Persono vs Homo
von AmericanBull, 24. August 2016
Beiträge: 5
Sprache: English
AmericanBull (Profil anzeigen) 24. August 2016 00:44:04
Vestitor (Profil anzeigen) 24. August 2016 11:52:44
Li estas interesa persono = He is an interesting person
Li estas interesa homo.= He is an interesting human being.
While the second is not wrong, you can see the shade of meaning and where you would likely use it (or not).
Remember also that in some sentences where English might use 'person', neither persono nor homo are even necessary, e.g:
He is a fat man = Li estas dikulo; She is a rich woman = Ŝi estas riĉulo.
opalo (Profil anzeigen) 24. August 2016 12:33:37
AmericanBull (Profil anzeigen) 24. August 2016 17:58:23
sudanglo (Profil anzeigen) 25. August 2016 11:19:01
So 'homplena strato' is a busy street full of people. Speaking of accommodation you might say du-persona ĉambro.
Homo can be a rather direct way of addressing someone.
Kion vi volas, homo?