How Esperanto works

Lesson 1 · Introduction

How Esperanto works

Sixteen rules, no exceptions, and no irregular verbs. Read this first and the rest of the course is vocabulary.

Lesson 2 · Grammar primer

The alphabet: 28 letters, one sound each

The six hatted letters, how to type them when your keyboard cannot, and the stress rule that never has an exception. Ten minutes, and you can pronounce every word in the language.

Lesson 3 · Words 1-10

Words 1 to 10

Lesson 20 · Arcade review

Word Bubbles review session

Pop the words you just met by matching each one to its meaning. A couple of rounds and the batch is yours.

Lesson 4 · Words 11-20

Words 11 to 20

Lesson 5 · Grammar primer

Esperanto word endings: -o, -a, -e, -i

Every word tells you its own part of speech. Learn four letters and you can parse a sentence before you can translate it.

Lesson 6 · Words 21-30

Words 21 to 30

Lesson 21 · Arcade review

Crossword review session

Cross the words you just met, clued in English. Slower than a drill, and it sticks harder.

Lesson 7 · Words 31-40

Words 31 to 40

Lesson 22 · Arcade review

Word Bubbles review session

Pop the words you just met by matching each one to its meaning. A couple of rounds and the batch is yours.

Lesson 8 · Words 41-50

Words 41 to 50

Lesson 9 · Grammar primer

Verb tenses: -as, -is, -os, -us, -u

Five endings, no irregular verbs, and the same form for every person. This is the entire verb system of the language.

Lesson 10 · Words 51-60

Words 51 to 60

Lesson 23 · Arcade review

Crossword review session

Cross the words you just met, clued in English. Slower than a drill, and it sticks harder.

Lesson 11 · Words 61-70

Words 61 to 70

Lesson 24 · Arcade review

Word Bubbles review session

Pop the words you just met by matching each one to its meaning. A couple of rounds and the batch is yours.

Lesson 12 · Words 71-80

Words 71 to 80

Lesson 25 · Arcade review

Crossword review session

Cross the words you just met, clued in English. Slower than a drill, and it sticks harder.

Lesson 13 · Words 81-90

Words 81 to 90

Lesson 26 · Arcade review

Word Bubbles review session

Pop the words you just met by matching each one to its meaning. A couple of rounds and the batch is yours.

Lesson 14 · Words 91-100

Words 91 to 100

Lesson 15 · Read a story

Your first story in Esperanto

Every word in this story comes from the hundred you have just learned. No lookups required.

Lesson 16 · Vocabulary

The sounds of the hats

One letter, one sound - and here is each hatted letter's sound, mouth diagram and all.

Lesson 17 · Grammar primer

Say something today: greetings and courtesies

A dozen fixed everyday phrases - hello, thank you, I am a beginner - so you can greet a real Esperantist before you have learned any grammar.

Lesson 19 · Vocabulary

Kion oni faras

The fifteen verbs of the first hundred words, in one place. Chapter 1 is almost entirely function words and verbs, so this is the session that shows you how much you can already say.

Lesson 18 · Arcade review

Arcade review

Replay this chapter's words as games - a different kind of repetition, and it counts.