[{"text_idx": "#000000", "text": "Esperanto-Asocio de Irlando / English"}, {"text_idx": "#000001", "text": "Try listening to the bare dialogue first"}, {"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "H. Are you content with our flat? Do we have enough rooms?"}, {"text_idx": "#000003", "text": "P. Our kitchen is small, but the dining room and cellar are quite big. We also have two bedrooms."}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "H. Yes, but do you not want to have an allotment [parcelo]? Would you like to grow tomatoes and vegetables? Would you like to hear the insects humming [= to hum] there?"}, {"text_idx": "#000005", "text": "P. You have many questions! Do we have money for an allotment? Would we have time to grow anything? If we were to have children, how would we find time to work in an allotment?"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "H. So you do not want a larger kitchen, you do not want to grow vegetables, you prefer to have children. You forget [that] children also cost money and time."}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "P. I suppose [that] you are right. Our flat has two bedrooms and various bits of furniture, cupboards and shelves. I am quite content. I am sorry, but I think [that] we must not complain."}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "Sample answers are offered below"}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "The previous lesson commented on the group of 40 or so roots known as affixes. A second group of roots may for lack of a precise term be called \u2018wordlets\u2019, literally little words. This term refers to the 150 or so roots which are complete in themselves, i.e. they require no \u2018ending\u2019. They include cardinal numbers, prepositions, pronouns, correlatives, con- and sub-junctions, adverbs of time and some others. Unsurprisingly the group contains no adjectives, nouns or verbs as these all require \u2018endings\u2019 to confirm their role. Of course many wordlets can also take \u2018endings\u2019 and act as adjectives, nouns, etc. This happens to a greater extent than with equivalent words in English."}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "This practice may seem strange, even inhibiting. Such a reaction is normal. Let it wash over you at present. Instead concentrate on enjoying the lessons and dialogues for themselves. The rest will follow as you grow more familiar with manipulating the material."}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Please attempt the exercises before consulting the material below"}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Vespermang\u0302o \u2013 mang\u0302o de la vespero : evening meal"}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "legolibro \u2013 libro por leg(ad)o : book for reading, reading book"}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "pos\u0302tkarto \u2013 karto por la pos\u0302to(sistem) : postcard"}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "mang\u0302oc\u0302ambro \u2013 c\u0302ambro por mang\u0302(ad)o \u2013 dining room, eatery"}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "festparolado \u2013 parol(ad)o por fest(okaz)o : speech for a special occasion"}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "datreveno \u2013 reveno de (speciala) dato (en la jaro) : anniversary"}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "skribpapero \u2013 papero por skrib(ad)o : writing paper"}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "lupago \u2013 pago por lu(ad)o : (payment for) rent"}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "sunsubiro \u2013 subiro de la suno, ir(ad)o de la suno suben : sunset"}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "dombesto \u2013 besto (tau\u0306ga) por domo(j) : domestic animal, house pet"}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "Note: the addition of \u2018ad\u2019 like \u2018ing\u2019 in English draws attention to the action involved."}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "arbaro \u2013 aro /grupo de arboj : set of trees, wood"}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "preg\u0302ejo \u2013 ejo / loko por preg\u0302(ad)o : prayer house, church"}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "bovino \u2013 ino / femalo de bovo : female \u2018cow\u2019"}, {"text_idx": "#000032", "text": "kongresano \u2013 ano / membro de kongreso : congress member"}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "A distinguishing characteristic of affixes as against other roots is that they do not need to add any linking vowel to aid pronunciation \u2013 cf au\u0306tovojo, legolibro, mang\u0302oc\u0302ambro supre. Suffixes almost without exception begin with a vowel. They are designed to link easily to other roots."}, {"text_idx": "#000034", "text": "En la domo estas multaj c\u0302ambroj \u2013 in the house [there] are many rooms"}, {"text_idx": "#000035", "text": "En la domo estas malmultaj mebloj \u2013 in the house there are few /not many items of furniture"}, {"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "En la domo trovig\u0302as kelkaj vizitantoj \u2013 some visitors are in the house"}, {"text_idx": "#000037", "text": "En via apartamento trovig\u0302as pluraj s\u0302rankoj \u2013 [there] are several cupboards to be found in your apartment"}, {"text_idx": "#000038", "text": "En via apartamento estas diversaj bretoj \u2013 [there] are sundry shelves in your flat."}, {"text_idx": "#000039", "text": "En la domo estas multaj bestoj \u2013[there] are a lot of animals in the house."}, {"text_idx": "#000040", "text": "Iuj estas bonaj, sed aliaj ne [estas] \u2013 Some [people] are good. but others are not."}, {"text_idx": "#000041", "text": "Multaj estas interesaj, sed aliaj ne [estas] \u2013 Many are interesting, but others aren\u2019t"}, {"text_idx": "#000042", "text": "Kelkaj estas puraj, sed aliaj ne [estas] \u2013 Some are clean, but others aren\u2019t."}, {"text_idx": "#000043", "text": "Pluraj estas utilaj, sed aliaj ne \u2013 Several are useful, but others are not."}, {"text_idx": "#000044", "text": "Mi devus vendi kelkajn el miaj posedaj\u0302oj \u2013 I would have to sell some of my possessions [in those circumstances]"}, {"text_idx": "#000045", "text": "Mi devus ripari plurajn el miaj mebloj \u2013 I would have to repair several pieces of furniture [in those circumstances]"}, {"text_idx": "#000046", "text": "Vi povus elekti la plej utilajn el la donacoj \u2013 You would be able to choose the most useful [in those circumstances]"}, {"text_idx": "#000047", "text": "Vi povus j\u0302eti la plej malbonajn el viaj mebloj for \u2013 [in those circumstances] you would be able to throw out your worst bits of furniture."}, {"text_idx": "#000048", "text": "C\u0302u vi ne volus c\u0302esi fumi? Would you not be willing to stop smoking [in those circumstances]?"}, {"text_idx": "#000050", "text": "C\u0302u vi ne devus kompromisi? Would you not have to compromise [in those circumstances]?"}, {"text_idx": "#000052", "text": "C\u0302u vi ankorau\u0306 fumas? Mi bedau\u0306ras, ke jes. Are you still smoking? I regret so, I do [smoke]"}, {"text_idx": "#000053", "text": "C\u0302u vi c\u0302esos plendi? Mi supozas, ke jes. Will you stop complaining? I suppose so. [Yes, I will]"}, {"text_idx": "#000054", "text": "C\u0302u vi trinkas bieron? Mi ripetas, ke ne. Do you drink beer? I repeat I don\u2019t [drink beer]"}, {"text_idx": "#000056", "text": "C\u0302u vi ankorau\u0306 fumas? Mi konfesas, ke jes. Do you still smoke? I admit that\u2019s a \u2018yes\u2019"}, {"text_idx": "#000057", "text": "La domo estas farita el brikoj kaj mortero \u2013 The house is made from bricks and morter."}, {"text_idx": "#000061", "text": "La s\u0302uo estas farita el kau\u0306c\u0302uko kaj ledo \u2013 the shoe is made from rubber and leather."}, {"text_idx": "#000068", "text": "El kio estas farita La Ejfel-turo? Mi supozas, ke g\u0302i estas farita el metalo."}, {"text_idx": "#000069", "text": "H. C\u0302u vi estas kontenta pri nia apartamento? C\u0302u ni havas sufic\u0302ajn c\u0302ambrojn?"}, {"text_idx": "#000070", "text": "P. Nia kuirejo estas malgranda sed la mang\u0302oc\u0302ambro kaj la kelo estas sufic\u0302e grandaj. Ankau\u0306 ni havas du dormc\u0302ambrojn."}, {"text_idx": "#000071", "text": "H. Jes, sed c\u0302u vi ne deziras havi parcelon? C\u0302u plac\u0302us al vi kreskigi tomatojn kaj legomojn? C\u0302u plac\u0302us al vi au\u0306di la insektojn zumi tie?"}, {"text_idx": "#000072", "text": "P. Vi havas multajn demandojn! C\u0302u ni havas monon lui parcelon? C\u0302u ni havus tempon kreskigi ion? Se ni havus infanojn, kiel ni trovus tempon labori en g\u0302i?"}, {"text_idx": "#000073", "text": "H. Do vi ne deziras havi pli grandan kuirejon, vi ne deziras kreskigi legomojn, vi preferus havi infanojn. Vi forgesas, ke infanoj ankau\u0306 kostas monon kaj tempon."}, {"text_idx": "#000074", "text": "P. Mi supozas, ke vi pravas. Nia apartamento havas du dormc\u0302ambrojn kaj diversajn meblojn, s\u0302rankojn kaj bretojn. Mi estas sufic\u0302e kontenta. Mi bedau\u0306ras, sed mi opinias, ke ni devas ne plendi."}, {"text_idx": "#000076", "text": "Till, until, as far as"}, {"text_idx": "#000077", "text": "To hire from, rent from"}, {"text_idx": "#000078", "text": "Would be able to (if)"}]