12 (DEK DU)



acxeti	to buy

akvo	water

apud	beside, near

brando	brandy

cxio	everything

denove	again

doloro	pain

doni	to give

duone	half

eksplodi	to explode

fra~ulino	Miss

glaso	glass

gxemi	to groan, to moan

heziti	to hesitate

ja	indeed; sure enough

kiom	how much, how many

klara	clear, plain

kvankam	although

largxa	broad

la~u	according to; along

morti	to die

plezuro	pleasure

polico	police

porti	to carry

pripensi	to reflect, to ponder, to think over

ricevi	to receive

segxo	chair

soifi	to be thirsty

soifo	thirst

suficxa	sufficient

tiom	so much, so many

trinki	to drink



al-  approach, drawing near, bringing closer



	veni, "to come" > alveni, "to arrive"

	iri, "to go", > aliri, "to approach"

	porti, "to carry" > alporti, "to bring"

	paroli, "to speak" > alparoli, "to address"



kapjesi = kap + jes + i = "to nod" ("head" + "yes" + verb. ending)



scivola = sci + vol + a = "curious" ("know" + "want" + adj. ending =

"who wants to know")



klarigi = klar + ig + i = "to explain" ("clear" + "render" + verb.

ending = "to make clear")



survizagxe = sur + vizagx + e = "on (his, her) face" ( "on" + "face" +

adv. ending = sur (la, lia, sxia) vizagxo)



a > e:



	facila laboro, "an easy job", facile labori, "to work easily"

	la laboro estas facila, "the work is easy"

	labori estas facile, "working is easy"

	estas facile labori, "it is easy to work"

	estas bone lerni la lingvon, "it is good to learn the language"

	ripari la a~uton estas dezirinde, "it is desirable to mend the

car"; riparado de la a~uto estas dezirinda, "repairing of the car is

desirable"



	tiu demando estas nediskreta, "that question is indiscreet";

	tion demandi estas nediskrete, "it is indiscreet to inquire on

that point"



estis klare, ke la laboron faros li, "it was clear that he was the one

who would do the job"; estis klara decido, ke la laboron faros li, "it

was a clear decision that he would do the job"



estus bone, se vi povus veni, "it would be good if you could come";

estus bona afero, se vi povus veni, "it would be a good thing if you

could come"



"ja" often refers to the cause of the thing dealt with in the preceding

statement, but it is also used simply to emphasize a point:



mi ne povas gxin porti, gxi ja estas tro granda, "I cannot carry it, it

is too heavy"



li certe venos, li ja tre deziras vidi vin, "he will certainly come,

for he wants badly to see you"



vi ja scias ..., "you sure know ...", "no doubt, you know ..."



cxu li ne venos? - jes ja!, "won't he come?" - "oh yes, he will,

definitely"