The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 15

Vocabulary

Este

EHS-chee — This (masculine demonstrative pronoun)

é

EH — Is (third-person singular of 'ser')

um

OOM — A, an (masculine indefinite article)

ponto

POHN-too — Point, dot, or topic of discussion

que

KEH — That, which, what (relative/conjunction)

considero

kon-SEE-deh-roo — I consider, I regard as important

de

JEE — Of, from (preposition indicating origin or belonging)

grande

GRAHN-jee — Great, large, significant in size or importance

importância

eem-por-TAHN-see-ah — Importance, significance, relevance of something

para

PAH-rah — For, to (preposition indicating purpose or direction)

apresentar

ah-preh-zen-TAR — To present, to introduce something to someone

a

AH — The (feminine definite article); to (preposition)

obra

OH-brah — Work, literary or artistic creation

sob

SOHB — Under, beneath (preposition indicating position)

sua

SOO-ah — Her, his, its, your (possessive pronoun, feminine)

luz

LOOZ — Light; perspective or viewpoint on a subject

adequada

ah-deh-KWAH-dah — Adequate, appropriate, suitable for the purpose

perante

peh-RAHN-chee — Before, in front of, in the presence of

meus

MEH-ooz — My (masculine plural possessive pronoun)

compatriotas

kom-pah-tree-OH-tahs — Compatriots, fellow citizens of the same country

Residi

reh-ZEE-jee — I resided, I lived in a place (past tense)

em

EHM — In, at (preposition indicating location or time)

uma

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

terra

TEH-hah — Land, earth, country, or region

onde

OHN-jee — Where (relative adverb of place)

se

SEH — Reflexive pronoun; oneself, itself, themselves

acredita

ah-kreh-JEE-tah — Believes, trusts (third-person singular present)

firmemente

feer-meh-MEHN-chee — Firmly, strongly, with conviction or certainty

os

OOZ — The (masculine plural definite article)

gênios

ZHEH-nee-ooz — Genies, spirits; also geniuses or talented individuals

ainda

ah-EEN-dah — Still, yet, even (adverb of time or emphasis)

obedecem

oh-beh-DEH-sehm — Obey, comply with (third-person plural present)

ao

AH-oo — To the (masculine contraction of 'a' + 'o')

chamado

shah-MAH-doo — Call, summons; named or called (past participle)

do

DOO — Of the (masculine contraction of 'de' + 'o')

mágico

MAH-zhee-koo — Magician, sorcerer; magical (adjective or noun)

ou

OH — Or (conjunction indicating an alternative)

dono

DOH-noo — Owner, master, possessor of something

talismã

tah-leez-MAH — Talisman, charm with magical protective powers

e

EE — And (coordinating conjunction)

atuam

ah-TOO-ahm — They act, operate, perform (third-person plural)

nos

NOOZ — In the, on the (preposition + plural article)

acontecimentos

ah-kon-teh-see-MEHN-tooz — Events, happenings, occurrences in daily life

cotidiano

koh-chee-jee-AH-noo — Daily, everyday; relating to ordinary daily life

ouvi

oh-VEE — I heard, I listened to (past tense)

histórias

ees-TOH-ree-ahz — Stories, tales, narratives or accounts

seus

SEH-ooz — His, her, their (masculine plural possessive pronoun)

feitos

FAY-tooz — Deeds, acts, accomplishments (plural noun)

narradas

nah-HAH-dahz — Narrated, told, recounted (feminine plural participle)

como

KOH-moo — As, like, how (conjunction or adverb)

fatos

FAH-tooz — Facts, real events, true occurrences

por

POR — By, for, through (preposition indicating agent or cause)

pessoas

peh-SOH-ahz — People, persons, individuals

mais

MAHYZ — More, most (comparative or superlative adverb)

alta

AHL-tah — High, tall; elevated in rank or status

respeitabilidade

heh-spay-tah-bee-lee-DAH-jee — Respectability, quality of being worthy of respect

algumas

ahl-GOO-mahz — Some, a few (feminine plural indefinite pronoun)

não

NAHW — No, not (negation adverb)

dignariam

jeeg-nah-REE-ahm — Would deign, would condescend to do something

ler

LEHR — To read (infinitive verb)

contos

KOHN-tooz — Tales, short stories, fictional narratives

As

AHZ — The (feminine plural definite article)

Mil

MEEL — Thousand (number, used in title 'One Thousand')

Uma

OO-mah — One (feminine numeral); a, an (article)

Noites

NOY-cheez — Nights (plural); as in 'One Thousand and One Nights'

simplesmente

seem-pleez-MEHN-chee — Simply, merely, just (adverb of manner)

porque

por-KEH — Because, since (causal conjunction)

são

SAHW — Are (third-person plural of 'ser')

ficções

feek-SOHYZ — Fictions, invented stories, imaginary narratives

escritos

ehs-KREE-tooz — Written (plural past participle); writings, texts

no

NOO — In the (masculine contraction of 'em' + 'o')

estilo

ehs-CHEE-loo — Style, manner, characteristic way of writing

refinado

heh-fee-NAH-doo — Refined, polished, elegant in manner or expression

habitual

ah-bee-TWAHL — Habitual, customary, usual, characteristic

das

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

composições

kom-poh-zee-SOHYZ — Compositions, written works, literary pieces

literárias

lee-teh-RAH-ree-ahz — Literary (feminine plural adjective)

Já

ZHAH — Already, now, yet (adverb of time)

mencionei

mehn-see-oh-NAY — I mentioned, I referred to (past tense)

história

ees-TOH-ree-ah — History, story, account of events

literária

lee-teh-RAH-ree-ah — Literary (feminine singular adjective)

discutida

jees-koo-CHEE-dah — Discussed, debated (feminine singular past participle)

na

NAH — In the (feminine contraction of 'em' + 'a')

Resenha

heh-ZEHN-yah — Review, critique, critical analysis of a work

Sr.

seh-NYOR — Mr., abbreviation for 'Senhor' (mister)

anexa

ah-NEHK-sah — Attached, annexed, appended to a document

esta

EHS-tah — This (feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective)

tradução

trah-doo-SAHW — Translation, rendered version in another language

No

NOO — In the (masculine contraction of 'em' + 'o')

decorrer

deh-koh-HEHR — Course, passage of time; to elapse, to pass

dos

DOOZ — Of the (masculine plural contraction of 'de' + 'os')

estudos

ehs-TOO-dooz — Studies, academic research or scholarly investigation

árabe

AH-rah-bee — Arabic (adjective or noun, language or people)

especialmente

ehs-peh-see-ahl-MEHN-chee — Especially, particularly, above all else

desde

DEHZ-jee — Since, from (preposition indicating starting point)

me

MEH — Me, myself (first-person singular object pronoun)

ocupei

oh-koo-PAY — I occupied myself, I was engaged in something

editar

eh-jee-TAR — To edit, to publish, to prepare a text

presente

preh-ZEHN-chee — Present, current; this (referring to current work)

procurei

proh-koo-RAY — I sought, I tried, I attempted (past tense)

formar

for-MAR — To form, to develop, to shape an opinion

julgamento

zhool-gah-MEHN-too — Judgment, assessment, evaluation of something

imparcial

eem-par-see-AHL — Impartial, unbiased, fair in forming opinions

sobre

SOH-bree — About, on, over (preposition of subject matter)

difícil

jee-FEE-seel — Difficult, hard, challenging (adjective)

questão

kehs-TAHW — Question, issue, matter under discussion

todas

TOH-dahz — All, every (feminine plural adjective or pronoun)

minhas

MEEN-yahz — My (feminine plural possessive pronoun)

pesquisas

pehs-KEE-zahz — Research, investigations, studies, scholarly inquiries

confirmaram

kon-feer-MAH-rahm — Confirmed, verified, corroborated (past tense plural)

concordância

kon-kor-DAHN-see-ah — Agreement, concurrence, consistency with an opinion

com

KOHM — With (preposition indicating accompaniment or means)

opiniões

oh-peen-YOHYZ — Opinions, views, personal assessments or judgments

ali

ah-LEE — There, in that place (adverb of place)

expressas

ehs-PREH-sahz — Expressed, stated (feminine plural past participle)

estava

ehs-TAH-vah — Was (imperfect tense of 'estar', to be)

inclinado

een-klee-NAH-doo — Inclined, disposed, tending toward an opinion

atribuir

ah-tree-BWEER — To attribute, to assign, to credit to a source

demasiada

deh-mah-ZEE-ah-dah — Too much, excessive (feminine adjective)

à

AH — To the (feminine contraction of 'a' + 'a')

suposta

soo-POHS-tah — Supposed, assumed, alleged (feminine adjective)

origem

oh-REE-zhehm — Origin, source, beginning, provenance

persa

PEHR-sah — Persian, relating to Persia or its culture

indiana

een-jee-AH-nah — Indian, relating to India (feminine adjective)

destes

DEHSH-cheez — Of these (masculine plural contraction)

Contos

KOHN-tooz — Tales, short stories (plural noun, often capitalized)

enquanto

ehn-KWAHN-too — While, whereas, during the time that

outro

OH-troo — Other, another (masculine singular pronoun or adjective)

lado

LAH-doo — Side, aspect (por outro lado: on the other hand)

rejeitava

heh-zhay-TAH-vah — Rejected, refused (imperfect past tense)

crença

KREHN-sah — Belief, faith, conviction held about something

qualquer

kwahl-KEHR — Any, whichever (indefinite adjective or pronoun)

conexão

koh-nehk-SAHW — Connection, link, relationship between things

entre

EHN-tree — Between, among (preposition of position or relation)

antiga

ahn-CHEE-gah — Old, ancient, former (feminine adjective)

moderna

moh-DEHR-nah — Modern, contemporary (feminine adjective)

sustentando

soos-tehn-TAHN-doo — Sustaining, maintaining, arguing (present participle)

última

OOL-chee-mah — Last, final, most recent (feminine adjective)

era

EH-rah — Was (imperfect tense of 'ser', to be)

produção

proh-doo-SAHW — Production, creation, output of a work

independente

een-deh-pehn-DEHN-chee — Independent, autonomous, standing on its own

A

AH — The (feminine singular definite article)

descoberta

dehs-koh-BEHR-tah — Discovery, finding of something previously unknown

porém

poh-REHM — However, yet, but (adversative conjunction)

passagem

pah-SAH-zhehm — Passage, excerpt, section of a text

autor

ah-OO-tor — Author, writer, creator of a literary work

após

ah-POHS — After, following (preposition of time)

publicação

poo-blee-kah-SAHW — Publication, the act of publishing a work

Ensaio

ehn-SAH-yoo — Essay, critical piece, scholarly written work