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Esperánta Vortprovízo por Ánglay Parolántoy
Esperanto vocabulary for English speakers

Simílay Vórtoy en anglalíngvo / Esperanto Words Similar to Words in English

 



Note: In our Esperanto pages we use a slightly altered spelling, avoiding the use of consonants with diacritics; in addition, we indicate the stress of each word with an acute accent.

altered spelling / usual spelling

ch [
ʧ] < ĉ chokoládo : ĉokolado chocolate

j [
ʤ] < ğ *jardéno : ğardeno garden

kh [
χ] < ĥ Khánokh : Ĥanoĥ Enoch

sh [
ʃ] < ŝ shanélo : ŝanelo channel

w [w] <
ŭ Awgústo : Aŭgusto August

y [j] < j Yórko : Jorko York

zh [
ʒ] < ĵ zhurnálo : ĵurnalo newspaper

 

Esperanto words similar to English words: (the spelling is similar; the English pronunciation may be different)

1) addition of -a, -i, -o
 
aféro
affair, matter
aktíva active
apetíto appetite
arábo Arab, Arabic
bándo band (of thieves, etc). gang
bánko bank
bárdo bard
bár*jo
barge
batálo battle
batáli to battle
blínda blind                                                      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fair
bólto bolt (= for keeping closed)
bólti
to bolt (= to secure closed)
bómbo
bomb
bómbi
to bomb
botélo bottle
butéro butter
ekonomío economy
élfo elf
elíto
élite
émblemo emblem
eséo essay
evénto
event
fashísmo
fascism
fásto fast (period of not eating)
fásti to fast
federála federal
fíngro
finger
físho fish
flágo flag
flánko side (cf flank)
fór*ji to forge (metal)
grúpo
group
idólo idol
iglúo igloo
impórti to import
insísti to insist
inspékti
to inspect
inspektóro inspector
instínkto instinct
institúto institute
instáli to install
instruménto instrument
kabaréto
cabaret
kalendáro calendar
kamélo camel
Kalifornío California
Kanádo
Canada
kratéro crater
lándo land, country
lantérno lantern
karikatúro caricature
latíno Latin
láwso louse
Márso Mars
medálo medal
modérno modern
molekúlo molecule
móvi to move
múlo mule
muzíko music
nésto
nest
nésti to nest
núda nude, naked, bare
numerálo numeral
Oksfórdo Oxford
Páwlo Paul
píno pine tree
primitíva primitive
prióro prior
prísmo prism
priváto private
problémo problem
profíto profit
profíti to profit
proteíno protein
provérbo proverb
radáro radar
refúti refute
revolvéro revolver
rícha rich
rífo reef (rocks)
sféro sphere
sifilíso syphilis
simbólo symbol
sinagógo synagogue
skécho sketch (theatre)
skío ski
skíi
to ski
sólvi
to solve
spóro spore
spórto sport
stáko stack
statúo statue
súmo sum (of money)
súpo soup
toásto toast (= scorched bread)
tómbo tomb, grave
tórcho torch
totálo
total
tráko track
trámo tram
trámpo tramp (= vagrant)
tríbo tribe
tulípo tulip
viadúkto viaduct
viktímo victim
vikíngo viking
vilá*jo village
vizíti to visit
 

2) -o instead of -a
malarío malaria
pándo panda
lárvo larva
siésto siesta
tráwmo trauma
utopío utopia


3) -a -i, -o instead of another final vowel / consonant
ákro acre
chimpánzo
chimpanzee
mistéro mystery
monopólo monopoly
probábla probable
statistíko statistics

4) -a, -o, -i instead of a final syllable
láwro laurel
simíla similar
skeléto skeleton

5) ío
privilegío privilege
strategío strategy

6) same pronunciation, different spelling
prúvi to prove

7) English s, Esperanto ts
intsénso incense
intsésto incest

konferéntso conference

natsío nation
príntso prince
protsédi to proceed
províntso province

sektsío secton

situatsío situation

sotsi|stsientsísto socioscientific

surfátso surface
traditsío tradition


8) a different vowel in Esperanto
áglo
eagle
blúzo
blouse
brún
brown
múso mouse
spóngo
sponge
tórfo turf
tórto tart, pie
vulkáno volcano

9) others
biéro beer
akvedúkto
aqueduct

 
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Lásta *jisdatígo / Latest update 2006-02-04
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