Ch 5 · Lesson 20Esperanto · Chapter 5 · Lesson 20 · Phrase session
Meeting someone new
Where you are from, where you live, and what to say when they talk too fast.
Why these go together
The second minute of a conversation is always the same three questions, in every country and at every congress. You know all the words now. is the one to have ready: it is what you say on shaking hands, and it means exactly what it says.
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Where are you from?
Literally: from where do you come?
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Where do you live?
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I am learning Esperanto.
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Pleased to meet you.
Literally: it is a pleasure to know you
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What does that mean?
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Please speak slowly.
Matching
0/6Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/6Put the missing word back.
De kie vi ? (Where are you from?)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Kie vi ? (Where do you live?)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Mi Esperanton. (I am learning Esperanto.)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Estas koni vin. (Pleased to meet you.)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Kion tio? (What does that mean?)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Bonvolu paroli . (Please speak slowly.)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
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