Ulysses — Page 12

Vocabulary

Guardada

gwar-DAH-dah — Kept or stored away, preserved carefully

na

nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the'

memória

meh-MOH-ree-ah — Memory, the ability to remember past events

da

dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'

natureza

nah-too-REH-zah — Nature, the natural world and its phenomena

com

kong — Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment

seus

SEH-oos — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'

brinquedos

breen-KEH-doos — Toys, objects children play with for fun

Memórias

meh-MOH-ree-ahs — Memories, recollections of past experiences or events

seu

SEH-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'

cérebro

SEH-reh-broo — Brain, the organ responsible for thought and sensation

meditativo

meh-dee-tah-TEE-voo — Meditative, inclined to deep thought and reflection

copo

KOH-poo — A glass or cup used for drinking liquids

de

deh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from', indicating origin

água

AH-gwah — Water, the essential clear liquid for life

torneira

tor-NAY-rah — A faucet or tap that controls water flow

cozinha

koh-ZEE-nyah — Kitchen, the room where food is prepared

quando

KWAHN-doo — Conjunction meaning 'when', indicating a time reference

ela

EH-lah — Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'

se

seh — Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning 'if' or 'herself'

havia

ah-VEE-ah — Past form of 'haver', meaning 'had' or 'there was'

aproximado

ah-proh-see-MAH-doo — Approached, having drawn physically near to something

do

doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'

maçã

mah-SAHN — Apple, a common sweet or tart round fruit

sem

seng — Preposition meaning 'without', indicating the absence of something

miolo

mee-OH-loo — The core or inside of a fruit or bread

recheada

reh-sheh-AH-dah — Stuffed or filled with an ingredient or mixture

açúcar

ah-SOO-kar — Sugar, a sweet crystalline substance used in food

mascavo

mahs-KAH-voo — Brown sugar, unrefined sugar with molasses content

assando

ah-SAHN-doo — Baking or roasting, cooking food with dry heat

para

PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'to', indicating direction

no

noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'

fogão

foo-GAHNG — Stove or cooker used for cooking and heating food

numa

NOO-mah — Contraction of 'em' and 'uma', meaning 'in a'

sombria

sohm-BREE-ah — Gloomy or dark, describing a dim and somber atmosphere

tarde

TAR-deh — Afternoon, or the word meaning 'late' in time

outono

oh-TOH-noo — Autumn or fall, the season between summer and winter

unhas

OO-nyahs — Fingernails or toenails, the hard coverings on digits

avermelhadas

ah-ver-meh-LYAH-dahs — Reddened, having taken on a red or reddish color

pelo

PEH-loo — Contraction of 'por' and 'o', meaning 'by the'

sangue

SAHN-geh — Blood, the red fluid circulating in living bodies

esmagados

esh-mah-GAH-doos — Crushed or squashed, flattened by force or pressure

das

dahs — Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the'

camisas

kah-MEE-zahs — Shirts, garments worn on the upper body

crianças

kree-AHN-sahs — Children, young human beings not yet fully grown

em

eng — Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'

sonho

SOH-nyoo — Dream, images and experiences during sleep

silenciosamente

see-len-see-oh-zah-MEN-teh — Silently, in a quiet manner without making noise

vindo

VEEN-doo — Coming, the gerund form of the verb 'vir'

até

ah-TEH — Preposition meaning 'until' or 'up to'

ele

EH-leh — Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'

corpo

KOR-poo — Body, the physical structure of a living being

consumido

kon-soo-MEE-doo — Consumed or wasted away, depleted or emaciated

dentro

DEN-troo — Inside or within, indicating interior position or location

frouxas

FROH-shahs — Loose or slack, not fitting tightly around the body

exalando

eh-zah-LAHN-doo — Exhaling or emitting, releasing a smell or breath

um

oong — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (masculine)

odor

oh-DOR — Odor or scent, a smell perceived through the nose

cera

SEH-rah — Wax, a solid substance used in candles and polish

e

eh — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses

hálito

AH-lee-too — Breath, the air exhaled from the mouth or nose

curvada

koor-VAH-dah — Bent or curved, having a hunched or bowed posture

sobre

SOH-breh — Preposition meaning 'over', 'above', or 'about'

palavras

pah-LAH-vrahs — Words, units of spoken or written language

secretas

seh-KREH-tahs — Secret, kept hidden from others' knowledge or view

mudas

MOO-dahs — Silent or mute, unable or choosing not to speak

leve

LEH-veh — Light or gentle, having little weight or force

cinzas

SEEN-zahs — Ashes, the powdery residue left after burning

molhadas

moh-LYAH-dahs — Wet or damp, soaked with water or liquid

olhos

OH-lyoos — Eyes, the organs used for seeing and vision

vidrados

vee-DRAH-doos — Glazed or glassy, having a fixed, empty expression

fitando

fee-TAHN-doo — Staring or gazing intently, fixing eyes upon something

a

ah — Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular form)

morte

MOR-teh — Death, the end of life or living existence

sacudir

sah-koo-DEER — To shake or jolt, to move something with force

dobrar

doh-BRAR — To fold or double, to bend something over itself

minha

MEE-nyah — Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (feminine form)

alma

AHL-mah — Soul, the spiritual or immaterial part of a person

apenas

ah-PEH-nahs — Only or just, indicating a limited or sole amount

vela

VEH-lah — Candle, a wax stick burned to produce light

iluminar

ee-loo-mee-NAR — To illuminate or light up, to provide light to something

sua

SOO-ah — Possessive adjective meaning 'her', 'his', or 'your'

agonia

ah-goh-NEE-ah — Agony, extreme physical or emotional suffering

Luz

looz — Light, the natural or artificial illumination of a space

rosto

ROHS-too — Face, the front part of a person's head

torturado

tor-too-RAH-doo — Tortured or tormented, subjected to severe pain

rouco

ROH-koo — Hoarse or husky, having a rough or raspy voice

alto

AHL-too — Loud or tall, either high in volume or stature

horror

oh-ROR — Horror, intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust

enquanto

en-KWAHN-too — While or whereas, indicating simultaneous actions or contrast

todos

TOH-doos — Everyone or all, referring to the entirety of a group

joelhos

zhoo-EH-lyoos — Knees, the joints between the thigh and lower leg

me

meh — First-person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'

abater

ah-bah-TER — To knock down or overwhelm, to strike or depress

Não

nahng — No, a negation word used to deny or refuse

mãe

mahng — Mother, a female parent who raises children

Deixa-me

DAY-shah meh — Leave me, an imperative command to be left alone

paz

pahz — Peace, a state of calm, quiet, and tranquility

deixa-me

DAY-shah meh — Let me or leave me, a plea for freedom

viver

vee-VER — To live, to be alive and experience existence

voz

vohz — Voice, the sound produced when a person speaks

ecoou

eh-koh-OH — Echoed, repeated or resounded through a space

torre

TOH-reh — Tower, a tall structure or building standing above surroundings

aproximou

ah-proh-see-MOH — Approached, came nearer to a person or place

pela

PEH-lah — Contraction of 'por' and 'a', meaning 'by the'

escadaria

esh-kah-dah-REE-ah — Staircase, a set of stairs inside or outside a building

chamando

shah-MAHN-doo — Calling, summoning someone by using their name

novamente

noh-vah-MEN-teh — Again or once more, repeating a previous action

ainda

ah-EEN-dah — Still or yet, indicating continuation of a state

tremendo

treh-MEN-doo — Trembling or enormous, shaking with fear or intensity

sentiu

sen-TYOO — Felt or sensed, perceived through the senses

calor

kah-LOR — Heat or warmth, a high temperature sensation

sol

sohl — Sun, the star at the center of our solar system

correndo

koh-REN-doo — Running, moving rapidly on foot or flowing quickly

ar

ar — Air, the invisible mixture of gases around us

atrás

ah-TRAHS — Behind or after, indicating position at the back

si

see — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'

amigáveis

ah-mee-GAH-vaysh — Friendly or amicable, behaving in a kind, warm manner

desce

DEH-seh — Come down or descend, to move from higher to lower

seja

SEH-zhah — Be, the subjunctive form of 'ser', to be

bom

bong — Good, of high quality or pleasant character

rapaz

hah-PAHZ — Boy or lad, a young male person

café

kah-FEH — Coffee, a popular hot beverage brewed from roasted beans

manhã

mah-NYAHN — Morning, the early part of the day after sunrise

está

esh-TAH — Is, the third-person singular present tense of 'estar'

pronto

PRON-too — Ready or done, prepared and available for use

pedindo

peh-DEEN-doo — Asking or requesting, making a request of someone

desculpas

desh-KOOL-pahs — Apologies or excuses, expressions of regret for wrongdoing

por

por — Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'

nos

noosh — First-person plural object pronoun meaning 'us'

ter

tehr — To have, an auxiliary or main verb of possession

acordado

ah-kor-DAH-doo — Woken up or awakened from sleep

ontem

ON-teng — Yesterday, the day immediately before today

à

ah — Contraction of 'a' and 'a', meaning 'at the'

noite

NOY-teh — Night, the dark period between sunset and sunrise

Está

esh-TAH — It is, third-person singular present tense of 'estar'

tudo

TOO-doo — Everything or all, referring to the totality of things

bem

beng — Well or fine, indicating a good or satisfactory state

Já

zhah — Already or right away, indicating immediacy or completion

vou

voh — I go or I am going, first-person of 'ir'

disse

DEE-seh — Said or told, past tense of 'dizer', to say

virando-se

vee-RAHN-doo seh — Turning around, rotating one's body to face another direction

Vai

vahy — Go, imperative or third-person of 'ir', to go

logo

LOH-goo — Soon or right away, indicating something happening quickly

amor

ah-MOR — Love or darling, deep affection or term of endearment

Deus

DEH-oos — God, the supreme divine being in monotheistic religions