I had just seen this on youtube myself!! So fascinating. It gives me a little blip of motivation for Esperanto, too...idk why, I've been thinking about learning this language since I was literally like 13 and try again once every few years, but the motivation never stays with me beyond the basics. Esperanto is the language that I want to learn but in practice I just can't make it happen 0w0
Hmm, maybe if we chatted in Esperanto over Skype, like we do with German, that would motivate you a little bit? But I know what you mean; sometimes I get all hyped up about it, but there are also times when I'm pretty meh about it. XD I think actively using the language is what helps me keep myself motivated. I've been chatting with other Esperantists a lot lately, so it's become something to look forward to every day. :D
That sounds nice!!! The past few days I've been working on some Esperanto courses despite myself, so maybe we could try ^.^ I need to find a way to learn vocab more quickly I think. Supposedly the Duolingo Esperanto course will be in beta soon...I'll definitely do it when it comes out, that would help a lot!! At the moment I definitely don't have the vocab to chat properly eheheh >>;
I think the best way to learn vocab is by using the language, so I definitely think trying to chat a little would help with that! If you don't know how to say something in Esperanto, you can just say it in English and we'll try to come up with a good Esperanto equivalent! We'll both learn together that way. :D
Besides, one of the good things about Esperanto is that it's a very flexible language and you're free to create new words to suit your purposes. As long as it makes sense, it's valid. You don't have a "native speaker standard" that you have to try to emulate. I think as long as you follow the fundamental grammar rules, pretty much anything goes.
ETA: I seem to say "I think" a lot, haha! This must be an influence from my Japanese classes. My teachers would always say that we should never make a statement as if it were a fact if it's actually just our opinion or an assumption, and that we should always say "I think" in such cases to make it clear we're not trying to pass off our opinions as facts! XD
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Besides, one of the good things about Esperanto is that it's a very flexible language and you're free to create new words to suit your purposes. As long as it makes sense, it's valid. You don't have a "native speaker standard" that you have to try to emulate. I think as long as you follow the fundamental grammar rules, pretty much anything goes.
ETA: I seem to say "I think" a lot, haha! This must be an influence from my Japanese classes. My teachers would always say that we should never make a statement as if it were a fact if it's actually just our opinion or an assumption, and that we should always say "I think" in such cases to make it clear we're not trying to pass off our opinions as facts! XD
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