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 jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6696 days ago 4250 posts - 5710 votes  Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map | Message 17 of 58 09 May 2007 at 4:52pm | IP Logged | ||
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Session 20:
Chapter 12 of SkdE. New grammar, and a story about a Swedish tourist in Estonia who wants to see the town (Tallinn), chats with the officer at the Esperanta Turista Komisiono, buys a map et.c. The stories are a bit more difficult to follow now (because I've read them very fast, and not "learned" everything properly), and I can't do the translation exercises without a lot of mistakes. Perhaps I should go back and do some sort of "second wave" now. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Shinn Trilingual Tetraglot Groupie India gallery.takingitglob Joined 6199 days ago 61 posts - 69 votes Speaks: English*, Hindi*, Oriya*, SpanishB2 Studies: FrenchB1, Japanese, Irish | Message 18 of 58 15 May 2007 at 3:12am | IP Logged | ||
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I hope your Esperanto studies are going well. Thanks a lot for all the links you posted!
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| jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6696 days ago 4250 posts - 5710 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map | Message 19 of 58 15 May 2007 at 4:40am | IP Logged | ||
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So-so, I've been busy with things recently and haven't been able to catch up missed study time.
Session 21: Review of some of the SkdE chapters, I read #11 several times and went through #1-3 the other way around, to activate my Esperanto. Sort of a second wave. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6696 days ago 4250 posts - 5710 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map | Message 20 of 58 15 May 2007 at 1:44pm | IP Logged | ||
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Session 22:
I was thinking of going back to the Lernu site today when I found a new course (as announced on their main page), La puzlo Esperanto. The course has of 45 short lessons, each showing a couple of grammar rules, and after a demonstration there are exercises. I did 1-7, and will probably go back to this Esperanto "puzzle" once in a while. Edited by jeff_lindqvist on 16 May 2007 at 3:06am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6696 days ago 4250 posts - 5710 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map | Message 21 of 58 16 May 2007 at 3:45am | IP Logged | ||
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Session 23:
I returned to Ana Pana and did #7 (except the correspondence exercise). Session 24: Time for Gerda Malaperis! again. I listened to #6, #7 and #8 for about 10 minutes each, including answering the questions at the end of each chapter. Difficulties: Ĉu mi sekvu lin al la urbo? Ĉu mi sekvu lin en la urbon? Ĉu mi sekvu lin en la urbo? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6696 days ago 4250 posts - 5710 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map | Message 22 of 58 16 May 2007 at 6:13pm | IP Logged | ||
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Session 25:
I did the correspondence exercise for Ana Pana #7 by answering some questions and writing a short story about one of my favourite trips. I like the multi-track approach of using several sources, jumping back and forth between them, doing several at the same time, and will stick to this "chaotic" method for the rest of the study period. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| awake Senior Member United States Joined 6423 days ago 406 posts - 438 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Esperanto, Spanish | Message 23 of 58 16 May 2007 at 9:43pm | IP Logged | ||
The -u ending indicates the imperative mood. It's used for commands in the 2nd person. (Vi) Iru al la domo! = (You) Go to the house! (a command) As in english, the subject (Vi/You) can be understood and is usually dropped. Otherwise, It is used to show a will or desire for something to be. Ni iru al la domo = We should go to the house (often this is also translated as "Let us go to the house). Mi iru al la domo = I should go to the house. And so forth. When used with the question particle ĉu, it is a request for a directive. Thus Ĉu ni iru al la domo = Should we go to the house? --------------- The other thing in your post is the use of the accusative -n ending after a preposition. This generally indicates motion towards. Consider the sentences La kato saltas sur la lito = the cat is jumping on the bed. Without the - n ending, this indicates that there is no motion towards the bed. So literally, you would think of this as, the cat is on the bed, and while there jumping. With the -n ending after the preposition, this indicates motion toward. Therefore La kato saltas sur la liton = The cat is jumping onto the bed. The cat wasnt on the bed but jumped to a position on the bed (the -n shows motion towards. But, This -n ending shouldn't be used with the prepositions al or ĝis, because they already show motion towards. (Thus it's redundant to use the n with them). So Ĉu mi sekvu lin al la urbo? = Should I follow him to the town? Ĉu mi sekvu lin en la urbon? = Should I follow him into the town? (from a position outside the town to a position inside the town) Ĉu mi sekvu lin en la urbo? = Should I follow him inside the town (we're both going to be in the town, should I follow him around while we are there?) ---------------------------- Hope that's clear :) 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6696 days ago 4250 posts - 5710 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map | Message 24 of 58 17 May 2007 at 4:02am | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks a lot! I somehow got it when I read the text, but it's always nice to get an explanation. My main focus at this stage is comprehension so I don't always check things up.
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