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Translation Help: Please Listen and Try To Understand ...

by lingvokapablo, May 2, 2012

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Language: English

lingvokapablo (User's profile) May 2, 2012, 4:11:05 PM

Is the following Espanto translation correct for the sentence: "Please listen and try to understand the following dialog/conversation." ?

Eo: Bonvolu aŭskultu kaj provu kompreni la sekvantan dialogon/interparoladon.

Sjdusa (User's profile) May 2, 2012, 4:22:11 PM

i understand, i don't know if its the standard way of saying it, but the way i format esperanto is the same way i'd do it in english, i call it engliranto lol

darkweasel (User's profile) May 2, 2012, 4:24:47 PM

Since bonvolu is already a verb, it needs to be followed by an infinitive: bonvolu aŭskulti kaj provi.

edit: also, sekva is better than sekvanta.

lingvokapablo (User's profile) May 2, 2012, 4:28:34 PM

darkweasel:Since bonvolu is already a verb, it needs to be followed by an infinitive: bonvolu aŭskulti kaj provi.
But is the rest of it correct?

Or, how about: Aŭskultu kaj provu kompreni la sekvantan dialogon/interparoladon, mi petas.

gianich73 (User's profile) May 2, 2012, 4:50:01 PM

lingvokapablo:
darkweasel:Since bonvolu is already a verb, it needs to be followed by an infinitive: bonvolu aŭskulti kaj provi.
But is the rest of it correct?

Or, how about: Aŭskultu kaj provu kompreni la sekvantan dialogon/interparoladon, mi petas.
I would use bonvolu because I think it is more polite. Bonvolu aŭskulti kaj provi. Insteand of sekvantan, I would use sekvan or sekvontan (because it will come). However, I may be wrong.

sudanglo (User's profile) May 2, 2012, 6:50:16 PM

There are a number of verbs in Esperanto that can be translations of 'try'. Provi has the nuance of giving something a try, or putting it to the test.

This might be appropriate, or you might like to use peni (make an effort, endeavour)

Bonvolu aŭskulti kaj penu kompreni la sekvontan konversacion.

EDit: having politely asked you to listen, I don't think one needs to obsequious and apply the bonvolu to the trying. A simple instruction seems adequate.

Evildela (User's profile) May 2, 2012, 11:26:10 PM

Don't forget you can say stuff like

Bonvole aŭskultu kaj penu kompreni tion, kion mi prezentas
Bonvole aŭskultu kaj penu kompreni la jenon

ktp...

sudanglo (User's profile) May 3, 2012, 8:34:07 AM

i call it Engliranto lol
Shouldn't it be called Esperanglo, or la esperangla?

Myself, I'm a bit of an expert in la frangla (franglais).

darkweasel (User's profile) May 3, 2012, 9:01:27 AM

sudanglo:
i call it Engliranto lol
Shouldn't it be called Esperanglo, or la esperangla?

Myself, I'm a bit of an expert in la frangla (franglais).
And let’s not forget about Esperañol. lango.gif

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