White nights, and other stories — Page 12

Vocabulary

Mas

mahs — Conjunction meaning 'but,' used to contrast ideas.

já

zhah — Adverb meaning 'already' or 'now.'

havia

ah-VEE-ah — Past tense of 'haver,' meaning 'there was/had.'

um

oong — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'

lampejo

lahm-PEH-zhoo — A brief flash or glimmer of something.

de

deh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from.'

sorriso

soh-HEE-zoo — A smile on someone's face.

em

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

seus

SAY-ooz — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'their.'

lábios

LAH-bee-ooz — The lips of a person's mouth.

Ela

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

também

tahm-BENG — Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too.'

me

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

lançou

lahn-SOH — Past tense of 'lançar,' meaning 'threw' or 'cast.'

olhar

oh-LYAR — A look or gaze; to look at someone.

furtivo

foor-CHEE-voo — Secretive or stealthy, done without being noticed.

corou

koh-ROH — Past tense of 'corar,' meaning 'blushed.'

levemente

leh-veh-MEN-cheh — Adverb meaning 'lightly' or 'slightly.'

e

eh — Conjunction meaning 'and.'

baixou

by-SHOH — Past tense of 'baixar,' meaning 'lowered.'

os

ooz — Definite plural article meaning 'the.'

olhos

OH-lyooz — The eyes of a person or animal.

Está

ehs-TAH — Third-person present of 'estar,' meaning 'is.'

vendo

VEN-doo — Gerund of 'ver,' meaning 'seeing.'

por

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

que

keh — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'what.'

mandou

mahn-DOH — Past tense of 'mandar,' meaning 'sent' or 'ordered.'

embora

em-BOH-rah — Away; 'mandar embora' means to send away.

Se

seh — Conjunction meaning 'if' or reflexive pronoun 'oneself.'

eu

eh-OO — First-person pronoun meaning 'I.'

tivesse

chee-VEH-seh — Past subjunctive of 'ter,' meaning 'had' (hypothetical).

estado

ehs-TAH-doo — Past participle of 'estar,' meaning 'been.'

aqui

ah-KEE — Adverb meaning 'here.'

nada

NAH-dah — Pronoun meaning 'nothing.'

teria

teh-REE-ah — Conditional of 'ter,' meaning 'would have.'

acontecido

ah-kon-teh-SEE-doo — Past participle meaning 'happened' or 'occurred.'

não

nown — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not.'

te

teh — Second-person object pronoun meaning 'you.'

conhecia

koh-nyeh-SEE-ah — Imperfect tense of 'conhecer,' meaning 'knew.'

pensei

pen-SAY — First-person past tense of 'pensar,' meaning 'I thought.'

você

voh-SAY — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you.'

Por

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

conhece

koh-NYEH-seh — Third-person present of 'conhecer,' meaning 'knows.'

agora

ah-GOH-rah — Adverb meaning 'now.'

Um

oong — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'

pouco

POH-koo — Adjective or adverb meaning 'a little' or 'few.'

Aqui

ah-KEE — Adverb meaning 'here.'

exemplo

eh-ZEM-ploo — A sample or instance used to illustrate something.

está

ehs-TAH — Third-person present of 'estar,' meaning 'is.'

tremendo

treh-MEN-doo — Gerund of 'tremer,' meaning 'trembling' or 'shaking.'

acertou

ah-ser-TOH — Past tense of 'acertar,' meaning 'got it right.'

logo

LOH-goo — Adverb meaning 'soon,' 'right away,' or 'therefore.'

primeira

pree-MAY-rah — Feminine form of 'first.'

respondi

hes-pon-JEE — First-person past tense of 'responder,' meaning 'I replied.'

encantado

en-kahn-TAH-doo — Delighted or charmed; expressing great pleasure.

minha

MEEN-yah — First-person feminine possessive meaning 'my.'

garota

gah-ROH-tah — Informal word for a young woman or girl.

inteligência

een-teh-lee-ZHEN-syah — The quality of being intelligent or clever.

isso

EE-soo — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this.'

nunca

NOON-kah — Adverb meaning 'never.'

fora

FOH-rah — Outside; also past tense of 'ser/ir' meaning 'was/went.'

lugar

loo-GAR — A place or location.

companhia

kom-pahn-YEE-ah — Company or companionship with others.

da

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

beleza

beh-LEH-zah — The quality of being beautiful; beauty.

Sim

seeng — Affirmation word meaning 'yes.'

desde

DEZ-deh — Preposition meaning 'since' or 'from.'

o

oo — Definite masculine article meaning 'the.'

primeiro

pree-MAY-roo — Ordinal adjective meaning 'first.'

adivinhou

ah-jee-veen-YOH — Past tense of 'adivinhar,' meaning 'guessed correctly.'

tipo

CHEE-poo — Type or kind of person or thing.

homem

OH-meng — A man or adult male person.

com

kong — Preposition meaning 'with.'

quem

keng — Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who.'

lidando

lee-DAHN-doo — Gerund of 'lidar,' meaning 'dealing with.'

Precisamente

preh-see-zah-MEN-cheh — Adverb meaning 'precisely' or 'exactly.'

sou

soh — First-person present of 'ser,' meaning 'I am.'

tímido

CHEE-mee-doo — Adjective meaning shy or timid.

as

ahz — Definite feminine plural article meaning 'the.'

mulheres

moo-LYEH-rez — Plural noun meaning 'women.'

fico

FEE-koo — First-person present of 'ficar,' meaning 'I become/stay.'

agitado

ah-zhee-TAH-doo — Adjective meaning nervous, agitated, or worked up.

nego

NEH-goo — First-person present of 'negar,' meaning 'I deny.'

tanto

TAHN-too — Adverb meaning 'so much' or 'as much.'

quanto

KWAHN-too — Correlative adverb meaning 'as much as' or 'how much.'

estava

ehs-TAH-vah — Imperfect tense of 'estar,' meaning 'was.'

há

ah — Present of 'haver,' meaning 'there is/are' or 'ago.'

momento

moh-MEN-too — A moment or brief period of time.

quando

KWAHN-doo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when.'

aquele

ah-KEH-leh — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (distant).

senhor

seh-NYOR — Formal address for a man; 'sir' or 'mister.'

a

ah — Definite feminine article or preposition meaning 'the/to.'

assustou

ah-sooz-TOH — Past tense of 'assustar,' meaning 'frightened.'

Estou

ehs-TOH — First-person present of 'estar,' meaning 'I am.'

alarmado

ah-lar-MAH-doo — Adjective meaning alarmed or startled.

É

eh — Third-person present of 'ser,' meaning 'is.'

como

KOH-moo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'like,' 'as,' or 'how.'

sonho

SOHN-yoo — A dream experienced while sleeping or as aspiration.

jamais

zhah-MACE — Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever' (emphatic).

imaginei

ee-mah-zhee-NAY — First-person past tense of 'imaginar,' meaning 'I imagined.'

nem

neng — Conjunction meaning 'neither,' 'nor,' or 'not even.'

dormindo

dor-MEEN-doo — Gerund of 'dormir,' meaning 'sleeping.'

algum

ahl-GOONG — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'any.'

dia

JEE-ah — A day of the week or calendar.

conversaria

kon-ver-sah-REE-ah — Conditional of 'conversar,' meaning 'would talk.'

alguma

ahl-GOO-mah — Feminine indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'any.'

mulher

moo-LYER — A woman or adult female person.

O

oo — Definite masculine article meaning 'the.'

quê

keh — Pronoun meaning 'what,' often used in exclamations.

Sério

SEH-ryoo — Adjective meaning serious; used as 'really?' in conversation.

se

seh — Conjunction meaning 'if' or reflexive pronoun 'oneself.'

meu

MEH-oo — First-person masculine possessive meaning 'my.'

braço

BRAH-soo — The arm of a human body.

treme

TREH-meh — Third-person present of 'tremer,' meaning 'trembles.'

é

eh — Third-person present of 'ser,' meaning 'is.'

porque

por-KEH — Conjunction meaning 'because.'

foi

foy — Third-person past tense of 'ser/ir,' meaning 'was/went.'

segurado

seh-goo-RAH-doo — Past participle of 'segurar,' meaning 'held' or 'gripped.'

uma

OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'

mãozinha

mown-ZEEN-yah — Diminutive of 'mão,' meaning 'little hand.'

bonita

boh-NEE-tah — Adjective meaning pretty or beautiful.

sua

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

Sou

soh — First-person present of 'ser,' meaning 'I am.'

completo

kom-PLEH-too — Adjective meaning complete or total.

estranho

ehs-TRAHN-yoo — Adjective meaning strange; noun meaning stranger.

às

ahz — Contraction of 'a' and 'as,' meaning 'to the.'

quer

ker — Third-person present of 'querer,' meaning 'wants.'

dizer

jee-ZER — Infinitive meaning 'to say' or 'to mean.'

acostumei

ah-kos-too-MAY — First-person past tense of 'acostumar,' meaning 'I got used to.'

elas

EH-lahz — Third-person feminine plural pronoun meaning 'they.'

Veja

VEH-zhah — Imperative of 'ver,' meaning 'look' or 'see.'

estou

ehs-TOH — First-person present of 'estar,' meaning 'I am.'

sozinho

soh-ZEEN-yoo — Adjective meaning alone or by oneself.

Nem

neng — Conjunction meaning 'not even,' 'neither,' or 'nor.'

sei

SAY — First-person present of 'saber,' meaning 'I know.'

falar

fah-LAR — Infinitive meaning 'to speak' or 'to talk.'

disse

JEE-seh — First/third-person past tense of 'dizer,' meaning 'said.'

algo

AHL-goo — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'something.'

tolo

TOH-loo — Adjective or noun meaning foolish or a fool.

para

PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for,' 'to,' or 'in order to.'