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של Narf0108, 1 במרץ 2009

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Narf0108 (הצגת פרופיל) 1 במרץ 2009, 08:35:09

Hello! ridulo.gif
I am new to Esperanto. I took down a lot of notes, and it doesn't sound too complex, but looking at all the information is starting to completely baffle me. D:

Anyways, how is everyone?

I'm good, having fun trying to learn Esperanto. ridulo.gif I can barely say the name of the language correct xD but it's expected. I'll keep working on it, and one day, I'll post in the Esperanto parts of the forums.

Keep studying, and keep having fun! ^_^
Bye for now!

1Guy1 (הצגת פרופיל) 3 במרץ 2009, 00:05:28

Hi

I'm a complete beginner just like you. Don't you just love the way so many Esperanto words are like English ones or resemble English roots?

Lots of good stuff to listen to if the pronunciation is hard. I have downloaded podcasts from polish radio & radio verda (from Canada)as well as a couple of old textbooks from librivox (free talking books) and some of the great audio stuff here - audio & music.

Hope it all goes well for you.

Guy

roint (הצגת פרופיל) 3 במרץ 2009, 02:00:59

Good luck with your learning, and don't get discouraged if you're having trouble with some aspects of the language! I recommend that you practice reading articles in Esperanto a little bit every day, and you should be pretty good at it around six months (or so I'm told, though I wouldn't doubt that it's true, compared to most languages, which take years to become fluent or even conversational). After translating the sentences you read, practice saying them out loud. The forums at Lernu are pretty active, so you can always ask specific questions here!

Oh, and I guess I'm doing pretty good.

Ironchef (הצגת פרופיל) 3 במרץ 2009, 14:38:47

1Guy1:
...Lots of good stuff to listen to if the pronunciation is hard. I have downloaded podcasts from polish radio & radio verda (from Canada)as well as a couple of old textbooks from librivox (free talking books) and some of the great audio stuff here - audio & music....
Let me add to that: *listen* to these audio programs without trying to understand them at first. I was freaked out at first because, as with most foreign languages, the words became a babble in my head. But after taking time to let them *flow* over me I found almost magically that I was starting to absorb and extract the meaning from the words. I suggest Radio Verda as a great place to start because it's well recorded which makes it easy to hear and understand all the sounds, and Arono and Karlena speak slow enough and with enough clarity, to make it enjoyable for beginners. Good luck.

ceigered (הצגת פרופיל) 3 במרץ 2009, 14:59:10

Ironchef: I suggest Radio Verda as a great place to start because it's well recorded which makes it easy to hear and understand all the sounds, and Arono and Karlena speak slow enough and with enough clarity, to make it enjoyable for beginners. Good luck.
Dunno if you can find it outside the Australian Itunes store, but there should be an Australian Esperanto Association podcast there too called 'tuj', which is useful as it has esperanto music and occaisionally interviews with Australian Esperantists, which can help get your ears used to the varying 'accents' of Esperanto, such as English-speaking Esperantists. I'd support it with RV though as on the rare occasion the main speaker has put the stress on the wrong syllable, which can become a bad habit.

jan aleksan (הצגת פרופיל) 3 במרץ 2009, 15:15:29

3ZZZ radio is australian

Ironchef (הצגת פרופיל) 3 במרץ 2009, 17:08:45

I also like to listen to Varsovia Vento as you get to hear many different voices speaking Esperanto from different countries. Although the program itself is from Warsaw, Poland, they have guests and recordings from all over. Bonan aŭskulton.

Kraughne (הצגת פרופיל) 4 במרץ 2009, 21:12:46

We Esperantists have to stick together, huh? ridulo.gif (Especially the beginners.) Good luck with your studies, amiko.

1Guy1 (הצגת פרופיל) 4 במרץ 2009, 23:47:32

Kraughne:We Esperantists have to stick together, huh? ridulo.gif
I don't know if it is because of the international nature of Esperanto, or the type of people who wish to learn it, but these forums have a lovely friendly feel. I am more used to forums such as computing forums which can be very 'dog eat dog' and this is a nice change.

Speaking of listening - the MP3's from Lernu are really helpful. I am getting a lot out of using Mi Estas Komencanto & Ana Pana on my MP3 player. The music is fun as well.

Guy

erinja (הצגת פרופיל) 5 במרץ 2009, 03:14:44

Esperanto-language forums can be just as nasty as those of any other language, particularly if it's a discussion board on a news website, attached to a controversial article!

But it's true that Esperanto speakers are by and large extremely kind to beginners, and understanding of errors, and helpful. And the forums at lernu.net are extremely friendly and supportive, so I really do encourage you to take advantage of them. Even mild rudeness is not really tolerated here. So ask away, and don't be afraid of asking dumb questions!

The English forum is read by a mix of people, all the way from the newbie who just started yesterday, to people who have been speaking fluently for years. We are located all over the world. Any sort of question you ask, therefore, will probably have an accurate answer within a matter of hours, if not minutes. If readers disagree on the answer, there's usually a polite and respectful discussion of the issue at hand, so you can weigh all sides for yourself and make a decision.

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