< Esperanto < Appendix
| Translation | Phrase | IPA | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| hello | saluton | /sa'luton/ | (I give you) greeting |
| good-bye | ĝis revido | /ʤis re'vido/ | until (a) re-seeing |
| Please | bonvolu | /bon 'volu/ | goodwill (for me - soft imperative) |
| thank you | dankon | /'dankon/ | (I give my) thanks |
| you're welcome | nedankinde | /nedan 'kinde/ | (my action was performed) not-thank-worth-ly |
| that/they/them | tiu | /'tiu/ | |
| How much? | kiom | /'kiom/ | |
| English | angla | /'angla/ | |
| yes | jes | /jes/ | |
| no | ne | /ne/ | |
| I am sorry | mi bedaŭras | /mi be'daʊ̯ɾas/ | I am-regretting |
| I don't understand | mi ne komprenas | /mi ne kom'prenas/ | |
| Where is the toilet? | kie estas la necesejo? | /'kie 'estas la neʦe'sejo/ | where is the necessity-place? |
| To your health (generic toast) | Je via sano | /je 'via 'sano/ | to your health |
| Do you speak English? | Ĉu vi parolas la anglan? | /ʧu vi pa'rolas la 'anglan/ | Is-it-true-that you speak the English (language)? |
| Excuse me, I do not speak Esperanto well | Pardonu min, mi ne bone parolas Esperanton | /par'donu min mi ne 'bone pa'rolas espe'ranton/ | |
| I don't know | Mi ne scias | /mi ne 'sʦias/ |
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