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Which book is better?

de Rejsi, 2013-majo-28

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Rejsi (Montri la profilon) 2013-majo-29 01:19:19

Okay I ended up getting Being Colloquial in Esperanto and Teach Yourself Esperanto (2nd edition) for roughly $30 total. I figure these will satisfy my appetite for now. lango.gif

pdenisowski (Montri la profilon) 2013-majo-29 01:54:46

I have both books and have used both. Frankly, I prefered TYE, but that's mostly just a matter of taste.

I would recommend Jen Nia Mondo - in print, high quality audio available, and amusing without being trite. I believe very strongly that language learning (well, for me at least) is a highy aural activity and neither TYE or LUIL have audio materials.

Incidentally, I was not a big fam of Being Colloquial in Esperanto -- nothing wrong with the book, but it kept reminding me of those books that purport to teach you how to say modern things or be insulting/amorous in Latin ... a little bit too contrived for my tastes.

Amike,
Paul

RiotNrrd (Montri la profilon) 2013-majo-29 01:55:38

Those were my first two books as well. You will not be disappointed.

pdenisowski (Montri la profilon) 2013-majo-29 01:58:41

robbkvasnak:ebay has BOTH Teach Yourself Esperanto AND the TYS dictionary for Esperanto for just $25 - I found it and I am a lousy online-searcher, believe me!
I have the set and although the dictionary is nice, the newer version of Wells is easier to use : larger font, more modern vocab, available in hardcover. Here's my short review :

Old Wells vs New Wells

Amike,
Paul

noelekim (Montri la profilon) 2013-majo-29 04:37:45

RiotNrrd:I learned Esperanto with #2 (TYE), and can attest that it is an excellent resource. It's still the first place I look when trying to answer some question or another. $40 seems a little steep, though (I've heard a pdf of the book is available for free somewhere on the web, although I don't have a link - that doesn't solve the problem of reading on a computer screen, though).
TYE can be freely downloaded via the links on this page (the links are near the bottom).

brw1 (Montri la profilon) 2013-majo-29 06:07:02

Rejsi:Hi everyone. I'm getting tired of staring at a computer screen when I try to learn Esperanto. I want to purchase a book and I am down to two choices.

1. Esperanto: Learning and Using the International Language by David Richardson
2. Teach Yourself Esperanto (3rd edition) by John Cresswell, John Hartley, and J.H. Sullivan

I've heard great things from both, but it should be noted that there is a significant price difference between the two. The first is roughly $15-$20, but the second is out of print with the lowest price I can find around $40.

On Amazon.com, there is a significantly larger amount of reviews for the second book and I don't know if I'll be missing out if I get the first one instead.

Can anyone with both explain the difference to me and which one they feel works better? Thanks.
I don't know I learned everything I know about Esperanto online mostly hear on Lernu and on livemocha some to I find that it works well then you read the literature available here and on other sites and you esperanto gets better I prefer the book Gerda Malaperis it's a fascinating story and teaches very good esperanto and I also read Jen nia IJK which was good but, the ending is dissapointing but, still excellent for learning esperanto where else are you going to learn fluent esperanto but, by reading the excellent literature and news available without going to an esperanto meeting. I like to also read La Onda de Esperanto and also any news sites in Esperanto.

Miland (Montri la profilon) 2013-majo-30 08:17:51

I began with TYE and still keep it for reference. Jen Nia Mondo is fine as well. Richardson may be the most comprehensive, but for that reason need more effort to finish.

If you are able to use one of the above as part of a course, that may be the ideal solution, because you will not be working on your own. The courses on this website may be the next best thing.

xdzt (Montri la profilon) 2013-junio-02 09:03:52

Just to provide a dissenting opinion, I've used both (as well as many other common suggestions) and vastly prefer Richardson's book. My only complaint with Richardson's book is that the first third of the book is wasted paper. His strong, logical, but progressive development of the language really clicked with me, and the exercises were varied and extensible enough to really get comfortable with each concept before moving on.

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