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Does anyone know anyone who speaks Esperanto and does not speak English?

door Jonatano, 3 februari 2016

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Taal: English

Jonatano (Profiel tonen) 3 februari 2016 23:43:25

I'm just curious as a response to the idea that English is the global language. Thanks.

robinvdv (Profiel tonen) 4 februari 2016 00:06:38

Most people do indeed speak the English language, especially on the internet, but you should also remember that there are also lots of people who can express themselves a lot easier in Esperanto, than they could ever express themselves in English. This fact is often overlooked when some people ask this question.

Evildela (Profiel tonen) 4 februari 2016 00:23:09

Jonatano:I'm just curious as a response to the idea that English is the global language. Thanks.
I know a fair few. Every time I make a video in English on my channel without Esperanto subtitles I'll get a fair few complaints of "I don't understand English why are there no subtitles?".

Demian (Profiel tonen) 4 februari 2016 07:53:35

Jonatano:I'm just curious as a response to the idea that English is the global language. Thanks.
I can think of one Li, who spoke Mandarin and Esperanto. Her English skills were non-existent.

Then there is Boris from Russia, who speaks Russian, French and Esperanto, but no English. But he recently proposed that he could help me in Russian if I assist him in his English studies.

Also, there is one Diana, who speaks Russian, Esperanto and a little Hindi. We have been in contact for more than 2 years, but I have never seen her speak even a word of English.

A policeman from China comes to mind. Also a stay-at-home mother. Hey! How can I forget a lady from South Korea! I confess that she is trying hard to learn English, but when we met some three or four years ago, she spoke only fluent Korean and Esperanto.

I am sure if I think over it, I can come up with the names of at least 10 people who speak Esperanto but little or no English.

So yeah!

johmue (Profiel tonen) 4 februari 2016 08:44:39

Jonatano:I'm just curious as a response to the idea that English is the global language. Thanks.
I know quite some who speak Esperanto fluently and can't communicate in English. And I know a lot of people who speak English fairly well and Esperanto far better.

Bemused (Profiel tonen) 4 februari 2016 12:30:40

World population: 7.4 billion Source

Number of English Speakers (Level of fluency not mentioned): 1.5 billion Source

Which means roughly 4 in 5 of the world population has zero ability in English.
So English has a long way to go to be "the global language".

Kirilo81 (Profiel tonen) 4 februari 2016 12:47:05

My two cents on this:

Demian (Profiel tonen) 5 februari 2016 03:38:08

Kirilo81:My two cents on this:
+1

bryku (Profiel tonen) 5 februari 2016 06:29:48

Jonatano:I'm just curious as a response to the idea that English is the global language. Thanks.
Me. I don't speak English but I speak esperanto.

Matthieu (Profiel tonen) 5 februari 2016 10:44:45

Few people in Europe speak absolutely no English, but I know a lot of Esperanto speakers who are better at Esperanto than at English (including me). Some of them have good Esperanto and poor English.

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