Esperanto - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Esperanto language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
nul
zero
1
unu
one
2
du
two
3
tri
three
4
kvar
four
5
kvin
five
6
ses
six
7
sep
seven
8
ok
eight
9
naŭ
nine
10
dek
ten
11
dek unu
eleven
12
dek du
twelve
13
dek tri
thirteen
14
dek kvar
fourteen
15
dek kvin
fifteen
16
dek ses
sixteen
17
dek sep
seventeen
18
dek ok
eighteen
19
dek naŭ
nineteen
20
dudek
twenty
30
tridek
thirty
40
kvardek
forty
50
kvindek
fifty
60
sesdek
sixty
70
sepdek
seventy
80
okdek
eighty
90
naŭdek
ninety
100
cent
hundred
1K
mil
thousand
1M
miliono
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
blanka
white
⚫
nigra
black
🔴
ruĝa
red
🔵
blua
blue
🟡
flava
yellow
🟢
verda
green
🟣
purpura
purple
🟤
bruna
brown
🟠
oranĝa
orange
🌸
rozkolora
pink
⭐
ora
gold
🌑
arĝenta
silver
☁️
griza
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
hundo
dog
🐱
kato
cat
🐴
ĉevalo
horse
🐮
bovino
cow
🐷
porko
pig
🐦
birdo
bird
🐟
fiŝo
fish
🐭
muso
mouse
🦊
vulpo
fox
🐇
kuniklo
rabbit
🐻
urso
bear
🐼
pando
panda
🐨
koalo
koala
🐘
elefanto
elephant
🐢
testudo
turtle
🦒
ĝirafo
giraffe
🦆
anaso
duck
🕷️
araneo
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
familio
family
🧔
viro
man
👩
virino
woman
👦
knabo
boy
👧
knabino
girl
👶
infano
child
👨🦳
patro
father
👩🦳
patrino
mother
👴
avo
grandfather
👵
avino
grandmother
🧑🦰
frato
brother
👩🦱
fratino
sister
🧑
amiko
friend
👥
homoj
people
🙋
persono
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
domo
house
🏢
konstruaĵo
building
🏫
lernejo
school
🏪
vendejo
store
🛣️
vojo
road
🌆
urbo
city
🌳
arbo
tree
💧
akvo
water
☀️
suno
sun
☁️
nubo
cloud
📚
libro
book
🖊️
plumo
pen
📱
telefono
phone
🔑
ŝlosilo
key
🚗
aŭto
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
pomo
apple
🍌
banano
banana
🍞
pano
bread
🧀
fromaĝo
cheese
🥩
viando
meat
🥛
lakto
milk
☕
kafo
coffee
🍵
teo
tea
💧
akvo
water
🍺
biero
beer
🍷
vino
wine
🍽️
manĝaĵo
food
🍳
ovo
egg
🍚
rizo
rice
🥕
legomoj
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
tago
day
🌙
nokto
night
⏰
horo
hour
🗓️
semajno
week
📅
monato
month
🗓️
jaro
year
🗓️
lundo
Monday
🗓️
mardo
Tuesday
🗓️
merkredo
Wednesday
🗓️
ĵaŭdo
Thursday
🗓️
vendredo
Friday
🗓️
sabato
Saturday
🗓️
dimanĉo
Sunday
🌅
mateno
morning
🌆
vespero
evening
🕛
nun
now
🔜
baldaŭ
soon
🕒
tempo
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
paroli
speak
🚶
promeni
walk
🏃
kuri
run
🍽️
manĝi
eat
🍷
trinki
drink
😴
dormi
sleep
📖
legi
read
✍️
skribi
write
👀
vidi
see
👂
aŭdi
hear
💭
pensi
think
🤔
scii
know
❤️
ami
love
👍
ŝati
like
👋
veni
come
🚪
malfermi
open
🔒
fermi
close
💡
lerni
learn
➕
doni
give
💸
aĉeti
buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
feliĉa
happy
😢
malĝoja
sad
😠
kolera
angry
👍
bona
good
👎
malbona
bad
⬆️
granda
big
⬇️
malgranda
small
🆕
nova
new
🕰️
malnova
old
💯
multaj
many
🤏
malmultaj
few
🥵
varma
hot
🥶
malvarma
cold
💪
forta
strong
👶
malforta
weak
✨
bela
beautiful
👹
malbela
ugly
✅
ĝusta
correct
❌
malĝusta
wrong
⚡
rapida
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
kaj
and
➡️
sed
but
👉
aŭ
or
🤔
ĉar
because
👉
do
so
🤨
tamen
however
🤔
tial
therefore
➕
ankaŭ
also
🕒
kiam
when
🤔
se
if
🕒
antaŭ
before
🕒
post
after
🕒
ekde
since
🕒
dum
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
instruisto
teacher
🧑⚕️
kuracisto
doctor
👩💻
inĝeniero
engineer
👨🍳
kuiristo
chef
🧑🌾
farmisto
farmer
👮
policisto
police officer
🧑🎨
artisto
artist
🧑💼
oficeja laboristo
office worker
🔬
sciencisto
scientist
🛒
vendisto
salesperson
Your Esperanto Journey Starts Now!
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