The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 3

Vocabulary

erva

ERva — Grass or herb; plant material

era

Era — Was; past tense of 'ser' (to be)

curta

KURta — Short; brief in length or duration

verde

VERdi — Green; the color of plants and nature

havia

aVIa — There was/were; past form of 'haver'

roupas

HOpa — Clothes; garments worn on the body

suportes

suPORtis — Supports or holders; structures holding things up

cortados

korTAdus — Cut; past participle of 'cortar' (to cut)

caules

KAUlis — Stems; stalks of plants or flowers

samambaia

samamBAia — Fern; type of leafy green plant

cordas

KORdas — Ropes or strings; used for tying things

juncos

ZHUNkus — Rushes; tall marsh plants used for weaving

trançados

tranSAdus — Braided or woven; interlaced material or fibers

pilha

PILya — Pile or stack; a heap of objects

minúsculos

miNUSkulis — Tiny; extremely small in size or scale

pregadores

pregaDORis — Clothespins; clips used to hang laundry

roupa

HOpa — Clothing; garments worn by a person

nenhum

neNYUN — None, no; indicates absence of something

lenço

LENsu — Handkerchief; small cloth for wiping face

bolso

BOLsu — Pocket; small pouch sewn into clothing

outra

OTra — Other, another; referring to a different thing

coisa

KOIza — Thing; a general word for an object

porta

PORta — Door; an entrance or exit of a building

diretamente

diretaMENti — Directly; straight to a place or point

dentro

DENtru — Inside; within a space or enclosure

colina

koLIna — Hill; a raised area of land

lá

la — There; indicates a location at a distance

alguém

alGEN — Someone; an unspecified person

estava

esTAva — Was; imperfect past tense of 'estar'

cantar

kanTAR — To sing; to produce musical vocal sounds

Branco

BRANku — White; the color of snow or milk

como

KOmu — Like, as; used for comparison between things

lírio

LIriu — Lily; a type of white flowering plant

limpo

LIMpu — Clean; free from dirt or stains

pequenos

peKEnus — Small, little; of a diminutive size

folhos

FOLyus — Frills or ruffles; decorative fabric trimmings

meio

MEiu — Middle; the center part of something

Macio

maSIu — Soft; smooth and gentle to the touch

quente

KENti — Warm, hot; having a high temperature

mancha

MANsha — Stain or spot; a mark on a surface

vermelha

verMELya — Red; the color of blood or fire

ferrugem

feHUzhen — Rust; reddish-brown oxidation on metal surfaces

nunca

NUNka — Never; at no time, not ever

aqui

aKI — Here; in this place or location

veja

VEzha — See; subjunctive of 'ver' (to see)

bateu

baTEU — Knocked, hit; past tense of 'bater'

vez

ves — Time, occasion; instance of something happening

vezes

VEzis — Times; plural of 'vez', occasions or instances

interrompeu

interomPEU — Interrupted; stopped something that was in progress

canção

kanSAUN — Song; a piece of music with lyrics

vozinha

voZINya — Little voice; diminutive of 'voz' (voice)

assustada

asusTAda — Frightened, startled; feeling fear or alarm

perguntou

pergunTOU — Asked; past tense of 'perguntar' (to ask)

Quem

ken — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person

abriu

aBRIu — Opened; past tense of 'abrir' (to open)

pensa

PENsa — Thinks; third person singular of 'pensar'

cozinha

koZINya — Kitchen; room where food is prepared

agradável

agraDAvel — Pleasant, agreeable; nice and pleasing to experience

limpa

LIMpa — Clean; free of dirt, feminine form

chão

shAUN — Floor, ground; the surface we walk on

lajes

LAzhis — Flagstones; flat stone slabs used for flooring

vigas

Beams; horizontal structural supports in a ceiling

madeira

maDEIra — Wood; hard material from trees used in construction

tal

tal — Such; of that kind or type

qualquer

kalKER — Any, whatever; referring to an unspecified thing

quinta

KINta — Farm; a rural property or farmhouse

Só

so — Only, just; nothing more than

tecto

TEtu — Ceiling or roof; the upper surface of a room

tão

taUN — So, such; used to intensify an adjective

baixo

BAIshu — Low; at a small height from the ground

cabeça

kaBEsa — Head; the uppermost part of the body

quase

KWAzi — Almost; very close to but not quite

tocava

toKAva — Touched; imperfect past tense of 'tocar'

panelas

paNElas — Pots; cooking vessels used on a stove

tachos

TAshus — Pans; shallow cooking vessels used for frying

eram

Eram — Were; imperfect past tense of 'ser'

assim

aSIM — Like this, so; in this manner or way

tudo

TUdu — Everything; all things without exception

Havia

aVIa — There was; past tense of existential 'haver'

cheiro

SHEIru — Smell, scent; an odor perceived by the nose

chamuscado

shamuSKAdu — Scorched, singed; slightly burned on the surface

junto

ZHUNtu — Next to, beside; near or close to something

mesa

MEza — Table; flat surface used for eating or working

ferro

FEhu — Iron; metal used for tools or a clothes iron

mão

maUN — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

pessoa

peSOa — Person; a human being or individual

muito

MUItu — Very, much; to a great degree or extent

rechonchuda

reshonSHUda — Chubby, plump; having a round and full figure

baixa

BAIsha — Short, low; small in height, feminine form

olhar

oLYAR — To look; to direct one's gaze at something

ansiosamente

ansioZAMENti — Anxiously; in a worried or nervous manner

seu

SEU — His, her, its; third person possessive pronoun

vestido

vesTIdu — Dress; a one-piece garment worn by women

estampado

eshtamPAdu — Printed, patterned; fabric with a decorative design

arregaçado

ahegaSAdu — Rolled up; sleeves or hem folded upward

usava

uZAva — Wore, used; imperfect past tense of 'usar'

avental

avenTAL — Apron; protective garment worn over clothing while cooking

grande

GRANdi — Large, big; of considerable size or extent

sobre

SOBri — Over, about; on top of or regarding something

anágua

aNAgwa — Petticoat; underskirt worn beneath a dress

riscas

HISkas — Stripes; lines or bands of color on fabric

narizinho

nariZINyu — Little nose; affectionate diminutive of 'nariz'

preto

PREtu — Black; the darkest color, absence of light

ia

Ia — Was going; imperfect past of 'ir' (to go)

fungando

funGANdu — Sniffing; making sounds through the nose

olhos

OLyus — Eyes; organs of sight in the face

faiscavam

faisKAvam — Sparkled, flashed; past tense of 'faiscar'

por

por — Through, by, for; a versatile Portuguese preposition

touca

TOka — Bonnet, cap; a head covering worn by women

onde

ONdi — Where; relative adverb indicating a place

tinha

TINya — Had; imperfect past tense of 'ter' (to have)

caracóis

karaKOIs — Curls; spiral coils of hair

amarelos

amaRELus — Yellow; the color of the sun or gold

aquela

aKEla — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to a distant thing

pessoinha

peSOINya — Little person; affectionate diminutive of 'pessoa'

ESPINHOS

esPINyus — Thorns, spines; sharp pointed growths on a plant

disse

DIsi — Said; past tense of 'dizer' (to say)

Viu

VIu — Saw; past tense of 'ver' (to see)

lencinho

lenSINyu — Little handkerchief; diminutive of 'lenço'

fez

fes — Made, did; past tense of 'fazer'

vénia

VEnia — Curtsy, bow; a gesture of respectful greeting

sim

sin — Yes; affirmative response to a question

faz

fas — Does, makes; third person singular of 'fazer'

favor

faVOR — Favor, please; used in polite requests

nome

NOmi — Name; the word used to identify a person

Sra

seNYOra — Mrs.; abbreviation for 'Senhora', a title of respect

sou

so — I am; first person singular of 'ser'

excelente

eselENti — Excellent; of very high quality or standard

engomadeira

engomaDEIra — Ironer, laundress; one who irons clothes professionally