===== THE NAME =====

| [b]Ka ta nam? – Ma nam Jan.[/b] | What is your name? – My name is John. |
| [b]Skolye tos me namar Net.[/b] | At school, everybody calls me Net. |
| [b]Sar it un surnam?[/b] | Is this a nickname? |
| [b]Eto nur lo minifa de Jan.[/b] | This is only Jan’s diminutive. |
| [b]Somyes zi me surnamar Nux.[/b] | They sometimes give me the nickname Nuts. |
| [b]Te nugar eto?[/b] | Does this bother you? |
| [b]No, mi no ize arga.[/b] | No, I do not get angry easily. |
| [b]Tu raga; tu bonkarakta. Ete tu sor sem ixa.[/b] | Right you are; you are good-natured; thus you will always be happy. |
| [b]Mi me dicar: ridelu, osunos te ridelor.[/b] | I say to myself: smile, others will smile at you. |
| [b]Ka ta fanam[/b] ([b]familnam[/b])[b]?[/b] | What is your family name (surname)? |
| [b]Pli, Madam, ka va felman?[/b] | If you please, Madam, what is your maiden name? |
| [b]Ar vu un plumnam?[/b] | Have you a nom-de-plume? |
| [b]Mi adoptir lo pseudonim “Senvikun”.[/b] | I adopted the pseudonym “Unimportant”. |
| [b]Konar vu et pinter? Mi le konar pel nam; il parar i bon fam.[/b] | Do you know this painter? I know him by name; he seems to have a good reputation. |
| [b]Mi sur glada le koneli.[/b] | I should be glad to make his acquaintance. |
| [b]Mi inkontrir ye mul ma konelos.[/b] | I met there many acquaintances of mine. |
| [b]Maname e name tot membros de na Socado, mi dezar ve feliciti.[/b] | In my name and in the name of all members of our Society, I wish to congratulate you. |
| [b]Il ju namadat ambaser Parisye.[/b] | He has just been appointed ambassador in Paris. |
| [b]Il certe meritir et namado.[/b] | He certainly deserved this appointment. |