Esperanto learning motivations
貼文者: Psittakos, 2010年8月21日
訊息: 70
語言: English
philodice (顯示個人資料) 2010年8月22日下午3:42:07
Dakota has 150 words. It is an aglutive language with no irregularities and a good base of speakers. Takes mere weeks to learn. No silent letters. Combine words to make new words. THE easiest language in the world is Dakota. It's fun and easy. Below with Esperanto pronunciation:
"Wasxte. Pa majaza. Lela kata. Pegxuta sapa wacxin." = Good day. My head hurts. Very hot. Medicine black please. (coffee)
For me, Eo is like Dakota and I learn it for the same reason. To connect on a different level with people who may already speak other languages, but meeting somebody half way on language brings friendship to a new level.
mrscruff (顯示個人資料) 2010年8月22日下午3:51:42
I also couldn't have said it better than "meeting somebody half way on language brings friendship to a new level". Absolutely perfect.
qwertz (顯示個人資料) 2010年8月22日下午4:42:42
philodice:Apropos, does somebody find new e-o excamples? If yes, please post it.
It's fun and easy. Below with Esperanto pronunciation:
Miland (顯示個人資料) 2010年8月22日下午7:56:57
philodice:Doesn't matter if EO isn't winning any beauty pageants. It stands the test of time.Well put!
mrscruff:what distinguishes Esperanto from English as an international language is the ideal behind it.Indeed, you have hit perhaps the most important nail of all on the head. Esperanto is for idealists.
Belmiro (顯示個人資料) 2010年8月22日下午8:59:34
qwertz:I beg your pardon. I tried to make a joke with the word. “Tongue” does not means “Language”. Tongue refers to the muscle we have in our mouth. Psittakos used this word instead of “Language”Belmiro:Everybody in the world ( I think )speaks with tongue. That is a kind of Esperanto language. (!!!)Sorry, I don't understand that. Did you mean "Everybody in the world ( I think )speaks with one language(=tongue)."? Could you explain that more in detail?
philodice (顯示個人資料) 2010年8月22日下午9:27:07
Belmiro:I understood your joke, belmiro. It was funny!qwertz:I beg your pardon. I tried to make a joke with the word. “Tongue” does not means “Language”. Tongue refers to the muscle we have in our mouth. Psittakos used this word instead of “Language”Belmiro:Everybody in the world ( I think )speaks with tongue. That is a kind of Esperanto language. (!!!)Sorry, I don't understand that. Did you mean "Everybody in the world ( I think )speaks with one language(=tongue)."? Could you explain that more in detail?
horsto (顯示個人資料) 2010年8月22日下午10:52:32
ceigered:Sorry, but that is really wrong. It are not the "languages who have blood on their hands", it's always the country, or better, the people who have the power.
@Philodice:
All native languages would have to have blood on their hands somewhere, and I believe that as EO gains momentum it will too eventually.
And the idea of Esperanto is not to eliminate other languages, but to be used as a second language for international communication.
You of course know that, but you nevertheless make such statements. I just wonder why.
ceigered (顯示個人資料) 2010年8月23日上午3:30:14
horsto:I made the somewhat strange comment to add to philodice's comment because there will be some people who are happy to put blood on the hands of other languages, so I figured, well, if we're gonna go by that logic (that English/French/Spanish/German are guilty somehow), then every language has blood on its hands. But of course that does not affect my opinion of the languages (and of course, it's not the language which kills, it's the people who speak it who do as you said, but out there there seems to be a sentiment amongst some that languages are bloodied in some way, but if we think like that, EO soon too will be "bloodied").ceigered:Sorry, but that is really wrong. It are not the "languages who have blood on their hands", it's always the country, or better, the people who have the power.
@Philodice:
All native languages would have to have blood on their hands somewhere, and I believe that as EO gains momentum it will too eventually.
And the idea of Esperanto is not to eliminate other languages, but to be used as a second language for international communication.
You of course know that, but you nevertheless make such statements. I just wonder why.
So sorry for my somewhat cryptic messages, at least you understand what my actual opinion is
