Translation
letter (written message)
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Examples
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I wrote a long letter to my mother.
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The letter arrived this morning.
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She read the letter with joy.
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He sent letters to all his friends.
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Did you receive my letter?
English uses one word for two unrelated things and Esperanto does not. is the letter you write and post; a letter of the alphabet is . One vowel apart, and swapping them is the classic beginner slip, usually in the sentence about how many letters Esperanto has. The root gives o for a letterbox and for a postman, both assembled from parts you already know rather than learned fresh.
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Grammar articles
(8)Esperanto Compound Tenses: esti + Participle, and When
Esperanto Impersonal Sentences: oni, pluvas, estas varme
After the Esperanto Course: What to Do Next (Kien de Ĉi Tie)
Esperanto Letter Writing: Register and Politeness
The Esperanto Passive: -ata, -ita, -ota and esti
Esperanto Prepositions: The Full List, With Examples
Esperanto Verbs and Prepositions: Which One Each Verb Takes
Esperanto Word Order: Emphasis, ne and ankaŭ
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 3, lesson 8: letero, porti, iam and 7 more words.