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Meaning of bonantagulo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
bonantaˈɡulo

Definitions

someone whose Esperanto is limited to a few basic phrases like bonan tagon (“good day”)

derogatory, slang

Examples

“Eble ekzistas 1 miliono da bonantaguloj, sed tiuj normale ne komprenas flue parolatan Esperanton, ĉu?”

Maybe there are 1 million Esperanto noobs, but those normally do not understand fluently spoken Esperanto, do they?

“Ĉu la kriterio estas la eternaj komencantoj kaj bonantaguloj?”

Are the eternal beginners and Esperanto punters the criterion?

“Ĉiuj jam konas min kaj afable salutas, kvankam grandprate^([sic]) ili estas nur “bonantaguloj”.”

All of them know me already and greet kindly, although they are for the greater part only nubs at Esperanto.

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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