{"id":3936,"date":"2016-10-04T01:38:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T01:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=3936"},"modified":"2017-08-23T15:52:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T15:52:26","slug":"useful-phrases-to-help-you-get-by-with-esperanto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/useful-phrases-to-help-you-get-by-with-esperanto\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful Phrases to Help You Get by with&#8230; Esperanto?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Saluton! Dum longa tempo mi ne vidis vin! Kiel vi?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>If you have been even the slightest bit interested in our recent peek at the language that is Esperanto, perhaps you will have dabbled enough to recognise the above sentence as <i>Hello! Long time no see! How are you?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Or maybe you haven\u2019t. Maybe you have read our articles and have had your interest piqued, but haven\u2019t done a single thing about it yet. That\u2019s okay, no judgement; it takes time to delve into the murky waters of any new language after all. But we promise: Esperanto is a <i>good<\/i> one: let us show you how by teaching you a few useful phrases, see if we can\u2019t whet your appetite for a little more\u2026<\/p>\n<p><b>Five, six, seven, eight\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4NO-h9PFum4\" target=\"_blank\">Steps<\/a>, it\u2019s a bit early in the day for a mockery of a hoedown, but if we are going to start anywhere then you are right; perhaps we can learn a few numbers. So here are your basics, one through ten:<\/p>\n<p><i>One - unu<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Two - du<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Three - tri<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Four - kvar<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Five - kvin<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Six - ses<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Seven - sep<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Eight - ok<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Nine - na\u016d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Ten - dek<\/i><\/p>\n<p>And for all mathematicians out there who are indignant about the exclusion of the all important zero, that would be <i>nulo<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Greetings, Earthlings\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3937\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Gif1.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3937\" class=\"wp-image-3937 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Gif1.gif\" alt=\"gif1\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GIF via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicbookmovie.com\/sci-fi\/matt-damon-never-stops-fighting-in-these-three-brand-new-tv-spots-for-the-a124837\" target=\"_blank\">Giphy<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>If Esperanto really does become the language of the Earth and future generations of aliens come to visit, perhaps we should send a few basic Esperanto phrases up in another Arecibo-style message so they know what to say to us when they land. In case <i>you<\/i> want some of those phrases for yourself to be prepared for alien invasion\/visitation:<\/p>\n<p><i>Hello - Halo <\/i>(because maybe they\u2019ll call us first, right?)<\/p>\n<p><i>Welcome - Bonvenon<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Where are you from?\u00a0<\/i><i>De kie vi estas? <\/i>(followed by insane gesturing at the stars above, no doubt)<\/p>\n<p><i>Pleased to meet you -\u00a0<\/i><i>Mi \u011dojas, ke mi povas konati\u011di kun vi\/ Agrablas renkonti vin\/ Estas plezuro renkonti vin<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Good morning\/ afternoon\/ evening\/ night - Bonan matenon\/ posttagmezon\/ vesperon\/ nokton<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Goodbye - \u011cis poste\/ \u011cis (la) revido\/ \u011cis la\/ \u011cis\/ Adia\u016d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Cheers! Good Health! - Je via sano!\/ Toston!\/ Sanon!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Bon voyage - Bonan voja\u011don! <\/i>(not that we are anxious for you to leave again, dear alien visitor\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><i>Please speak more slowly - Parolu pli malrapide mi petas malrapidi\u011du<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Please say that again -\u0108u vi povus ripeti mi petas?<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Please write it down - Bonvolu \u011din skribi!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Where is...? - Kie estas? <\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Where is the bathroom? - Kie estas la necesejo?<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Do you speak Esperanto? - \u0108u vi parolas Esperanton?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>On a night out\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If aliens are a bit far-fetched for you as a reason to learn a language, today really isn\u2019t the day for us to be the Mulder to your Scully. Unfortunately. But how about we give you some useful lingo for if and when you decide to attend the World Esperanto Congress, and want to go out for the night after?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3938\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/gif2.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3938\" class=\"wp-image-3938 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/gif2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GIF via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hulu.com\/start?cmp=7313&amp;cmc=7313&amp;utm_source=GIPHY&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=inhouse\" target=\"_blank\">Hulu<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><i>Where do you live? - Kie vi lo\u011das?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>What\u2019s your profession? - Kio estas via profesio?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>What time is it? - Kioma estas la horo?\/ Kioma horo estas?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>What are we up to? - Kion ni faras?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Give me more details - Bonvolu doni pli da detaloj<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Let\u2019s talk - Ni parolu<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Let\u2019s dance - Ni dancu<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>I like you - Mi \u015datas vin<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>You look hot! - Vi belegas!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>You are sexy - Vi estas tre alloga<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Can I kiss you? - \u0108u mi rajtas kisi vin?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>I want you (desire) - Mi volas vin<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Give it to me - Donu \u011din al mi<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>I\u2019ve got something for you - Mi havas ion por vi<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Your turn - Via vico<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Wait a minute\u2026 - Atendu momenton...<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>I have to go now - Mi devas foriri nun<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>You are stupid - Vi estas stulta<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>You are pathetic - Vi estas kompatinda<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>You lied to me - Vi mensogis al mi<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Tell me the truth! - Diru la veron!<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Don\u2019t make me laugh (ironic) - Ne ridigu min<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>How could you do it to me? - Kiel vi povas fari tion al mi?<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>I\u2019ve got a headache - Mi havas kapdoloron<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Go away! - Lasu min trankvile!<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Leave me alone! - Lasu min trankvile!<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Fire! - Fajron!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Help! - Helpon!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>...Well. <i>That<\/i> evening out certainly escalated\u2026 how about we move on to some more, uh, office-friendly, day to day phrases to round things off?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Learning a new language? Check out our\u00a0<\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/level-tests.php\">free placement test<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><b>to see how your level measures up!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Getting by...<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3939\" style=\"width: 493px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Photo_1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3939\" class=\"wp-image-3939\" src=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Photo_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Photo_1.png 960w, https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Photo_1-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/photos\/speech%20balloon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><i>Fine\/OK - Bone\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Thank you - Dankon<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Yes - Jes <\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>No - Ne<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Get well soon - Resani\u011don!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Don\u2019t do that - Ne faru tion<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Believe me - Kredu min<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Are you OK? - \u0108u vi bonstatas?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Let me think\u2026 - Lasu min pensi...<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>How much is it? - Kiom \u011di kostas?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>How do you say... in Esperanto? - Kiel oni diras... en Esperanto? <\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Would you like...? - \u0108u vi volas...? <\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>I would like\u2026 - Mi volas... <\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>I am looking for\u2026 - Mi ser\u0109as... <\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>I am hungry - Mi malsatas <\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>I am thirsty - Mi soifas <\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>I am lost - Mi estas perdita<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>I am sick - Mi estas malsana<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>I need help - Mi bezonas helpon<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Where am I? - Kie mi estas?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>We think you will agree: Esperanto is a colourful language with what appears to be a lot of similarities to some of the languages we already know.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for accompanying us on this language journey: we wish you luck on your next one!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saluton! 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