The 1000 most common Esperanto words

Esperanto · ranked by frequency · with English translations

Esperanto was published in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof as a deliberately regular second language for the world. It has perhaps two million speakers, a substantial literature, and — unusually — several thousand native speakers who grew up in Esperanto-speaking families.

It is the one language on this list whose vocabulary can be reasoned about rather than memorised. Endings are fixed and exceptionless: -o for a noun, -a for an adjective, -e for an adverb, -i for an infinitive. A handful of prefixes and suffixes then multiply every root you know — mal- reverses a meaning, so learning bona hands you malbona at no extra cost. A thousand roots goes an extraordinarily long way.

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The list

Ordered by how often each word actually occurs in ordinary use, so the words near the top are the ones you will meet first and hardest.

This page lists the first 1000 of 2000 words in the Esperanto frequency list.

#	Esperanto	English	Part of speech
1	saluton	hello	interj
2	dankon	thank you	interj
3	bonvolu	please	v
4	pardonu	sorry; excuse me	v
5	jes	yes	part
6	ne	no, not	part
7	ĝis revido	goodbye, see you again	phrase
8	nomo	name, appellation, denomination, noun, identifier	n
9	mi nomiĝas	my name is	phrase
10	kiel vi fartas	how are you?	phrase
11	la	the	art
12	homo	human being, man	n
13	viro	man, male	n
14	virino	woman	n
15	knabo	boy, lad	n
16	knabino	girl, lass	n
17	infano	child, infant	n
18	familio	family	n
19	granda	big, great, large, tall	adj
20	malgranda	diminutive, little, small, puny	adj
21	nova	new, novel, recent	adj
22	juna	young, youthful, juvenile	adj
23	bela	beautiful	adj
24	bona	good, nice, okay, kind	adj
25	varma	warm, hot	adj
26	malvarma	bleak, chilly, cold	adj
27	esti	to be	v
28	havi	to have, own	v
29	iri	to go, walk	v
30	veni	to come	v
31	vidi	to see, view, observe	v
32	loĝi	to dwell, live, inhabit, reside	v
33	labori	to labor, work	v
34	ŝati	to appreciate	v
35	domo	house, villa, building, home	n
36	libro	book	n
37	tago	day	n
38	urbo	city, town	n
39	arbo	tree	n
40	floro	bloom, flower	n
41	hundo	dog, hound	n
42	kato	cat	n
43	mi	I	pron
44	vi	you	pron
45	li	he	pron
46	ŝi	she	pron
47	ĝi	it	pron
48	ni	we	pron
49	ili	they	pron
50	oni	one, they, people	pron
51	legi	to read	v
52	skribi	to write	v
53	manĝi	to eat, feed	v
54	trinki	to drink	v
55	doni	to give	v
56	preni	to get, lay hold of, pick up, take	v
57	akvo	water	n
58	pano	bread, loaf	n
59	ĉu	either, if, is it, whether, (asks a question)	part
60	kio	that, which	pron
61	kiu	that, which (one), who	pron
62	kie	where	adv
63	kiel	as, like, such as, how, in what way, such a, what a	adv
64	kiam	as, when	adv
65	kial	what for, why, for what reason	adv
66	kiom	how many, how much	adv
67	hodiaŭ	today	adv
68	hieraŭ	yesterday	adv
69	morgaŭ	tomorrow	adv
70	mateno	morning	n
71	vespero	evening, eve	n
72	nokto	night	n
73	semajno	week	n
74	jaro	year, vintage (of wine)	n
75	nenio	naught, none, not any thing, nothing	pron
76	neniu	neither, nobody, none, no-one	pron
77	neniam	at no time, never, not ever	adv
78	nek	neither, nor	conj
79	sen	without, less	prep
80	malbona	bad, miserable, nasty, poor, naughty, evil, wicked	adj
81	malnova	old (not new)	adj
82	malfacila	difficult, hard, inconvenient, troublesome	adj
83	mia	my, mine	pron
84	via	your, yours	pron
85	lia	his	pron
86	ŝia	her, hers	pron
87	ĝia	its	pron
88	nia	our(s)	pron
89	ilia	their, theirs	pron
90	patro	father, parent, sire	n
91	bone	well, ok, alright, fine	adv
92	rapide	quickly; fast	adv
93	multe	a lot, many, much	adv
94	bele	beautifully	adv
95	facile	easily	adv
96	ofte	commonly, frequently, often, oftentimes, regularly	adv
97	nun	at present, now	adv
98	tre	quite, very, very much	part
99	unu	one	num
100	du	two	num
101	tri	three	num
102	kvar	four	num
103	kvin	five	num
104	ses	six	num
105	sep	seven	num
106	ok	eight	num
107	en	in, into, within	prep
108	sur	on, upon, onto	prep
109	sub	below, beneath, under, underneath	prep
110	al	at, to, toward(s)	prep
111	de	by, from, of, on, since	prep
112	kun	with	prep
113	por	for, for the sake of, to, in order to, per, so as to	prep
114	pri	about, concerning, upon, on	prep
115	strato	road, street	n
116	ĉambro	chamber, room	n
117	kuirejo	kitchen	n
118	ĝardeno	garden	n
119	lernejo	school	n
120	butiko	boutique, shop, store	n
121	hejmo	home	n
122	pordo	door, gate, port	n
123	patrino	matron, mother	n
124	filo	son	n
125	filino	daughter	n
126	frato	brother, sibling	n
127	fratino	sister	n
128	amiko	friend	n
129	lernanto	pupil; learner	n
130	instruisto	instructor, teacher, schoolmaster	n
131	kuracisto	doctor, physician	n
132	vilaĝo	village	n
133	merkato	market, sales activity	n
134	mono	cash, money	n
135	vendejo	shop; store	n
136	hospitalo	hospital	n
137	lito	bed, couch	n
138	tablo	table	n
139	seĝo	chair, seat	n
140	fenestro	window, pane	n
141	taso	cup	n
142	glaso	glass (a vessel)	n
143	manĝaĵo	food, viands, victuals, provision	n
144	teo	tea	n
145	kafo	coffee	n
146	lakto	milk	n
147	pomo	apple	n
148	ovo	egg	n
149	fiŝo	fish	n
150	viando	meat, flesh	n
151	legomo	vegetable	n
152	sukero	sugar	n
153	salo	salt	n
154	kuiri	to cook	v
155	ruĝa	red, ruddy, rosy, blushing	adj
156	blua	blue	adj
157	verda	green	adj
158	flava	yellow	adj
159	nigra	black	adj
160	blanka	blank, white	adj
161	bruna	brown	adj
162	griza	gray	adj
163	kapo	head	n
164	mano	hand	n
165	piedo	foot, paw, root (of dyed hair)	n
166	okulo	eye	n
167	orelo	ear	n
168	buŝo	mouth, orifice	n
169	koro	heart	n
170	monato	month	n
171	horo	hour, o'clock, time	n
172	lundo	Monday	n
173	mardo	Tuesday	n
174	merkredo	Wednesday	n
175	ĵaŭdo	Thursday	n
176	vendredo	Friday	n
177	sabato	Sabbath, Saturday	n
178	dimanĉo	Sunday	n
179	birdo	bird	n
180	ĉevalo	horse, steed	n
181	bovo	cow, ox	n
182	vesto	apparel, coat, garb, garment, clothing, dress	n
183	ĉemizo	chemise, shirt	n
184	ŝuo	shoe	n
185	suno	sun	n
186	luno	moon	n
187	stelo	star	n
188	ĉielo	heaven, sky	n
189	maro	sea	n
190	monto	mountain	n
191	kampo	field	n
192	vento	wind	n
193	pluvi	to rain	v
194	neĝo	snow	n
195	printempo	spring, springtime	n
196	somero	summer	n
197	aŭtuno	autumn, fall	n
198	vintro	winter	n
199	sana	healthy, well	adj
200	malsana	ill; sick	adj
201	laca	tired, weary, fatigued	adj
202	malsata	hungry	adj
203	ĝoja	happy, glad, joyful, joyous	adj
204	kolera	angry, cross, choleric	adj
205	paroli	to speak, talk	v
206	ami	to love, cherish	v
207	ludi	to play, enact, perform	v
208	dormi	to be asleep, sleep	v
209	aĉeti	to acquire, buy, purchase, take over	v
210	helpi	to accommodate, aid, assist, help	v
211	kanti	to sing	v
212	lerni	to learn	v
213	vetero	weather	n
214	naĝi	to float, swim	v
215	promeni	to go for a walk, stroll, promenade	v
216	bonan tagon	good day, hello	phrase
217	bonan matenon	good morning	phrase
218	bonan vesperon	good evening	phrase
219	bonan nokton	good night	phrase
220	mi fartas bone	I am well	phrase
221	kaj	and	conj
222	ke	that	conj
223	tiu	that (one)	pron
224	sed	but	conj
225	sia	its, their, his, hers, one's own	pron
226	tio	that over there, that, those	pron
227	el	from, (out) of	prep
228	pli	more	part
229	povi	to be able, can	v
230	per	by means of, through, with	prep
231	diri	to say, tell, state	v
232	ĉiu	all the, each, every, everybody, every one	pron
233	aŭ	either, or	conj
234	da	of (after a word of quantity: taso da teo)	prep
235	nur	exclusively, just, only, simply	part
236	ankaŭ	also, likewise, too, moreover	part
237	alia	other, another (one), different, else	adj
238	dum	during, while, for, whereas, whilst	prep
239	se	if, provided that	conj
240	ĉi	this, here (marks nearness: tiu ĉi)	part
241	ĉar	as, because, for, since, whereas	conj
242	si	himself, herself, itself, themselves	pron
243	plej	most	part
244	pro	because of	prep
245	post	after, behind, in	prep
246	fari	to achieve, act, do, make, perform, build	v
247	ol	than	conj
248	devi	to be obliged to, have to, must, ought to, should	v
249	tiel	in that way	adv
250	ĉe	at (house of), beside, with	prep
251	eĉ	even	part
252	jam	already, by now, yet	part
253	inter	among, between	prep
254	lingvo	language, tongue	n
255	lando	country, land	n
256	laŭ	according as	prep
257	antaŭ	above, before, in front of, to, ago	prep
258	esperanto	Esperanto, the language	n
259	tamen	but	conj
260	tie	there, in that place, over there, yonder	adv
261	do	accordingly, so, then, therefore	conj
262	ĝis	till, until, up to, as far as	prep
263	kontraŭ	across from	prep
264	je	at, on, of (the all-purpose preposition)	prep
265	voli	to be willing to, want, wish, will	v
266	multa	a lot of, much, numerous	adj
267	tia	such, such a, that kind of, so	adj
268	scii	to know, know how	v
269	unua	first, foremost, premier, primary	adj
270	tute	altogether	adv
271	kelka	a little, some	adj
272	okazi	to come about	v
273	mem	self	pron
274	tuta	whole; entire	adj
275	iu	anybody, anyone, somebody, someone	pron
276	ankoraŭ	again, not yet, still, yet, anew	part
277	tiam	then	adv
278	internacia	international	adj
279	ja	certainly, indeed, rather, surely, in fact	part
280	mondo	world	n
281	tempo	time, beat, tense	n
282	afero	matter; thing; affair	n
283	poste	afterwards, next, subsequently, then	adv
284	ĉio	all, altogether, everything	pron
285	iom	a little	adv
286	vorto	word	n
287	vivo	life	n
288	resti	to remain	v
289	eble	maybe, mayhap, perchance, perhaps, possibly	adv
290	fariĝi	to become	v
291	jen	behold, here is, here are, look, there	part
292	ĉiam	all the time, always, ever	adv
293	dio	deity, divinity, god	n
294	trovi	to find	v
295	respondi	to answer, reply, respond, retort	v
296	ricevi	to receive; to get	v
297	aperi	to appear	v
298	plu	else, further, more, on, any more	part
299	parto	part; share	n
300	io	anything, something	pron
301	prezidanto	chairman, president, chairperson	n
302	politika	political	adj
303	tuj	at once, immediately, just, right away, right now	adv
304	ekzisti	to exist	v
305	sama	same, ditto	adj
306	rigardi	to consider	v
307	popolo	folk, nation, people	n
308	grava	important, serious, grave, notable	adj
309	registaro	administration, government	n
310	kvazaŭ	as if, as though, in a way	conj
311	fine	at last	adv
312	ŝtato	state	n
313	kies	of which, which one's, whose	adv
314	demandi	to ask	v
315	sinjoro	gentleman, lord, Mr., Sir	n
316	preskaŭ	almost, nearly	adv
317	montri	to indicate, point out, show, denote, expose, view	v
318	lasta	hindermost, last, ultimate	adj
319	kompreni	to comprehend, realize, understand	v
320	ŝajni	to appear (to be), look, seem	v
321	kvankam	albeit, though, although, while	conj
322	komenci	to begin, commence, start	v
323	laboro	job, work, labor, toil	n
324	loko	locality, location, place, spot	n
325	same	equally, likewise	adv
326	usona	American	adj
327	pensi	to think, deem	v
328	esperantisto	Esperantist	n
329	diversa	different	adj
330	troviĝi	to be found, be located, find oneself	v
331	tro	too (much, many)	part
332	tra	through	prep
333	uzi	to employ, use, make use of	v
334	propra	own, personal, proper, custom	adj
335	dua	second (order)	adj
336	partio	faction, party, side, game, match	n
337	tiom	as many, so many, so much	adv
338	malpli	fewer, less	v
339	ekzemple	for example	adv
340	vere	really; truly	adv
341	franca	French	adj
342	milito	war	n
343	certe	certainly, surely	adv
344	ideo	idea	n
345	nacia	national	adj
346	kia	what a, what kind of, what sort of	adj
347	demando	inquiry, query, question	n
348	tial	therefore; for that reason	adv
349	vojo	course, passage, path, pathway, road, route, way	n
350	sola	alone, only, sole, solitary, single	adj
351	persono	character, person, personage	n
352	ekde	from, since, right from	prep
353	problemo	problem, trouble	n
354	celo	aim, goal, purpose, target, objective, aspiration	n
355	reĝo	king	n
356	ajn	-ever (iu ajn = anyone at all)	part
357	grupo	group	n
358	kredi	to account, accredit, believe, deem	v
359	socia	communal, social	adj
360	prezenti	to present	v
361	temi	to be about	v
362	momento	instant, moment	n
363	kongreso	conference, congress, convention	n
364	ekonomia	economic	adj
365	antaŭe	ahead	adv
366	aŭdi	to hear	v
367	membro	limb, member, term	n
368	senti	to experience, feel, sense, perceive	v
369	vivi	to be alive, live	v
370	atingi	to reach; to attain	v
371	plura	plural	adj
372	voĉo	voice, vote	n
373	tero	soil, earth, land, ground	n
374	alta	high, lofty, tall, alto	adj
375	longa	long	adj
376	stari	to stand	v
377	movado	movement	n
378	historio	annals, history, story	n
379	politiko	policy, politics	n
380	akcepti	to accept	v
381	miliono	million	num
382	ia	any, some (kind of), (a) certain	adj
383	nu	now, well (then)	adv
384	ĉirkaŭ	about, round, around, towards, circa	prep
385	rajto	entitlement, right, authority	n
386	verko	work (literary or artistic)	n
387	denove	again, anew, once again	adv
388	ĉefa	main	adj
389	publika	public, public-domain	adj
390	bezoni	to need, require, want	v
391	sufiĉe	enough, quite, rather, sufficiently	adv
392	vizaĝo	face, visage, countenance, look	n
393	ĝuste	exactly; correctly	adv
394	peti	to ask (for), request, seek, bid, beg	v
395	deziri	to desire, wish, want	v
396	sekvi	to ensue, follow, succeed (order)	v
397	sukcesi	to succeed	v
398	atendi	to abide, expect, wait (for), await	v
399	projekto	design document	n
400	temo	theme, subject, topic	n
401	reveni	to come back, return, bounce (back)	v
402	ambaŭ	both	pron
403	koni	to be acquainted with, know	v
404	ĝenerala	general, generic, usual, rife, prevalent, widespread	adj
405	partopreni	to take part, share, partake, participate	v
406	artikolo	article	n
407	decidi	to decide	v
408	rilato	correspondence	n
409	angla	English	adj
410	asocio	association	n
411	necesi	to be needed; to use the toilet	v
412	vera	genuine, intrinsic, true, veritable, authentic	adj
413	dek	ten	num
414	forto	force, strength, vigor, power	n
415	situacio	circumstances	n
416	meti	to lay down, place, put, put down, set	v
417	regiono	region, scope, district, tract (of land)	n
418	apud	at, beside, by, near (to), nearby, next to	prep
419	precipe	above all	adv
420	agado	action, activity	n
421	lasi	to allow, leave, let, release, quit	v
422	super	above, over, superior	prep
423	provi	to attempt, test, try, essay	v
424	samtempe	at once, at the same time	adv
425	homa	human	adj
426	klarigi	to account for	v
427	sistemo	system	n
428	nombro	amount, number, quantity	n
429	lingva	linguistic	adj
430	iam	at any time	adv
431	almenaŭ	at (the very) least, if nothing else	adv
432	programo	program	n
433	krom	apart from, besides, except, except for	prep
434	eniri	to enter, go in	v
435	kune	jointly, together	adv
436	leĝo	law, principle	n
437	morti	to die, expire, pass away	v
438	ebli	to be possible	v
439	formo	form, shape, formation	n
440	ties	that one's, of that one, the latter's	adv
441	rakonti	to narrate, relate, tell, recount	v
442	bildo	image, picture	n
443	sendi	to forward, remit, send, transmit, submit	v
444	nomi	to appoint, nominate, call, mention, name, designate	v
445	unio	union	n
446	plena	complete, full, integral, plenary, thorough, whole	adj
447	eŭro	euro	n
448	postuli	to demand, postulate, require, exact	v
449	loka	local, offline (off the web)	adj
450	jarcento	centennial, century	n
451	entrepreno	enterprise, undertaking	n
452	kulturo	culture	n
453	socio	society	n
454	nuna	actual, current, present	adj
455	edzino	wife	n
456	fino	end, ending	n
457	forta	strong, pronounced	adj
458	signifi	to imply, mean, signify	v
459	mil	thousand, one thousand	num
460	sidi	to sit, be seated	v
461	fojo	occasion, time	n
462	ebligi	to enable, render possible	v
463	monda	mundane	adj
464	cetere	as for the rest	adv
465	efektive	absolutely	adv
466	malgraŭ	despite, in spite of, notwithstanding	prep
467	unue	first, firstly, first of all	adv
468	kompreneble	of course, naturally	adv
469	morto	death, demise	n
470	nacio	nation, nationality	n
471	komuna	common, joint, shared, generic	adj
472	fakto	fact	n
473	revuo	journal, magazine, periodical, review	n
474	krei	to compose, create, produce, make	v
475	eliri	to come out, make one's debut, go out, exit	v
476	fakte	actually, as a matter of fact, indeed, in fact	adv
477	longe	a long time, for a long time, long	adv
478	servo	service	n
479	proponi	to propose, offer, advocate, suggest	v
480	junulo	lad, young person, youngster, youth, young man	n
481	subite	all of a sudden, suddenly	adv
482	potenco	domination, might, potency, power	n
483	aŭtoro	author	n
484	informo	account, information	n
485	francio	francium	n
486	baldaŭ	soon	adv
487	aparte	apart, separately, aside, asunder, particularly	adv
488	opinio	opinion, sentiment	n
489	aŭskulti	to listen (to)	v
490	rimedo	means, remedy, resources	n
491	forlasi	to abandon	v
492	opinii	to account	v
493	elekto	appointment, choice, election	n
494	letero	epistle, letter, missive	n
495	certa	certain, sure, unerring	adj
496	pastro	clergyman, pastor, priest, minister, parson	n
497	fali	to drop, fall, topple	v
498	krome	besides, in addition, moreover, furthermore	conj
499	loĝantaro	population	n
500	konata	(well) known	adj
501	ĉina	Chinese	adj
502	timi	to be afraid of, fear	v
503	simila	alike, similar, like	adj
504	ĉefe	chiefly, mainly	adv
505	organizaĵo	organization	n
506	penso	thought	n
507	serĉi	to search; to look for	v
508	armeo	army	n
509	intereso	interest	n
510	ekonomio	economics, economy	n
511	universitato	university	n
512	rolo	character, part, role, rôle (acting)	n
513	rezulto	result	n
514	verŝajne	apparently, probably, likely, by all accounts	adv
515	konduki	to conduct, guide, lead, drive (vehicle)	v
516	des	all the more, so much the more	conj
517	kultura	cultural	adj
518	okazo	accident	n
519	maniero	fashion, manner, mode, way	n
520	perdi	to lose	v
521	daŭrigi	to continue	v
522	decido	decision	n
523	elekti	to choose, elect, pick (out), select	v
524	flanko	flank, side, lateral surface	n
525	teksto	lyrics, text	n
526	rusa	Russian	adj
527	apenaŭ	barely, hardly, only just, scarcely, no more than	adv
528	pagi	to pay	v
529	anstataŭ	in lieu of, in place of, instead of	prep
530	sento	feel, feeling, sensation, perception, sentiment	n
531	financa	financial	adj
532	ĉia	all, every kind of, each	adj
533	manki	to be lacking, be missing, fail, miss	v
534	permesi	to accord	v
535	rimarki	to note, notice, observe, remark	v
536	viziti	to attend, call on, see, visit	v
537	dolaro	dollar	n
538	porti	to bear	v
539	konsideri	to account	v
540	gazeto	gazette, magazine, newspaper, periodical	n
541	kuŝi	to lie, recline, rest on	v
542	helpo	aid, help, assistance, relief	n
543	tria	third	adj
544	sinjorino	lady, madam, Mrs.	n
545	oficiala	officer, official	adj
546	krizo	crisis, depression, emergency, critical situation	n
547	raporto	account, record, report, statement	n
548	regi	to control, govern, restrain, rule, reign	v
549	simpla	simple	adj
550	sankta	holy, sacred, saintly	adj
551	eta	tiny	adj
552	daŭre	constantly, continually, continuously	adv
553	batalo	action	n
554	gvidanto	leader (person)	n
555	memori	to recall, recollect, remember	v
556	kurso	class, course, route	n
557	farita	done, made	adj
558	kreski	to grow	v
559	interna	back-end, internal, domestic, inner, inside	adj
560	amo	affection, love	n
561	laboristo	laborer, operative, worker, working man, workman	n
562	aserti	to affirm, allege, assert, aver, claim, state	v
563	agi	to act, move, take action, do	v
564	banko	bank	n
565	komunumo	commune, community	n
566	animo	soul, spirit	n
567	starigi	to erect, set up, stand	v
568	forgesi	to forget	v
569	okcidenta	westerly, western, occidental	adj
570	foriri	to absent oneself, depart, go away, leave, set out	v
571	loĝanto	dweller, inhabitant, inmate, resident, occupant	n
572	sekve	accordingly	conj
573	pasi	to pass	v
574	aparteni	to belong to	v
575	libera	exempt, free, unrestrained, spare, unchecked	adj
576	respondo	answer, reply, response	n
577	ĵus	just (now), a moment ago	adv
578	leviĝi	to arise, ascend, get up, go up, lift, rise, arise	v
579	alporti	to bring, fetch, convey	v
580	rilate	as to, as regards, concerning, with respect to	prep
581	tasko	job, task	n
582	for	away, distant, far (off, away), forth, gone	part
583	iĝi	to become, get, grow	v
584	celi	to aim (at	v
585	nepre	absolutely	adv
586	korpo	body	n
587	valoro	value, worth	n
588	fare	in doing, having been done, having been made	adv
589	miliardo	billion (10^9)	num
590	foje	on occasion, sometimes	adv
591	paco	peace	n
592	esprimi	to express, state	v
593	centra	central	adj
594	antaŭa	advance	adj
595	moderna	modern, leading edge, advanced	adj
596	universala	general, universal, worldwide	adj
597	alveni	to arrive, end up, get	v
598	rajti	to have the right to, be entitled to	v
599	turni	to revolve, turn (around), rotate	v
600	akiri	to achieve, acquire, attain, get, obtain	v
601	ŝanĝi	to change, turn, modify, make changes	v
602	plenumi	to fulfil; to carry out	v
603	klare	clearly, plainly	adv
604	malfermi	to open (up), unbar	v
605	mortigi	to kill, liquidate, slay, murder	v
606	organizo	organization	n
607	simple	simply, plainly	adv
608	levi	to lever, lift, raise	v
609	fama	famous, celebrated, illustrious, notable	adj
610	aldoni	to add (to), append, supplement	v
611	plia	another, one more, extra	adj
612	prezo	price	n
613	komisiono	commission	n
614	muro	wall	n
615	publiko	public	n
616	kaŭzi	to activate, cause, give rise to	v
617	forte	strongly, earnestly	adv
618	parolado	discourse, harangue, lecture, oration, speech	n
619	aparta	aloof	adj
620	espero	hope	n
621	edzo	husband, mate, spouse	n
622	vero	reality, truth	n
623	teni	to hang onto, hold, keep, retain	v
624	ŝipo	ship, boat, vessel	n
625	foto	photo, photograph	n
626	nivelo	level	n
627	interesa	interesting	adj
628	centro	center	n
629	komenco	beginning, commencement, start, debut, outset	n
630	kapti	to capture	v
631	sufiĉi	to suffice, be enough	v
632	kara	beloved	adj
633	subteni	to abet	v
634	esperi	to hope	v
635	privata	private	adj
636	malaperi	to disappear	v
637	soldato	pawn, soldier	n
638	nome	namely, viz., that is, to be precise	adv
639	periodo	period	n
640	paĝo	page (book, etc.)	n
641	nenia	no kind of, no . . . whatsoever	adj
642	solvo	dissolution, solution	n
643	komence	at first	adv
644	stranga	odd, peculiar, strange, curious, eccentric, queer	adj
645	ordoni	to command, order, tell, direct, prescribe	v
646	ĝenerale	generally, in general	adv
647	principo	principle	n
648	plimulto	majority	n
649	hejme	domestically, at home	adv
650	kanto	song	n
651	konstrui	to build, construct, craft, erect, establish	v
652	rifuzi	to decline, refuse, reject	v
653	ministro	minister (head of govt. dept.)	n
654	propono	proposal; offer	n
655	riĉa	affluent, rich, wealthy, well-off, well-to-do	adj
656	ĵeti	to cast, fling, throw, toss, pitch	v
657	maljuna	aged, old	adj
658	montriĝi	to appear, show oneself, turn out to be	v
659	renkonti	to come across, encounter, meet, see	v
660	demokratio	democracy	n
661	reĝimo	mode, regime, regimen	n
662	deklari	to declare, state, proclaim	v
663	dudek	twenty	num
664	daŭri	to continue, endure, keep on, last, go on, persist	v
665	eksterlanda	alien, foreign	adj
666	rekte	directly, straight ahead, uprightly	adv
667	supre	above, on top, overhead, upstairs, aloft, up	adv
668	ekster	aside from, apart from, out, outside (of), beyond	prep
669	aŭgusto	August, Augustus	n
670	necesa	necessary, needful, requisite	adj
671	interkonsento	accommodation	n
672	naskiĝi	to arise, be born	v
673	traduko	translation, version	n
674	spirito	mind, spirit	n
675	manko	absence, lack, shortage, shortcoming, gap, lapse	n
676	eviti	to avoid, evade, eschew, keep aloof, shirk, shun	v
677	leganto	reader	n
678	ŝtata	government, state-run, state	adj
679	posedi	to own, possess	v
680	reto	net, network, web	n
681	servi	to attend, serve, wait on	v
682	kunveno	assemblage, gathering, meeting, assembly	n
683	ĉesi	to stop; to cease	v
684	civitano	citizen	n
685	funkcii	to function, operate, run, work	v
686	verki	to compose, create, write	v
687	ŝanĝo	about-face	n
688	salajro	salary, wage, wages, stipend	n
689	sukceso	achievement, success	n
690	konflikto	clash, conflict, antagonism	n
691	scienco	science	n
692	princo	prince	n
693	ekstera	external, outer, outside	adj
694	institucio	institution	n
695	komenciĝi	to begin, commence, start	v
696	ĝui	to delight in, enjoy, relish	v
697	sperto	experience	n
698	popola	popular, folk, populous	adj
699	sociala	communal, social	adj
700	ekzemplo	copy, example, instance	n
701	brako	arm (of the body), upper arm	n
702	ekkrii	to call out, cry out, exclaim, shout out	v
703	rigardo	look	n
704	oficejo	bureau	n
705	malfacile	hardly, not easily, with difficulty	adv
706	estraro	board of directors, staff, authority, authorities	n
707	imagi	to fancy, imagine	v
708	komitato	committee	n
709	besto	animal, beast	n
710	konferenco	conference	n
711	kapabli	to be able, be able to	v
712	rakonto	account, narrative, story, tale, recital	n
713	japana	Japanese	adj
714	instrui	to instruct, teach, train	v
715	direktoro	director, manager	n
716	evento	event	n
717	konsisti	to consist	v
718	brita	British	adj
719	ago	achievement, act, action	n
720	grandega	considerable, enormous, huge, immense, tremendous	adj
721	duono	half	n
722	limo	bound, boundary, frontier, limit	n
723	respubliko	commonwealth, republic	n
724	gajni	to gain, earn, profit, win	v
725	parlamento	parliament	n
726	scienca	scientific	adj
727	kondiĉo	condition, stipulation, terms	n
728	paŝo	pace, step, stride	n
729	deziro	desire, want, wish	n
730	sendube	doubtlessly, no doubt, undoubtedly	adv
731	kazo	affair, case, matter	n
732	ondo	wave	n
733	lumo	light	n
734	teritorio	territory	n
735	konstati	to ascertain to be true (a fact)	v
736	tradicia	traditional	adj
737	konservi	to conserve	v
738	suferi	to abide, bear, endure, put up with, suffer, undergo	v
739	evoluo	development, evolution	n
740	igi	to cause to become, get, make	v
741	plano	design, diagram, plan, blueprint	n
742	speciala	advanced, particular, special	adj
743	ŝajne	apparently, seemingly	adv
744	finfine	after all	adv
745	unuiĝinta	united	adj
746	tutmonda	global, worldwide	adj
747	kutime	ordinarily, usually	adv
748	timo	fear, fright, dread, apprehension	n
749	konsenti	to agree	v
750	malamiko	adversary, enemy, foe	n
751	kresko	accretion, growth, stature	n
752	aranĝo	accommodation	n
753	organizi	to organize	v
754	anonci	to advertise, announce, give notice, profess	v
755	kaŝi	to conceal, hide, veil	v
756	krii	to call (out), cry (out), scream, shout	v
757	komerca	mercantile, proprietary	adj
758	terura	terrible	adj
759	amaso	accumulation	n
760	kontribui	to contribute	v
761	ege	extremely, greatly	adv
762	klaso	class	n
763	proksima	close, near, nearby, next, proximate	adj
764	aspekti	to appear, look, seem	v
765	vasta	extensive	adj
766	revolucio	revolution	n
767	senco	meaning, sense	n
768	literaturo	literature	n
769	produkto	product, production	n
770	okupi	to occupy, employ, engage, allocate	v
771	religia	religious	adj
772	profunda	deep, profound	adj
773	dokumento	document, paper, certificate	n
774	minuto	minute (time)	n
775	ligo	connection, league	n
776	meze	amid, amidst, rather	adv
777	natura	natural	adj
778	pozicio	location	n
779	religio	religion	n
780	kaŭzo	cause, reason, incentive, motive	n
781	kialo	account, reason	n
782	intenci	to intend, mean, purpose	v
783	dirante	while saying	adv
784	historia	historical	adj
785	kandidato	applicant, aspirant, candidate	n
786	reprezentanto	agent, representative, emissary	n
787	esprimo	expression	n
788	gravi	to be serious, be important	v
789	okaze	by chance	adv
790	objekto	article, object, thing, subject	n
791	romano	novel (romance); Roman	n
792	aspekto	appearance, aspect, look, sight, view, preview	n
793	vidpunkto	point of view, viewpoint	n
794	enhavi	to comprise, contain, include, hold	v
795	malhelpi	to bar	v
796	cent	hundred, one hundred	num
797	ludo	game	n
798	vojaĝo	journey, trip, voyage, tour, passage	n
799	ordo	order, ordering, sequence, arrangement	n
800	savi	to keep, save, rescue	v
801	kontakto	contact	n
802	aliflanke	on the other hand, on the other side	adv
803	fajro	fire, ardor, enthusiasm, fervor	n
804	subteno	pile, support, prop, stanchion, stay	n
805	bazo	base, basis, footing, ground, platform, stem, radix	n
806	muziko	music	n
807	ĵurnalisto	journalist	n
808	fremda	alien, foreign, strange	adj
809	sperti	to experience, go through, live to see	v
810	libereco	freedom, liberty	n
811	vortaro	dictionary, vocabulary	n
812	aliĝi	to join, enroll, become affiliated	v
813	plene	completely, fully	adv
814	ĉefo	boss, chief, leader, headman, chieftain	n
815	ĉefurbo	capital (city), metropolis	n
816	male	(on the) contrary, conversely, vice versa	adv
817	frazo	expression, sentence, statement, phrase	n
818	renkontiĝo	meeting	n
819	efiko	effect, result	n
820	ligita	bound, tied up	adj
821	komerco	business, commerce, trade	n
822	titolo	heading, title, caption, degree, designation, style	n
823	stato	condition	n
824	esperantista	Esperantist	adj
825	kelkfoje	several times, sometimes	adv
826	arbaro	forest, woods	n
827	preferi	to prefer, like best	v
828	epoko	age, epoch, era, period	n
829	islama	Islamic	adj
830	plaĉi	to be pleasing, please	v
831	modelo	model, specimen, standard, type, pattern, master	n
832	traktato	pact, tract, treatise, treaty, monograph	n
833	feliĉa	fortunate, happy, lucky	adj
834	regulo	rule, enactment, regulation, statute, law	n
835	societo	association, circle, club, society, company	n
836	sklavo	slave	n
837	entute	altogether, as a whole, on the whole, in short	adv
838	insulo	island, isle	n
839	evidente	apparently, obviously, evidently	adv
840	numero	number	n
841	povo	ability, power	n
842	defendi	to defend	v
843	signo	character, mark, sign, signal, token, accent	n
844	prelego	lecture, talk	n
845	ĝojo	gladness, joy, glee	n
846	araba	Arabian, Arab, Arabic	adj
847	elektita	elected	adj
848	ĉeesti	to attend, be present, witness	v
849	armilo	armament, weapon	n
850	sango	blood	n
851	itala	Italian	adj
852	zorgi	to be anxious	v
853	fraŭlino	maiden, Miss, unmarried woman, young lady	n
854	sekureco	safety, security	n
855	demokratia	democratic	adj
856	medio	environment, medium	n
857	ekscii	to get to know, find out, learn, realize	v
858	proksimume	about, approximately	adv
859	instruado	education, instruction, teaching	n
860	afrika	African	adj
861	kapablo	ability	n
862	mallonga	brief, short, concise, curt, succinct	adj
863	viktimo	sacrifice, victim	n
864	ree	afresh, again, once more, anew	adv
865	punkto	dot, period, point, spot	n
866	orienta	easterly, eastern, Oriental	adj
867	naturo	character, nature	n
868	venonta	coming, next	adj
869	ĉefministro	premier, prime minister	n
870	gvidi	to conduct, direct, drive, guide, lead, show the way	v
871	atento	advertency, attention, application	n
872	rivero	river	n
873	ĉie	all about, everywhere	adv
874	gepatro	parent	n
875	nuntempe	at present	adv
876	halti	to halt, come to a halt, stop	v
877	sektoro	industry, sector	n
878	finiĝi	to end up, come to an end, expire, wind up	v
879	preta	finished, ready, through, prepared	adj
880	gasto	guest, sojourner	n
881	malalta	low (not high)	adj
882	bezono	need, want, lack, requirement	n
883	filmo	film, motion picture, movie	n
884	frue	early, shortly, soon	adv
885	fonto	fountain, fount, source, spring, seeder (torrent)	n
886	jardeko	decade	n
887	rekoni	to recognize	v
888	bedaŭrinde	alas, regrettably, unfortunately	adv
889	diferenco	difference	n
890	estro	boss, chief, leader, manager, head	n
891	malsano	ailment, disease, illness, malady, sickness	n
892	koncepto	concept, idea	n
893	promesi	to promise, vow	v
894	forigi	to do away with	v
895	postulo	demand, requirement	n
896	regiona	regional	adj
897	vendi	to sell, vend	v
898	loĝejo	abode	n
899	sekretario	secretary	n
900	cetera	additional, remaining, rest of	adj
901	mencii	to mention	v
902	klara	clear, distinct, plain, explicit, lucid, manifest	adj
903	radio	beam, radio, radius, ray, wireless, spoke (of wheel)	n
904	volo	will, willingness, wish	n
905	ĉiutage	daily, every day	adv
906	estonteco	future	n
907	influo	action, influence	n
908	milo	thousand	n
909	diskuto	discussion	n
910	ĝusta	correct, exact, proper, right	adj
911	potenca	dominant, mighty, potent, powerful	adj
912	ebleco	possibility, ability, feature	n
913	debato	debate	n
914	malriĉa	indigent, miserable, poor, needy	adj
915	malmulte	little, not much	adv
916	studento	student (university)	n
917	po	a, at, at the rate of, per, each, apiece	prep
918	polico	police	n
919	trafi	to attain	v
920	sorto	destiny, fate, fortune, luck, lot	n
921	malmulta	little	adj
922	danĝero	danger, hazard, jeopardy, peril	n
923	edukado	education, upbringing	n
924	ora	golden	adj
925	instigi	to encourage	v
926	pola	Polish	adj
927	firmao	company, firm	n
928	listo	list	n
929	pere	indirectly (through an intermediary)	adv
930	templo	temple (worship)	n
931	ebla	possible	adj
932	veturi	to drive (a vehicle), go, ride, travel	v
933	fini	to end, finish, terminate, close, conclude	v
934	poemo	poem	n
935	spaco	room, space	n
936	pasinta	elapsed, previous, last	adj
937	premio	award, premium, prize, reward	n
938	reformo	reform, reformation	n
939	adreso	address	n
940	kompanio	company	n
941	vizito	visit	n
942	kuri	to run	v
943	junulara	youth	adj
944	partoprenanto	participant, partner	n
945	verkisto	author, writer, composer	n
946	ordono	command	n
947	venki	to conquer	v
948	certigi	to assure	v
949	kosto	charge, price, cost	n
950	danke	thankfully	adv
951	iel	anyhow, anyway, somehow, some way	adv
952	iama	of a time, former, previous, one-time	adj
953	aero	air	n
954	urba	civic, municipal, urban	adj
955	taksi	to appraise	v
956	enspezo	income, revenue, proceeds	n
957	atenti	to pay attention (to), watch out for, heed, mind	v
958	donaco	gift, present, donation, giveaway	n
959	kapitalo	capital (money)	n
960	eksa	former, ex-	adj
961	tuŝi	to touch	v
962	interreto	internet, world-wide web	n
963	karaktero	character	n
964	hispana	Spanish	adj
965	krimo	crime, felony, offense	n
966	milita	militant, military	adj
967	persona	personal	adj
968	arto	art	n
969	taŭga	fitting, suitable	adj
970	speco	kind, sort, form, species	n
971	ene	inside, within	adv
972	simili	to be similar, resemble	v
973	interalie	among others, inter alia	adv
974	profiti	to profit	v
975	pruvi	to demonstrate, prove, substantiate	v
976	scio	knowledge	n
977	reala	actual, practical, real	adj
978	energio	energy, spirit	n
979	malkovri	to discover	v
980	risko	hazard, risk, venture	n
981	malproksime	afar, far, far away, remotely, in the distance	adv
982	generacio	generation	n
983	konstruaĵo	building, structure, construction, edifice	n
984	supozi	to assume, guess, presume, suppose, surmise	v
985	plezuro	fun, pleasure	n
986	devigi	to compel, force, coerce, oblige	v
987	malsupre	below, downstairs, underneath	adv
988	profesoro	professor	n
989	ŝanĝiĝi	to alter, change	v
990	batali	to (do) battle	v
991	regno	dominion, realm, state, sovereign country, kingdom	n
992	venko	conquest, victory	n
993	malsama	different, dissimilar, distinct	adj
994	uzo	consumption, usage, use	n
995	oficisto	functionary	n
996	ŝtono	stone	n
997	homaro	human race, mankind, humanity	n
998	iomete	a little, rather	adv
999	atako	attack, assault, fit, onset	n
1000	proksime	close, near, nearby	adv

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