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Lesson 5 of 10
Shops and hotels in Esperanto
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. 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
- Ĉu vi havas...?CHOO vee HAH-vas
- Do you have...?
- Kie estas...?KEE-eh ES-tas
- Where is...?
- Malfermitamal-fer-MEE-tah
- Open
- Fermitafer-MEE-tah
- Closed
- Ĉu sako?CHOO SAH-koh
- A bag?
- Tro multekostatroh mool-teh-KOS-tah
- Too expensive
- Mi havas rezervonmee HAH-vas reh-ZER-von
- I have a reservation
- Ĉu matenmanĝo estas inkluzivita?choo mah-ten-MAN-joh ES-tas in-kloo-zee-VEE-tah
- Is breakfast included?
- Kio estas la pasvorto de la vifio?KEE-oh ES-tas lah pas-VOR-toh deh lah vee-FEE-oh
- What's the wifi password?
- Ĉu mi rajtas...?choo mee RAI-tas
- Can I...?
Havi (to have) conjugates regularly: mi havas, vi havas, ĝi havas. The most common possession verb.
Kie (where) is a question word. Esti (to be) used for location: pano estas ĉi (bread is here).
Mal- again: fermita is closed, malfermita open.
Ĉu marks the yes/no question. Sako is a bag. Some stores charge, some give free. Esperanto conferences struggle with logistics.
Literally "do I have the right to ...?".