Ulysses — Page 3

Vocabulary

Viendras-tu

vyɛ̃dʁa ty — Will you come? (informal future tense question)

si

si — If; also used to contradict a negative statement

je

ʒə — I (first person singular subject pronoun)

peux

pø — Can, am able to (first person singular of pouvoir)

amener

amne — To bring someone along to a place

la

la — The (feminine singular definite article)

tante

tɑ̃t — Aunt, a parent's sister

à

a — To, at, in (common preposition with multiple uses)

cracher

kʁaʃe — To spit, to expel saliva from the mouth

vingt

vɛ̃ — Twenty, the number 20

livres

livʁ — Pounds (currency) or books (context-dependent noun)

Il

il — He, it (third person masculine singular pronoun)

posa

poza — Put down, placed (past tense of poser)

le

lə — The (masculine singular definite article)

blaireau

blɛʁo — Badger; also a shaving brush

de

də — Of, from (very common French preposition)

côté

kote — Side, direction; de côté means to the side

et

e — And (basic coordinating conjunction)

riant

ʁijɑ̃ — Laughing (present participle of rire)

plaisir

plɛziʁ — Pleasure, enjoyment, delight

s'

s — Reflexive pronoun se before a vowel

écria

ekʁia — Exclaimed, cried out (past tense of s'écrier)

Viendra-t-il

vjɛ̃dʁa t il — Will he come? (third person future question form)

juvénile

ʒyvenil — Juvenile, youthful, characteristic of youth

arrêtant

aʁɛtɑ̃ — Stopping, halting (present participle of arrêter)

commença

kɔmɑ̃sa — Began, started (past tense of commencer)

se

sə — Reflexive pronoun meaning himself, herself, itself

raser

ʁɑze — To shave; to raze or graze along a surface

avec

avɛk — With (preposition indicating accompaniment or manner)

soin

swɛ̃ — Care, attention, diligence in doing something

Dis-moi

di mwa — Tell me (imperative form of dire with pronoun)

dit

di — Said (past tense of dire, very common verb)

tranquillement

tʁɑ̃kilmɑ̃ — Calmly, quietly, in a tranquil manner

Oui

wi — Yes (basic affirmative response word)

mon

mɔ̃ — My (masculine singular possessive adjective)

amour

amuʁ — Love, affection, romantic or general love

Combien

kɔ̃bjɛ̃ — How much, how many (interrogative word)

temps

tɑ̃ — Time; weather (common polysemous noun)

va-t-il

va t il — Is he going to (interrogative form of aller)

rester

ʁɛste — To stay, to remain in a place or state

dans

dɑ̃ — In, inside (preposition of location or time)

cette

sɛt — This (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)

tour

tuʁ — Tower; also turn or tour (polysemous noun)

montra

mɔ̃tʁa — Showed, displayed (past tense of montrer)

une

yn — A, an (feminine singular indefinite article)

joue

ʒu — Cheek (part of the face)

rasée

ʁɑze — Shaved (feminine past participle of raser)

par-dessus

paʁ dəsy — Over, above, across the top of something

son

sɔ̃ — His, her, its (masculine singular possessive adjective)

épaule

epol — Shoulder (part of the human body)

droite

dʁwat — Right (direction or side, feminine adjective)

Mon Dieu

mɔ̃ djø — My God (common French exclamation of surprise)

n'

n — Negation particle ne before a vowel

est-il

ɛ t il — Is he/it (inverted question form of être)

épouvantable

epuvɑ̃tabl — Dreadful, terrible, appalling in degree

franchement

fʁɑ̃ʃmɑ̃ — Frankly, honestly, in a straightforward manner

Un

œ̃ — A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)

pesant

pəzɑ̃ — Heavy, weighing; also tedious or burdensome

pense

pɑ̃s — Thinks, believes (third person singular of penser)

que

kə — That, which, what (conjunction or pronoun)

vous

vu — You (formal or plural second person pronoun)

êtes

ɛt — Are (second person plural of être)

un

œ̃ — A, one (masculine indefinite article or numeral)

ces

se — These, those (plural demonstrative adjective)

sacrés

sakʁe — Sacred; used as intensifier meaning damn or blasted

Anglais

ɑ̃glɛ — English people or English language

Crevant

kʁəvɑ̃ — Bursting; exhausting; here implying bloated with excess

d'

d — Of, with (elided preposition de before vowel)

argent

aʁʒɑ̃ — Money; also silver (common polysemous noun)

indigestion

ɛ̃diʒɛstjɔ̃ — Indigestion, upset stomach from overeating

Parce qu'

paʁs k — Because (common subordinating conjunction of cause)

vient

vjɛ̃ — Comes (third person singular of venir)

Vous savez

vu save — You know (polite second person of savoir)

avez

ave — Have (second person plural of avoir)

les

le — The (plural definite article for all genders)

vraies

vʁɛ — True, real, genuine (feminine plural adjective)

manières

manjɛʁ — Manners, ways of behaving socially

arrive

aʁiv — Arrives; manages to, succeeds in doing something

cerner

sɛʁne — To surround, encircle, or pin someone down

surnom

syʁnɔ̃ — Nickname, a name given informally to someone

ai

e — Have (first person singular of avoir)

donné

dɔne — Given (past participle of donner)

est

ɛ — Is (third person singular of être)

meilleur

mɛjœʁ — Better, best (comparative/superlative of bon)

lame

lam — Blade (of a knife, sword, or razor)

du

dy — Of the (masculine singular contracted article)

couteau

kuto — Knife, a cutting utensil or weapon

rasa

ʁɑza — Shaved (past tense of raser, third person singular)

prudemment

pʁydamɑ̃ — Carefully, prudently, with caution and care

menton

mɑ̃tɔ̃ — Chin (the lower part of the face)

a

a — Has (third person singular of avoir)

déliré

deliʁe — Raved, was delirious (past participle of délirer)

toute

tut — All, whole, every (feminine singular of tout)

nuit

nɥi — Night (the period of darkness)

propos

pʁɔpo — Words, remarks; à propos de means about, regarding

panthère

pɑ̃tɛʁ — Panther, a large dark wild cat

noire

nwaʁ — Black (feminine adjective for color)

Où

u — Where (interrogative or relative adverb of place)

étui

etɥi — Case, holder for a small object like a gun

fusil

fyzi — Rifle, gun (a long-barreled firearm)

malheureux

malœʁø — Unhappy, unfortunate, wretched (masculine adjective)

fou

fu — Mad, crazy, insane (masculine adjective or noun)

Aviez-vous

avje vu — Did you have (imperfect inverted question form)

frousse

fʁus — Fright, fear (informal colloquial French word)

énergie

eneʁʒi — Energy, vigor, strength of action or feeling

peur

pœʁ — Fear, fright (common noun for emotional state)

croissante

kʁwasɑ̃t — Growing, increasing (feminine present participle/adjective)

Ici

isi — Here, in this place (adverb of location)

dehors

dəɔʁ — Outside, outdoors (adverb or noun of location)

noir

nwaʁ — Black (masculine adjective); darkness (noun)

homme

ɔm — Man, human being (very common masculine noun)

ne

nə — Not (first part of French negation ne...pas)

connais

kɔnɛ — Know (first person singular of connaître)

délirant

deliʁɑ̃ — Delirious, raving, wildly irrational (adjective)

gémissant

ʒemisɑ̃ — Groaning, moaning (present participle of gémir)

pour

puʁ — For, in order to (preposition of purpose or benefit)

lui-même

lɥi mɛm — Himself (emphatic reflexive pronoun for third person)

abattre

abatʁ — To knock down, shoot down, or kill

sauvé

sove — Saved, rescued (past participle of sauver)

des

de — Some, of the (plural indefinite or partitive article)

hommes

ɔm — Men, humans (plural of homme)

noyade

nwajad — Drowning, death by submersion in water

Je

ʒə — I (first person singular subject pronoun)

suis

sɥi — Am (first person singular of être)

héros

eʁo — Hero, a brave or admired person

cependant

səpɑ̃dɑ̃ — However, nevertheless, yet (concessive adverb)

reste

ʁɛst — Stays, remains; also rest or remainder

ici

isi — Here (adverb indicating current location)

m'

m — Me (elided first person object pronoun)

en

ɑ̃ — In, from it, of it (preposition or pronoun)

vais

vɛ — Go (first person singular of aller)

fronça

fʁɔ̃sa — Furrowed, frowned (past tense of froncer)

sourcils

suʁsi — Eyebrows (plural, part of the face)

regardant

ʁəɡaʁdɑ̃ — Looking at, watching (present participle of regarder)

mousse

mus — Foam, froth; also moss (common polysemous noun)

rasoir

ʁazwaʁ — Razor, a sharp blade used for shaving

sauta

sota — Jumped, leaped (past tense of sauter)

perchoir

pɛʁʃwaʁ — Perch, a rod or ledge where a bird sits

fouiller

fuje — To search through, rummage in something

précipitamment

pʁesipitamɑ̃ — Hastily, hurriedly, in a rushed manner

poches

pɔʃ — Pockets (plural, part of clothing)

pantalon

pɑ̃talɔ̃ — Trousers, pants (an article of clothing)

cria-t-il

kʁia t il — He cried out (inverted past tense of crier)

voix

vwa — Voice (the sound produced when speaking)

épaisse

epɛs — Thick, dense (feminine adjective describing texture)