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Small Talk 2

Small Talk 2

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Where do you come from? De -i- v- ve-a-? D- k-- v- v----- D- k-e v- v-n-s- ---------------- De kie vi venas? 0
From Basel. De -az---. D- B------ D- B-z-l-. ---------- De Bazelo. 0
Basel is in Switzerland. Baz--o situ-- en -visla---. B----- s----- e- S--------- B-z-l- s-t-a- e- S-i-l-n-o- --------------------------- Bazelo situas en Svislando. 0
May I introduce Mr. Miller? Ĉu -i--ajt---p---ent- a---i-Si---ron-M---er? Ĉ- m- r----- p------- a- v- S------- M------ Ĉ- m- r-j-a- p-e-e-t- a- v- S-n-o-o- M-l-e-? -------------------------------------------- Ĉu mi rajtas prezenti al vi Sinjoron Müller? 0
He is a foreigner. L- ----- -lil--d---. L- e---- a---------- L- e-t-s a-i-a-d-n-. -------------------- Li estas alilandano. 0
He speaks several languages. Li p---la--p-ura-n-li-g----. L- p------ p------ l-------- L- p-r-l-s p-u-a-n l-n-v-j-. ---------------------------- Li parolas plurajn lingvojn. 0
Are you here for the first time? Ĉu -- -n-a-o-e-est----i---e? Ĉ- v- u------- e---- ĉ------ Ĉ- v- u-u-f-j- e-t-s ĉ---i-? ---------------------------- Ĉu vi unuafoje estas ĉi-tie? 0
No, I was here once last year. N--------m p-s-nt-a-e -stis-ĉi-tie. N-- m- j-- p--------- e---- ĉ------ N-, m- j-m p-s-n-j-r- e-t-s ĉ---i-. ----------------------------------- Ne, mi jam pasintjare estis ĉi-tie. 0
Only for a week, though. S-- --r --u-se--jn--. S-- n-- u-- s-------- S-d n-r u-u s-m-j-o-. --------------------- Sed nur unu semajnon. 0
How do you like it here? K--l-pla-a- -l vi--e ni? K--- p----- a- v- ĉ- n-- K-e- p-a-a- a- v- ĉ- n-? ------------------------ Kiel plaĉas al vi ĉe ni? 0
A lot. The people are nice. Ege.-La---mo---st-- a--bl-j. E--- L- h---- e---- a------- E-e- L- h-m-j e-t-s a-a-l-j- ---------------------------- Ege. La homoj estas afablaj. 0
And I like the scenery, too. K-- la -ejz-ĝo --ka------as al mi. K-- l- p------ a---- p----- a- m-- K-j l- p-j-a-o a-k-ŭ p-a-a- a- m-. ---------------------------------- Kaj la pejzaĝo ankaŭ plaĉas al mi. 0
What is your profession? K---vi --o-esie--st--? K-- v- p------- e----- K-o v- p-o-e-i- e-t-s- ---------------------- Kio vi profesie estas? 0
I am a translator. Mi-----s-----ukisto. M- e---- t---------- M- e-t-s t-a-u-i-t-. -------------------- Mi estas tradukisto. 0
I translate books. Mi -r-d---- ---ro--. M- t------- l------- M- t-a-u-a- l-b-o-n- -------------------- Mi tradukas librojn. 0
Are you alone here? Ĉ--v---s-----o-- -i-t--? Ĉ- v- e---- s--- ĉ------ Ĉ- v- e-t-s s-l- ĉ---i-? ------------------------ Ĉu vi estas sola ĉi-tie? 0
No, my wife / my husband is also here. N-, mia-ed-in--- -i---d-o --k-- -sta---i----. N-- m-- e----- / m-- e--- a---- e---- ĉ------ N-, m-a e-z-n- / m-a e-z- a-k-ŭ e-t-s ĉ---i-. --------------------------------------------- Ne, mia edzino / mia edzo ankaŭ estas ĉi-tie. 0
And those are my two children. K-j -i- --ta- -i---du--ef-l--. K-- t-- e---- m--- d- g------- K-j t-e e-t-s m-a- d- g-f-l-j- ------------------------------ Kaj tie estas miaj du gefiloj. 0

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