Phrases

Greetings

• Hello
  • saluto – greeting
  • saluti – greetings
  • hola – hello, hi
• Welcome – bonvenez
• Good day – bona jorno
  • lit. good day

Farewells

• Goodbye
  • adio
  • til rivido
    • lit. "until the reseeing"
    • fig. "until we see each other again"
  • til la rivido – longer form of "til rivido"
  • til – short for "til rivido!"
  • chao
    • neologism, often informal
    • only in the sense of "goodbye"
  • chau – alternative form of "chao"

Thanks and pleadings

• I pray, I beg; If you please – me pregas
• Thank you
  • danko
  • me dankas – lit. I am thankful; I thank

Declarations

• I love you
  • me amas vu (formal)
  • me amoras tu (informal; intimate)
    • lit. I love you passionately
• I have a question – me havas questiono

Questions

• What is that? – Quo esas ito?
  • lit. What (thing) is that (thing)?
• How are you? – Quale vu standas?
  • lit. How is your state/condition/health?
• What is your name? – Quale vu nomesas?
  • lit. How are you named/called?
• How old are you? – Quante vu evas?
  • lit. How many (years) are you aged?
  • respond with: Me evas {age} yari – I am aged {age} years / I am {age} years old
    • Me evas dek e sis yari. ― I am sixteen years old.

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Last update: August 6, 2023
Created: August 6, 2023