Kilo Lingo

#253 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

letter (written message)

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 leterportisto for a postman, both assembled from parts you already know rather than learned fresh.

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letero: worksheet, infographic and listicle

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This word is part of lesson 6.