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Lynchie1975 (Profil anzeigen) 1. April 2012 15:48:46
Obviously, I'm very new at speaking Esperanto, so, for the moment, I prefer communicating with people in writing. How often do you use esperanto to speak to people either by mic, or in person, if at all?
Thanks for your input.
Riano (Profil anzeigen) 1. April 2012 16:02:40
Lynchie1975:Hi everyone,Almost every school day, I talk to my French teacher who happens to speak Esperanto, in Esperanto. Also almost every weekend, there's a Hangout on Google+ where some Esperantists video chat, (I've done it a few times). It also seems that quite a few people skype in Esperanto.
Obviously, I'm very new at speaking Esperanto, so, for the moment, I prefer communicating with people in writing. How often do you use esperanto to speak to people either by mic, or in person, if at all?
Thanks for your input.
I highly recommend speaking Esperanto even from the first day: It helps. ^^ Also, I hope you continue with your learning, Esperanto is a great language and I don't think I haven't thought, spoken or written in it for one day since I began learning it. (: Also, the tujmesagxilo (instant messenger) on lernu! itself is really good for communicating, there's almost always at least one other person there.
Lynchie1975 (Profil anzeigen) 1. April 2012 21:22:54
I think it's good to speak it too. I suppose I am a bit shy of speaking it, yet, after only two weeks. Plus, ironically, I am a little bit shy of speaking to strangers in any case! I am learning esperanto, as I said, mostly for written communication, and just because I think it's an excellent idea , as well as for religious reasons.Steve
pythonweb (Profil anzeigen) 2. April 2012 23:04:18
I've worked through Lernu's Mi estas komencanto exercises until I was able to get a good grasp of the tongue. For the most part, the Pilsner method of learning a language works best for me: you approach Esperanto from a child's perspective: a child is functionally illiterate for years before they become introduced to the formality of the language (grammar, parts of speech etc.). Train your tongue first, and build a vocabulary; don't worry that your Esperanto isn't "proper" yet. If the group understands Vi estas komencanto and often Vi ne komprenos; you'll have a great time. I also search Youtube for Esperanto. At this point, that I don't understand even 1% of what they're saying is ok. Each time I hear them speak, I get a little better. 
erinja (Profil anzeigen) 3. April 2012 02:49:22
They do a programme in some school systems where they have kids read aloud to dogs, to practice their reading. It helps because the kids get practice without pressure (since a cute dog is non-threatening and won't judge).
You could apply the same principle in Esperanto. I used to talk to the family dog and cats in Esperanto when I was learning. And of course just reading aloud to yourself can get you used to pronouncing the words, and used to using correct grammatical forms. Even if you don't understand all of the text, it helps.
Another tactic I've recommended in the past is to talk to an imaginary person when you're in the car alone, as if you were giving a tour of whatever area you're driving through. Talk aloud about the things that you see out the window; "This is the pub where we brought my American relative last year; this supermarket has cheaper prices than the other one, but less selection; this farm park has a lovely Victorian garden..." etc. whatever you feel like saying, or feel able to say. This also starts to give you some sense of the holes in your vocabulary, and you get an idea of words and grammatical forms that you might want to look up.
Lynchie1975 (Profil anzeigen) 3. April 2012 09:27:44