A2 Lessons

About These Lessons

This course of 15 lessons develops your Esperanto from A1 to CEFR A2 level. Each lesson combines grammar instruction, vocabulary building, a realistic dialogue, and three practice exercises. The lessons progress from core grammar (tenses, correlatives, affixes) through practical communicative topics (travel, restaurants, work, emotions) to a final comprehensive review.

By the end of Lesson 15 you will be able to handle familiar everyday situations, describe your life and experiences in all three tenses, use 150+ core vocabulary items productively, and navigate real conversations with Esperanto speakers worldwide.

Lesson Overview

Grammar Progression

Lessons 1–3: Core Grammar — Tenses and Correlatives These three lessons establish the grammatical backbone of A2 Esperanto. Lesson 1 adds the past and future tenses to the present tense you know from A1. Lessons 2–3 complete the full 45-word correlative table — one of Esperanto's most systematic and learnable features.

Lessons 4–6: Word Formation — Prefixes and Suffixes These three lessons unlock Esperanto's productive morphology. By learning 5 prefixes and 9 suffixes across lessons 4–6, you gain the ability to generate hundreds of new words from roots you already know. This is where Esperanto's efficiency as a constructed language becomes most visible.

Lessons 7–9: Core Grammar Extensions Questions and opinion expression (Lesson 7), comparative structures (Lesson 8), and the preposition system including the directional accusative (Lesson 9) round out the A2 grammar toolkit.

Lessons 10–14: Communicative Topics These five lessons develop your ability to use A2 grammar in real-world contexts: narrating the past (10), travelling (11), eating out (12), professional life (13), and emotional expression (14). Each lesson introduces topic-specific vocabulary while revisiting and consolidating grammar from earlier lessons.

Lesson 15: Review and Transition A comprehensive review of all A2 grammar in summary table form, a 150-word core vocabulary reference, a CEFR A2 self-assessment checklist, and a clear description of what to study next at B1 level.

How to Use These Lessons

1. Read the Overview paragraphs to understand the lesson's context and purpose.
2. Study the Vocabulary table — aim to recognize all words passively and produce at least 60% actively.
3. Work through Grammar Focus — read each explanation, then cover the examples and try to produce them from memory.
4. Read the Dialogue aloud — fluency comes from speaking, not just reading. Try to memorize and act out the dialogue with a study partner.
5. Complete all three Practice exercises — do not skip exercises; they consolidate learning.
6. Read the Cultural Note — understanding the community and history of Esperanto enriches your motivation and gives you things to talk about.

After completing all 15 lessons, return to Lesson 15's self-assessment checklist. For any can-do statements where you feel uncertain, revisit the relevant lesson and redo its exercises before moving to B1.