Neo IAL

First Contacts

FIRST CONTACTS	PRIM KONTAKTOS
Good morning, Sir! – Good evening, Madam!	Bonid, Siro! – Bonser, Madam
Good night, Miss Wilson!	Bonnox, Damel Wilson!
Good-bye, my dear friend!	Adeo, ma lib amik!
See you soon again!	Alvid!
How are you? – I am not very well.	Kom gar vu? – Mi no muy ben.
Very well, thank you.	Muy ben, dank.
Allow me to introduce to you my brother.	Me permu ve prezenti ma frat.
Delighted to make your acquaintance.	Carmat fi va kono.
How do you do?	Kom qar vu?
I am very pleased to meet you.	Mi muy glada ve inkontri.
The pleasure is mine.	Plazo mia.
Must you go already?	Shar vu ja gi?
Please excuse me, I must go now.	Pli me skuzu, mi shar nun gi.
Please! – Pardon! – I beg your pardon!	Pli! – Pardon! – Pli pardonu!
Would it trouble you to come and see me to-morrow?	Ve disturbur veni me vidi kras?
I’ll be very pleased to see you again.	Mi sor muy glada ve revidi.
Can I be of any use to you?	Par mi ve si utila?
Can I do something for you?	Par mi fi somo po vu?
Did I hurt you? – I am very sorry.	Ve fir mi mal? Mi mul rigrar.
Don’t mention it! – It was my fault.	No dey! – Sir ma kulpo.
There is no harm done.	Nil lezo.
Yes; no; perhaps.	Si; no; forse.
Certainly. Probably.	Certe. Probable.
What is the matter?	Ko oxar? (Ka lo mat?)
What is the matter with you?	Ko ve oxar?
I am all right, thank you!	To me gar ben, dank!
Quickly; slowly. – Hurry up!	Vit; lente. – Astu!
At once. – As soon as possible.	Ilke. – Suneste.
On. – Above; upstairs.	On. – Obe.
Under; downstairs.	Sub; unte.
Nothing. Everything.	Nilo. To.
Always; never; sometimes.	Sem; ni; somyes.
Often. Seldom.	Of. Rare.
When? – To-day. – Yesterday.	Van? – Oje. – Yer.
The day before yesterday.	Preyer.
To-morrow. – The day after to-morrow.	Kras. – Dokras.
Next day. – The day before.	Krasye. – Preide.
Where. – From. – To	Vo. – Unde. – Qo.
Where are you? I am at home.	Vo vu? Mi domye.
Where are you coming from? – From school.	Unde venar vu? – Da skol.
Where are you going? To the station.	Qo vu? Al stasyon.
Which is the way to the post-office?	Voe postkontor?
Everywhere. – Nowhere.	Toye. – Nilye.
I looked for you everywhere.	Mi ve kirir toye.
I could not find you anywhere.	Nilye mi pir ve tri.
Do you speak Neo?	Near vu?
I can write and speak Neo; I cannot yet speak.	Mi near skribe e lekte; nonok parle.
Does anybody here speak English?	Anglalar somun ik?
I might understand you if you spoke slowly.	Mi pur ve kompreni es vu parlur lente.
What does this word mean in French?	Ke mindar et vort fransale?
I don’t speak French, but I speak Russian.	Mi no fransalar, mo mi rusalar.
Do you know this man?	Konar vu et vir?
I never saw him before.	Mi ni le vidir pree.
I don’t know. – I will not.	Mi no konar. – Mi no var.
I think so. – I don’t think so.	Mi pensar ya. – Mi pensar no.
I can’t. – It seems to me.	Mi no par. – Me parar.
You are right. – You are wrong.	Vu raga. – Vu torta.
I am sure. – I don’t mind.	Mi certa. – Me egala.
Here is, – are; there is, – are.	Em.
Where are we? – Where are you going?	Vo nos? – Qo nos.
Where are you going? (Quo vadis?)	Qo tu?
Come with me. I’ll show you the way.	Venu kon mi. Mi ve montror lo veg.
Are you ready? – I am not yet ready.	Pronta vu? – Mi nonok ponta.
I am waiting for you. – I’m coming.	Mi ve atendar. – mi venar.
I’m in a great hurry; I haven’t time to wait.	Mi muy asta; mi no ar tempo atendi.
What is this?	Ko eto?
This is a modern church.	Sar un moderna klezo.
I don’t like it. – It looks like a ware-house.	Mi no it libar. – Parar un ponadaro.
It is a matter of taste.	Sar un qestyon de gusto.
Some people love this architecture.	Somunos adorar et arkitektur.
What do you call this in Neo?	Kom namar vu eto nee?
This is an international, untranslatable word.	Sar un internasyona, notradukibla vort.
Would you like to see something else?	Vur vu vidi somoso?
I don’t want anything else.	Mi nesar niloso.
I prefer staying at home.	Mi prifar resti domye.
You are wrong; there are some remarkable things to see.	Vu torta; ye som rimarkayos videnda. (som videndayos)
Well, I prefer seeing these things in the afternoon; let us go to a restaurant now; I am a little hungry.	Ben, mi prifar vidi et kozos domide. Nos giu nun a un restorant. Mi epe onga.
Or take me to a cafeteria, please.	O me a un kafeteria, pli.