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Ekspreso
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{{language
|name=Ekspreso
|creator=Jay Bowks
|date=
1996
|setting=—
|fam1=
constructed languages
|fam2=
international auxiliary language int. auxiliary languages
|posteriori=
a posteriori language of mostly
Romance languages Romance stock, based on
Interlingua
}}
'''Ekspreso''' (''eso'') is a
constructed language. The name derives from the
Latin word ''expressus'' ("expressed"), the past participle of ''exprimere'' (literally "to squeeze out"), from ''ex-'', "out of, from," + ''premere'', "to press".
Ekspreso is termed the "language for people in a hurry" (in Ekspreso, ''la lingua pro la persona in haste''). It is an easy-to-learn
language meant to serve as an
international auxiliary language quite useful for people who want to meet
Alien (law) foreigners and learn about other
country countries and
cultures. It was invented as a derivative of
Interlingua by Jay Bowks, a
school teacher from
New Hampshire, in
1996, as a result of discussion on the
Auxlang email list.
Ekspreso aims to be easier and faster to learn as a second language than
Esperanto, particularly for speakers of
European languages. It is designed to be easier than any national language (especially languages with highly irregular grammars or non-phonetic orthography, such as
English language English,
French language French, and
Chinese language Chinese).
Alphabet
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
'''Note:
c,
q,
w,
x, and
y are seldom used except in foreign terms.'''
Some phrases
* "Hello": ''Saluto''
* "How much?": ''Kuanti?''
* "I like this one": ''Lo plasen a mio''
* "Is it cheap?": ''Esen lo barata?''
* "Five euros": ''Sinkui euros''
* "Do you accept US dollars?": ''Aksepten vo dolares?''
* "Please give me a receipt": ''Donen a mio uni resepto, pro favor''
* "Thank you": ''Grasias''
* "I love you": ''Mio amen vo''
* "Goodbye": ''Adio''
See also
*
List of common phrases in constructed languages
External links
-
Information about ''Ekspreso'' at LangMaker.com
-
Website of Jay Bowks
-
Text example written in Ekspreso
Category:International auxiliary languages
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