The Souls of Black Folk — Page 1

Vocabulary

Almas

AL-mas — Souls; the spiritual essence of living beings

do

do — Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'

Povo

PO-vo — People; a nation or community of persons

Negro

NE-gro — Black; referring to Black people or race

por

por — By; preposition indicating authorship or means

Aqui

a-KI — Here; in this place or location

Está

es-TA — Is; third-person singular of 'estar' (to be)

Escrito

es-KRI-to — Written; past participle of 'escrever' (to write)

Prefácio

pre-FA-syo — Preface; introductory section of a book

Dos

dos — Contraction of 'de' and 'os', meaning 'of the'

Nossos

NO-sos — Our; first-person plural possessive adjective

Esforços

es-FOR-sos — Efforts; attempts or exertions toward a goal

Espirituais

es-pi-ri-tu-AIS — Spiritual; relating to the spirit or soul

Da

da — Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'

Aurora

a-U-ro-ra — Dawn; the first light of day

da

da — Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'

Liberdade

li-ber-DA-de — Freedom; the state of being free

Do

do — Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'

Sr

se-NYOR — Abbreviation for 'Senhor', meaning 'Mr.'

e

e — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

Outros

OU-tros — Others; additional people or things

Significado

sig-ni-fi-KA-do — Meaning; the sense or significance of something

Progresso

pro-GRE-so — Progress; forward movement or advancement

Das

das — Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the'

Asas

A-zas — Wings; limbs used by birds or insects to fly

de

de — Of; preposition indicating relation or origin

Educação

e-du-ka-SAO — Education; process of teaching and learning

dos

dos — Contraction of 'de' and 'os', meaning 'of the'

Homens

O-mens — Men; adult male human beings

Negros

NE-gros — Black people; plural of 'negro'

Cinturão

sin-tu-RAO — Belt; a strip or zone encircling an area

Busca

BUS-ka — Search; the act of looking for something

pelo

PE-lo — Contraction of 'por' and 'o', meaning 'by the'

Velocino

ve-lo-SI-no — Fleece; as in the Golden Fleece of mythology

Ouro

O-ro — Gold; precious yellow metallic element

Filhos

FI-lyos — Sons or children; offspring of a person

Senhor

se-NYOR — Lord or master; also a formal address for men

Homem

O-mem — Man; an adult male human being

Fé

fe — Faith; strong belief or trust in something

Pais

PAIS — Parents; father and mother of a child

Morte

MOR-te — Death; the end of life

Primogênito

pri-mo-JE-ni-to — Firstborn; the first child born to parents

De

de — Of; preposition indicating relation or origin

Chegada

she-GA-da — Arrival; the act of reaching a destination

Canções

kan-SOES — Songs; musical compositions with lyrics

Tristeza

tris-TE-za — Sadness; the feeling of sorrow or grief

Epílogo

e-PI-lo-go — Epilogue; concluding section of a literary work

Perdido

per-DI-do — Lost; unable to be found or gone astray

Encontrado

en-kon-TRA-do — Found; discovered after being lost or searched for

jazem

JA-zem — Lie buried; rest in a place, often underground

enterradas

en-te-RRA-das — Buried; placed underground or concealed

muitas

MUI-tas — Many; a large number of things or people

coisas

KOI-zas — Things; objects, matters, or concepts in general

que

ke — That/which; relative pronoun or conjunction

se

se — If/oneself; reflexive pronoun or conditional particle

lidas

LI-das — Read; past participle of 'ler', feminine plural

com

kom — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

paciência

pa-si-EN-sya — Patience; the ability to wait calmly

podem

PO-dem — Can; third-person plural of 'poder' (to be able)

revelar

re-ve-LAR — To reveal; to make something known or visible

estranho

es-TRA-nyo — Strange; unusual or unfamiliar in character

significado

sig-ni-fi-KA-do — Meaning; the sense or significance of something

ser

ser — To be; infinitive of the verb 'ser'

negro

NE-gro — Black; referring to Black identity or race

aqui

a-KI — Here; in this place or location

no

no — Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'

alvorecer

al-vo-re-SER — Dawn; the beginning of a new day or era

Século

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

Este

ES-te — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby

não

nao — No/not; negation word in Portuguese

é

e — Is; third-person singular of 'ser' (to be)

sem

sem — Without; preposition indicating absence

interesse

in-te-RE-se — Interest; curiosity or concern about something

para

PA-ra — For/to; preposition indicating purpose or direction

você

vo-SE — You; second-person singular pronoun

Gentil

jen-TIL — Gentle or kind; polite and considerate in manner

Leitor

lei-TOR — Reader; a person who reads a text

pois

pois — For/because; conjunction giving a reason

problema

pro-BLE-ma — Problem; a difficult or challenging situation

linha

LI-nya — Line; a mark or boundary, also a color line

cor

kor — Color; the quality of light reflected by objects

Peço-lhe

PE-so-lye — I ask you; first-person polite request form

então

en-TAO — Then/so; conjunction indicating consequence or time

receba

re-SE-ba — Receive; subjunctive form of 'receber'

meu

meu — My; first-person singular possessive adjective

pequeno

pe-KE-no — Small/little; of limited size or importance

livro

LI-vro — Book; a written or printed literary work

toda

TO-da — All/every; encompassing the whole of something

caridade

ka-ri-DA-de — Charity; generosity or kindness toward others

estudando

es-tu-DAN-do — Studying; present participle of 'estudar'

minhas

MI-nyas — My; first-person plural feminine possessive adjective

palavras

pa-LA-vras — Words; units of language conveying meaning

comigo

ko-MI-go — With me; first-person prepositional pronoun

perdoando

per-do-AN-do — Forgiving; present participle of 'perdoar'

erros

E-rros — Errors; mistakes or inaccuracies made

fraquezas

fra-KE-zas — Weaknesses; lack of strength or deficiencies

em

em — In/at; preposition indicating location or state

nome

NO-me — Name; a word used to identify someone or something

fé

fe — Faith; strong belief or trust in something

paixão

pai-SAO — Passion; intense emotion or strong enthusiasm

há

a — There is/are; third-person of 'haver'

mim

mim — Me; first-person singular prepositional pronoun

buscando

bus-KAN-do — Searching; present participle of 'buscar'

grão

grao — Grain; a tiny seed or particle of something

verdade

ver-DA-de — Truth; the quality of being true or accurate

ali

a-LI — There; in that place, slightly farther away

escondido

es-kon-DI-do — Hidden; concealed from sight or knowledge

Procurei

pro-ku-REI — I sought/tried; first-person past of 'procurar'

esboçar

es-bo-SAR — To sketch; to outline or draft something roughly

contornos

kon-TOR-nos — Contours; outlines or shapes of something

vagos

VA-gos — Vague; unclear or not precisely defined

incertos

in-SER-tos — Uncertain; not clearly known or defined

mundo

MUN-do — World; the earth or a particular sphere of life

espiritual

es-pi-ri-tu-AL — Spiritual; relating to the spirit or inner life

dez

des — Ten; the number 10

milhões

mi-LYOES — Millions; the number one million in plural form

americanos

a-me-ri-KA-nos — Americans; people from the United States of America

vivem

VI-vem — Live; third-person plural of 'viver' (to live)

lutam

LU-tam — Struggle/fight; third-person plural of 'lutar'

Primeiro

pri-MEI-ro — First; ordinal number indicating the first position

dois

dois — Two; the number 2

capítulos

ka-PI-tu-los — Chapters; main divisions of a book

tentei

ten-TEI — I tried; first-person past tense of 'tentar'

mostrar

mos-TRAR — To show; to make something visible or clear

Emancipação

e-man-si-pa-SAO — Emancipation; liberation from slavery or oppression

significou

sig-ni-fi-KOU — Meant; third-person past tense of 'significar'

eles

E-les — They; third-person plural masculine pronoun

quais

kwais — Which; plural interrogative or relative pronoun

foram

FO-ram — Were; third-person plural past of 'ser' or 'ir'

suas

SU-as — Their/her; third-person feminine plural possessive

consequências

kon-se-KWEN-syas — Consequences; results or effects of an action