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CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES AND SENTENCES.
Useful and Necessary Expressions.
(_Utilaj kaj Necesaj Esprimoj._)
English. | Esperanto. | Pronunciation.
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Do you speak | _Ĉu vi parolas angle?_ | choo vee pahro'lahss
English? | | ahn'gleh?
I do not speak | _Mi ne parolas angle._ | mee neh pahro'lahss
English. | | ahn'gleh
Is there anyone | _Ĉu estas ĉi tie iu_, | choo eh'stahss chee
here who speaks | _kiu parolas | tee'eh ee'oo, kee'oo
Esperanto? | Esperante?_ | pahro'lahss
| | espehrahn'teh?
How long have you | _Dum kiom da tempo vi | doom kee'ohm dah
learnt? | lernadis?_ | tehm'po vi
| | lehrnah'deess?
A short time only | _Dum nur mallonga | doom noor mahl-lohn'gah
| tempo_ | tehmpo
You have a good | _Vi havas bonan | vee ha'vahss boh'nahn
accent | akcenton_ | ahk-tsehn'ton
I find the | _Mi trovas la | mee tro'vahss lah
pronunciation | elparoladon tre | ehl-parolah'dohn treh
very easy | facila_ | faht-see'lah
If you please | _Se plaĉas_ | seh plah'chahss
Thank you; thanks! | _Mi dankas; dankon!_ | mee dahn'kahss;
| | dahn'kohn!
I thank you | _Mi dankas vin_ | mee dahn'kahss veen
Much obliged | _Vi estas tre kompleza_ | vee eh'stahss treh
| | kohmpleh'zah
Have the goodness | _Havu la bonecon_ | hah'voo lah
| | bo-neht'sohn
Yes, sir | _Jes, sinjoro_ | yehss, seen-yoh'roh
Yes, miss | _Jes, fraŭlino_ | yehss, frahw-lee'no
No, madam | _Ne, sinjorino_ | neh, seen-yoh-ree'no
Allow me | _Permesu (min)_ | pehrmeh'soo (meen)
Bring me | _Alportu al mi_ | ahlpohr'too ahl mee
Do you understand? | _Ĉu vi komprenas?_ | choo vee
| | kohmpreh'nahss?
I do not | _Mi ne komprenas_ | mee neh kohm-preh'nahss
understand | |
I understand | _Mi komprenas_ | mee kohm-preh'nahss
