1:bal, 2:tel, 3:kil, 4:fol, 5:lul, 6:mäl, 7:vel, 8:jöl, 9:zül, 10:deg.
11:degbal, 12:degtel, 13:degkil, ..., 20:teldeg,
21:teldegbal, 22:teldegtel, 23:teldegkil, ..., 30:kildeg,
40:foldeg, 50:luldeg, 60:mäldeg, 70:veldeg, 80:jöldeg, 90:züldeg,
100:tum, 1000:mil, 10^6:balion
1950 = mil zültum luldeg,
7,142,857 = velbalion baltum foldeg telmil jöltum luldeg vel
Binos [ düpalaf / foldil / minuts / sekuns [ bü / pos ] ] [ / düp -id ] [ göda / poszedelo ]
It is [ half / quarter / minutes / seconds [to/before / past/after ] ] [ / o'clock ] [ a.m. / p.m.]
ob / obs = I / we
q my
ol / ols = you (1 person) / you (more than 1 person)
ty vy
om / oms = he / they (all males)
on oni (muxciny)
of / ofs = she / they (all females)
ona oni (xenwiny)
on / ons = it / they (neuter or mixed gender)
ono oni
ok / oks = he/she/it-self, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
refleksivnoe mestoimenie
ob, obi, obik/oba, obe = I, me, my, to me;
q menq moj mne
obs, obis, obsik/obas, obes = we, us, our, to us;
my nam naw
om, omi, omik/oma, ome = he, him, his, to him;
ok, oki, okik/oka, oke (reflexive)
sebq svoj sebe
oms, omis, omsik/omas, omes = they, them, their, to them;
of, ofi, ofik/ofa, ofe = she, her, her, to her;
ofs, ofis, ofsik/ofas, ofes = they, them, their, to them
oks, okis, oksik/okas, okes (reflexive)
binön = to be, binob = I am, binobs = we are, binol = you are, binols = you all are, binom = he is, binoms = they are (masculine), binof = she is, binofs = they are (feminine), binon = it is, binons = they are (neuter/mixed gender), binoy = one is
-s = plural
-ik = adjective (accords with not immediately preceding noun)
-o = adverb
-ön = infinitive
inflected verb + -öd = imperative, command
inflected verb + -ös = optative, suggestion
-il = small
-an = member of a profession, society, country, philosophy or other discipline.
-i = accusative
-a = possessive
-e = dative
o _! = vocative
p(a)- passive voice
hi- = male
ji- = female
-ül = affectionate and endearing quality, the young of
el = used with words which have not been assimilated into Volapük.
These include proper names and foreign words,
which always appear in the singular.
Any plurals are shown by the fact that el adds an -s to denote this.
a- = present (optional prefix)
e- = immediate past, present perfect
ä- = past
i- = past perfect
o- = future
u- = past of future (I shall have eaten)
le- = large size
le- -ül = grand-
-ö = interjection
-ä = conjunction
-ü = preposition
-o = adverb
-li? = question
-dil = -fraction
-os = neutral form of adj./pronoun, neutral verb ending ?
-id = numeric suffix, used in lesson titles but never defined ?
ab = but
no
ad = in order to
ctoby
adelo = today
segodnq
ädelo = yesterday
vcera
adyö! = bye!
poka!
ag! = ooh!
o!
ai = always
vsegda
anik = several
neskolko
anu = right now
sejcas
as = ? (cf. asä = as also, as well as)
as sam = for example
asä = as also, as well as
asoaro = this evening
at = this
etot
bakaston = a brick
kirpic
balan = one (person)
odin celovek
balan = one member ?
bäldik = old
stary
bäldikün = eldest
starwi
bäldot = age (= number of years)
vozrast
balido = firstly
vo-pervyh
banacem = a bathroom
vannaq
begö! = (if you) please
beigolön = to go past
bel = a mountain
benö! = fine!
benolabik = wealthy
bespikön = to talk about [priparoli] ?
obsuditj
bevü = between, amongst
mexdu
bevünetik = ?
bi = because
potomu cto
bilob = ?
bim = a tree
derevo
binädön (me) = to consist (of)
sostoqtj (iz)
binön = to be
bytj
binü = (made) of
(sdelanny) iz
bisä = provided that
blinön = to bring
приносить
blod = brother
брат
böd = a bird
птица
boso = somewhat
bü = ago, before (of time)
büä = before
bukiselidöp = a bookshop
bumot = a building
bür = an office
büsidan = a businessman
cal = a profession
cedön = to think (= opine)
cedü ob = In my opinion ? (cf. cedön = to think, opine) according to what I think ?
cem = room (but meaning clear from "slipacem", "fidacem", etc.) ?
cifik = chief, main
cil = a child
cim = a chimney
cödöp = a court (of law)
da = through, throughout
dabinön = to exist
dalabön = to own, to possess
danö! = thanks!
das = that (conjunction)
dat = so that
dätü = dated (having the date) (?)
de = of/from
deadön = to die
degtelid = twelfth
del = a day
demön = to demonstrate
demü = on account of
demü = on account of, with regard to
dese = from out of
desinobs = ?
desir = desire (?)
det = right-hand
detü = on the right of
dilekan = a director, a manager
dilekanef = management
din = a thing (a matter)
dis = under
disnufaspadäd = a loft (space)
do = though
dö = about, in
dog = a dog
dokan = a doctor
dom = a house
domio = (to) home
domü = at the house of
dönu = again ?
dönulogö! = au revoir!
dot = a doubt
dramat = drama
dredöfik = shy, timid
drogan = a chemist
du = while
dü = ? [maybe should be "dü = during]
dunön = (to do ?)
düp = an hour
Düp kinid binos-li? = What time is it? [Which (order) hour is (neut.)?]
düpalaf = half-an-hour
dustodik = industrial
e, ed = and
ekö = here is/are,
ekö! = look!
emäniotob = ?
enitedälob = ? (cf. nitedik = interesting)
enu = recently
fa = by
fagotü = far from
famül = a family
fat = a father
fenät = a window
fi! = nonsense!
fiam = a firm
fidacem = a dining room
fino = at last
flekön (oki) = to turn, to bear
flen = a friend
flenöfik = friendly, kind
flor = a flower
florüp = Spring
fluk = fruit
fluküp = Autumn
flumed = a river
fo = before, in front of (= place)
foldeg = forty
foldil = a quarter
fredön = to be happy, to be glad
fredükön = to make happy/glad
fümo = for sure
fumö! = of course!
futaglöpäd = football (game)
gad = a garden
gadacif = a supervisor (gardening)
gadav = horticulture
garad = a garage
gased = a magazine
geidian = a guide (brochure)
gem (hi/ji) = a sibling
gespikön = to reply
getön = (to get ?)
gianagretik = enormous, gigantic
glid = a greeting
glidön = to greet
glofön = to grow
go = absolutely
gok = a fowl
golön = to go
gönü = in favour of
gretik = big, large
gretikün = biggest (?)
güä = on the other hand
gudik = good
gudiko = well
gudikum (ka) = better (than)
gudükumön = ? cf. gudik = good
ha! = aha!
härbat = a vegetable
he! = hey!
hit = heat
hitüp = Summer
horit = (the) horizon
i = also
if = if
in = in (place)
ini = into
is = here
it = (one)self
jäfob = ?
jenöfo = in fact
jevod = a horse
jinön = to appear, to seem
jonidön (as) = to serve (as)
jönik = beautiful, lovely
jü = up to
jüesa = up to and including
juitön = to enjoy
jul = a school
julan = a pupil (at school)
jünu = up to now
jünu = up to now
ka = than
kanön = to be able to (= can)
kapar = a goat
kat = a cat
kedet = a line (in a letter)
kel = which, who
keproan = a fan, a supporter
kif ?/kim? = who? (masc. and fem.)
kikodo? = why?
kiöpo = where
kipedöp = a store
kipladio? = where to? whither?
kipön = to keep
kis? = what?
kisi = what
klavan = a typist
kleiliko = clearly, plainly
klu = so
klülön = to be clear
klünacem = a cloakroom
ko = with
kö = where (subjunction) ?
kobo (ko) = together (with)
kod = a reason
kodä = by reason of which
kodü at (already have "kodü atos") ?
kodü atos = because of this ?
kodü = because of
kolkömön = to meet
köst (hi/ji) = a cousin
kotenükön = to satisfy, make happy
kredön = to believe
kun = a cow
kvisinöp = a kitchen
lä = at, with
läbik = lucky, happy
labom bäldoti yelas mödikum ka kildegas = he 's in his thirties.
labön = to have
labü = comprising, having
läd = a lady
ladöfiko = sincerely
lädül = a young lady (Miss)
lädül = a young lady
laidareman = a regular buyer us
län = a country, a land
länädio = (into) the country (side)
lärnön = to learn
lätikün = latest
lavöp = a laundry
lebonedön = to subscribe to
ledino = mainly, principally
lefatül = a grandpa
legad = a (public) park
legad = a park
legivot = a gift, a present
legudik = excellent
lelogöfik = really worth seeing
lemotül = a grandma
len = at, by, on
libü = free from ?
liedö! = dear me!
liegikan = a rich person
lif = life ?
lifayels = years of age
lio? = how? ?
liomödotik = how many
literat = literature
livüpajäf = a hobby
lödön = to live, reside
löfäb = a loved one
löfilob = löf-il-ob = I love a little, I like ?
löfön = to love
logön = to see
lölik = whole
lom = a hearth, a home
lomio = homewards
löpik = upper, upstairs
lotan = a guest
lü = to (= direction)
lükömön (lü) to arrive at, to get to
lunedikum (ka) = slimmer (than)
lunik = long
lut = air
ma = according to
mälat = half-a-dozen
man = man
matan (hi/ji) = a married person
mated = a marriage
matemat = maths
matikön = to get married
matirajanan (hi/ji) = a fiance(e)
me = by means of
medinav = medicine (=science)
medü = ?
mekavik = artificial, man-made
mel = sea (I learned this one elsewhere) ?
memön = to remember
mens = people (in general)
miotik = dirty
mödadilo = mainly, mostly
mödik = a lot of, many
mödikna = many times
mödikna = many times
mödo = a great deal, a lot
mon = cash, money
mot = a mother
motafat = a (maternal) grandpa
mu = extremely
musig = music
mutön = to compel (= must)
neai = never
nedet = left-hand
neflifed = antiquarian
neläbo = unfortunately
nem = a name
nemön = to name
nemü = in the name of
nen = without
ni ... ni = neither...nor
nif = snow
nifüp = Winter
nilik = near (cf. nilo = near, nearby; nilü = near to)
nilo = near, nearby
nilü = near to
nilü = near to
ninükön = to enclose
nited = interest ? cf. nitedik = interesting
nitedälön (dö) = to be interested (in)
nitedik = interesting
nitedikün = most-interesting (?)
niver= a university
no-li? = isn't it?
no latikolöd = don't be late!
no nog = not yet
nö! = oh no!
noe ... abi = not only ... but also
nog bal = one more, another
notedil = a small advertisement
nuf = a roof
nufalucem = an attic
nuik = ? cf. nutimik = contemporary
nulädik = modern
nulik = new
numön = to count
nutimik = contemporary
ö! = wow!
obik = my
obsik = our
od = each other
odelo = tomorrow
ofik = her
omik = his
pal (hi/ji) = a parent
pasä = only when
patik = special
pened = a letter
penedamäk = a postage stamp
penön = to write
plagik = practical
plagikum = (?)
plak = ?
plidön = to like
plidön = to like
plimön = to compliment
plöp = prosperity
plöpön = to prosper
po = behind (= place)
poedav = poetry
pöfikan = a poor person
pon = a bridge
pöpajul = a primary school
pos = after (=time)
poscil = grandchild [pos- = grand-] ?
poso = afterwards
pospenäd = a postscript
pötet = a potato
potöp = a post office
primön = to begin, to start
pro = for
profäsoran = a lecturer
prüdö! = take care! look out!
pük = a language
pükav = linguistics
pükistudan = a language student
pul (hi/ji) = a youngster, a youth
redik = red
reidön = to read
reig = mastery
rein = rain
retik = remaining
röletan (hi/ji) = a relation, a relative
rop = interruption
sagön = to say
saidik = enough, sufficient
saidiko = sufficiently, enough
sälun = a lounge
se = out of
sedön = to send
seil = quietness, silence
seilö! = shut up!
seimik = any
seivön ?=>? sevön = to know
sekretan = a secretary
sekü atos = therefore, following this ?
selibik = single, unmarried
selidöpan = a (shop) assistant
sevabo = namely, that is
sevön = to know
si! = oh yes!
sio = ?
slipacem = a bedroom
smalik = small
so äs ... = so as ...
sö! = I say!
soarajul = an evening school
sököl = following
sol = the sun
sör = a sister
spadäd = space? (cf. "disnufaspadäd" = a loft (space)) ?
Spanyän = Spain
sparag = asparagus
spelabo = hopefully
spelön = to hope
spidö! = get a move on!
spidön = to hurry
spikot = a conversation
spodan = a correspondent
spodön (ko) = to correspond (with)
spot = a sport
stadon = stands?
stajonao = from the station
staudöp = a restaurant
steifülön = to attempt, to try
step = a pace, a step
stopö! = halt!
stral = a ray
studön = to study
sufälik = patient
sülö! = good heavens!
sulüdik = southern ?
sunädo = at once, immediately
suno = soon?
süperiko = superbly
süt = a street
suvo = often
takädön = to relax
täno = then (= after which)
tävön = to travel
te = only
tead = floor, storey
tedabüsid = (general) business
tefik = corresponding (to), relating (to)
tefü = about, regarding
tefü = about, regarding
ter (hi/ji) = an uncle/an aunt
tiädü = entitled
tidön = to teach
tikön = to think
timül = a moment
tö = at, on
töbo = barely, scarcely
top = place (cf. topön = to be situated) ?
topäd = a region
topön = to be situated
tor = a bull
travärön = to cross
tü = at, on (= time)
tuvifiko = too fast
tuvön = to find
tvalet = a lavatory, a toilet
u = or
üf = even if
ün = at, in (time)
ünü = within (a time)
us = there
vakenön = to be on holiday/vacation
valasotik = all (kinds)
(in) valem = (in) general
valemapük = a universal language
valik = all
vedön = to become
vemo = very / very much
ven = ?
veratik = real, true
vero = really, truly
veütik = important
vidik = broad, wide
vifik = fast, quick
vilöfo = willingly
vilön = to want to
visitön = to visit
viudan = widow(er) ?
vo-li? = is that so?
vo = ?
vobön = to work
voböp = a workplace
vöd = a word
vög = a voice
vol = (the) world
vom = a woman
vomül = a young woman
votik = another, other
xam = an examination
ya = already ?
yad = a yard
yan = a door
ye = however
yel = a year
yö! = hurrah!
yufan = helper ? (we don't know "yuf" yet)
yufü = with the help of
yunan = a youth
yunik = young
zedö! = make way!
zesüdik = necessary
zian (jiter) = aunt
zif = a town
zilik = enthusiastic
zilo = enthusiastically, hard
ziom (hiter) = uncle
zu = moreover
zu = in addition
zuo = moreover