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I really do want to learn Esperanto

de Soma N., 9 octobre 2007

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Langue: English

Soma N. (Voir le profil) 9 octobre 2007 03:04:21

I've moved from Ontario to Quebec and no one in my family speaks French. So I guess, in my immense amount of spare time I should try some more. I don't have -anyone- who can converse with me or help teach me so I'm 100% on my own. I have Kurso de Esperanto 3 and have gone through 1/2 of it but I'm looking for something a bit more, involving/stimulating.

I know there are probably threads on Esperanto online radio station thingies but for all intents and purposes, I'm incompetent at setting things like that up. If someone would please explain to me how I can listen to some dialog that I'm assuming will help me ingrain it into my brain, I'd be happy.

Just a few questions:
Will I need software? Is it like Pandora Radio where I just go to the URL, select a channel, and it starts playing? What are options of topics? Do radios mostly broadcast global news? Are there local radios (ie Canadian based)?

Thanks.

Cymbyz (Voir le profil) 9 octobre 2007 06:38:39

Radio Verda, http://radioverda.com/ is based in Canada, and you can access its podcasts from the link given above.

Stefano B (Voir le profil) 9 octobre 2007 18:22:31

Why do you want to learn Esperanto before French?

Elly (Voir le profil) 10 octobre 2007 19:23:13

If you can find it, you could watch the movie Incubus with William Shatner. It's in esperanto and I actually liked it ridulo.gif

erinja (Voir le profil) 10 octobre 2007 22:24:27

I don't know where you are living in Quebec but I would try to get in contact with the local Esperanto speakers if I were you. They are super nice, and I believe they host some real-life classes in Montreal, and perhaps in some other cities as well. In addition, it would give you some much-needed new friends in your new province (and some people to help you out with your French!)

http://www.esperanto.qc.ca/en

Soma N. (Voir le profil) 11 octobre 2007 05:31:34

erinja:I don't know where you are living in Quebec
My apologies, I should have given my location. I'm familiar with the few major Esperanto groups in Canada but Montreal is (I think) a 7 hour drive from where I am. I live in a town called Val d'Or. They don't even get video games on the correct release datesmalgajo.gif.

Thanks Cymbyz.

As to why I wish to learn Esperanto before French: funny story actually. Due to uncontrollable circumstances I have to finish high school through the Ontario school board and I'm a hardcore gamer. So it's essentially me and my basement for then next 11 months. lango.gif All though I do have a HUGE backyard so exercise will actually be happening. rideto.gif

Filu (Voir le profil) 11 octobre 2007 16:35:47

Soma N.:I live in a town called Val d'Or.
How funny! I grew up in Val d'Or and still own a house in La Corne (even though I moved out of there seven years ago).

I don't go back there that often, but should be there some time next summer. So if you happen to still live there, we may enter in contact, that would be great to get some real life Esperanto going on again (only once did it ever happen to me so far).

Cheers,
Félix

ehanson (Voir le profil) 16 octobre 2007 22:35:55

Try the Esperanto Radio Archive

http://www.radioarkivo.org/

BasCostBudde (Voir le profil) 24 octobre 2007 11:45:01

Stefano B:Why do you want to learn Esperanto before French?
Research suggests that learning Esperanto facilitates the acquisition of a foreign language considerably. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaedeutic_value_of...

russ (Voir le profil) 16 novembre 2008 22:25:56

Elly:If you can find it, you could watch the movie Incubus with William Shatner. It's in esperanto and I actually liked it ridulo.gif
Yes, but the quality of grammar and pronunciation is not good. Don't use that movie to learn Esperanto.

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