Essential Esperanto Phrases


Sometimes you don't have time to learn long lists of words and phrases. All you want to know are the bare essentials for communicating to get what you need, or where you need to go.

Here are the bare minimum of Esperanto words and phrases you need to know to survive.

Learn the Top 10 Phrases if you only have time for the barest minimum. If you need or want more, then take a look at the Top 20 Phrases, Top 30 Phrases and the Extra Phrases.

If you need help with pronunciation,
please see the Pronunciation Guide below.

Here are ten easy phrases to get you started ...

The Top 10 ...

Saluton.
Hello.
Ĝis la revido.
Goodbye.
Ĉu vi parolas la anglan?
Do you speak English?
Mi ne komprenas.
I don't understand.
Iomete.
A little.
Jes. Ne.
Yes. No.
Kiom ĝi kostas?
How much is it?
Tro multkosta. Bone.
Too expensive. OK.
Bonvolu.
Please.
Dankon. Dankegon.
Thank you. Thank you very much.

Here are ten more phrases that will help you make new friends and ask for directions ...

The Top 20 ...









Kiel vi nomiĝas?
What is your name?
Mi nomiĝas ...
My name is ...
Kiel vi fartas?
How are you?
Bone. Kaj vi?
Fine. And you?
Kie estas ...?
Where is ...?
Kie estas la necesejo? Viroj/Virinoj
Where is the toilet? Men/Women
Mi bedaŭras. Pardonu min.
Sorry. Excuse me.
Senprobleme.
No problem.
Mi volas ...
I want ...
Mi ne volas ...
I don't want ...

Here are another ten phrases to help you make a little more conversation and to get around ...

The Top 30 ...


















De kie vi estas?
Where are you from?
Mi estas de Australio.*
I am from Australia.
La kalkulo, mi petas.
The bill, please.
Mi estas vojerarinta.
I am lost.
Haltu! Atendu!
Stop! Wait!
Ĉi tie, tie.
Here, there.
Taksio. Hotelo. Flughaveno. Stacidomo.
Taxi. Hotel. Airport. Station.
... plaĉas al mi.
I like ...
... ne plaĉas al mi.
I don't like ...

unu, du, tri, kvar, kvin.
one, two, three, four, five.
ses, sep, ok, naŭ, dek.
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

*Or choose your country:
Ameriko - America
Kanado - Canada
Anglio - England
Irlando - Ireland
Nov-Zelando - New Zealand

Here are some extra words and phrases you might find useful, especially if you have dietary needs or allergies ...

Useful Extras ...

















Je via sanon!
Cheers!

bona / malbona
good / bad
granda / malgranda
big / small
proksima / malproksima
near / far
malpli / pli
less / more
plia / sufiĉa
another / enough

Mi estas vegetarano.
I am vegetarian. (man)
Mi estas vegetaranino.
I am vegetarian. (woman)
Mi ne manĝas viandaĵon.
I don't eat meat.
... kokaĵon.
... chicken.
... fiŝaĵon.
... fish.

Mi estas alergia kontraŭ nuksoj.
I am allergic to nuts.
... arakidoj.
... peanuts.
... fiŝaĵo.
... fish.
... marfruktoj.
... seafood.
... ovaĵoj.
... eggs.



Pronunciation Guide
Consonants:
c is pronounced ts as in cats
ĉ is pronounced as ch as in church (tʃ)
ĝ is pronounced as j as in judge (dʒ)
ĥ is pronounced as kh as in loch or Bach (x)
j is pronounced y as in yell (IPA j)
ĵ is pronounced as zh as in pleasure (ʒ)
ŝ is pronounced as sh as in shop (ʃ)


 


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