Essential Ido 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 Ido 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 ... Saluto. Hello. Til rivido. Goodbye. Ka vu parolas la angla? Do you speak English? Me ne komprenas. I don't understand. Kelkete. A little. Yes. No. Yes. No. Quale to kustas? How much is it? Tro chera. Bone. Too expensive. OK. Voluntez. Please. (Multa) danko. Thank you (very much).

Here are ten more phrases that will help you make new friends and ask for directions ... The Top 20 ...
	Quale vu nomesas? What is your name? Me nomesas ... My name is ... Quale vu standas? How are you? Bone. E vu? Fine. And you? Ube esas ...? Where is ...? Ube esas la tualeteyo? Viri/Mulieri Where is the toilet? Men/Women Pardonez me. Permisez. Sorry. Excuse me. Nula problemo. No problem. Me deziras ... I want ... Me ne deziras ... 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 ube vu esas? Where are you from? Me esas de Australia.* I am from Australia. La kalkulo, me pregas. The bill, please. Me esas perdita. I am lost. Haltez! Vartez! Stop! Wait! Hike, ibe. Here, there. Taxio. Hotelo. Aeroportuo. Staciono. Taxi. Hotel. Airport. Station. Me prizas ... I like ... Me ne prizas ... I don't like ... un, du, tri, quar, kin. one, two, three, four, five. sis, sep, ok, non, dek. six, seven, eight, nine, ten. *Or choose your country: Amerika - America Kanada - Canada Anglia - 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 ...

Ye vua saneso! Cheers! bona / mala good / bad granda / mikra big / small proxima / fora near / far min / plu less / more plusa / sat another / enough Me esas vejetaranta. I am vegetarian. Me ne manjas karno. I don't eat meat. ... hanyuno. ... chicken. ... fisho. ... fish. Me esas alergia kontre nuci. I am allergic to nuts. ... arakidi. ... peanuts. ... fisho. ... fish. ... marfrukti. ... seafood. ... ovi. ... eggs.