Esperanto |
Part of speech |
English |
Examples |
Notes |
| absolute |
adj |
absolutely |
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| acero |
n |
maple |
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| aĉeti |
vt |
to buy |
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| adapti |
v |
to adapt |
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| adiaŭ |
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adieu, farewell, bye, goodbye, good-bye |
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| aero |
n |
air |
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| adjektivo |
n |
adjective |
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| admiri |
vt |
to admire |
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| admirinda |
adj |
admirable |
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| adreso |
n |
address |
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| adverbo |
n |
adverb |
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| aeroplano |
n |
airplane, aeroplane |
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| afabla |
adj |
kind, friendly |
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| afero |
n |
matter, affair, thing |
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| Afriko |
n |
Africa |
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| agrabla |
adj |
pleasant, nice |
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| agi |
vi |
to act, to take action |
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| ago |
n |
act, action |
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| aĝo |
n |
age |
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| aha |
int |
aha, ah-ha |
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| aĥ |
int |
ah, oh, ow |
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| aj |
int |
ow, ouch |
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| ajn |
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-ever |
kiu ajn
whoever
iam ajn
whenever
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| akcento |
n |
accent, stress |
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| akcepti |
vt |
to accept |
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| akcidento |
n |
accident |
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| akordi |
vi |
to agree |
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| akvo |
n |
water |
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| al |
prep |
to, towards |
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| aliĝi |
vi |
to join |
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| alveni |
vi |
to arrive |
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| alia |
adj |
other |
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| almenaŭ |
adv |
at least |
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| alta |
adj |
high, tall |
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| ami |
vt |
to love, to like |
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| ambaŭ |
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both |
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| amiko |
n |
friend |
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| Anglolando |
n |
England |
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| Anglio |
n |
England |
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This is a more modern way of saying England. |
| angla |
adj |
English |
Mi parolas (la) anglan (lingvon).
I speak English. (Lit: I speak (the) English (language).)
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| angle |
adv |
in English, in the English way |
Mi parolas angle.
I speak English. (Lit: I speak in the English way.)
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| Anglo |
n |
Englishperson, Englishman |
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| Anglujo |
n |
England |
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This is a more traditional way of saying England. |
| ankaŭ |
adv |
also, too |
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| ankoraŭ |
adv |
still, yet |
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| anstataŭ |
conj-prep |
instead of |
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| antaŭ |
prep |
before |
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| aparta |
adj |
separate |
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| apenaŭ |
adv |
barely, scarcely |
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| aperi |
vi |
to appear |
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| aprilo |
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April |
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| apud |
prep |
beside, near |
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| arbo |
n |
tree |
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| arto |
n |
art |
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| asisti |
vt |
to assist |
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| atendi |
vi |
to wait |
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| atenta |
adj |
attentive, careful |
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| aŭ |
conj |
or |
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| aŭ ... aŭ |
conj |
either ... or |
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| aŭdi |
vt |
to hear |
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| aŭgusto |
n |
August |
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| aŭskulti |
vi |
to listen |
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| aŭto |
n |
automobile, car |
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| aŭtobuso |
n |
bus |
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| aŭtuno |
n |
autumn, fall |
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| avo |
n |
grandfather |
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| averto |
n |
warning |
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| Azio |
n |
Asia |
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Esperanto |
Part of speech |
English |
Examples |
Notes |
| ĉambro |
n |
room |
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| ĉapelo |
n |
hat |
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| ĉagreni |
v |
to annoy, to grieve, to trouble, to vex, to worry |
ĉagreni sin
to worry oneself
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| ĉar |
conj |
because, since |
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| ĉe |
prep |
at, by |
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| ĉef- |
prefix |
arch-, chief- |
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| ĉi |
prep |
indicates proximity |
tio/tio ĉi
that/this
tie/ĉi tie
there/here
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| ĉia |
adj |
all, every kind of |
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| ĉial |
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for every reason |
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| ĉiam |
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always, ever |
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| ĉie |
adv |
everywhere |
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| ĉiel |
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in every way |
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| ĉielo |
n |
heaven, sky |
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| ĉies |
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everyone's |
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| ĉio |
n |
all, everything |
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| ĉina |
adj |
Chinese |
Mi ŝatas ĉinan manĝaĵon.
I like Chinese food.
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| Ĉinio |
n |
China, 中国, 中國 |
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This is a more modern way of saying China. |
| Ĉinujo |
n |
China, 中国, 中國 |
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This is a more traditional way of saying China. |
| ĉiom |
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all, all of it |
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| ĉirkaŭ |
adv |
around, approximately |
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| ĉiu |
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each, every |
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| ĉiuj |
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all |
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| ĉokolado |
n |
chocolate |
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| ĉu |
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whether |
Ĉu tio estas akvo?
Is that water?
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| ĉu ne |
exp |
isn't that so? or not? |
Tio estas akvo, ĉu ne?
That's water, right?
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Esperanto |
Part of speech |
English |
Examples |
Notes |
| d-ro |
n |
Dr., Doctor |
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| da |
prep |
of (follows quantity or measure) |
Mi havas du litroj da akvo.
I have two litres of water.
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| damne |
adv |
damn |
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| danci |
vi |
to dance |
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| danki |
vt |
to thank |
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| daŭri |
vi |
to last, to continue, to go on |
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| de |
prep |
of, from |
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| decidi |
vt |
to decide |
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| denove |
adv |
again, once more, all over again, anew |
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| decembro |
n |
December |
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| dek |
num |
ten |
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| dekstra |
adj |
right, right-hand |
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To make "left", use the mal- prefix: maldekstra. |
| demandi |
vt |
to ask (a question) |
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| demando |
n |
question |
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| dento |
n |
tooth |
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| dependi |
vt |
to depend |
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| devi |
vt |
to have to, must |
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| deveni |
vi |
to come, to derive, to originate, to result |
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| deziri |
vt |
to wish, to desire |
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| dika |
adj |
thick, fat |
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| dimanĉo |
n |
Sunday |
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| diri |
vt |
to say |
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| direkto |
n |
direction |
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| diversa |
adj |
varied |
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| do |
conj |
therefore, so, then |
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| doktoro |
n |
doctor |
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| dolĉa |
adj |
sweet |
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| doloro |
n |
pain |
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| domaĝe |
adv |
that's too bad, what a pity |
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| domo |
n |
house, building |
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| doni |
vt |
to give |
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| dormi |
vi |
to sleep |
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| dorso |
n |
back |
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| du |
num |
two |
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| dubi |
vt |
to doubt |
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| dum |
conj-prep |
for, during, whereas, while, whilst |
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| dura |
adj |
hard |
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Hard as in "not soft", not hard as in "difficult". |
Esperanto |
Part of speech |
English |
Examples |
Notes |
| ebena |
adj |
even, flat, level, smooth |
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| eble |
adv |
maybe, perhaps, possibly |
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| ebli |
vi |
to be possible |
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| ebria |
adj |
drunk, intoxicated |
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| eĉ |
adv |
even |
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| edzo |
n |
husband |
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| efika |
adj |
effective, effectual, efficacious |
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| egala |
adj |
equal, even, level |
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| ege |
adv |
extremely |
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| eĥo |
n |
echo |
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| ejo |
n |
place |
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| ek! |
int |
let's go!, move it! |
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| ekde |
adv |
from, since |
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| ekhavi |
vi |
to get |
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| eko |
n |
beginning, commencement, inception, opening, outset, start |
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| ekscese |
adv |
excessively |
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| ekskuzi |
vt |
to excuse |
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| ekspliki |
vt |
to explain |
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| ekster |
prep |
outside, out of |
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| ekzemplo |
n |
example |
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| ekzerci |
vi |
to exercise, to practice |
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| el |
prep |
out of, from |
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| elekti |
vt |
to choose, to elect |
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| en |
prep |
a, in, inside, into, on, per, within |
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| enui |
vi |
to be bored, to be tired of something |
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| enuigi |
vi |
to bore |
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| enuiĝi |
vi |
to get bored |
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| erari |
vi |
to err, to make a mistake |
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| ero |
n |
element, fragment, item, particle |
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| esperi |
vi |
to hope |
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| esti |
vi |
to be |
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| estonto |
n |
future |
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| estro |
n |
boss, chief, leader |
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| Eŭropo |
n |
Europe |
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| evolui |
vi |
to evolve, to develop |
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Esperanto |
Part of speech |
English |
Examples |
Notes |
| ia |
adj |
some kind of |
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| ial |
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for some reason |
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| iam |
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at some time, ever, sometime |
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| ideo |
n |
idea |
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| idioto |
n |
idiot |
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| ido |
n |
child, offspring |
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| ie |
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anywhere, somewhere |
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| iel |
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anyway, somehow |
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| ien |
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somewhere, to some place |
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| ies |
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someone's |
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| igi |
vt |
to cause, to get, to make |
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| iĝi |
vt |
to become, to get, to grow |
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| ili |
pron |
they |
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| ilo |
n |
tool, means |
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| imagi |
v |
to imagine |
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| ina |
adj |
female, feminine |
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| infano |
n |
child |
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| informi |
vt |
to inform |
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| informiĝi |
v |
to be advised, to be informed, to find out |
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| insekto |
n |
insect |
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| instrui |
v |
to teach |
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| insulo |
n |
island |
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| insulta |
adj |
insulting, offensive |
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| inter |
prep |
between, among |
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| inter ... kaj ... |
exp |
... to ..., from ... to ... |
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| intereso |
n |
interest |
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| interesi |
vt |
to interest, to be interesting to |
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| interesiĝi |
vt |
to be interested, to take an interest |
Mi interesiĝas pri esperanton.
I am interested in Esperanto.
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| interna |
adj |
internal, inside |
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| iom |
adv |
a little, rather, some, somewhat, to some extent |
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| iom post iom |
adv |
gradually, little by little |
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| iri |
v |
to go |
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| iu |
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a, any, anybody, some, somebody, one, someone, some one |
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| iu ajn |
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any |
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| iuj |
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a few, some |
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Esperanto |
Part of speech |
English |
Examples |
Notes |
| kafo |
n |
coffee |
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| kaj |
conj |
and |
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| kaj ... kaj ... |
exp |
both ... and ... |
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| kalkuli |
vt |
to calculate, to count |
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| kampo |
n |
field, area |
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| kanti |
v |
to sing |
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| kapo |
n |
head |
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| kapti |
vt |
to catch |
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| kara |
adj |
dear, expensive, lovely, valuable |
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| kaŝi |
vt |
to hide (something) |
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| kato |
n |
cat |
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| kaŭzo |
n |
cause |
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| ke |
conj |
that |
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| kelka |
adj |
some |
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| kia |
adj |
what kind of, what sort of |
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| kial |
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what for, why |
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| kiam |
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when |
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| kie |
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where |
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| kiel |
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as, how, like |
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| kies |
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of which, which one's, whose |
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| kio |
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what, which |
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| kiom |
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how many, how much |
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| kisi |
vt |
kiss |
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| kiu |
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that, which, which one, who |
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| klara |
adj |
clear |
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| klubo |
n |
club, group |
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| knabo |
n |
boy |
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| kolekti |
vt |
to collect |
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| koleri |
vi |
to be angry |
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| koleriĝi |
vi |
to get angry |
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| kolo |
n |
neck |
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| koloro |
n |
color |
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| komenci |
vt |
to begin (something) |
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| komerci |
vt |
to trade, to do business |
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| komforta |
adj |
comfortable |
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| kompreni |
vt |
to understand, to realise, to realize |
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| komuna |
adj |
common, general |
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| komuniki |
vi |
to communicate |
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| koni |
vi |
to know |
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| konduki |
v |
to lead |
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| kongreso |
n |
congress, convention |
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| konsenti |
vi |
to agree |
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| konsili |
vt |
to advise |
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| konstrui |
vt |
to build |
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| kontenta |
adj |
satisfied, content |
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| kontraŭ |
prep |
across from, against, in exchange for, opposed to, opposite, upon |
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| korespondi |
vi |
to correspond, to exchange letters |
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| koro |
n |
heart |
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| korpo |
n |
body |
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| korto |
n |
yard, courtyard |
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| kosti |
vt |
to cost |
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| koverto |
n |
envelope |
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| kovri |
vt |
to cover |
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| kredi |
vt |
to believe |
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| kreski |
vi |
to grow |
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| krii |
vi |
to yell, to cry out |
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| krom |
prep |
apart from, besides, except, except for |
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| ksilofono |
n |
xylophone |
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| ktp |
exp |
and so on, et cetera |
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Stands for "kaj tiel plu". |
| kuiri |
v |
to cook |
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| kuko |
n |
cake |
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| kun |
prep |
with |
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| kunuzi |
vt |
to share |
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| kuraĝa |
adj |
brave, courageous |
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| kuri |
vi |
to run |
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| kurso |
n |
course, series of lessons |
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| kuŝi |
vi |
to lie down |
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| kutimo |
n |
custom, habit |
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| kvankam |
conj |
although |
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| kvar |
num |
four |
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| kvazaŭ |
adv-conj |
as if, as though |
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| kvieta |
adj |
quiet |
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| kvin |
num |
five |
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