The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 5

Vocabulary

Corse

KOR-seh — She ran, moved quickly on foot

per

pehr — For, through, by means of

tutta

TOOT-tah — All, entire, whole (feminine)

la

lah — The (feminine singular article)

stanza

STAHN-tsah — Room, enclosed space inside a building

ora

OH-rah — Now, at this moment in time

qui

kwee — Here, in this place

là

lah — There, in that place over there

abbaiando

ahb-bah-YAN-doh — Barking, making a dog's loud sound

forte

FOR-teh — Loudly, strongly, with great force

ma

mah — But, however, introduces a contrast

rimase

ree-MAH-zeh — Remained, stayed in the same place

seduta

seh-DOO-tah — Seated, in a sitting position

immobile

eem-MOH-bee-leh — Motionless, completely still without moving

sul

sool — On the (masculine singular contraction)

pavimento

pah-vee-MEN-toh — Floor, the flat surface underfoot

e

eh — And, connecting two words or clauses

aspettò

ahs-pet-TOH — Waited, stayed in expectation of something

di

dee — Of, to, from (preposition)

vedere

veh-DEH-reh — To see, to observe with the eyes

cosa

KOH-zah — What, thing, object or matter

sarebbe

sah-REB-beh — Would be, conditional form of essere

successo

soot-CHES-soh — Happened, occurred, taken place

Una

OO-nah — A, one (feminine indefinite article)

volta

VOL-tah — Time, instance, an occurrence of something

si

see — Himself, herself, reflexive pronoun

avvicinò

ahv-vee-chee-NOH — Approached, came near to something

troppo

TROP-poh — Too much, excessively, more than enough

alla

AHL-lah — To the (feminine singular contraction)

botola

BOH-toh-lah — Trapdoor, hatch in a floor or ceiling

aperta

ah-PEHR-tah — Open, not closed (feminine adjective)

vi

vee — There, into it, in that place

cadde

KAD-deh — Fell, dropped down due to gravity

dentro

DEN-troh — Inside, within, into the interior

all'

ahl — At the, to the (before vowel)

inizio

ee-NEETS-yoh — Beginning, start, the first part

bambina

bahm-BEE-nah — Little girl, young female child

pensò

pen-SOH — Thought, believed, considered mentally

averlo

ah-VEHR-loh — To have him/it, infinitive plus pronoun

perso

PEHR-soh — Lost, no longer in possession of

Ma

mah — But, however, introduces a contrast

presto

PRES-toh — Soon, quickly, in a short time

vide

VEE-deh — Saw, perceived visually (past tense)

uno

OO-noh — One, a single (masculine article/number)

dei

day — Of the, some (masculine plural contraction)

suoi

SWOH-ee — His, her, their own (masculine plural)

orecchi

oh-REK-kee — Ears, organs used for hearing (plural)

spuntare

spoon-TAH-reh — To appear, pop up, emerge from below

attraverso

aht-trah-VEHR-soh — Through, across, from one side to other

il

eel — The (masculine singular definite article)

buco

BOO-koh — Hole, gap, opening in a surface

perché

pehr-KEH — Because, why, for the reason that

pressione

pres-SYOH-neh — Pressure, force exerted on a surface

dell'

del — Of the (before vowel, elided form)

aria

AH-ryah — Air, the invisible gas we breathe

lo

loh — Him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)

teneva

teh-NEH-vah — Held, kept in position (imperfect tense)

su

soo — Up, above, on top

in

een — In, inside, within (preposition)

modo

MOH-doh — Way, manner, method of doing something

che

keh — That, which, who (conjunction/pronoun)

non

non — Not, negation word

potesse

poh-TES-seh — Could, was able to (subjunctive form)

cadere

kah-DEH-reh — To fall, to drop downward

Si

see — Herself, reflexive pronoun

carponi

kar-POH-nee — On all fours, crawling on hands knees

al

ahl — To the (masculine singular contraction)

afferrò

ahf-fehr-ROH — Grabbed, seized firmly with the hand

l'

l — The, him, her (elided article/pronoun)

orecchio

oh-REK-kyoh — Ear, organ used for hearing (singular)

trascinò

trah-shee-NOH — Dragged, pulled along with effort

nuovo

NWOH-voh — New, again (di nuovo means once more)

nella

NEL-lah — In the (feminine singular contraction)

dopodiché

doh-poh-dee-KEH — After which, then, subsequently

chiuse

KYOO-zeh — Closed, shut (past tense, feminine/plural)

potessero

poh-TES-seh-roh — Could, were able to (subjunctive plural)

accadere

ahk-kah-DEH-reh — To happen, to occur, to take place

altri

AHL-tree — Other, more, additional (masculine plural)

incidenti

een-chee-DEN-tee — Accidents, unexpected unfortunate events

Ora

OH-rah — Now, at this present moment

dopo

DOH-poh — After, later, following in time

passava

pahs-SAH-vah — Passed, went by (imperfect tense)

lentamente

len-tah-MEN-teh — Slowly, at a slow pace

superò

soo-peh-ROH — Overcame, got past, surpassed

suo

SOO-oh — His, her, its (masculine singular possessive)

spavento

spah-VEN-toh — Fright, fear, sudden scare

sentiva

sen-TEE-vah — Felt, sensed, heard (imperfect tense)

molto

MOL-toh — Very, much, a lot

sola

SOH-lah — Alone, lonely (feminine adjective)

vento

VEN-toh — Wind, moving air outdoors

ululava

oo-loo-LAH-vah — Howled, made a long wailing sound

così

koh-ZEE — So, thus, in this way

intorno

een-TOR-noh — Around, surrounding on all sides

a

ah — To, at, in (preposition)

lei

lay — Her, she (personal pronoun)

quasi

KWAH-zee — Almost, nearly, practically

diventò

dee-ven-TOH — Became, turned into something

sorda

SOR-dah — Deaf, unable to hear (feminine)

All'

ahl — At the (elided before vowel)

era

EH-rah — Was (imperfect of essere, to be)

chiesta

KYES-tah — Asked herself, wondered (past participle)

se

seh — If, whether (conjunction)

andata

ahn-DAH-tah — Gone, having gone (past participle)

pezzi

PET-tsee — Pieces, fragments, broken parts (plural)

quando

KWAHN-doh — When, at what time

casa

KAH-zah — House, home, dwelling place

fosse

FOS-seh — Were, had been (subjunctive of essere)

caduta

kah-DOO-tah — Fallen, having dropped down (past participle)

col

kohl — With the (masculine singular contraction)

passare

pahs-SAH-reh — To pass, to go by (time or place)

delle

DEL-leh — Of the, some (feminine plural contraction)

ore

OH-reh — Hours, units of time (plural)

succedendo

soot-cheh-DEN-doh — Happening, occurring (present gerund)

nulla

NOOL-lah — Nothing, not anything at all

terribile

tehr-REE-bee-leh — Terrible, dreadful, very frightening

smise

SMEE-zeh — Stopped, ceased doing something

preoccuparsi

preh-ok-koo-PAR-see — To worry oneself, to be concerned

decise

deh-CHEE-zeh — Decided, made a firm choice

aspettare

ahs-pet-TAH-reh — To wait, to await something patiently

con

kon — With, together with (preposition)

calma

KAL-mah — Calm, tranquility, peaceful composure

avrebbe

ah-VREB-beh — Would have (conditional of avere)

riservato

ree-zehr-VAH-toh — Reserved, set aside, had in store

futuro

foo-TOO-roh — Future, time yet to come

Alla

AHL-lah — At the, to the (feminine contraction)

fine

FEE-neh — End, finish, conclusion of something

oscillante

oh-sheel-LAN-teh — Swaying, oscillating, moving back and forth

fino

FEE-noh — Until, up to, as far as

letto

LET-toh — Bed, furniture for sleeping on

distese

dees-TEH-zeh — Stretched out, lay down flat

sopra

SOH-prah — On top of, above, over

seguì

seh-GWEE — Followed, came after (past tense)

sdraiò

zdrah-YOH — Lay down, reclined (past tense)

accanto

ahk-KAN-toh — Beside, next to, alongside

Nonostante

noh-noh-STAN-teh — Despite, notwithstanding, in spite of

dondolio

don-DOH-lyoh — Swaying, rocking, gentle oscillating motion

della

DEL-lah — Of the (feminine singular contraction)

lamento

lah-MEN-toh — Moaning, wailing, sorrowful sound

del

del — Of the (masculine singular contraction)

gli

lyee — The, to him (masculine plural article/pronoun)

occhi

OK-kee — Eyes, organs used for seeing (plural)

addormentò

ahd-dor-men-TOH — Fell asleep, drifted into sleep

profondamente

proh-fon-dah-MEN-teh — Deeply, soundly, in a profound manner