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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Esperanto
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. 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 10 Esperanto phrases in this lesson
- Kiel vi fartas?KEE-el vee FAHR-tas
- How are you?
- Mi fartas bonemee FAHR-tas BOH-neh
- I'm fine, thanks
- Kaj vi?kah-ee vee
- And you?
- Kiel vi nomiĝas?KEE-el vee noh-MEE-jas
- What's your name?
- Mi nomiĝas...mee noh-MEE-jas
- My name is...
- De kie vi venas?deh KEE-eh vee VEH-nas
- Where are you from?
- Mi venas el...mee VEH-nas el
- I'm from...
- Ĝi plaĉas al mijee PLAH-chas al mee
- I like it
- Ĝi estas belajee ES-tas BEH-lah
- It's beautiful
- Bonvenonbon-VEH-non
- Welcome
Farti (to fare, to do). Vi is the polite you (also used universally in Esperanto). Kiel means how. Simple present tense -as.
Literally "I fare well". Bone is an adverb (good). Conjunction with mi (I) and -as ending for present tense creates complete meaning.
Kaj (and) is simple enough. Volleying the question back is universal. Vi alone with rising intonation suffices.
Heard at every Esperanto congress, the main place the language is spoken aloud.