Archive for 'Esperanto Language'
Get out there and speak! (Part 1) Posted by Tomaso on Jul 24, 2017
Speaking is learning The Esperanto word for tongue is lango. The overlap of the first four letters (lang) with the word language is not a coincidence. Language is first and foremost a spoken phenomenon. Human beings have been using their tongues to speak for at least tens of thousands of years, while written language arose only a…
Improving your Esperanto pronunciation – vowels Posted by Tomaso on Jun 12, 2017
How many vowels are there, really? When we (English speakers) learn about vowels in school, we learn that there are five vowels – A E I O U (and sometimes Y). In fact, depending on the dialect, English has 15-20 vowel sounds. This can make learning English pronunciation difficult to learn without a native teacher…
New Esperanto Blogger // Nova Blogisto Posted by Tomaso on Apr 18, 2017
Learn Esperanto with Tomaso Saluton. Mia nomo estas Tomaso. Hi, I’m Tomaso, and I’m taking over the Transparent Language Esperanto blog. I want you to be the best Esperanto speaker you can be, and that’s what this blog is going to be about. Each month, we’re going to have new posts to help you understand…
Learn Esperanto in Transparent Language Online Posted by Transparent Language on May 12, 2016
This may be long overdue, but we’re excited nonetheless: you can now learn Esperanto in Transparent Language Online! The current materials, including 100+ vocabulary lists and 12+ learning activities, focus on vocabulary acquisition and skill-building. Take a quick peek below at what’s available, or dive into the free trial and start exploring on your own!
Chinese learns Esperanto in just 5 months! Posted by Chuck Smith on Mar 30, 2015
Is Esperanto too European? I mean, is it too hard for Asians to learn it? In my early months of learning Esperanto, in 2002, I ran into a Chinese Esperanto speaker online, Zhu Xin (祝昕), who then lived in Beijing. But rather than tell you myself about his experience, I’d like to publish what he…
How artificial is Esperanto anyway? Posted by Chuck Smith on Jun 4, 2013
I always find it curious when people say that Esperanto isn’t interesting, because it’s artificial. The most prominent time I encountered this objection was during a visit of the European parliament building in Strasbourg (France), where many interpreter booths are set up to translate between the various EU languages. On the side, the tour guide…
Important dictionary now online: PIV Posted by Chuck Smith on Apr 6, 2012
Perhaps you’ve heard of the largest Esperanto-Esperanto dictionary called the Plena Ilustrita Vortaro (PIV)? Well, now you can access PIV online! It’s still in beta, so you will have to sign up for a free account to access it (if you already have a lernu account, you can login with that). Then enter any word…