Ch 13 · Lesson 18

On the phone and online

Most Esperanto conversations now happen on a screen. These keep yours from falling apart.

Why these go together

Most of your Esperanto will happen online: a video call with a tandem partner, a group, a message to a host before you visit. Note : 'in ten minutes' time' is , because it means after ten minutes have passed; would mean within ten minutes.

  • ?

    Can you hear me?

    Literally: do you hear me?

  • .

    My phone is not working.

  • ?

    Did you get my message?

  • .

    Message me.

    Literally: write to me

  • .

    I will be there in ten minutes.

  • .

    Let us talk later.

  • !

    See you tomorrow!

    Literally: until tomorrow!

Matching

0/7

Match each phrase to what it means.

Fill in the blank

0/7

Put the missing word back.

  1. Ĉu vi min? (Can you hear me?)

    Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ

  2. Mia telefono ne . (My phone is not working.)

    Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ

  3. Ĉu vi mian mesaĝon? (Did you get my message?)

    Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ

  4. al mi. (Message me.)

    Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ

  5. Mi estos tie dek minutoj. (I will be there in ten minutes.)

    Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ

  6. Ni poste. (Let us talk later.)

    Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ

  7. Ĝis ! (See you tomorrow!)

    Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ

Lesson 18 of 23 in this chapter

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