The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 5

Vocabulary

Assumi

ah-SOO-mee — I assumed or took on a responsibility

este

EHS-teh — This (masculine demonstrative pronoun)

dever

deh-VEHR — Duty, obligation, or to have to do something

com

kohm — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association

grande

GRAHN-deh — Large, great, or significant in size or importance

hesitação

eh-zee-tah-SOWNG — Hesitation; pause due to uncertainty or doubt

por

pohr — By, for, or through; common Portuguese preposition

um

oong — A, an; indefinite article (masculine singular)

sentimento

sehn-tee-MEHN-too — Feeling, sentiment, or emotional awareness

das

dahsh — Of the (feminine plural contraction of de + as)

minhas

MEEN-yahsh — My (feminine plural possessive pronoun)

próprias

PROH-pree-ahsh — Own (feminine plural); belonging to oneself

deficiências

deh-fee-see-EHN-see-ahsh — Deficiencies; shortcomings or lack of ability

e

ee — And; basic coordinating conjunction

do

doo — Of the (masculine singular contraction of de + o)

seu

SEH-oo — His, her, your, their (masculine singular possessive)

vasto

VAHS-too — Vast, extensive, or wide-ranging in scope

conhecimento

kohn-yeh-see-MEHN-too — Knowledge, understanding, or awareness of something

mas

mahsh — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception

senti

sehn-TEE — I felt; past tense of sentir (to feel)

que

keh — That, which, who; very common conjunction or pronoun

poderia

poh-deh-REE-ah — Could, would be able to (conditional of poder)

ao

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

menos

MEH-noosh — Less, fewer, or at least in certain expressions

garantir

gah-rahn-TEER — To guarantee or ensure something with certainty

a

ah — The (feminine singular article); also preposition 'to'

correção

koh-heh-SOWNG — Correction; act of fixing errors or inaccuracies

texto

TEHSH-too — Text; written content of a document or book

uma

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

escrupulosa

esh-kroo-poo-LOH-zah — Scrupulous, meticulous, careful about details

fidelidade

fee-deh-lee-DAH-deh — Fidelity, faithfulness, or accuracy to an original

aos

owsh — To the (masculine plural contraction of a + os)

seus

SEH-oosh — His, her, your, their (masculine plural possessive)

desejos

deh-ZEH-zhoosh — Wishes, desires, or wants expressed by someone

A

ah — The (feminine singular definite article)

presente

preh-ZEHN-teh — Present, current; referring to what exists now

edição

eh-dee-SOWNG — Edition; a particular version of a published work

é

eh — Is; third person singular of ser (to be)

impressa

eem-PREH-sah — Printed; produced in print form (feminine past participle)

sem

sehm — Without; preposition indicating absence or lack

quaisquer

kwahsh-KEHR — Any, whichever; plural indefinite pronoun or adjective

alterações

ahl-teh-rah-SOYNG-sh — Alterations, changes, or modifications made to something

exceto

eh-SHEH-too — Except, excluding; indicates an exception to a statement

aquelas

ah-KEH-lahsh — Those (feminine plural demonstrative pronoun)

estão

esh-TOWNG — Are; third person plural of estar (to be)

assinaladas

ah-see-nah-LAH-dahsh — Marked, indicated, or signaled (feminine plural past participle)

como

KOH-moo — As, like, how; common conjunction or adverb

tal

tahl — Such, such a; pronoun or adjective of this kind

foram

FOH-rowng — Were; third person plural past tense of ser/ir

submetidas

soob-meh-TEE-dahsh — Submitted, subjected to review (feminine plural past participle)

Sr.

sehn-YOHR — Mr.; abbreviated title of respect for a man

partir

pahr-TEER — To leave or depart; also used in 'a partir de' (from)

de

deh — Of, from; very common Portuguese preposition

cópia

KOH-pee-ah — Copy; a duplicate or reproduction of a document

da

dah — Of the (feminine singular contraction of de + a)

primeira

pree-MEH-rah — First (feminine); ordinal number indicating initial position

completa

kohm-PLEH-tah — Complete, full, entire (feminine adjective)

correções

koh-heh-SOYNG-sh — Corrections; plural of correção, fixes or amendments

adições

ah-dee-SOYNG-sh — Additions; things added to supplement existing content

feitas

FAY-tahsh — Made, done (feminine plural past participle of fazer)

pelo

PEH-loo — By the (masculine singular contraction of por + o)

tempos

TEHM-poosh — Times, periods; plural of tempo (time or weather)

em

ehm — In, at, on; common Portuguese preposition of location

desde

DEHZ-deh — Since, from; preposition indicating a starting point

sua

SOO-ah — His, her, your, their (feminine singular possessive)

publicação

poob-lee-kah-SOWNG — Publication; the act of publishing or a published work

Estas

EHS-tahsh — These (feminine plural demonstrative pronoun)

porém

poh-REHM — However, yet, but; conjunction showing contrast

dada

DAH-dah — Given (feminine past participle of dar)

precisão

preh-see-SOWNG — Precision, accuracy, exactness in doing something

tradução

trah-doo-SOWNG — Translation; rendering text from one language to another

foi

foy — Was, went; third person singular simple past of ser/ir

feita

FAY-tah — Made, done (feminine singular past participle of fazer)

abundância

ah-boon-DAHN-see-ah — Abundance, plenty; large quantity of something

Notas

NOH-tahsh — Notes; written remarks or annotations in a text

não

nowng — No, not; basic negation word in Portuguese

são

sowng — Are; third person plural of ser (permanent states)

muito

MWEE-too — Very, much, a lot; common intensifier or adverb

numerosas

noo-meh-ROH-zahsh — Numerous, many (feminine plural adjective)

As

ahsh — The (feminine plural definite article)

mesmas

MEHZ-mahsh — Same (feminine plural); the very same ones mentioned

razões

hah-ZOYNG-sh — Reasons; plural of razão, explanations or justifications

também

tahm-BEHM — Also, too, as well; additive adverb in Portuguese

fizeram

fee-ZEH-rowng — They made, they did; third person plural past of fazer

as

ahsh — The (feminine plural article); also accusative pronoun 'them'

notas

NOH-tahsh — Notes; annotations or brief written remarks

fossem

FOH-sehm — Were (subjunctive); third person plural imperfect subjunctive of ser

poucas

POH-kahsh — Few (feminine plural); small number of things

acredito

ah-kreh-DEE-too — I believe; first person singular present of acreditar

meu

MEH-oo — My (masculine singular possessive pronoun)

Tio

TEE-oo — Uncle; a male relative, sibling's father

completas

kohm-PLEH-tahsh — Complete, thorough (feminine plural adjective)

si

see — Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun in Portuguese

eu

EH-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun

errei

eh-HEY — I erred, I made a mistake; past tense of errar

vezes

VEH-zehsh — Times, occasions; plural of vez (time or turn)

mesmo

MEHZ-moo — Same, even, himself; emphasizing pronoun or adjective

nas

nahsh — In the (feminine plural contraction of em + as)

raras

HAH-rahsh — Rare, uncommon (feminine plural adjective)

exceções

eh-seh-SOYNG-sh — Exceptions; cases that differ from the general rule

fiz

feesh — I did, I made; first person singular past of fazer

lado

LAH-doo — Side; a lateral part or direction beside something

adição

ah-dee-SOWNG — Addition; something added or the act of adding

desnecessária

dehz-neh-seh-SAH-ree-ah — Unnecessary, not needed (feminine singular adjective)

Uma

OO-mah — A, one (feminine singular indefinite article)

qualquer

kwahl-KEHR — Any, whatever; indefinite pronoun or adjective

livro

LEE-vroo — Book; a written or printed literary publication

supervisionada

soo-pehr-vee-zee-oh-NAH-dah — Supervised, overseen (feminine singular past participle)

autor

ow-TOHR — Author; person who writes or creates a work

encarada

ehn-kah-RAH-dah — Viewed, regarded, faced (feminine singular past participle)

desconfiança

dehsh-kohn-fee-AHN-sah — Distrust, suspicion, lack of confidence in something

Gostaria

goosh-tah-REE-ah — Would like; conditional of gostar expressing polite desire

portanto

pohr-TAHN-too — Therefore, so, thus; conjunction showing logical conclusion

assegurar

ah-seh-goo-RAHR — To assure, to ensure, to guarantee something

leitor

ley-TOHR — Reader; person who reads a text or publication

neste

NEHSH-teh — In this (masculine singular contraction of em + este)

caso

KAH-zoo — Case, instance; a particular situation or circumstance

ele

EH-leh — He, it; third person masculine singular subject pronoun

pode

POH-deh — Can, is able to; third person singular of poder

confiar

kohn-fee-AHR — To trust, to rely on someone or something

até

ah-TEH — Until, up to, even; preposition or adverb of extent

na

nah — In the (feminine singular contraction of em + a)

pontuação

pohn-too-ah-SOWNG — Punctuation; system of marks used in written text

tendo

TEHN-doo — Having; gerund of ter, expressing ongoing possession

o

oo — The (masculine singular definite article)

conjunto

kohn-ZHOON-too — Set, whole, ensemble; group considered together

sido

SEE-doo — Been; past participle of ser (to be)

laboriosamente

lah-boh-ree-oh-zah-MEHN-teh — Laboriously, diligently, with great effort and care

cotejado

koh-teh-ZHAH-doo — Collated, compared carefully against another source

anotada

ah-noh-TAH-dah — Annotated, noted (feminine singular past participle)

obstante

ohb-STAHN-teh — Notwithstanding; used in 'não obstante' meaning nevertheless

atraso

ah-TRAH-zoo — Delay, lateness; falling behind expected schedule

processo

proh-SEH-soo — Process, procedure; a series of actions or steps

ocasionou

oh-kah-zee-oh-NOH — Caused, occasioned; third person past tense of ocasionar

impressão

eem-preh-SOWNG — Printing, impression; act of printing or an impression

obra

OH-brah — Work, opus; a literary, artistic, or creative production

Denominei

deh-noh-mee-NEY — I named, I denominated; past tense of denominar

esta

EHS-tah — This (feminine singular demonstrative pronoun)

_completa_

kohm-PLEH-tah — Complete; emphasized title word meaning full or entire

para

PAH-rah — For, to, in order to; common purpose preposition

distinguir

deesh-teen-GEER — To distinguish, to differentiate between things

outras

OH-trahsh — Other (feminine plural); different ones from those mentioned

duas

DOO-ahsh — Two (feminine); cardinal number for 2

publicadas

poob-lee-KAH-dahsh — Published (feminine plural past participle of publicar)

ou

oh — Or; conjunction presenting alternatives or choices

método

MEH-toh-doo — Method, approach; a systematic way of doing something

escrever

esh-kreh-VEHR — To write; to produce text or record in writing

palavras

pah-LAH-vrahsh — Words; units of language with meaning and sound

orientais

oh-ree-ehn-TAHSH — Eastern, oriental (plural); relating to the Orient or East

variações

vah-ree-ah-SOYNG-sh — Variations; differences or changes from a standard form

relação

heh-lah-SOWNG — Relation, relationship; connection between things or people

à

ah — To the (feminine singular contraction of a + a)

padrão

pah-DROWNG — Standard, pattern, norm; established reference point