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The Esperanto Teacher

Subtitle A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians
Author Helen Fryer
Categories Non-fiction, Language, Instructional, Audiobook
Language Esperanto
Published 1907
Word count 45,078
Excerpt

Ne, rozo ne estas birdo, rozo estas floro.

LESSON 2.

Every "describing" word, that is, every word which tells the kind or quality of a person or thing, ends in "a," as "granda", large; "rugxa", red.

(A describing word is called an ADJECTIVE).

VOCABULARY.

bEla : beautiful. jUna : young. blAnka : white. matUra : mature, ripe. blUa : blue. nOva : new. bOna : good. nUtra : nutritious. fidEla : faithful. pUra : pure, clean. fOrta : strong. rIcxa : rich. frEsxa : fresh. sAna : well (healthy).

cxiElo : sky, heaven. nEgxo : snow. fEsto : holiday. pAno : bread. frauxlIno : maiden lady, Miss papEro : paper. hOmo : man (human being). tAblo : table. hUndo : dog. vIno : wine. infAno : child.