ESPERANTO

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 12, 7 October 1927, Page 5

ESPERANTO

It has been definitely decided ‘that the Wsperanito course, which is ‘being: conducted through these columns from station QYA, will be comprised of twenty lessons. Therefore, this week’s lesson, Lesson XI, which is published below, brings students to the commeucement of the second half of the course.- Provided that the present tiime-table is adhered to, the concluding lesson will be broadcast from the studio on the evening of December 15. This means that students will have completed the course before the holiday period has made itself felt. Students and listeners should continue to forward inquiries to "The Esperanto Instructor’? New Zealand Broadcasting Compaty, Wellington, or care of "Radio Record." With each inquiry a stamped addressed envelope must be enclosed, otherwise the iustructor calnot guarantee a reply. LESSON XI. (To be btoadcast from 2YA on October 18, from 7.39 to 7.54 p.m), Bonan vesperon! THE CONJUONCTION.-In WQsperanto, as in other languages, certain words are used merely to join words or sentences. Students have already used Esperanto conjunctions in this course, for such words as kaj, sed, c’ar, and ke are classified as such. It is not proposed to give herein an exlaustive list, space not permitting this, but the following will prove useful:Kaj.....Kaj, both ..,and; alt......au, either..,... or; c’l..... au, whether...,..0r; nek......nek, jieither.....nor; ec’ se, even if; same kiel, the same as; kaj tiel plu (k.t.p.), and so on; kaj ceteraj, and the rest (etc.). INTERJECTIONS AND MXCLAMATIONS: The following words are used to express joy, grief, surprise, etc. :-- Adiau! Farewell, good-bye!; antauen, forward; Atentu! Look out! Take care! Auskultu! Iark, Hist, Bone! Good! Certe! Certainly! C’u ne? Isn’t it? EHicktive! Really! Fil Fie! For shame! For! Be off! Haltul Stop! Helpon! Helpu! Help! Ho ve! Alas! Jal Inrdeed! Jen! Lo! Behold! Kompreneble! Of course! Rapidu! Be quick! CLOCK-TIMH: The method of* giving time of day:-~To the question, Kioma hero estas? (What time-hour is it?) the following answers may given: La dua (2.0); La kvara kaj tridek (4.80). For "a.m."? and "p.m.," add matene, posttagmeze, vespere, nokte, in the morning, afternoon, evening, or night, as the case may be, Bouan nokton al e’iuj.