh-LAY-rahz — Shelves, flat boards for storing objects

vintena

veen-TEH-nah — About twenty, a score of items

volumes

voh-LOO-meesh — Volumes, books or bound publications

dos

dooz — Of the, from the (masculine plural contraction)

Atos

AH-tooz — Acts, official legislative documents or records

Congresso

kon-GREH-soo — Congress, a legislative governing assembly

volumoso

voh-loo-MOH-zoo — Bulky, voluminous, large in size or quantity

Compêndio

kom-PEN-dyoo — Compendium, a concise summary or collection

Leis

laysh — Laws, rules enacted by governing authority

Receita

heh-SAY-tah — Revenue or recipe; here meaning tax revenue

Um

oom — A, one (masculine indefinite article)

lata

LAH-tah — Tin can or tube made of metal

sobe

SOH-bee — Rises, goes up, ascends to a higher place

teto

TEH-too — Ceiling, the overhead surface of a room

serve

SEHR-vee — Serves, functions as, acts as something

meio

MAY-oo — Means, medium, a way of doing something

comunicação

koh-moo-nee-kah-SOW — Communication, exchange of information between people

vocal

voh-KAL — Vocal, relating to the voice or speaking

outras

OH-trahz — Other (feminine plural), different ones

partes

PAR-cheesh — Parts, sections or divisions of something larger

edifício

eh-jee-FEE-syoo — Building, a structure with walls and roof