Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Kiel, Kiam, Kie, Kien, Kies (Esperanto-English)

Kiel kuras la knabino? La knabino kuras rapide. = How does the child run? The child runs fast.
Kiel fartas Fang? Fang fartas bone. = How does Fang feel? Fang feels well.

Kiel = As / Like / How
Kuras = to run
Rapide = Fast
Fartas = To fare / to feel / to be doing
-e = Adverb

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Kiam studas Ana? Ana studas matene. = When does Ana study? Ana studies in the morning.
Kiam brilas la suno? La suno brilas tage. = When does the sun shine? The sun shines in the daytime.

Kiam = When
Matene = in the morning
Brilas = to shine
suno = the sun
tage = in the daytime
vespere = in the evening
dormas = to sleep
nokte = in the night

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Kie estas la pilko? La pilko estas sur la tablo. = Where is the ball? The ball is on the table.

Kie = Where
Sur = on
Sub = under / beneath / below
en = in
antaux = before / in front of / ahead of
malantaux = behind / after

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Kien iras la viro? La viro iras al la domo. = Where does the man go? The man goes towards the house.
Kien iras la viro? La viro iras en la domon. = Where does the man go? The man goes into the house.
Kie iras la viro? La viro iras en la domo. = Where does the man go? The man goes in the house. (as in walking around in the house).

Kien = To where, in what direction
iras = to go
al = towards / in the direction of / to
gxis = until
en = in

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Kies esta la pilko? La pilko estas de Petro. = Whose is the ball? The ball is Petro's.

Kies = whose / which one's
de = of
fotilo = camera
komputilo = computer

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De kie estas Ana? Ana estas de la lando Usono. = Where is Ana from? Ana is from the country USA.

De kie = of where / where from
lando = country
Usono = USA
Cxinio = China
Italio = Italy
urbo = city

(Stopped at lesson 27)

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