Translation
to speak
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Examples
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Do you speak Esperanto?
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We were talking about you.
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He speaks very well.
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I want to speak to the gentleman.
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Do not talk about that now.
Paroli is speaking as an activity: you speak kun a person, pri a subject and al somebody you address. A language is the one thing it takes as a plain direct object, hence paroli Esperanton with the accusative. Keep it apart from diri, which needs the actual words said as its object.
Where this fits
Word family
Words built on paroli with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- ekparoliverb
to start speaking
ek-paroli: to start speaking
- elparoliverb
to pronounce
elparoli: to speak out
- interparoliverb
to converse, to talk with one another
interparoli
- la怒tparolilonoun
loudspeaker
la怒taparoli-il-: a tool for speaking loudly
- paroladonoun
speech, address; talking
paroli-ad-
- parolemaadjective
talkative
paroli-em-: inclined to talk
Used in
Stories
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Esperanto Verb Tenses and Conjugation: -as, -is, -os
Esperanto Verbs and Prepositions: Which One Each Verb Takes
Esperanto Word Endings: -o, -a, -e and -i
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 14: paroli, ankora怒, tia and 7 more words.