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Enkomputiligis Don HARLOW |
Esperanto is spoken as it is written; each letter representes one sound only.
Pronounce o as o in bone or hole.
| mono = money | homo = man, human |
| mondo = world | pomo = apple |
The grammatical rules of Esperanto have no exceptions; learn them thoroughly. All words have definite endings according to what part of speech they represent.
The ending of the noun is always o.
| sono = sound | nomo = name |
Pronounce a like a in far, father.
| patro = father | frato = brother |
| mano = hand | tablo = table |
The ending of the adjective is always a.
| bona = good | sana = healthy |
| granda = great, big | alta = high |
| nova = new | kara = dear |
Pronounce u like u in rule.
| suno = sun | unu = one |
| lumo = light | sur = on, upon |
Pronounce e like e in there.
| bela = nice, beautiful | estas = am, is, are |
| vera = true | tre = very |
| hela = bright | de = of, from |
Pronounce i like i in machine.
| libro = book | mi = I |
| viro = man | vi = you |
| filo = son | li = he |
| domo = house | kie (kee-eh) = where |
| al = to | tie (tee-eh) = there |
| en = in | kun = with |
| la = the | nur = only |
The accent is always upon the next to the last syllable.
| amiko = friend | parolas = speaks |
| matura = ripe, mature | laboras = works |
Esperanto has no word for a or an.
| onklo = uncle, an uncle |
| letero = letter, a letter |
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La bona patro. La patro estas bona. Kara nomo. La alta domo estas nova. Sur la tablo estas matura pomo. Kie estas la onklo? La onklo estas en la domo; li parolas al la patro. Viro laboras. Mi estas en la domo. Viro estas matura homo. Li laboras kun la frato. Sur la tablo nur estas unu libro. Where is he? He is there. He is a healthy man. A new friend. He is a true friend. The book is very good. The ripe apple is on the table. Where is the letter? The letter is there. The uncle speaks to a friend. |