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ESPERANTO
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With Books
Esperanto Learning and Using the International Language, by David Richardson, published by the Esperanto
League of North America.
Teach Yourself Esperanto, by John Cresswell & John
Hartley, published by the Ntc Pub Group.
Being Colloquial in Esperanto: A Reference Guide
by David K. Jordan
And many, many others, available through all good
bookshops, as well as your local Esperanto Association.
With a Teacher
THE GRAM
Lesson 1
Word Endings
No exceptions in Esperanto:
Every noun ends is o parolo = speech.
Every adjective ends in a parola = oral.
Adverbs end in e parole = verbally.
Plural is made with a j paroloj = speeches.
Infinitive verbs with i paroli = to speak.
Lesson 3
Numbers
Cardinal:
nul (0), unu (1), du (2), tri (3), kvar (4), kvin (5), ses (6),
sep (7), ok (8), na (9), dek (10), cent (100), mil (1000),
miliono (million).
Examples: dek du (12), dudek unu (21), ducent (200), mil
nacent sesdek ok (1968).
Ordinal = +a. Unua, dua = first, second...
Adverb = +e. Unue, due= firstly, secondly...
Noun = +o. Dekduo, dekoj = a dozen, tens.
Multiple = +obl+a. Duobla, triobla = double, triple.
Fraction = +on+o. Duono, kvarono = half, quarter.
Group = +op+o. Duopo, triopo = duo, trio.
Lesson 5
Correlatives
+u
(one)
+o
(thing)
+a
(kind)
+e
(place)
+am
(time)
+el
(manner)
i-
ki-
ti-
i-
neni-
iu
kiu
tiu
iu
neniu
(some)
some(one)
io
something
ia
some kind
ie
(what)
which|who
kio
what
kia
what kind
kie
somewhere where
iam
kiam
iel
kiel
sometime
somehow
when
how
+al
ial
+om
iom
kiom
+es
ies
kies
(reason)
(amount)
(...s)
for some
reason
some,
a little
kial
why
how much
someones whose
(this)
(every)
this (one)
tio
every(one)
io
tia
ia
tie
ie
this kind
there
none(-one)
nenio
nothing
nenia
no kind
nenie
everywhere nowhere
tiam
then
iam
neniam
iel
neniel
always
tiel
thus
every way
tial
ial
for this
reason
for every
reason
tiom
this much
ties
every kind
(none)
this ones
iom
every
quantity
ies
everyones
never
no way
nenial
for no
reason
nenion
no quantity
nenies
nobodys
Lesson 6
Negation
Accusative
Question
Personal Pronouns
Lesson 4
Articles
Lesson 2
Sufixes
names of things:
+a (concrete): nova = new, novao = the news
+il (tool): trani = cut, tranilo = knife
+ar (collective): arbo = tree, arbaro = forest
+er (element): mono = money, monero = coin
+ej (place): panejo = bakery
+uj (container): monujo = purse
+ing (holder): kandelo = candle, kandelingo =
candlestick
abstract nouns:
+ec (quality): bela = beautiful, beleco = beauty
+ism: nacio= nation, naciismo = nationalism
qualifiers:
+ebl (capability): manebla = edible
+em (inclination): kredi = believe, kredema =
credulous
+ind (worthy): ridi = laugh, ridinda = ridiculous
+end (duty): pagi = pay, pagenda = outstanding
verbial:
+ig (transitive): rua = red, ruigi = make red
+i (intransitive) ruii = to get red, to blush
universal:
+et (diminutive): domo = house, dometo = cottage
+eg (augmentative): domego = mansion
+a (pejorative): domao = hovel, slum
+ad (continuity): parolado = lecture
+um (other uses): brako = arm, brakumi = embrace
Prefixes
Word Creation
Conjunctions
Lesson 7
Adverbs
Participles
Indicative
Active
Passive
subordinating
ar = because, kvankam = although, ke = that,
kvaza = as if, se = if
coordinating
sed = but, a = or, kaj = and, do = so|then|therefore,
nu = well|now (interjection) , nek = neither|nor
Present
Past
Future
+ant-a
+int-a
+ont-a
+as
+at-a
+is
+it-a
hiera = yesterday
hodia = today
morga = tomorrow
nun = now
us = just now
tuj = immediately
balda = soon
jam = already
ankora = yet
+os
+ot-a
active participles:
Li estas kantinta = He has sung.
Li estas kantanta = He is singing (right now).
Li estas kantonta = He is going to sing.
Vi estis skribinta = You had written.
Vi estis skribanta = You were writing.
Vi estis skribonta = You were going to write.
i estos foririnta = She will have left.
i estos foriranta = She will be leaving.
i estos forironta = Shell be going to leave.
Prepositions
al = to
por = for
el = out of
anta = before
malanta = behind
eskter = outside
kontra = against
la = according to
malgra = despite
pri = about
anstata = instead
passive participles:
La akvo estas trinkita = The water is drunk.
La akvo estas trinkata = ... is being drunk.
La akvo estas trinkota = ... is going to be drunk.
La pano estis manita = The bread had been eaten.
La pano estis manata = ...was being eaten.
La pano estis manota = ...was going to be eaten.
La foto estos vidita = The photo will have been seen.
La foto estos vidata = ...will be being seen.
La foto estos vidota = ...will be about to be seen.
Lesson 8
Comparatives
inferiority
malpli... ol
equality
tiel... kiel
superiority
pli... ol
superlative
la plej...
la malplej...
less... than
more... than
as... as
the most...
the least...
Expressions
preska = almost
apena = barely
nur = only
almena = at least
anka = also
e = even
tre = very
tro = too (much)
for = away
kun = with
de = from
en = in
irka = around
apud = next to
inter = between
is = until
krom = besides
per = by (use of)
tra = through
Saluton!
Hello!
Bonan tagon!
Good day!
Mi nomias...
My name is...
ju pli... des pli...
the more... the more...
au... au...
either... or...
e = at
sub =under
sur = on
super = over
dum = during
ekde = since
sen = without
post = after
pro = due to
trans = across
is la revido!
See you!
Bonan nokton!
Good night!
Kiel vi fartas?
How do you do?
kaj... kaj...
both... and...
nek... nek...
neither... nor...
u vi komprenas ion?
If so, then this means you now know all the basics of
Esperanto - and you can start using it!
THE PREP
Lesson 1
Lesson 6
Translate to Esperanto
a) why do you prefer fish?
b) someone found paper.
c) she hid the book there.
d) we are always clean.
e) he listens to music, like me.
f) my father eats nothing.
g) they repeat every word.
h) such is our hope.
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Lesson 7
Lesson 5
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mur
Lesson 4
Lesson 2
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Lesson 3
Lesson 8
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ANSWERS
Lesson 1
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Lesson 2
a) The house is big.
b) We write quickly [fast].
c) The bird is white it flies [is flying].
d) Im a young man.
e) He shall wait and listen!
f) She will go, will eat and will sleep.
[Shes going to go, is going to eat...]
g) Look: its raining heavily!
h) They were alive.
i) Our big horse eats a lot.
j) I would want to sing.
k) The blue water is clean [pure].
l) He is going to be a good father.
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Lesson 7
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Translate to English
a) sepdek tri
b) cent unu
c) dudeka
d) sescent kvindek kvin
e) la dekkvara de julio mil sepcent okdek na
f) namil nacent nadek na
g) unu kvarono
h) merkredo la dudek sepa de februaro
i) dumil kvardek ses
j) dek okmil kvarcent kvardek du
k) sepdek kvinmil sepcent nadek tri
l) du milionoj okdek okmil kvarcent kvin
Lesson 4
a) la blanka evalo
b) bluaj balonoj
c) rapide paroli
d) hundoj kaj katoj
e) longe
f) la grandaj birdoj
g) bona kuko
h) bone mani
i) rua kaj verda muro
j) ridi kaj plori
k) vere felia
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Lesson 3
Lesson 8
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THE WORDS
the basic words
in a 2-page
mini-dictionary,
to help increase
your vocabulary!
air
act
accept
water
to
[an]other
tall, high
friend
love
still, yet
instead of
before
separate
appear
next to, by
article
art
association
wait
or
hear
listen
car
bus
autumn, fall
soon
animal
need
picture
bird
good
principal
aim, goal
certain
(question)
of (quantity)
decid-i
dekstr-a
demand-o
dezir-i
direkt-i
divers-a
dol-a
dom-o
don-i
dorm-i
dum
edz-o
ekster
ekzempl-o
elekt-i
en
esper-i
est-i
facil-a
fajr-o
fakt-o
fal-i
far-i
fenestr-o
fest-o
film-o
fin-i
fi-o
flank-o
flav-a
flor-o
flug-i
foj-o
forges-i
fort-a
frap-i
decide
right
question
desire, wish
direct
varied
sweet
house
give
sleep
during
husband
outside
example
choose
in
hope
be
easy
fire
fact
fall, drop
do, make
window
celebration
film
finish
fish
side
yellow
flower
fly
turn, time
forget
strong
hit, knock
frat-o
fru-e
frukt-o
funkci-i
gazet-o
eneral-a
is
glas-o
grand-a
grav-a
grup-o
ust-a
halt-i
hav-i
hejm-o
help-o
histori-o
hor-o
ide-o
inform-i
instru-i
interes-i
ir-i
jar-o
jes
et-i
jun-a
kaj
kamp-o
kant-i
kap-o
kapt-i
kar-a
ka-i
kaz-o
kelk-a
klas-o
knab-o
kolekt-i
kolor-o
komerc-o
kompren-i
komun-a
kongres-o
kon-i
konsent-i
konsil-o
kontra
kost-i
kresk-i
brother
early
fruit
function
magazine
general
until, to
glass
big, large
important
group
exact, just
stop
have
home
help
history
hour
idea
inform
teach
interest
go
year
yes
throw
young
and
field
sing
head
catch
dear
hide
cause
any, some
class
boy
collect, gather
colour
commerce
understand
[in] common
congress
know
agree
advice
against
cost
grow
krom
kuir-i
kultur-o
kun
ku-a
la
labor-o
lac-a
land-o
last-a
leg-i
legom-o
lern-i
libr-o
lig-i
lign-o
lingv-o
lud-i
man-i
mank-o
man-o
mar-o
maten-o
memor-o
met-i
mez-o
mir-o
mon-o
mult-a
naci-a
natur-o
ne
neces-a
nom-o
nov-a
nur
oft-e
okaz-o
ol
opini-o
ordinar-a
organiz-i
pac-o
pa-o
pan-o
paper-o
pardon-i
part-o
patr-o
pec-o
besides
cook
culture
with
laid down
the
work
tired
country
last
read
legume
learn
book
tie, bind
wood
language
play
eat
lack of
hand
sea
morning
memory
put
middle
marvel
money
much
national
nature
no, not
necessary
name
new
only
often
occasion
than
opinion
common
organise
peace
page
bread
paper
forgive
part
father
piece
pens-o
perd-i
pet-i
pied-o
plen-a
pli (ol)
(ne) plu
plur-aj
poem-o
popol-o
post
pot-a
pov-i
precip-e
prefer-i
pret-i
pri
produkt-o
proksim-e
propr-a
prov-i
publik-a
pur-a
rakont-i
rapid-a
regul-o
rekomend-i
rimark-i
ripet-i
river-o
romp-i
rond-a
ajn-i
salon-o
sam-a
san-a
an-i
at-i
sci-i
se-o
sen
send-i
ser-i
serv-o
sid-a
signif-i
sinjor-o
ip-o
situaci-o
skatol-o
thought
loose
ask for
foot
full
more (than)
(no) further
several
poem
people
after
postal
be able to
especially
prefer
ready
about
product
close by
own
try
public
clean, pure
tell
fast, quick
rule
recommend
notice
repeat
river
break
round
seem
parlour
same
healthy
change
like
know
seat
without
send
search
service
seated
mean, signify
mister
ship
situation
box
skrib-i
sol-a
son-o
special-a
spert-o
star-i
tat-o
strat-o
stud-i
sub
sufi-a
sukces-o
sun-o
super
sur
tabl-o
tag-o
tamen
teatr-o
telefon-o
ten-i
ter-o
tim-o
tra
traduk-i
tran-i
trink-i
trov-i
tuj
tu-i
universal-a
urb-o
uz-i
varm-a
vend-i
ver-a
vesper-o
vest-o
viand-o
vid-i
vir-o
vitr-o
viv-o
vizit-i
voja-i
voj-o
vok-i
vol-i
vort-o
zorg-o
write
sole, alone
sound
special
experience
stand
state (polit.)
street
study
under
enough
success
sun
above
on
table
day
however
theatre
telephone
hold
earth
fear
through
translate
cut
drink
find
immediately
touch
universal
city
use
warm
sell
true
evening
garment
meat
see
man
glass
life
visit
travel
way, route
call
want
word
care
u ?
pri
super
akcept-i
ag-i
konsil-o
post
kontra
konsent-i
cel-o
aer-o
sol-a
kaj
best-o
(ne...) plu
aper-i
art-o
artikol-o
pet-i
asoci-o
atun-o
est-i
anta
krom
grand-a
bird-o
libr-o
skatol-o
knab-o
pan-o
romp-i
frat-o
atobus-o
vok-i
pov-i
ato
zorg-o
vagon-o
kapt-i
kaz-o
fest-o
cert-a
an-i
elekt-i
urb-o
klas-o
proksim-e
tuk-o
collect
colour
commerce
common
common
congress
cook
cost
country
crazy
culture
cut
day
dear
decide
desire
direct
drink
drop
during
early
earth
easy
eat
edit
enough
especially
evening
exact
example
experience
fact
fast
father
fear
few
field
film
find
finish
fire
fish
flower
fly
foot
forget
forgive
friend
kolekt-i
kolor-o
komerc-o
komun-a
ordinar-a
kongres-o
kuir-i
kost-i
land-o
freneza
kultur-o
tran-i
tag-o
kar-a
decid-i
dezir-i
direkt-i
trink-i
fal-i
dum
fru-e
ter-o
facil-a
man-i
redakt-i
sufi-a
precip-e
vesper-o
ust-a
ekzempl-o
spert-o
fakt-o
rapid-a
patr-o
tim-o
kelk-a
kamp-o
film-o
trov-i
fin-i
fajr-o
fi-o
flor-o
flug-i
pied-o
forges-i
pardon-i
amik-o
fruit
full
function
garment
general
give
glass
glass
go
good
group
grow
hand
have
head
healthy
hear
help
hide
history
hit
hold
home
hope
hour
house
however
husband
idea
immediately
important
in
inform
instead of
interest
know
know (acq.)
lack
language
last
lay down
learn
legume
life
like
listen
loose
love
frukt-o
plen-a
funkci-i
vest-o
eneral-a
don-i
glas-o
vitr-o
ir-i
bon-o
grup-o
kresk-i
man-o
hav-i
kap-o
san-a
ad-i
help-o
ka-i
histori-o
frap-i
ten-i
hejm-o
esper-i
hor-o
dom-o
tamen
edz-o
ide-o
tuj
grav-a
en
inform-i
anstata
interes-i
sci-i
kon-I
mank-o
lingv-o
last-a
ku-I
lern-i
legom-o
viv-o
at-i
askult-i
perd-i
am-o
magazine
make
man
marvel
mean
meat
memory
method
middle
mister
money
more (than)
morning
name
national
nature
necessary
need
new
next
next to
no, not
notice
occasion
of
of (quantity)
often
on
only
opinion
or
organise
other
outside
own
page
paper
parlour
part
peace
people
picture
piece
play
poem
postal
prefer
principal
gazet-o
far-i
vir-o
mir-o
signif-i
viand-o
memor-o
metod-o
mez-o
sinjor-o
mon-o
pli (ol)
maten-o
nom-o
naci-a
natur-o
neces-a
bezon-o
nov-a
venonta
apud
ne
rimark-i
okaz-o
de
da
oft-e
sur
nur
opini-o
a
organiz-i
ali-a
ekster
propr-a
pa-o
paper-o
salon-o
part-o
pac-o
popol-o
bild-o
pec-o
lud-i
poem-o
pot-a
prefer-i
ef-a
product
proper
public
put
question
read
ready
recommend
repeat
right
river
round
rule
same
sea
search
seat
seated
see
seem
sell
send
separate
service
several
shine
ship
side
sing
situation
sleep
soon
sound
special
stand
state (polit.)
stop
street
strong
study
success
sun
sweet
table
tall
teach
produkt-o
dec-a
publik-a
met-i
demand-o
leg-i
pret-i
rekomend-i
ripet-i
dekstr-a
river-o
rond-a
regul-o
sam-a
mar-o
ser-i
se-o
sid-a
vid-i
ajn-i
vend-i
send-i
apart-a
serv-o
plur-aj
bril-i
ip-o
flank-o
kant-i
situaci-o
dorm-i
balda
son-o
special-a
star-i
tat-o
halt-i
strat-o
fort-a
stud-i
sukces-o
sun-o
dol-a
tabl-o
alt-a
instru-i
telephone
tell
than
the
theatre
think
through
throw
tie (knot)
tired
to
touch
train
translate
travel
tree
truth
try
turn
turn (time)
under
understand
universal
until
use
varied
various
visit
wait
want
warm
water
way
window
with
without
wood
word
work
write
year
yellow
yes
yet
young
telefon-o
rakont-i
ol
la
teatr-o
pens-i
tra
et-i
lig-i
lac-a
al
tu-i
trajno
traduk-i
voja-i
arbo
ver-o
prov-i
turn-i
foj-o
sub
kompren-i
universal-a
is
uz-i
divers-a
mult-aj
vizit-i
atend-i
vol-i
varm-a
akv-o
voj-o
fenestr-o
kun
sen
lign-o
vort-o
labor-o
skrib-i
jar-o
flav-a
jes
ankora
jun-a