Ch 1 · Lesson 50

Your first story in Esperanto

A real chat between a traveller and her host, built from the words you have just learned. The one new word is glossed at the top.

Read it through once - every word in it is already in your vocabulary, apart from the one new word listed at the top. Finish the comprehension questions underneath and the lesson completes itself.

Core 1,000

Kiom da homoj?

How many people?

Reading time
1 min
Total words
52
Unique words
33
Typical word
#51

Story

Ewa
  1. Ewa, 18:20:! Ewa. ?
  2. Jakob (you), 18:20:, Ewa! , . ? Read
  3. Ewa, 18:20:?
  4. Jakob (you), 18:20:. . Read
  5. Jakob (you), 18:20: ? Read
  6. Ewa, 18:20: .
  7. Ewa, 21:05: !
  8. Ewa, 21:05:
  9. Jakob (you), 21:05:Ewa... ? Read
  10. Ewa, 21:05: , .
  11. Jakob (you), 21:05: ? Read
  12. Ewa, 21:05: .
  13. Ewa, 21:05:
  14. Jakob (you), 21:05:! «!» Delivered
  15. Jakob (you), 21:05:. . Delivered

Comprehension drill

7 questions on what you just read. Get one wrong and the story will show you where it says otherwise.

Open the full story page for the vocabulary table and the printable version.

Lesson 50 of 51 in this chapter

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