The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 4

Vocabulary

Illustrazione

il-lus-tra-TSYO-ne — A picture or drawing used to explain something

Si

si — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'each other'

ritrovarono

ri-tro-VA-ro-no — They found themselves; they ended up (somewhere)

in

in — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'

mezzo

MED-dzo — Middle; amid; in the middle of something

a

a — Preposition meaning 'at,' 'to,' or 'in'

vasi

VA-zi — Vases or pots, often used for plants or flowers

di

di — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

fiori

FYO-ri — Flowers; plural of fiore

e

e — Conjunction meaning 'and'

sentiva

sen-TI-va — He/she was hearing or feeling something

rumori

ru-MO-ri — Noises or sounds, often unwanted or alarming

peggiori

ped-JO-ri — Worse; comparative plural of 'cattivo' or 'brutto'

che

ke — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' 'than'

mai

mai — Never; ever; used in comparisons and negations

aveva

a-VE-va — He/she had; past imperfect of avere

gli

lyi — Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns

occhi

OK-ki — Eyes; plural of occhio

grandi

GRAN-di — Big or large; plural adjective form

come

KO-me — Like; as; how; used in comparisons

leccalecca

lek-ka-LEK-ka — Lollipop; a round candy on a stick

Era

E-ra — He/she/it was; past imperfect of essere

uno

U-no — One; indefinite article for masculine singular nouns

o

o — Conjunction meaning 'or'

due

DU-e — Two; the number 2

passi

PAS-si — Steps or paces; plural of passo

avanti

a-VAN-ti — Forward; ahead; in front

rispetto

ris-PET-to — Respect; also used as 'compared to' in phrases

al

al — Contraction of 'a' and 'il' meaning 'to the'

suo

SU-o — His, her, or its; possessive adjective

cugino

ku-JI-no — Cousin; a relative who is child of an aunt or uncle

quando

KWAN-do — When; used to indicate time of an action

si

si — Reflexive pronoun 'himself,' 'herself,' or 'themselves'

fermò

fer-MO — He/she stopped; past tense of fermarsi

colpo

KOL-po — A blow, hit, or sudden stroke; also means 'suddenly'

Ecco

EK-ko — Here is; there is; used to point something out

cosa

KO-za — Thing; what; used in questions and statements

videro

VI-de-ro — They saw; past tense of vedere

quei

KWEY — Those; demonstrative adjective for masculine plural

piccoli

PIK-ko-li — Small or little; plural adjective

conigli

ko-NIL-yi — Rabbits; plural of coniglio

dietro

DYET-ro — Behind; at the back of something

quell'

kwel — That; demonstrative adjective before a vowel

angolo

AN-go-lo — Corner or angle of a room or building

Il

il — Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns

piccolo

PIK-ko-lo — Small, little; adjective describing small size

lanciò

lan-CHO — He/she threw or cast; past tense of lanciare

sguardo

ZGWAR-do — A glance or look; a gaze directed at something

poi

poy — Then; afterwards; next in sequence

non

non — Not; used to form negative sentences

dica

DI-ka — Says; subjunctive form of dire; 'don't say'

nascose

nas-KO-ze — He/she hid; past tense of nascondere

se

se — Himself/herself; reflexive pronoun or 'if'

stesso

STES-so — Same; himself/herself/itself; used for emphasis

le

le — The; definite article for feminine plural nouns

cipolle

chi-POL-le — Onions; plural of cipolla

sotto

SOT-to — Under; beneath; below something

un

un — Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' for masculine nouns

grande

GRAN-de — Big, large, great; describing size or importance

cesto

CHES-to — A basket used for carrying or storing items

La

la — Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns

gatta

GAT-ta — A female cat

alzò

al-TSO — He/she raised or lifted up; past tense of alzare

avvicinò

av-vi-chi-NO — He/she approached or moved closer; past tense

annusò

an-nu-ZO — He/she sniffed or smelled something closely

il

il — Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns

Forse

FOR-se — Perhaps; maybe; expressing uncertainty

piaceva

pya-CHE-va — He/she/it was pleasing; imperfect of piacere

l'

l — Elided definite article 'the' before a vowel

odore

o-DO-re — Smell or scent; an aroma perceived by the nose

delle

DEL-le — Contraction of 'di' and 'le' meaning 'of the'

In

in — Preposition meaning 'in,' 'into,' or 'at'

ogni

ON-yi — Every; each; used before singular nouns

caso

KA-zo — Case; situation; circumstance; 'in any case'

sedette

se-DET-te — He/she sat down; past tense of sedere

sopra

SO-pra — On top of; above; over something

Rimase

ri-MA-ze — He/she remained or stayed; past tense of rimanere

lì

li — There; in that place; indicating a location

seduta

se-DU-ta — Seated; sitting; past participle of sedere

per

per — For; through; by; used in various prepositional contexts

cinque

CHIN-kwe — Five; the number 5

ore

O-re — Hours; plural of ora

Non

non — Not; negation word used before verbs

posso

POS-so — I can; I am able to; first person of potere

disegnarvi

di-zen-YAR-vi — To draw for you; infinitive with indirect pronoun attached

un'

un — Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' before feminine vowel

immagine

im-MA-ji-ne — Image or picture; a visual representation

perché

per-KE — Because; why; used in reasons and questions

era

E-ra — It was; past imperfect third person of essere

piuttosto

pyut-TOS-to — Rather; quite; somewhat; fairly

buio

BU-yo — Dark; darkness; absence of light

terribile

ter-RI-bi-le — Terrible; dreadful; causing fear or distress

fece

FE-che — He/she made or did; past tense of fare

piangere

PYAN-je-re — To cry; to weep; to shed tears

Coniglio

ko-NIL-yo — Rabbit; a small furry animal with long ears

sole

SO-le — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system

scese

SHE-ze — He/she descended or went down; past tense of scendere

bosco

BOS-ko — Woods; a small forest or wooded area

ed

ed — And; variant of 'e' used before vowels

già

ja — Already; by now; used to indicate something prior

tardi

TAR-di — Late; behind schedule; at a late hour

nel

nel — Contraction of 'in' and 'il' meaning 'in the'

pomeriggio

po-me-RID-jo — Afternoon; the time between noon and evening

ma

ma — But; however; conjunction indicating contrast

la

la — The; definite article for feminine singular nouns

ancora

an-KO-ra — Still; yet; again; indicating continuation

sul

sul — Contraction of 'su' and 'il' meaning 'on the'

Alla

AL-la — Contraction of 'a' and 'la' meaning 'at the'

fine

End; conclusion; finally at the end

udì

u-DI — He/she heard; past tense of udire

alcuni

al-KU-ni — Some; a few; indefinite plural pronoun or adjective

pezzi

PED-dzi — Pieces or chunks; plural of pezzo

caddero

KAD-de-ro — They fell; past tense of cadere

dal

dal — Contraction of 'da' and 'il' meaning 'from the'

muro

MU-ro — Wall; a vertical structure of brick or stone

lo

lo — Him; it; direct object pronoun for masculine

vide

VI-de — He/she saw; past tense of vedere

vecchio

VEK-kyo — Old; elderly; an old man or thing

signor

si-NYOR — Mister; sir; title of respect for a man

lungo

LUN-go — Along; long; used as preposition 'along a path'

del

del — Contraction of 'di' and 'il' meaning 'of the'

della

DEL-la — Contraction of 'di' and 'la' meaning 'of the'

terrazza

ter-RAT-tsa — Terrace; a flat outdoor area on a roof or hillside

superiore

su-pe-RYO-re — Upper; higher; superior in position or rank

Stava

STA-va — He/she was; imperfect of stare, indicating ongoing action

fumando

fu-MAN-do — Smoking; gerund of fumare

una

U-na — Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' for feminine nouns

pipa

PI-pa — Pipe; a tube used for smoking tobacco

tabacco

ta-BAK-ko — Tobacco; dried plant leaves smoked in pipes or cigarettes

da

da — From; by; since; used in various prepositional contexts

coniglio

ko-NIL-yo — Rabbit; a small furry long-eared animal

mano

MA-no — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

cercando

cher-KAN-do — Searching; looking for; gerund of cercare

figlio

FIL-yo — Son; a male child in relation to his parent

alcuna

al-KU-na — Any; some; no (with negation); indefinite adjective

considerazione

kon-si-de-ra-TSYO-ne — Consideration; careful thought or regard for something

i

i — Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns

gatti

GAT-ti — Cats; plural of gatto