Order anything by pointing in Esperanto
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu. Play the ten Esperanto words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 11 Esperanto phrases in this lesson
- Mi ŝatus...mee SHAH-toos
- I would like...
- Ĉi tiuCHEE too-OO
- This one
- Kiom ĝi kostas?KEE-om ZHEE KOS-tas
- How much is it?
- La kalkulo, bonvolulah KAL-koo-loh, bon-VOH-loo
- The bill, please
- Per kartopair KAR-toh
- By card
- Kontantekon-TAN-teh
- In cash
- AkvoAHK-voh
- Water
- KafoKAH-foh
- Coffee
- TeoTEH-oh
- Tea
- Bierobee-EH-roh
- Beer
- Sen...sen
- Without...
The -us ending is the conditional: "mi ŝatus kafon", I would like a coffee.
Demonstrative: ĉi (near) + tiu (that/that one). In Esperanto, ĉi is always first. Works with any noun in any case.
Kiom means how much, ĝi means it (neuter). Kosti means to cost, kostas is present tense third person. Simple regular conjugation.
Kalkulo is the bill or calculation. La is the definite article used with all genders and numbers. Always la, never changes.
Per (by, with) is a preposition. Karto is card. Increasingly used at Esperanto events which struggle with cash from many nations.
The -e ending makes it an adverb: "in cash".
Pure Esperanto root. Mineral water is mineralakvo. Tap water is akvo de pipo (water from tap).
"Sen sukero", without sugar.