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Proto inkontra

Gary R Miller (Gary R Miller <justi.miller@...>) on June 28, 2003

First Contacts = Plu proto inkontra

Good morning, Sir! = Boni mana, sinior! Good evening, Madam! = Boni vespera, siniora! Good night, Miss Jones! = Boni noktu, sinioreta Jones! Good bye, my dear friend! = Vale, mi karo ami! See you again soon! = Mi fu vide tu po pusi tem! How are you? = Komo tu? I�m not very well = Mi este sub no-sani. Very well, thank you = Fo boni, gratia. Allow me to introduce my brother to you = Sti lice; mi face ge-ski a tu mi fratri. Delighted to make your acquaintance = Mi este hedo; mi gene ski de tu. How do you do? = Komo tu? I�m very pleased to meet you = Mi este fo hedo; gene inkontra ko tu. The pleasure is mine = Un hedo es de mi. Please excuse me. I must go now. = Place, sti pardo. Mi nu nece ki ab. Must you go already? = Qe tu nu nece ki ab? Could you come and see me tomorrow? = Qe tu posi sti veni e vide mi fu-di? I�ll be pleased to see you again = Mu fu este hedo de itera vide tu. When? = Qo-kron? At once = Imedia. As soon as possible = Fo tako. Always = Panto-kron (panto-tem, holo-tem). Never = Zero-kron. Sometimes = Uno-kron (uno-tem). Often = Freqe. Seldom = Rari. Today = Nu-di. Yesterday = Pa-di. The day before yesterday = Pa-pa-di. Tomorrow = Fu-di. The day after tomorrow = Fu-fu-di. The next day = Tem seqe di. The day before = Tem pre di. Can I be of any use to you? = Qe mi pote habe funktio a tu? Can I do anything for you? = Qe mi pote akti uno-ra pro tu? Please!= Place! Did I hurt you? = Qe mi pa akti noku a tu? I am very sorry = Mi este fo penite. Don�t mention it! = Non-importa! It was my fault = Mi habe un etio de u-ci. There�s no harm done = Zero noku. Pardon! = Pardo! I beg your pardon! Sti pardo (a mi)! Yes = Ja. No = No. Perhaps = Posi. Certainly = Sura. Probably = Probabili. What�s the matter (with you)? = Qo turba? I�m all right, thank you = Es zero turba, gratia. It seems to me = Feno a mi… I�m sure = Mi este sura. I don�t mind = Mi ne este turba. Where are you? = Tu es qo-lo? I�m at home = Mi es in eko-do. Where are you coming from? = Tu ki ab qo-lo? From the library = Ab bibli-do. Where are you going? = Tu ki a qo-lo? To the station = A statio. Which way is the post office? = U posta-do es a qo? Come with me. I�ll show you the way. = Sti ki ko mi. Mi fu monstra a tu u via. Quickly!= Tako! Hurry up! = Sti tako! Are you ready? = Qe tu es ge-prepara? I�m not ready yet = Mi ne nu es ge-prepara. I�m waiting for you = Mi du atende de tu. I�m coming = Mi ki a. I�m in a great hurry = Mi ki ko mega tako. I haven�t time to wait = Mi ne habe (sati) tem de atende. I looked for you everywhere = Mi pa tenta vide tu panto-lo. I couldn�t find you anywhere = Mi ne pote detekti tu ali-lo. Do you speak Glosa? = Qe tu dice per Glosa? I can read and write Glosa, but I cannot speak it yet = Mi pote lekto e grafo sed ne nu pote dice per Glosa. What do you call this in Glosa? = Qo es u Glosa verba de u-ci? This is an international/untranslatable word = U-ci es un internatio/u no-translati verba. Does anyone here speak English? = Qe ali-pe ci pote dice per England lingua? I might understand if you spoke slowly = Mi fu posi gene logi, si tu dice ko ma lento. What does this French word mean? = U-ci France verba habe qo semani? I don�t speak French, but I speak Russian = Mi ne dice France sed Rossija lingua. Do you know that man? = Qe tu habe ski de u-la andro? I’ve never seen him before = Mi ne pa vide an pre-nu. I don�t know = Mi ne habe ski. I think so = Mi doxo so. I don�t think so = Mi ne doxo so. What is this? = U-ci es qo? It�s a modern church = Id es u nu-mode religio-do. I don�t like it. It looks like a warehouse = Mi ne este hedo de id. Id feno es u stora-do. You�re right = Tu habe korekti. It�s a matter of taste = Id es u pragma de amo (alo de ne amo). Some people love this architecture = Uno-pe este filo de u-ci tekto arti. Would you like to see something else? = Qe tu hedo vide hetero ra? I don�t want to see anything else = Mi ne volu vide hetero ra. I prefer staying indoors = Mi hedo du es in domi. You�re wrong. There are some remarkable things to see = Tu habe falsi. Es plu sti-nova ra; tu fu volu vide. Well, I prefer to see them in the afternoon = Anti-co, mi fu hedo vide mu tem di meso. Let�s go to a restaurant now = Na fu ki a vora-bo. I�m a little hungry = Mi este pusi fami. Take me to a caf�, please = Duce mi a kafe, place.


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Proto inkontra - Committee on language planning, FIAS. Coordination: Vergara & Hardy, PhDs.