The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 12

Vocabulary

Aux

o — Contraction of 'à les'; to the, at the

pièces

pyɛs — Pieces, parts, or literary works

de

də — Of, from; general-purpose preposition

poésie

po.e.zi — Poetry; the art of writing verse

qui

ki — Who, which, that; relative pronoun

sont

sɔ̃ — Are; third-person plural of 'être'

intercalées

ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ka.le — Inserted or interspersed throughout a text

tout

tu — All, every, completely; very common adverb

au

o — Contraction of 'à le'; to the, at the

long

lɔ̃ — Long; also used in 'au long de' meaning throughout

l'

l — Elided form of 'le' or 'la'; the

œuvre

œvʁ — Work, opus; a creative or literary production

il

il — He, it; third-person singular masculine pronoun

a

a — Has; third-person singular of 'avoir'

accordé

a.kɔʁ.de — Granted, given, accorded; past participle of 'accorder'

une

yn — A, an; feminine indefinite article

attention

a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃ — Attention, care; focus given to something

particulière

paʁ.ti.ky.ljɛʁ — Particular, special, specific; feminine adjective

non

nɔ̃ — No, not; basic negation word

seulement

sœl.mɑ̃ — Only, merely; restricts scope of a statement

en

ɑ̃ — In, by, while; versatile preposition or pronoun

corrigeant

kɔ.ʁi.ʒɑ̃ — Correcting; present participle of 'corriger'

les

le — The; plural definite article

erreurs

ɛ.ʁœʁ — Errors, mistakes; plural of 'erreur'

qu'

k — Elided form of 'que'; that, which, whom

y

i — There, in it; pronoun replacing a place or thing

trouvées

tʁu.ve — Found; feminine plural past participle of 'trouver'

mais

mɛ — But; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition

aussi

o.si — Also, too, as well; additive adverb

ajoutant

a.ʒu.tɑ̃ — Adding; present participle of 'ajouter'

toujours

tu.ʒuʁ — Always, still; indicates continuity or habit

signes

siɲ — Signs, marks; symbols used in writing

et

e — And; basic coordinating conjunction

généralement

ʒe.ne.ʁal.mɑ̃ — Generally, usually; in most cases

des

de — Some, of the; plural partitive or definite article

commentaires

kɔ.mɑ̃.tɛʁ — Comments, commentaries; explanatory notes or remarks

ou

u — Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction

explications

ɛks.pli.ka.sjɔ̃ — Explanations, clarifications; plural of 'explication'

J'

ʒ — Elided form of 'je'; I, first-person singular

ai

e — Have; first-person singular of 'avoir'

ainsi

ɛ̃.si — Thus, so, in this way; consequential adverb

démontré

de.mɔ̃.tʁe — Demonstrated, shown; past participle of 'démontrer'

que

kə — That, than, which; subordinating conjunction

lui

lɥi — Him, to him; third-person singular indirect pronoun

suis

sɥi — Am; first-person singular of 'être'

très

tʁɛ — Very; intensifying adverb modifying adjectives

grandement

ɡʁɑ̃d.mɑ̃ — Greatly, hugely; to a great extent

redevable

ʁə.də.vabl — Indebted, obliged; owing gratitude to someone

pour

puʁ — For, in order to; preposition of purpose

ses

se — His, her, its; third-person plural possessive adjective

savants

sa.vɑ̃ — Scholarly, learned; adjective or noun for scholars

travaux

tʁa.vo — Works, labors; plural of 'travail'

Je

ʒə — I; first-person singular subject pronoun

dois

dwa — Must, owe; first-person singular of 'devoir'

cependant

sə.pɑ̃.dɑ̃ — However, nevertheless; concessive linking adverb

ajouter

a.ʒu.te — To add; to include something additional

me

mə — Me, myself; first-person singular object pronoun

permis

pɛʁ.mi — Permitted, allowed; past participle of 'permettre'

différer

di.fe.ʁe — To differ, to disagree; to be unlike

dans

dɑ̃ — In, inside, within; spatial or temporal preposition

interprétation

ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pʁe.ta.sjɔ̃ — Interpretation; the act of explaining meaning

quelques

kɛl.kə — Some, a few; small indefinite quantity

mots

mo — Words; plural of 'mot'

ayant

ɛ.jɑ̃ — Having; present participle of 'avoir'

trouvé

tʁu.ve — Found; past participle of 'trouver'

significations

si.ɲi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃ — Meanings, significances; plural of 'signification'

plus

ply — More, most; comparative adverb

appropriées

a.pʁɔ.pʁi.je — Appropriate, suitable; fitting feminine plural adjective

leur

lœʁ — Their, to them; possessive or indirect pronoun

attribuées

a.tʁi.bɥe — Attributed, assigned; feminine plural past participle

par

paʁ — By, through, per; agent or means preposition

Arabes

a.ʁab — Arabs; people of Arabic culture or language

contrées

kɔ̃.tʁe — Regions, lands, countries; areas or territories

n'

n — Elided negation particle; used with 'pas' etc.

pas

pa — Not; negation particle used with 'ne'

visitées

vi.zi.te — Visited; feminine plural past participle of 'visiter'

telles

tɛl — Such, like; feminine plural demonstrative adjective

données

dɔ.ne — Data, given information; plural of 'donnée'

dictionnaires

dik.sjɔ.nɛʁ — Dictionaries; reference books listing word definitions

imprimés

ɛ̃.pʁi.me — Printed; past participle used as adjective, printed works

ne

nə — Not; first part of French negation construction

connaît

kɔ.nɛ — Knows; third-person singular of 'connaître'

j'

ʒ — Elided 'je'; I, first-person singular subject

également

e.ɡal.mɑ̃ — Also, equally, likewise; additive or equalizing adverb

corrigé

kɔ.ʁi.ʒe — Corrected; past participle of 'corriger'

ont

ɔ̃ — Have; third-person plural of 'avoir'

échappé

e.ʃa.pe — Escaped, slipped; past participle of 'échapper'

à

a — To, at, in; very common French preposition

son

sɔ̃ — His, her, its; third-person singular possessive adjective

Sans

sɑ̃ — Without; preposition indicating absence or lack

la

la — The; feminine singular definite article

précieuse

pʁe.sjøz — Precious, invaluable; highly valued feminine adjective

aide

ɛd — Help, assistance; support given to someone

m'

m — Elided 'me'; to me, myself, indirect object

apportée

a.pɔʁ.te — Brought, provided; feminine past participle of 'apporter'

aurais

o.ʁɛ — Would have; conditional of 'avoir'

tenté

tɑ̃.te — Attempted, tried; past participle of 'tenter'

traduction

tʁa.dyk.sjɔ̃ — Translation; converting text from one language to another

même

mɛm — Even, same, itself; versatile intensifying word

avec

a.vɛk — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

elle

ɛl — She, it, her; feminine third-person pronoun

entreprise

ɑ̃.tʁə.pʁiz — Undertaken; also means enterprise, endeavor, venture

sans

sɑ̃ — Without; preposition indicating absence

avantage

a.vɑ̃.taʒ — Advantage, benefit; something in one's favor

tire

tiʁ — Draws, derives; third-person singular of 'tirer'

d'

d — Elided 'de'; of, from before vowel

avoir

a.vwaʁ — To have; infinitive of essential auxiliary verb

vécu

ve.ky — Lived; past participle of 'vivre'

parmi

paʁ.mi — Among, amongst; in the middle of a group

Aucun

o.kœ̃ — No, not any, none; negative indefinite adjective

traducteur

tʁa.dyk.tœʁ — Translator; one who translates between languages

peut

pø — Can, may; third-person singular of 'pouvoir'

être

ɛtʁ — To be; infinitive of fundamental French verb

certain

sɛʁ.tɛ̃ — Certain, sure; confident about something

vingt

vɛ̃ — Twenty; the number 20

porter

pɔʁ.te — To carry, to bear; to convey meaning

un

œ̃ — A, an, one; masculine indefinite article

mot

mo — Word; a basic unit of language

arabe

a.ʁab — Arabic, Arab; relating to Arabic language or culture

choisi

ʃwa.zi — Chosen, selected; past participle of 'choisir'

celle

sɛl — The one, that one; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun

auteur

o.tœʁ — Author, writer; creator of a literary work

entendait

ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɛ — Intended, meant; imperfect of 'entendre'

transmettre

tʁɑ̃s.mɛtʁ — To transmit, convey; to pass on a message

situation

si.tɥa.sjɔ̃ — Situation, circumstance; the state of affairs

est

ɛ — Is; third-person singular of 'être'

mienne

mjɛn — Mine; feminine possessive pronoun

satisfaction

sa.tis.fak.sjɔ̃ — Satisfaction; feeling of fulfillment or contentment

convaincu

kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ky — Convinced, certain; past participle of 'convaincre'

jamais

ʒa.mɛ — Never, ever; negation of frequency

attribué

a.tʁi.bɥe — Attributed, assigned; past participle of 'attribuer'

expression

ɛks.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃ — Expression; a word or phrase conveying meaning

cet

sɛt — This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective before vowel

ouvrage

u.vʁaʒ — Work, volume; a literary or scholarly publication

sens

sɑ̃s — Meaning, sense, direction; interpretation of a word

soit

swa — Be, either/or; subjunctive of 'être'

incompatible

ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pa.tibl — Incompatible; unable to coexist or agree

présentation

pʁe.zɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃ — Presentation; the way something is shown or described

fidèle

fi.dɛl — Faithful, accurate; true to the original

vie

vi — Life; the state of being alive or lived experience

mœurs

mœʁs — Customs, morals, manners; social habits of a group

arabes

a.ʁab — Arabic, Arab; plural adjective relating to Arab culture

jugé

ʒy.ʒe — Judged, deemed; past participle of 'juger'

juste

ʒyst — Right, fair, just; appropriate or correct

omettre

ɔ.mɛtʁ — To omit, leave out; to exclude from a text

contes

kɔ̃t — Tales, stories; short narrative works or folktales

anecdotes

a.nɛk.dɔt — Anecdotes; short amusing or interesting stories

comparativement

kɔ̃.pa.ʁa.tiv.mɑ̃ — Comparatively; in comparison to something else

intérêt

ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ — Interest; importance or appeal of something

répréhensibles

ʁe.pʁe.ɑ̃.sibl — Reprehensible, objectionable; morally blameworthy

quelque

kɛl.kə — Some, any; indefinite adjective before a noun

raison

ʁɛ.zɔ̃ — Reason, cause; logical basis for something

ce

sə — This, that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective