Phrases for short story
chrisim101010-ისა და 4 იანვარი, 2012-ის მიერ
შეტყობინებები: 6
ენა: English
chrisim101010 (მომხმარებლის პროფილი) 4 იანვარი, 2012 06:13:54
Inevitably, i am running into difficulties when trying to say something; and i have only just started my first story!
First question: how do i say "he reached for the door knob"?
my best effort is "li atingas al la pordtenilo" but i don't think i have used the word "atingas" correctly.
http://rakontoj.blogspot.com/
acdibble (მომხმარებლის პროფილი) 4 იანვარი, 2012 10:49:26
"atingi" is for reaching goals.
chrisim101010 (მომხმარებლის პროფილი) 5 იანვარი, 2012 21:02:44
qwertz (მომხმარებლის პროფილი) 5 იანვარი, 2012 21:09:33
Miland (მომხმარებლის პროფილი) 6 იანვარი, 2012 11:45:12
chrisim101010:"..i am running into difficulties when trying to say something.."Wells2010 has etendi la brakon. I would seriously consider investing in his dictionary.
Here's an exercise for you:
"He spent a lot of time leaning on his shovel."
Don't try to translate it word-for-word; think rather of how you would explain it to someone who didn't know the idiom, and then translate the meaning into Esperanto.