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I can't do it

by Momomomomo, September 14, 2009

Messages: 88

Language: English

Vilius (User's profile) September 15, 2009, 10:57:36 AM

tommjames:For what it's worth I agree with you absolutely completely and totally 100% without any reservation whatsoever. I cannot STAND this word, so by all means be as obnoxious as you like.. you'll get nothing but support from me. rideto.gif
The same for me.
Would "smili" be ok for "to smile"? Oh, I know it's too English.. Any other ideas?

tommjames (User's profile) September 15, 2009, 11:31:52 AM

I'm rather partial to the Spanish word sonrisa, so maybe sonrisi. If you wanted to be playful maybe you could say gajbuŝumi lango.gif. All academic though obviously.

Vilius (User's profile) September 15, 2009, 11:47:18 AM

"lubi" sounds quite esperantish to me (from russian "улыбка").

Vilius (User's profile) September 15, 2009, 11:53:39 AM

tommjames:gajbuŝumi
No, thanks rido.gif

Momomomomo (User's profile) September 15, 2009, 4:15:44 PM

Thanks for all the replies so far,
I do get the friendlyness of -um- more than I used to so I'm sure brakumi and me will learn to love each other.
I like the way lubi sounds similar to ludi, you could make a cheesy pre school club called ludoj kaj luboj rideto.gif

Oŝo-Jabe (User's profile) September 15, 2009, 4:36:53 PM

Gajmieni?

tommjames (User's profile) September 15, 2009, 4:50:57 PM

Oŝo-Jabe:Gajmieni?
I like it!

jchthys (User's profile) September 15, 2009, 5:19:39 PM

I like smajli. Esperanto already has that method of borrowing from English with fajro, and it has the nice sound of ‘smiley’ rideto.gif

Of course, this is all unofficial and ludumema, but anyway…

Vilius (User's profile) September 15, 2009, 5:45:20 PM

Momomomomo:I like the way lubi sounds similar to ludi
And also "lumi".

ceigered (User's profile) September 15, 2009, 5:55:14 PM

Vilius:
Momomomomo:I like the way lubi sounds similar to ludi
And also "lumi".
Lumaj luboj kaj ludoj lango.gif

And while we're at it, maybe 'gajvizaĝi' (more or less 'to (have a) happy face').

Because a happy face always has a smile.

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