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Esperanto

Learn English meaning of 'Esperanto'

Date: Feb 08 2017

Intro

In 1887, a Polish eye doctor invented a new language. He named it Esperanto. It’s a very easy language to master. There are only 16 grammar rules, and there are no irregular verbs.

Why did the doctor create a new language? He wanted people to communicate more with people in other countries. If everyone learned Esperanto, we could all share this new language together. Currently, about 2 million people speak Esperanto around the world.

Vocab

Polish adj.

Definition

Example My grandfather was Polish. He was born in Warsaw.

communicate v.

Definition

Example It takes time for babies to learn how to communicate with words.

invent v.

Definition

Example I want to invent something to help blind people travel around the world more easily.

master v.

Definition

Example I want to master ice skating this winter. My friend is going to give me lessons.

irregular verb n.

Definition

Example Every day I study a new irregular verb in English. Today I memorized "go, going, gone, went." What a strange verb!

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Which languages do you want to master? Do you know a language that someone invented?

Comments

valen98_c

Colombia

I am a native spanish speaker and I am in my journey to master my english skills. In regard to the conversation about Esperanto I do not believe this tongue is catching on, so I disagree with Andy.

Marcionilo

Brazil

I agree with Andy. Study Esperanto is really easy and you have so many good thing to enjoy in its comunity. Perhaps this language is catching on, we already have musics, literature, and a vaste cultural things to dilight in Esperanto.

gallagher7

Brazil

this language will probably be a special resource for communication in a close future.But there must be some devices to keep spreading this new kind of language all over the world,such as schools bound to the teaching of it.

mahtab49

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

There are some artificial languages between persians that are used for secret talking!

Zargari is one of them!

But it is persian with a rule like replacing or adding a letter to every word a part of every word 😀

mahtab49

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I remember when I and my brother were teenagers we tried to learn Espranto!

Why? I dont exactly know but it was for fun I think so!

I think that Polish eye doctor made a new language with less difficulties that we find in some languages that have many rules that are not very necessary!!

Some languages like Arabic or German have very complicated grammer rules and it made them hard to learn!

Really why?

I think nowadays we, people ,need to communicate more than old times so it was great if language was not a border between us!

I think it is the only choice I have now to master English to communicate with others!

But the idea of having one simple and common language between all people around the world is significant!!👌

julito1

Argentina

Like it or not the English language is as a rule globally spoken and for non-native people a way to communicate around the world. I would like to master English and I don´t quite agree with Andy that Esperanto is catching on.