Frequent words in Dracula
Jonathan Harker’s diary of the train ride toward Count Dracula’s castle.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| said | dijo | (Mem., get recipe for Mina.) I asked the waiter, and he said it was called “paprika hendl,” and that, as it was a national dish, I should be able to get it anywhere along the Carpathians. |
| one | uno | I find that the district he named is in the extreme east of the country, just on the borders of three states, Transylvania, Moldavia and Bukovina, in the midst of the Carpathian mountains; one of the wildest and least… |
| must | debe | (Mem., I must ask the Count all about them.) |
| shall | futuro formal | I shall enter here some of my notes, as they may refresh my memory when I talk over my travels with Mina. |
| may | puede que | 3 May. |
| now | ahora | They were evidently talking of me, for every now and then they looked at me, and some of the people who were sitting on the bench outside the door--which they call by a name meaning “word-bearer”--came and listened,… |
| know | saber | I found my smattering of German very useful here; indeed, I don’t know how I should be able to get on without it. |
| time | tiempo | I feared to go very far from the station, as we had arrived late and would start as near the correct time as possible. |
| come | venir | Then the mountains seemed to come nearer to us on each side and to frown down upon us; we were entering on the Borgo Pass. |
| van | van | Seward’s Phonograph Diary, spoken by Van Helsing CHAPTER XXV. |
| night | noche | Here I stopped for the night at the Hotel Royale. |
| came | vino | We left in pretty good time, and came after nightfall to Klausenburgh. |
| helsing | Helsing | Seward’s Phonograph Diary, spoken by Van Helsing CHAPTER XXV. |
| went | fue | He went, but immediately returned with a letter:-- |
| like | como, gustar | Some of them were just like the peasants at home or those I saw coming through France and Germany, with short jackets and round hats and home-made trousers; but others were very picturesque. |
| go | ir | I feared to go very far from the station, as we had arrived late and would start as near the correct time as possible. |
| back | atrás | I was evidently expected, for when I got near the door I faced a cheery-looking elderly woman in the usual peasant dress--white undergarment with long double apron, front, and back, of coloured stuff fitting almost too… |
| good | bueno | We left in pretty good time, and came after nightfall to Klausenburgh. |
| well | bien | I was not able to light on any map or work giving the exact locality of the Castle Dracula, as there are no maps of this country as yet to compare with our own Ordnance Survey maps; but I found that Bistritz, the post… |
| seemed | parecía | All day long we seemed to dawdle through a country which was full of beauty of every kind. |
| even | incluso | Here and there was a peasant man or woman kneeling before a shrine, who did not even turn round as we approached, but seemed in the self-surrender of devotion to have neither eyes nor ears for the outer world. |
| room | habitación | Just before I was leaving, the old lady came up to my room and said in a very hysterical way: |
| way | manera | I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty. |
| lucy | Lucy | Letters—Lucy and Mina CHAPTER VI. |
| man | hombre | When I came close she bowed and said, “The Herr Englishman?” “Yes,” I said, “Jonathan Harker.” She smiled, and gave some message to an elderly man in white shirt-sleeves, who had followed her to the door. |
| mina | Mina | (Mem., get recipe for Mina.) I asked the waiter, and he said it was called “paprika hendl,” and that, as it was a national dish, I should be able to get it anywhere along the Carpathians. |
| dear | querido | MY DEAR FRIEND |
| took | tomó | The impression I had was that we were leaving the West and entering the East; the most western of splendid bridges over the Danube, which is here of noble width and depth, took us among the traditions of Turkish rule. |
| day | día | All day long we seemed to dawdle through a country which was full of beauty of every kind. |
| though | aunque | I did not sleep well, though my bed was comfortable enough, for I had all sorts of queer dreams. |
| much | mucho | You cannot deceive me, my friend; I know too much, and my horses are swift.” As he spoke he smiled, and the lamplight fell on a hard-looking mouth, with very red lips and sharp-looking teeth, as white as ivory. |
| saw | vio | Sometimes we saw little towns or castles on the top of steep hills such as we see in old missals; sometimes we ran by rivers and streams which seemed from the wide stony margin on each side of them to be subject to… |
| think | pensar | Of old the Hospadars would not repair them, lest the Turk should think that they were preparing to bring in foreign troops, and so hasten the war which was always really at loading point. |
| hand | mano | Then I descended from the side of the coach, as the calèche was close alongside, the driver helping me with a hand which caught my arm in a grip of steel; his strength must have been prodigious. |
| face | cara | She saw, I suppose, the doubt in my face, for she put the rosary round my neck, and said, “For your mother’s sake,” and went out of the room. |
| door | puerta | Towards morning I slept and was wakened by the continuous knocking at my door, so I guess I must have been sleeping soundly then. |
| made | hecho | Having had some time at my disposal when in London, I had visited the British Museum, and made search among the books and maps in the library regarding Transylvania; it had struck me that some foreknowledge of the… |
| tell | decir | When I asked him if he knew Count Dracula, and could tell me anything of his castle, both he and his wife crossed themselves, and, saying that they knew nothing at all, simply refused to speak further. |
| poor | pobre | |
| sleep | sueño | I did not sleep well, though my bed was comfortable enough, for I had all sorts of queer dreams. |
| jonathan | Jonathan | When I came close she bowed and said, “The Herr Englishman?” “Yes,” I said, “Jonathan Harker.” She smiled, and gave some message to an elderly man in white shirt-sleeves, who had followed her to the door. |
| old | viejo | Sometimes we saw little towns or castles on the top of steep hills such as we see in old missals; sometimes we ran by rivers and streams which seemed from the wide stony margin on each side of them to be subject to… |
| away | lejos | The passenger turned his face away, at the same time putting out his two fingers and crossing himself. |
| eyes | ojos | She then rose and dried her eyes, and taking a crucifix from her neck offered it to me. |
| looked | miró | The women looked pretty, except when you got near them, but they were very clumsy about the waist. |
| friend | amigo | “My Friend.--Welcome to the Carpathians. |
| great | gran | Sometimes we saw little towns or castles on the top of steep hills such as we see in old missals; sometimes we ran by rivers and streams which seemed from the wide stony margin on each side of them to be subject to… |
| things | cosas | There is throughout no statement of past things wherein memory may err, for all the records chosen are exactly contemporary, given from the standpoints and within the range of knowledge of those who made them. |
| get | conseguir | (Mem., get recipe for Mina.) I asked the waiter, and he said it was called “paprika hendl,” and that, as it was a national dish, I should be able to get it anywhere along the Carpathians. |
| look | mirada | They are very picturesque, but do not look prepossessing. |