Word
La buĝeto montras pli da elspezoj ol enspezoj.
Meaning
The budget shows more expenses than income.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Questions & Answers about La buĝeto montras pli da elspezoj ol enspezoj.
What does buĝeto mean, and how do I pronounce the letter ĝ?
Buĝeto means budget.
The letter ĝ is pronounced like the j in judge. So buĝeto sounds roughly like boo-JE-to, with the stress on the second-to-last syllable: bu-ĜE-to.
This is a good example of how Esperanto often adapts international words to its own spelling system.
Why does the sentence start with la?
La is the Esperanto definite article, meaning the.
So La buĝeto means the budget, not just a budget. It suggests a specific budget that the speaker and listener already know about, or a budget being discussed in context.
A useful point for English speakers: Esperanto has la for the, but it does not have a separate word for a/an.
Why is the verb montras used here?