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ninjaaron_0 (Näita profiili) 21. mai 2010 9:40.23
At the same time, I'm currently studying Modern Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Aramaic, Akkadain, and Hittite, and I need to begin studying French ASAP plus resume my studies in classical Greek if I apply to the PhD. program I'm thinking about.
Does it make any sense to use my free-time on Esperanto? It seems a little impractical at the moment...
tommjames (Näita profiili) 21. mai 2010 10:02.33
ninjaaron_0:Does it make any sense to use my free-time on Esperanto? It seems a little impractical at the moment...That depends on what you hope to get out of it. Of course everyone has their own experience but personally I found learning Esperanto to be one of the most life-enriching things I ever did; I've made several friends through it and gained an interesting hobby, at the expense of very minimal effort and almost no financial cost. To me that made about as much sense as would have been possible with any language.
ninjaaron_0 (Näita profiili) 21. mai 2010 10:23.32
Maybe after I learn a Romance language properly I can come back, since I'll know most of the words then and it won't take much study... hmm...
Miland (Näita profiili) 21. mai 2010 12:21.30
erinja (Näita profiili) 21. mai 2010 15:27.09
You should view Esperanto as a free-time fun thing. If you don't find it fun, don't do it. It shouldn't be displacing the time you spend on studying things that are important for your education. If it displaces anything in your current schedule, it should be things like TV watching, computer games, whatever. Leisure-time activities. I have no idea what you spend your free time doing. If you are spending every waking hour of the day studying languages for your education, then probably you don't have time for Esperanto. If you are spending your free time with World of Warcraft, then I expect you can make room for Esperanto somewhere in there.
ceigered (Näita profiili) 22. mai 2010 6:24.22
erinja:World of Warcraft, then I expect you can make room for Esperanto somewhere in there.Or combine them if that Esperanto group thing on that game is still running
I hope I do not intrude, but what awesome degree are you studying for that you need so many languages
? My uni mate (whom I found out actually is an Esperantist of sorts too) is currently studying 4 languages, although I suspect that they aren't essential to any degree in particular other than his own personal goals. 
jan aleksan (Näita profiili) 22. mai 2010 11:29.38
Contrary to others, I would advise you not to learn esperanto right now, considering the number of languages you have planned to learn or is currently learning. You risk to mix.
But there are on earth people that can manage to learn several language in the same time, and you are maybe on of them.
The fact is that esperanto's closest language is most problably french, so if you plan to learn french and esperanto in the same time, the risk to mix the two languages is high. So I would advise you to learn one after another. Preferably begin with esperanto, as you can achieve to reach a necesary level in a short time and it can be a springboard for learning french after (note that french learning is obviously also a springboard to learn esperanto).
You can also take a look to the language without actually learning, it may be helpful.
Success!
darkweasel (Näita profiili) 22. mai 2010 13:13.51
jan aleksan:The fact is that esperanto's closest language is most problably frenchNo, I think it's more like Spanish. I've actually mixed Esperanto into my Spanish sentences a few times ...
but I've never had problems mixing it with French. 
Bennon (Näita profiili) 22. mai 2010 21:23.22
darkweasel:No, I think it's more like Spanish. I've actually mixed Esperanto into my Spanish sentences a few times ...I also think that Spanish is the closest, although Esperanto shares more words with French.
ninjaaron: I study Ancient Greek, Latin, and Classical Hebrew, am actively attempting to improve my German for grad school and am learning French, and am currently studying Modern Greek as well. I absorbed Esperanto almost entirely passively, just reading interesting forum threads. I use it mostly for relaxing and fun, like you want to, but without my background in Latin and Spanish, I don't think it would have been enjoyable. On one hand, learning esperanto would help your Latin/Romance vocabulary (unless you're already very solid in one), but I'm not sure it's what you're looking for. On the other hand, though, Esperanto is every bit as fun as you imagine it to be, so if you do decide to put in the very minimal time and effort, it's worth it.
ceigered (Näita profiili) 23. mai 2010 3:26.56
-i ~ -er
hom- (homme)
aĉet- (acheter)
traduk- (traduction)
ĵus
k- stem (similar to qu', in Spanish it's more pronounced/varying)
ne
tro
tre
bon-
-et-
ĉu ~ same function as est-ce que
just as some examples
Of course, not all the above CAME from French, but it's similar to it.