de Decembro, Novjara Tago estas la unua de Januaro. Oni ne forgesas
facile sian unuan amon.


LESSON 9.

The names of certain quantities are formed from the cardinal numbers
by adding "o", as "dekduo", a dozen; "dudeko", a score; "cento", a
hundred; "milo", a thousand. These names, as well as names of quantities
generally, require to be followed by "da", of, as "dekduo da birdoj", a
dozen (of) birds, but "dekdu birdoj", twelve birds; "dudeko da pomoj", a
score of apples; "cento da sxafoj", or "cent sxafoj", a hundred sheep;
"milo da homoj", a thousand people; "miloj da homoj", thousands of
people.

When these expressions form the object of the verb, it is the name of
the number which takes "-n", not the noun which follows "da", as "Li
acxetis dudekon da sxafoj", He bought a score of sheep.

For "firstly, secondly", etc., "-e" is added to the number, as "unue",
firstly; "kvine", fifthly; "deke", tenthly. (See Lesson 12).

VOCABULARY.

urbo : town. acxet- : buy.
logxanto : inhabitant. dank- : thank.
kulero : spoon. pet- : beg, request.
forko : fork. bezon- : want, need.
mono : money. kost- : cost.
prunto : loan. poste : afterwards.