[FWD] Full description of Esperanto (3)

============================================================================== * Forwarded by Alexej Antipov (500:95/468.6) * Region : ESPERANTO.RUS (/2065) * From: Andrej Ananjin, 2:5026/14.29 (17 Feb 01 23:15) * To: All, * Topic : Full description of Esperanto (3) ============================================================================== Numerals: Nulo (0), unu (1), du (2), tri (3), kvar (4), kvin (5), ses (6), sep (7), ok (8), nau^ (9), dek (10), dek unu (11), dudek (20), tridek unu (31), cent (100), mil (1000), miliono (million), miliardo (billion). 1887 - mil okcent okdek sep. 2001 - du mil unu. Ordinal numbers are formed using the ending -a: Unua - first, dua - second_ Using the ending "e" adverbial forms are formed: unue - firstly, trie - thirdly_ Names of months and days of the week Januaro, februaro, marto, aprilo, majo, junio, julio, au^gusto, septembro, oktobro, novembro, decembro. Lundo (Monday), mardo (Tuesday), merkredo (Wednesday), j^au^do (Thursday), vendredo (Friday), sabato (Saturday), dimanc^o (Sunday). Colors Rug^a - red, blanka - white, blua - blue, flava - yellow, bruna - brown, nigra - black, verda - green, griza - gray, bunta - motley. Questions are formed using a special interrogative particle c^u. C^u - this is, one might say, a sounding question mark. C^u vi vidas? - You see?The particle c^u is not needed in cases where some question words, for example: kiu? (who?) kia (which?) kiel? (how?) kiam (when?) and others that always begin with the letter "k". Table of pronouns and pronominal adverbs Find the system! Indefinite-Interrogative Demonstrative Generalizing Negative - K T C^ Nen- Face iu (someone) kiu (who) tiu (that) c^iu (everyone) neniu (nobody) Item io (something) kio (what) tio (that) c^io (everything) nenio (nothing) Quality ia (some) kia (what) tia (such) c^ia (any) nenia (none) Place ie (somewhere) kie (where) tie (there) c^ie (everywhere) nenie (nowhere) Direction ien (somewhere) kien (where) tien (there) c^ien (in all directions) nenien (nowhere) Time iam (once upon a time) kiam (when) tiam (then) c^iam (always) neniam (never) Mode of action iel (somehow) kiel (how) tiel (so) c^iel (in every way) neniel (in no way) Quantity iom (how much) kiom (how much) tiom (so much) c^iom (all quantity) neniom (not at all) Affiliation ies (someone's) kies (whose) ties (those) c^ies (all) nenies (nobody's) Reason ial (for some reason) kial (why) tial (therefore) c^ial (for all reasons) nenial (no matter)The particle c^i is used to convey the meaning "close". Tie - there, c^i tie - here. The particle ajn means "no matter". Kiu ajn - whoever. Kiam ajn - whenever. + Origin: *Esperanto-teamo de Ivanovo* (2:5026/14.29) ================================================================================ Saluton al vi, All! Sincere via, Alexej aka Marillion.