Chapter 3 Vocab Handout

A matinee is usually in the afternoon, not in the morning - mateno=morning.

Nocturnal creature prowl dum la nokto - nokto=night

Every week the students had to give a seminar. semajno-week

A prayer in the evening is a vesper - vespero=evening

The attendant waited on tables. atendi= to wait

The house was fumigated to smoke out the pests fumi- to smoke

The courrier ran as fast as he could to deliver the message. - kuri=to run

After gorging on that meal he was fully satiated = sati= to be satisfied

He strolled down the promenade. promeni- to stroll (go for a walk )


In court the respondent had to answer to the charges respondi- to answer

Trying to find water in the desert is so iffy! soifi= to be thirsty
(In French, J'ai soif - I'm thirsty)

The zoo got rid of it's lion cage in favour of a spacious vivarium - vivi-to live

It's not polite to demand an answer when you're simply asking a question -
demandi- to inquire, to ask a question.