Core Glosa Concepts Flashcards
Learn Glosa's core grammar and function words.
Cats; many cats
plu feli; poli feli
Three cats
tri feli
The third cat
u feli tri
This cat; that cat
u-ci feli; u-la feli
These cats; those cats
plu-ci feli; plu-la feli
She goes to town.
Fe ki ad urba.
She is now going to town.
Fe nu ki ad urba.
She will go to town.
Fe fu ki ad urba.
She went/did go to town.
Fe pa ki ad urba.
She was going to town.
Fe pa du ki ad urba.
She will be going to town.
Fe fu du ki ad urba.
She has just gone to town.
Fe nu pa ki ad urba.
She is just going to go/is about to go …
Fe nu fu ki ad urba.
She used to go/habitually went to town.
Fe pa more ki ad urba.
She wouldn’t go to town.
Fe ne sio ki ad urba.
Let’s go to town.
Lase na ki ad urba.
Let her go to town.
Lase fe ki ad urba.
If she go to town; …
Si fe ki ad urba; …
She would go to town; …
Fe sio ki ad urba; …
Is she going to town?
Qe fe ki ad urba?
Can you/are you able to go to town?
Qe tu pote ki ad urba?
What is happening?
Qo acide?
Whom did you see?
Tu pa vide qo-pe?
Why did she go to town?
Qo-ka fe pa ki ad urba?
She might go to town.
Fe fu posi ki ad urba.
Get a cat
gene u feli
Lost cat
ge-lose feli
It is breaking; it broke.
Id frakti; id pa frakti.
It got broken.
Id pa gene frakti.
It is broken.
Id es ge-frakti.
Wash oneself
lave se
I myself saw it.
Mi auto pa vide id.
more/-er; most/-est
ma; maxi
less; least
mei; mini
The man who …
u andro; qi …
The cat which …
u feli; qi …
heavy; light
gravi; no-gravi
cold; not cold (not necessarily hot)
frigi; ne-frigi
You look well.
Tu feno sani.
He looks ill.
An feno no-sani.
You were born on the eighth of May.
Tu pa gene nati di okto; meno pento.
I am learning German.
Mi gene sko de Deutsch.
She frightens me.
Fe sti fobo mi.
We must make people understand.
Na nece sti logi u demo.
She is ten years old.
Fe habe dek anua.
His name is George.
An nima es George.
Please. Thank you. Sorry.
Place. Gratia. Penite.
Where do you live?
Qo-lo tu eko?
Where is your living place?
Qo es tu eko-lo?
Are you learning Glosa?
Qe tu gene sko de Glosa?
Three months ago
retro tri meno
as big as
iso mega de
Sunday
di-mo
Monday
di-bi
What time is it? It’s 5 o’clock.
Qo horo? Id es pen horo.
9 minutes past 3
Nona minuta po tri horo
25 minutes to 6
bi-pen minuta pre six horo
We went to Rome in March.
Na pa ki a Roma tem meno tri.
medical doctor
medika-pe
female medical doctor
medika-fe
male medical doctor
medika-an
French (language)
France-lingua
Gratula! Vale!
Congratulations! Goodbye!
Gratia de tu grama.
Thank you for your letter.
Pardo! Penite! Kura!
Excuse me! Sorry! Look out!
Auxi mi! Mu auxi alelo.
Help me! They help each other.
U makina funktio bene.
The engine is working well.
No-funktio! Ne pote detekti u defekti.
Out of order! Cant find the fault.
Kogita! Tu debi auxi fe.
Think hard! You ought to help her.
Fe pote gresi. Qe fe pote gresi?
She can walk. Can she walk?
An pa pote dromo e salta.
He was able to run and jump.
Qe mu pote salta?
Can they jump?
Fe pa du kanta; kron an pa veni.
She was singing; when he came.
Fe nu-pa sedi.
She has just sat down.
Qo acide? Tu pa vide qo?
What’s going on? What did you see?
Qo-ka id pa acide?
Why (what CAuse) did it happen?
Qo-te an pa ki?
Why (what inTEntion) did he go?
Mi ski; qod fe puta.
I know what she’s thinking.
Mi qestio se; qe fe fu ki.
I wonder whether she will go.
Un andro; tu pa vide pa setimana.
The man you saw last week.
U gina; qi ki peri gono; es mi para-fe.
The woman; who is going round the corner; is my neighbor.
Mi pa vide fe. Fe pa vide mi.
I saw her. She saw me.
Mi plu bibli es epi tabla.
My books are on the table.
Mu pa dice iso-kron.
They spoke at the same moment.
An pa vive tem hekto-anua mo-nona.
He lived during the 19th century.
Fe eko in deutsche urba.
She lives in a German town.
Anti-co fe amo eko in rura.
However she likes living in the country.
Ergo-pe. In-pe. Pro-pe. Filo-pe.
Worker; Inhabitant; Supporter; Lover
Loka = -lo. Elekti-lo. Plati-lo
Place. Constituency. Plateau.
Panto-lo. Uno-lo. Nuli-lo.
Everywhere. Somewhere. Nowhere.
Tu feno sani. Feno; fe ne pote veni.
You look well. Apparently she cant come.
Id frakti. Pa gene frakti. Ge-frakti.
Its breaking. Got broken. Broken.
Qo-pe pa vide tu[?] Tu pa vide qo-pe?
Who saw you? Whom did you see?
Anti kali klima na pa resta intra. Extra.
In-spite-of the fine weather; we stayed indoors. Outdoors.
Ra. Uno-ra. Ali-ra. Nuli-ra.
Thing. Something. Anything. Nothing.
Mu dice; id es solo u mu-dice.
They say; its only a rumor.
Tu eko qo-lo? Proxi alo tele?
Where do you live? Near or far?
An logi. An ne logi.
He understands. He doesn’t understand.
Qe an logi?
Does he understand?
Sti / sto u lampa.
Swit[c]h on / switch off the lamp.
Fe pa sti ridi mi.
She made me laugh.
Mi ne pa pote ne ridi.
I couldnt help laughing.
Fe nu-pa ki ex.
She’s just gone out.
Mi nu-fu ki ab.
I’m just going away.
Ana. Kata.
Upwards. Downwards.
Ana kata.
Head over heels; upside down.
Avanti e retro.
Forwards and backwards.
Bi bileta ab; place.
Two single tickets; please.
Tri versi bile[ta]; place. Grati[a].
Three returns; please. Thank you.
Mi vagona a London.
I go to London by car.
Fe trena. Mi pedi.
She goes by train. I walk.
U-ci. U-la.
This = the-here. That = the-there.
U-ci dendro es ma alti de u-la.
This tree is higher than that
Rota-via. Pedi-via. Kanali.
Road way. Pavement [US: sidewalk]. Gutter.
Puri-me. Puta-me.
Vacuum cleaner. Computer.
U iatri pa examina u pato-pe.
The doctor examined the patient.
An pa gene examina ex iatri.
He was examined by the doctor.
Id pa gene termo. Id pa gene frigi in frigi-me.
It got hot. It got cooled in the refrigerator.
Vapo-me. Tipo-me.
Steam engine. Printing press.
Bibli-mo(bili). Grafo-mo.
Book-case. Writing-desk.
Materia; -ma. Bibe-ma.
MA-terial; stuff. Beverage.
Geo-ma. Infra-ma. Mero-ma.
Mineral. Sediment. Ingredient.
Vora-ma. Proto-ma. Supra-ma.
Food. Raw material. Scum.
Plu pre-nu zoa. Plu nu fito.
Extinct animals. Extant plants.
Mi nece ki. Mi pa nece ki.
I must go. I had to go.
Mi fu nece ki.
I shall have to go.
Fe debi ki.
She ought to go.
Fe pa debi ki.
She ought to have gone.
Mi puta; kredi. doxo; dubi.
I reckon; believe; opine; doubt.
Mi fu tena u-ci. Tena id termo.
I’ll keep this. Keep it hot.
Kura! Ne kade!
Careful! Dont fall!
Andro-matri/Gina-matri. Parenta sorori.
Mother-in-law. Aunt.
-bo
shop (BOteka)
-bo-pe
shopkeeper
-do
house; building (DOmi)
-fa
set; bundle (FAski)
-fi
filament (FIlament)
-ka
room (KAmera)
-li
stone (LIto)
-lo
place (LOka)
-ma
material (MAteria)
-me
device (MEkani)
-mo
furniture (MObili)
-pe
person (PErsona)
-ra
thing (ReAli)
-ru
instrument (instRUmenta)
-te
cloth (TExtili)
-va
vessel (VAsa)
-ve
garment (VEsti)
-zo
ring (ZOna)
I; me; my
mi
you; your
tu [singular]
she; her
fe
he; him; his
an
one; one’s
pe
it; its
id
we; us; our
na
you; your
vi [plural]
they; them; their
mu
oneself
se
self; own
auto
each other
alelo
the just-said
-co
accordingly
akorda-co
afterwards
po-co
also
ko-co
apart from that
no-klu-co
by the way
para-co
consequently
seqe-co
conversely
kontra-co
even so
klu-co
finally
fini-co
from all that
ex-co
however
anti-co
in this way
per-co
meanwhile
tem-co
moreover
plus-co
nevertheless
anti-co
otherwise
hetero-co
about
de
in addition to
plus
though
anti
according to
akorda
alternative
alo
back to begin
versi
because of
kausa
in comparison
kompara
on condition; if
konditio
consequently
seqe
touching
tange
favoring
pro
indicating
indika
hanging
pende
like
homo
by means of
per
including
klu
even
klu
intentional
tende
instead of
vice
near
proxi
in so far as
metro
suitable; fit
kongru
supposing; if
postula
useful
funktio
with; present
sin; ko
without; lack
minus
0
ze; zero
1
mo
2
bi
3
tri
4
tet; tetra
5
pen; penta
6
six
7
seti; septi
8
ok; okto
9
nona
10
deka
11
mo mo
12
mo bi
20
bi ze
50
pen ze
92
nona bi
100
mo centi
1000
mo kilo
1 000 000
miliona
10^6
dek a six
5/8; 5 over 8
pen su ok
3;2
tri koma bi
+
plus
-
minus
x; by
para
3 x 4 = 12
tri para tet eqa mo bi
/ (divide)
divide
5 books
penta bibli
the 5th book
u bibli penta
3 times
tri kron
they have 2 each
singu pe habe bi ra
how many?
qo numera?; qanto?
count them
numera mu
45451
di ok; meno six
Monday
di bi
date
datu
