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Basic Esperanto Phrases


Saluton = Hi
Bonan matenon = Good morning
Bonan Tagon = Good Day
Bonan vesperon = Good evening
Bonan nokton = Good night
Dankon = Thank you
Ne dankinde = you're welcome
Kiel vi fartas? = How are you doing?
Mi fartas bona = I am doing good
Mi fartas tre bone = I'm doing very well
Kio estas via nomo? = What is your name?
Mia nomo estas Shawn = My name is Shawn
De kie vi estas? = Where are you from?
Mi estas de Usono = I am from the U.S.A.
Mi estas Amerikano = I am an American
Mi volas studi Esperanto = I want to study Esperanto
Esperanto estas facila = Esperanto is easy
Esperanto ne estas malfacila = Esperanto is not difficult
Mi parolas Esperanton = I speak Esperanto
Mi estas Esperantisto = I am an Esperanto speaker
Unu, du, tri, kvar, kvin, ses, sep, ok, naŭ, dek = one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
mi amas vin = I love you


Mi = I/me
Mia = Mine/my
Vi = you
Via = your
Ĝi = it
Tio = That
Kio = What
Tie = There
Kie = Where
Kiel = How
Estas = is/are

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