(15) The so-called FOREIGN WORDS, that is, those which the majority of
languages have taken from one source, are used in the Esperanto language
without change, merely obtaining the spelling of the latter; but with
different words from one root it is better to use unchanged only the
fundamental word and to form the rest from this latter in accordance
with the rules of the Esperanto language.

(16) The FINAL VOWEL of the substantive and of the article can be
dropped and replaced by an apostrophe.


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COMMON USEFUL EXPRESSIONS.

tio estas, i.e. that is.
kaj cetere, k.c. etcetera.
kaj tiel plu, k.t.p. and so on.
kiel ekzemple, k.ekz. as for example.
kiel elbe plej (baldaux) as (soon) as possible.
kio ajn okazos whatever happens (shall happen).
kondicxe, ke on the condition that.
kun la kondicxo, ke on the condition that.

Bonan tagon, sinjoro. Good day, sir.
Kiel vi fartas? How do you do?
Tre bone, mi dankas. Very well, I thank you.
Mi dankas vin. I thank you.
Dankon. Thanks.