sey (inplas-kwel) this, these: Sey gaseta es pyu interes-ney kem toy-la. - This newspaper is more interesting than that one.
shao (inplas-kwanto) little (in quantity), few: Lu hev shao amiga. - He has few friends.
she (gramatika)(zwo+) (active participle marker) lubi-she man - a loving man.
she (konekti) 1) at, in (refers to smb's abode, country): me es she me - I am at mine; me jivi bu dalem fon she yu - I live not far from you; me zai lai fon she ela - I am coming from hers; sta ba kom she yu! - feel yourself at home! She ruski jenta - among Russians (in Russia). She dushman - among enemies, in enemy's country. 2) in the work / writings of (refers to author): she Homer - in Homer (Homer's writing). 3) in, with (refers to person or animal): es abyas she lu - it is a habit with him; instinkta she animal - instinct in animals.
shi (kwantoj ten (10) shma (syao) "disparagement": ( kwo) shma-kaval - nag; shma-dom - shack; (+zwo) shma-skribi - scribble, scrawl.
si (gramatika) if: Si pluvi dan me resti in dom. - If it rains then I rest at home.
sin (konekti) without: Me pri pi grin chay sin sukra. - I like to drink green tea without sugar; (syao) "-less": sinsensu-ney - senseless.
sirke (komo) approximately, about, around: dar he ye sirke dwashi jen
there were about 20 people; sirke mil dolar - around 1000 dollars.
sirkum (konekti-komo) around: sirkum dom - around the house, kan sirkum - to look around.
sit (kwantoj six (6)
sobre (konekti)(+ kwo) above, over: Me wud yao flai sobre urba. - I would like to fly over the town.
sol (komo) only: Hir me koni sol yu. - Here I know only you. Me yao sol kwesti. -1 want only to ask.
sta (sta) be doing, feel, stand (about the matters): Komo yu sta? - How are you? Komo may kitaba sta? - How is my book doing there? Lu bu sta tro hao. - He feels not too good.
sto (kwanto) one hundred (100)
sub (konekti)(+kwoj under: sub tabla - under the table; sub nuy kontrola - under our control.
suy (inplas-kwel) his, her, its: Kada jen lubi suy kinda. - Everyone loves his/her child.
swa (gramatika) (common reflexive pronoun for all persons and numbers): Ela woshi swa. - She washes herself. Lu lubi sol swa selfa.
He loves only himself. Nu shwo a swa. - We say to ourselves.
ta (inplas-kwo) he, she, it, him, her (common for animate): Es may doga. Та nami Lisa. Me pri ta. May sista-ki lansi bol a ta. - This is my dog. Its name is Lisa. I like it. My little sister throws a ball to it.
tak (komo) so, in this way: Me opini tak. - I think so. Так, bu kontra- nem. - So, not otherwise.
tal (inplas-kwel) such: Me bu pri tal joka. - I don't like such jokes. In tal situasion - in such a situation.
tanto (inplas-kwanto) so much, so many, thus much: Me es tanto fatigi-ney! Bu gai gun tanto. - I am so tired! I shouldn't work so much. Tanto kwanto treba - as much as needed; tanto ke me j an - as far as I know; tanto... kom — as (much)...as: tanto kway kom posible
as quickly as possible; bu tanto.. .kom - not so much.. .as.
te (gramatika)(zwo+)(past tense marker) Me bu jan-te om to. - I didn't know about that.
tem (gramatika) (in comparisonsj: kem pyu.. .tem pyu - the more...the more: Kem pyu lao, tem pyu stupide. - The older, the sillier. Kem pyu, tem pyu hao. - The more, the better. Ela bu go ku? Tem pyu hao. - She is not going? So much the better. Es tem pyu surprisive ke ta hev mani. - It's all the more surprising that he/she has money.
ti (gramatika) (optional marker of a noun group; optional first element of the construction ti...na) In skay gao ti blan badal floti. — In the high sky white clouds float. Me kwesti lu om ti lu jivi na planeta. — I asked him about the planet on which he lives. Me bu yao diskusi ti yu shwo na kwesta. — I don't want to discuss the question that you mention.
til (konekti) till, unticlass="underline" Til aksham! - Till the evening! Me bu he jan to til паи. - I didn't know it until now. Fon кара til peda. - From head to foot.
to (inplas-kwo) that, those: To es avion, bu faula. - That is an airplane, not a bird. Me bu jan nixa om to. I know nothing about that. To es - that is. (gramatika) optional apposition marker: kota to kapter
cat the catcher.
toshi (komo) too, as well, likewise, similarly, like or in the same way as somebody or something else: Me toshi wud yao safari. - Me too would like to go to a trip. Lu toshi es hir. - He is here as well. Me bu ve go a kino. - Me toshi. — I won't go to the cinema. - Neither will I. (Compare "yoshi")
tote (kwel) whole: tote dey - the whole day.
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toy (inplas-kwel) that: Toy kitaba bu es interes-ney. - That book is not interesting.
tra (konekti-syao) through; over, across, to (on) the other side of: Me vidi-te yu tra winda. - I saw you through the window. Go tra gata! - Cross the street! Nu gun om sey proyekta tra mucho yar. - We work on this project through many years. Lu jivi tra osean. - He lives over the ocean. Lekti - tralekti — to read - to read through (from begining to end); tranochi - to spend the night.
trai (zwo) try, attempt: Oli jivika on Arda trai kapti garme suryaray. - All creatures on Earth try to catch the hot sun's rays. Plis trai lerni hao.
Please try to learn well. Bu trai juli me! - Don't attempt to swindle me!
treba (sta)(+zwo) it is necessary, it requires: Treba zwo se olo til aksham. - It is necessary to do it all till the evening. Treba kaulu to. - One should consider this. Sey kwesta treba kaulusa. - This question requires consideration. (+kwo) Treba pyu jen. - More people are needed/required, ("treba" has a wider meaning than "gai" and "nidi")
tri (kwanto) three (3)
tro (komo) too, too much: Sey taska es tro mushkile fo me. - This task is too difficult for me. Sey lampa bu es tro yarke. - This lamp is not too bright. Yu gun ya tro. - You do work too much.
tu (gramatika)(+ zwo)(the infinitive particle, substantiation) Tu fobisi es muy fasile. - To scare, it's very easy. Tu samaji es tu pardoni
To understand is to forgive.
tuhun (komo) together: Li sempre go tuhun. - They always go together. May oma bu jivi kun nu tuhun. - My grandmother doesn't live with us.