I was trying to write a kinda sentence that's quite a common type of phrase I'd say in English, and realised I couldn't quite Esperant it!

The sentence was:

"Have you ever been curious about what it's like to be stalked by mathematics?"

or

"Have you ever been curious about what it feels like to be stalked by mathematics?"

How would I make the semantic equivalent in Esperanto?

I started with "Ĉu vi iam ajn scivolis pri..."

Then I couldn't think how to say "what it's like", or "how it feels" without being sure that I'm not just word-for-wording from English.

Would I use "sentiĝi" or "senti sin" here?

For extra credit, help me with variations on this theme:

- Does that feel better?
- How are you feeling today?
- Did it go okay?

And an unrelated question that gets me:

Often in IM conversations I reply with things like "Ah I see" or "Ah okie", basically saying that I get what's being said; I acknowledge it. What options have I got for this in Esperanto?

Ĉu vi iam scivolis kiel sentiĝus esti obsedata pri/persekutata de/sieĝata de ...

There are several examples of scivoli kiel in the Tekstaro, but in any case I think it is the obvious choice. The translation of stalking is a bit more problematic.

- Does that feel better?
- How are you feeling today?
- Did it go okay?

Ĉu tio estas pli komforta?
Kiel vi fartas hodiaŭ?
Ĉu ĉio/la afero iris bone?

"Ah I see" or "Ah okie", basically saying that I get what's being said; I acknowledge it. Mi komprenas - bone.

Ta for the pointers

How about something like:

Ĉu vi iam scivolis kiel sentiĝus esti minace (post?)sekvata de matematiko?

EldanarLambetur:Ta for the pointers

How about something like:

Ĉu vi iam scivolis kiel sentiĝus esti minace (post?)sekvata de matematiko?

I whish I could help but to beging with I do not know what stalked means. In addition, my level of Esperanto is not that good. Anyway, I found your question interesting and I am sending greetings with this reply. Sudanglo is very active in the forum. I read him often.