Ch 2 · Lesson 41Esperanto · Chapter 2 · Lesson 41 · Conversation
Very quiet
Ten lines with Nina, who is three and has a question for you first.
The scene
You are looking after Nina, who is three. She has been very quiet in the bathroom for ten minutes. Notice the two ways to give a reason: ĉar, because, with a whole sentence, or por, in order to, with a bare verb.
Tap any word to look it up.
- Nina
?
Are you happy?
- You
? . ?
Happy? Yes. Why?
- Nina
.
Just wondering.
Literally: Only (in order) to know.
- You
Nina, ?
Nina, what have you done?
- Nina
! .
Nothing! Your phone is doing very well.
- You
? ?
My phone? Where is it?
- Nina
.
In the water.
- You
? ?
In the water? Why?
- Nina
.
Because it was thirsty.
- You
. , .
Oh. Well, it isn't thirsty any more.
Pick the right one
0/5Your turn: pick what you said back.
Nina: Ĉu vi estas feliĉa?
Nina: Nur por scii.
Nina: Nenion! Via telefono fartas tre bone.
Nina: En la akvo.
Nina: Ĉar ĝi soifis.
Matching
0/10Match each line to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/10Put the missing word back.
Ĉu vi estas ? (Are you happy?)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Feliĉa? Jes. ? (Happy? Yes. Why?)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Nur por . (Just wondering.)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Nina, kion vi ? (Nina, what have you done?)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Nenion! Via fartas tre bone. (Nothing! Your phone is doing very well.)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Mia telefono? ĝi estas? (My phone? Where is it?)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
En la . (In the water.)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
En la akvo? ? (In the water? Why?)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Ĉar ĝi . (Because it was thirsty.)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Ho. Nu, nun ĝi ne soifas. (Oh. Well, it isn't thirsty any more.)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
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