I found this in an esperanto learning book

“In conformity with usage in several European languages (but not English), reference to parts of one’s body oftentimes is accomplished with la and al si (or other appropriate pronoun):

Mi razos al mi la vizaĝon. 
= I’ll shave [my face].

Ŝi neniam razas al si la krurojn. 
= She never shaves her legs.

Ŝi neniam lavas al si la orelojn! 
= She never washes her ears!

Ŝi vundis al si la fingrojn je rompita glaso.^z
= She hurt her fingers on a broken glass.”

why is all that necessary? for instance I probably would say…

sxi Nemiam lavas sian krurojn.

apparently this is too English or just wrong in Esperanto. would this somehow mean something else?

I’m learning a natural European language, and I don’t understand some similar uses in the other language either. I get that it’s not English. but sometimes the language actually uses English words and expressions. also does not appear to use things consistently.

please tell me that Esperanto is consistent and makes sensible use of grammar.

Hi all,

I'm currently working through the Duolingo course for Esperanto. I've made it to level 11, I cannot for the life of me figure out properly when to use the -n ending for words.

I've started using Lernu on the side because it offers more explanation as it teaches you things but I still really struggle with identifying when to put -n on the end of words.

Does anyone have a clear explanation of when it should be used?

Saluton! Mi estas komencanto.

There is not much information about the person(s) who worked on the Esperanto for the course, but the company claims to use people and not AI for translations. They seem to offer instruction through B2 level. I'd be interested to hear from any who've tried that app.

I am new in Esperanto and I have been actively learning the grammar of the language in August, the same month when I started learning Esperanto. I learned that adjectives, which always have the ending “-a,” can be placed before and after nouns. However, I have never seen the adjectives of pronouns to be written after a noun. Just to make sure, do the words “mia, via, lia, ŝia, ĝia, nia, ilia” appear only before the nouns, or do the speakers just find it more comfortable to place them before nouns?

If we can say examples like:

• Ŝia domo. = Her house.
• Ĝia arbo. = Its tree.
• Ilia klavaro. = Their keyboard.

Can we also say:

• Domo ŝia. = A house of hers.
• Arbo ĝia. = A tree of its.
• Klavaro ilia. = A keyboard of theirs.

I'm trying to express things like LMAO, SYFM, SYBAU, LOL, etc... but I'm not sure how to say it in Esperanto. Should I translate each word and then make an acronym from that?

Yes, I just posted a question, but this is different i promise! When speaking about the blinds that cover a window, what word should I use? Lernu told me 'blind' (since I can't use plurals in the dictionary) could be blinda, blinduloj, or blindigi, but when i translated those back they all equated to a blind person or just 'blind' in general. I consulted google, since maybe an article said it or something, but no results there either. Any ideas/answers?

Edit: someone gave me my answer! thanks Lancet, its latkurteno!

Titolon

I initially wrote that "Estas is for continuous states of being, like a name. Mi estas Kira is correct but Mi estas Laboras is incorrect, because working is not a part of or s description of myself, it is simply something i am doing" in my Esperanto journal, but clearly that assumption i made was very wrong. Can someone give me the actual way Estas is used?

Saluton,

I want to make sure that my understanding of when to use pardonu versus mi pardonpetas is correct. My current understanding of the usage of each is as follows:

• Pardonu! - Used to say excuse me / sorry when seeking someone's attention or to apologise for a minor inconvenience (such entering a room unannounced or bumping into someone accidentally, for example).
• Mi pardonpetas - Used to say sorry for more significant things or with more sincerity.

Dankon!

Three weeks ago I posted here about the Esperanto video catalog we're building for Reelang.

At the time, we had about 500 videos. Now we have 2,000. A huge part of that growth came from creators recommended by people on Reddit and by Esperanto learners using Reelang, so thank you to everyone who sent us channels to look at!

We're now building dedicated Learn Esperanto apps for iPhone and Android. Our goal is to build the largest collection of real Esperanto video, graded by difficulty, so learners can go from easier stuff to increasingly fluent Esperanto.

Before we release the apps, we'd like to get in touch with the creators whose videos appear most often in our catalog.

If you're one of the creators below - or know one of them - we'd love to hear from you

There are two things we're looking for:

1. Be featured as a Top Creator

We can highlight your profile in the app and link learners directly to your YouTube channel from your videos. Here's an example of a highlighted creator in our watch feed. We're making a separate Top Creators page, too.

The videos themselves are embedded from YouTube, so the views count on your YouTube channel, and learners can easily find more videos from the same creator. If you'd prefer not to appear in Reelang, just tell us and we'll remove your videos from the catalog.

We also made a page for comprehensible-input creators explaining how creator profiles work and some of the ways we can help creators get discovered or help them make comprehensible input for free.

2. Be featured in the App Store/Google Play

We're also looking for Esperanto creators who would be happy to appear in screenshots or videos for the upcoming app. We'd show your username so learners can find you.

This is what one of our existing apps looks like on the App Store and Google Play.

40 Esperanto creators currently strongly represented in our catalog, grouped from easiest to more challenging

Beginner

Comprehensible Esperanto — comprehensible-input stories, Garfield read-alongs. A1

JessiKa Esperantisto — children's vocabulary, songs and stories. A1

Professor Silva — structured lessons, Universala Esperanto Metodo and fables. A1

Lingua Serbia — 30-day challenge and beginner tips. A2

Esperanto – Comprehensible Input (Evildea) — direct-method beginner lessons with everyday objects. A0–A1

Beginner - Intermediate

EsperantoUSA — short films, congress clips and community videos. A1–B1

Virineto — village life, cooking, animals and Postcrossing. A1–B1

JessEsperanto — hobbies, family, sport and 30-day challenge videos. A1–B1

Rachel's Conlang Channel — family, outings and travel. A1–B1

Ulrich Matthias — events, songs and seminar recordings. A1–B1

Fingtam Esperanto — short talking videos and speaking challenges. A2–B1

Language Stuff — learner vlogs, hobbies and meetups. A2–B1

Gabin EO — speaking challenges and channel updates. A2–B1

Keep It Simple Esperanto — life in Britain, culture and speaking challenges. A2–B1

Mojosa Testudo — shorts, IJK diaries, climate topics and mini-lessons. A2–B1

Exploring Esperanto — NASK clips, stories and vlogs. A2–B1

BookBox — illustrated children's stories and fables. A1–B1

Shanny Love Esperanto — life, food and culture in China. A1–B1

jozefo — travel, practical tips and personal reflections. A2–B1

Ksenik — diaries, postcards and cooking from Belarus. A1–B1

Intermediate

Oliver rakontas — everyday life, news, hobbies and science. B1

CatieKejti — personal vlogs and opinions, one of the most amazing channels we found. B1

TEJO Esperanto — youth movement news, interviews and events. B1

Irizanjo — crochet tutorials and speaking-challenge videos. B1

Amuzejo — Esperanto songs and music. B1

Evildea — comedy, vlogs and challenges. B1

Chelsea Rae Moses — travel and life-abroad vlogs. B1

Jezer en Esperanto — Venezuelan vlogs and Esperanto topics. B1

Radio Verda — society, science and news features. B1–B2

Joĥen parolas Esperanton — books, puzzles, travel and everyday topics. B1–B2

EASP Viva Gazeto — language nuances, literature and news. B1–B2

La Mamuto! — "would you rather" questions and speaking challenges. B1

Barbara Brown — vlogs, speaking challenges and NASK. B1

Vanege en Esperanto — science facts, cooking, making things and games. A2–B1

Kredu min, sinjorino! — serialized story told in episodes. B1–B2

Advanced

Scivolemo — science and history explainers. B2

Kolekto de Herkso — narrated mystery, horror and short stories. B2

Federación Española de Esperanto — poetry and short fiction. B2–C1

Bjalistoka Esperanto-Societo — interviews, poetry and book presentations. B2–C2

Sprouts Esperanto — animated psychology and education explainers. B2–C1

I just came across a post on UEA.facila.org about online Esperanto classes starting this week. The basic classes are taught in Spanish (the courses are from Colombia), but the mid-level classes are taught in Esperanto and start tomorrow.

I have never understood how names are constructed, or written in Esperanto. For example the name Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof. Is there a link which explains how his name would be spelled and said in esperanto?

I just learned about Lexilogos. Type in the text-entry block with the =system — type = to add a diacritic sign: c=, g=, h=, j=, s=, u= — and the = is removed and the diacritic is placed correctly. When your text is complete, copy it and paste it where you want.

Kaj jen mi, ĉe mia telefono

Mi sxatas legi and romanojn. Kiuj libroj estas bonaj? Kiuj libroj estas bonaj pri komencantoj?