The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 6

Vocabulary

Disse

He/she said; past tense of 'dire'

che

That, which, who; versatile conjunction or pronoun

dopo

After, afterwards, later in time

aver

Shortened form of 'avere,' to have

cambiato

Changed; past participle of 'cambiare'

carta

Paper, card, or map

da

From, by, since; common Italian preposition

parati

Wallpaper; decorative wall covering material

sarebbe

Would be; conditional of 'essere'

stato

Been; past participle of 'essere'

turno

Turn, shift; one's appointed time or order

del

Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'

pesante

Heavy, burdensome, weighty

lettino

Small bed, cot, or child's bed

poi

Then, afterwards, next in sequence

delle

Of the; feminine plural partitive preposition

finestre

Windows; plural of 'finestra'

con

With; indicating accompaniment or means

sbarre

Bars, iron bars or rods on windows

cancello

Gate, iron gate at an entrance

cima

Top, summit, peak of something

alle

To the; contraction of 'a' and 'le'

scale

Stairs, staircase; plural of 'scala'

così

So, thus, in this way

via

Away, onward; also street or road

Sai

You know; second person singular of 'sapere'

questo

This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective

posto

Place, spot, location

ti

You; informal second person object pronoun

fa

Does, makes; third person singular of 'fare'

bene

Well, good; indicating positive condition or health

davvero

Really, truly, indeed

cara

Dear, darling; affectionate feminine address

ho

I have; first person singular of 'avere'

voglia

Desire, wish, urge to do something

ristrutturare

To renovate, restructure, or remodel a building

casa

House, home, dwelling place

solo

Only, alone, just

per

For, in order to; Italian preposition of purpose

affitto

Rent, rental payment for a property

tre

Three; the number three

mesi

Months; plural of 'mese'

Allora

Then, so, well then; transitional expression

lasciaci

Let us; imperative of 'lasciare' with 'ci'

almeno

At least, at minimum

andare

To go; basic verb of movement

al

To the; contraction of 'a' and 'il'

piano

Floor, level of a building; also softly

sotto

Below, under, beneath

dissi

I said; first person past tense of 'dire'

ci

There, here, us; versatile Italian pronoun/adverb

sono

Are/I am; form of 'essere'

stanze

Rooms; plural of 'stanza'

carine

Cute, lovely, nice; feminine plural adjective

laggiù

Down there, over there in that place

Poi

Then, next, after that

mi

Me, myself; first person object pronoun

prese

Took, grabbed; past tense of 'prendere'

tra

Between, among, within

braccia

Arms; plural of 'braccio'

chiamò

Called, named; past tense of 'chiamare'

benedetta

Blessed; here used ironically or dismissively

oca

Goose; also used informally for silly person

sciocca

Foolish, silly, stupid; feminine adjective

sceso

Descended, gone down; past participle of 'scendere'

cantina

Cellar, basement, wine cellar

se

If; conditional conjunction in Italian

lo

It, him; masculine singular object pronoun

desideravo

I desired, wanted; imperfect of 'desiderare'

l'avrebbe

He/she would have it; conditional with pronoun

anche

Also, too, even

fatta

Done, made; feminine past participle of 'fare'

imbiancare

To whitewash, paint white, brighten a surface

più

More, most; comparative adverb

ha

He/she has; third person singular of 'avere'

abbastanza

Enough, quite, fairly, sufficiently

ragione

Reason, right; avere ragione means to be right

riguardo

Regarding, concerning, with respect to

ai

To the; masculine plural contraction of 'a i'

letti

Beds; plural of 'letto'

tutto

Everything, all, whole

resto

Rest, remainder, the rest of something

È

Is; third person singular of 'essere'

stanza

Room, chamber in a house or building

ariosa

Airy, well-ventilated, light and spacious

confortevole

Comfortable, cozy, pleasant to be in

quanto

As much as, how much, as

chiunque

Anyone, whoever, anybody at all

potrebbe

Could, might; conditional of 'potere'

desiderare

To desire, wish for, want something

naturalmente

Naturally, of course, obviously

sarei

I would be; first person conditional of 'essere'

metterlo

To put him/it; infinitive with pronoun attached

disagio

Discomfort, unease, awkwardness

capriccio

Whim, caprice, fancy, irrational desire

sto

I am; first person singular of 'stare'

affezionando

Growing fond of; gerund of 'affezionarsi'

molto

Very, much, a lot

alla

To the; feminine singular contraction 'a la'

grande

Large, big, great

eccetto

Except, apart from, excluding

quella

That; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun

orribile

Horrible, dreadful, awful

Da

From; used here as preposition of location

finestra

Window; opening in a wall for light

posso

I can; first person singular of 'potere'

vedere

To see, to view, to observe

giardino

Garden; outdoor cultivated space around a home

quei

Those; masculine plural demonstrative adjective

misteriosi

Mysterious, enigmatic; masculine plural adjective

pergolati

Pergolas, garden trellises covered with plants

profonda

Deep, profound; feminine adjective

ombra

Shadow, shade, darkness

fiori

Flowers; plural of 'fiore'

antiquati

Old-fashioned, antiquated, outdated

rigogliosi

Lush, thriving, luxuriant in growth

cespugli

Bushes, shrubs; plural of 'cespuglio'

alberi

Trees; plural of 'albero'

nodosi

Gnarled, knotty, full of knots

un'altra

Another; feminine indefinite pronoun with elision

ottengo

I obtain, get; first person of 'ottenere'

bella

Beautiful, lovely; feminine singular adjective

vista

View, sight, panorama

sulla

On the; feminine singular contraction 'su la'

baia

Bay; coastal inlet of water

su

On, up, upon; Italian preposition

piccolo

Small, little, tiny

molo

Dock, pier, jetty at the waterfront

privato

Private, personal, not public

appartenente

Belonging to, pertaining to a property

proprietà

Property, estate, ownership

C'è

There is; contraction of 'ci' and 'è'

bel

Beautiful, nice; elided form of 'bello'

vialetto

Small path, walkway, garden lane

ombroso

Shady, shadowy, full of shade

scende

Descends, goes down; third person of 'scendere'

lì

There, in that place

dalla

From the; feminine singular contraction 'da la'

immagino

I imagine; first person of 'immaginare'

sempre

Always, ever, all the time

persone

People, persons; plural of 'persona'

camminano

They walk; third person plural of 'camminare'

questi

These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective

numerosi

Numerous, many, plentiful

sentieri

Paths, trails, footpaths; plural of 'sentiero'

messo

Put, placed; past participle of 'mettere'

guardia

Guard, caution, watch; state of alertness

dal

From the; masculine singular contraction 'da il'

cedere

To yield, give in, surrender to something

fantasia

Fantasy, imagination, fancy, daydream

minimamente

In the slightest, minimally, even a little