How to say "I'm cold"
kelle poolt guyjohnston, 12. aprill 2008
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Keel: English
guyjohnston (Näita profiili) 12. aprill 2008 22:49.11
RiotNrrd (Näita profiili) 12. aprill 2008 23:00.30
Removed by the author for being incorrect.
Pentamontaro (Näita profiili) 13. aprill 2008 0:24.21
erinja (Näita profiili) 13. aprill 2008 2:42.12
I would say "Mi sentas min malvarma"
That construction is common. For example, there's a shirt (and poster) that say "Kia vi sentas vin hodiaŭ?" with faces showing feelings, with Esperanto labels.
I would definitely hesitate to say "Mi estas malvarma" unless my skin actually feels cold. When you say "I'm cold" in English, it doesn't mean that your body is actually cold; it means that you *feel* cold. In my opinion, the Esperanto translation of the phrase should reflect that.
In contrast, if you are hungry or tired, you *are* actually hungry or tired, objectively. Therefore you would say "Mi estas malsata" or "Mi estas laca"; you wouldn't be saying "mi sentas min malsata".
Taciturn_ (Näita profiili) 13. aprill 2008 5:56.06
Terurĉjo:I'm cold = Al mi estas malvarme.Since Esperanto is quite french n russian in many ways , so this Terurcjo`s suggestion seemes very reseanable to me.I would never say "me estas malvarma",as it would mean that my body is cold , not that i feel cold.
It's cold = Estas malvarme = Malvarmas.
So:
Mi estas malvarma - my body`s cold.
Al mi estas malvarme,al mi malvarmas - i feel cold
OR just:
mi sentas malvarmon.
RiotNrrd (Näita profiili) 13. aprill 2008 6:36.51
I remembered incorrectly.
sergejm (Näita profiili) 13. aprill 2008 8:51.41
Kat (Näita profiili) 1. mai 2008 9:40.53
I think that Esperanto is similar. "Mi estas varma" would probably mean something...well, it wouldn't mean that you find it hot. ; ) "Al mi estas varme" sounds right, in that vein (and also "al mi estas malvarme").
ora knabo (Näita profiili) 1. mai 2008 13:17.53
- Sed nun mi elpensis ion alian. Ĉu estus bone diri: "Mi fartas malvarme."?
erinja (Näita profiili) 1. mai 2008 15:05.08
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