COPYRIGHT 1994 Wendy Ashby & Ron Clark
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PLU EXEMPLA (EXAMPLES)

Hullo!  Please!  Thank you!          Ave!  Place!  Gratia!
Congratulations!  Goodbye!           Gratula!  Vale!
Thank you for your letter.           Gratia de tu grama.
Excuse me!  Sorry!  Look out!        Pardo!  Penite!  Kura!
Help me!  They help each other.      Auxi mi!  Mu auxi alelo.
The engine is working well.          U makina funktio bene.
Out of order! Can't find the fault.  No-funktio! Ne pote detekti u defekti.
Think hard!  You ought to help her.  Kogita!  Tu debi auxi fe.
She can walk.  Can she walk?         Fe pote gresi.  Qe fe pote gresi?
He was able to run and jump.         An pa pote dromo e salta.
Can they jump?                       Qe mu pote salta?
She was singing; when he came.       Fe pa du kanta; kron an pa veni.
She has just sat down.               Fe nu-pa sedi.
What's going on?  What did you see?  Qo acide?  Tu pa vide qo?
Why (what CAuse) did it happen?      Qo-ka id pa acide?
Why (what inTEntion) did he go?      Qo-te an pa ki?
I know what she's thinking.          Mi ski; qod fe puta.
I wonder whether she will go.        Mi qestio se; qe fe fu ki.
The man you saw last week.           Un andro tu pa vide pa setimana.
The woman; who is going round the    U gina; qi ki peri gono; es
  corner; is my neighbor.              me para-fe.
I saw her.  She saw mi.              Mi pa vide fe.  Fe pa vide mi.
My books are on the table.           Mi plu bibli es epi tabla.
They spoke at the same moment.       My pa dice iso-kron.
He lived during the 19th century.    An pa vive ten centa-anua mo-nona.
She lives in a German town.          Fe eko in deutsche urba.
However she likes living in the      Anti-co fe amo eko in rura.
  country.
Worker, Inhabitant, Supporter, Lover Ergo-pe. In-pe. Pro-pe. Filo-pe.
Place.  Constituency.  Plateau.      Loka = -lo.  Elekti-lo.  Plati-lo
Everywhere.  Somewhere.  Nowhere.    Panto-lo.  Uno-lo.  Nuli-lo.
You look well.  Apparently she cant  Tu feno sani.  Feno, fe ne pote veni.
  come
Its breaking.  Got broken.  Broken.  Id frakti. Pa gene frakti. Ge-frakti.
Who saw you?  Whom did you see?      Qo-pe pa vide tu?  Tu pa vide qo-pe?
In-spite-of the fine weather,        Anti u kali klima,
  we stayed indoors.  Outdoors.        na pa resta intra.  Extra.
Thing. Something. Anything. Nothing. Ra.  Uno-ra.  Ali-ra.  Nuli-ra.
They say; its only a rumor.          Mu dice; id es solo u mu-dice.
Where do you live?  Near or far?     To eko qo-lo?  Proxi alo tele?
He understands.  He doesn't u.       An logi.  An ne logi.
Does he understand?                  Qe an logi?
Switch on / switch off the lamp.     Sti / sto u lampa.
She made me laugh.                   Fe pa sti ridi me.
I couldnt help laughing.             Mi ne pa pote ne ridi.
She's just gone out.                 Fe nu-pa ki ex.
I'm just going away.                 Mi nu-fu ki ab.
Upwards.  Downwards.                 Ana.  Kata.
Head over heels, upside down.        Ana kata.
Forwards and backwards.              Avanti e retro.
Two single tickets, please.          Bi bileta ab, place.
Three returns, please.  Thank you.   Tri versi bile[ta], place.  Grati[a].
I go to London by car.               Mi mobi a london.
She goes by train.  I walk.          Fe trena.  Mi pedi.
This = the-here.  That = the-there.  U-ci.  U-la.
This tree is higher than that        U-ci dendro es ma alti de u-la.
Road way.  Pavement [US: sidewalk].  Rota-via.  Pedi-via.  Kanali.
  Gutter.
Vacuum cleaner.  Computer.           Puri-me.  Puta-me.
The doctor examined the patient.     U iatri pa examina u pato-pe.
He was examined by the doctor.       An pa gene examina ex iatri.
It got hot.  It got cooled in the    Id pa gene termo.  Id pa gene frigi
  refrigerator.                        in frigi-me.
Steam engine.  Printing press.       Vapo-me.  Tipo-me.
Book-case.  Writing-desk.            Bibli-mo(bili).  Grafo-mo.
MA-terial, stuff.  Beverage.         Materia, -ma.  Bibe-ma.
Mineral.  Sediment.  Ingredient.     Geo-ma.  Infra-ma.  Mero-ma.
Food.  Raw ma-terial.  Scum.         Vora-ma.  Proto-ma.  Supra-ma.
Extinct animals.  Extant plants.     Plu pre-nu zoa.  Plu nu fito.
I must go.  I had to go.             Mi nece ki.  Mi pa nece ki.
I shall have to go.                  Mi fu nece ki.
She ought to go.                     Fe debi ki.
She ought to have gone.              Fe pa debi ki.
I reckon, believe, opine, doubt.     Mi puta, kredi. doxo, dubi.
I'll keep this.  Keep it hot.        Mi fu tena u-ci.  Tena id termo.
Careful!  Dont fall!                 Kura!  Ne kade!
Mother-in-law.  Aunt.                Andro-matri.  Parenta sorori.

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from "GLOSA 1000 - ENGLISH"
Wendy Ashby and Ronald Clark
Glosa Education Organization
P. O. Box 18
Richmond
Surrey  TW9 2AU
England

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