Republic of Zandoria
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Zandoria Herald

The National Newspaper of the Republic — published daily at 02:00 UTC

Thursday, 21 May 2026 — Inaugural Edition № 1

Lesson 26

Conversation patterns

Turn-taking, agreeing, disagreeing, and keeping talk going.

Listen & repeat

Useful patterns

Ask opinions: Kion vi opinias? / Kiel vi pensas pri tio? Agree: Mi konsentas, Vi pravas, Ĝuste! Disagree politely: Mi pensas alie, Tamen…, Mi komprenas, sed… Keep going: Kaj vi? / Kaj kio okazis poste?

Examples

  • — Ĉu vi legas la Heroldon ĉiutage? — Jes, kaj vi?— Do you read the Herald daily? — Yes, and you?Forvo

Vocabulary

WordMeaningListen & repeat
konsentito agreeForvo
tamenhowever / neverthelessForvo
opiniito opine / thinkForvo

Exercises

Exercise 1

What do you think?

Exercise 2

Mi ___, sed mi komprenas vian punkton. (agree)

Exercise 3

Polite disagreement starter?

  1. Tamen…
  2. Ne!
  3. Silentu

Exercise 4

Write a 6-line dialogue about today's news.

Try it yourself first — no auto marking for written answers.

Exercise 5

Reply to: 'Esperanto estas tro malfacila.' (disagree politely)

Try it yourself first — no auto marking for written answers.