- Me (I) lai (to come) afte dwa (two) minuta (minute). - I'll be back in two minutes.
6.6. by: bifoo
- Treba (to have to) zwo (to do) se (this) bifoo klok (o'clock) sem (seven). - You have to do (to have been done) that before seven o'clock.
- Bifoo chifan (to have meal) gai (should) woshi (to wash) handas (hands) e (and) afte chifan (to have meal) gai (should) shwo (say) "danke" (thank you). – Before meal one should wash the hands, and after the meal one should say "thank you".
7. Prepositions of number
7.1. approximate: sirke: sirke dwa (two) metra (meter) – about two meters
7.2. distribution per unit: per: dwa (two) dolar (dollars) per jen (man) – two dollars per head
7.3. distribution into portions: po: Olo (all, everything) es (is / are) po dwa (two) dolar (dollar). – Everything costs two dollars each piece.
8. Preposition of general meaning: pa
- pa fortuna (luck) – fortunately
- pa mur (wall) – at the wall
- shwo (to say, to talk) pa ruski (Russian) – to speak Russian
Conjunctions
1. Conjunctions unite: either words of the same class or whole clauses.
1.1. simple:
a) combination: e (and)
- me (I) e yu (you) – me and you
- Me (I) janmog (to know how) rasmi (to draw) e gani (to sing). – I can draw and sing.