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Marto 2008

La 6-an de Marto

In class

A review of chapter 2 and some of the new concepts from chapter 3 of the text. We watched the rest of part one of Mazi en Gondolando and talked about online sources of books in Esperanto (links).

Most of the grammar used in part one of Mazi is stuff we have already seen in the text, but a few constructions are new:

  • The -u verb ending expresses a command:
    • Donu al mi ____on.
    • Donu al mi sandviĉon. (Give me a sandwich.)
  • When two verbs are put together, the second takes the infinitive -i ending:
    • Mi volas manĝi pomon. (I want to eat an apple.)
    • Ĉu vi povas kuri? (Can you run?)
  • Polite commands: Bonvolu -i or -u, mi petas
    • Bonvolu doni al mi sukon.
    • Donu al mi sukon, mi petas.
  • Quantities
    • Asking how many: Kiom da...?
      Kiom da arboj estas?
      Kiom da floroj estas en la ĝardeno?
    • Numbers from 0 to 10: nul, unu, du, tri, kvar, kvin, ses, sep, ok, naŭ, dek

Handouts

Solutions to chapter #2 • Chapter #3

Homework

  • Read chapter #3 and do the exercises. If you have any questions, or if anything from chapter #2 is still unclear, please let me know!
  • If you haven't done so already, watch part 1 of Mazi in its entirety. Make sure you understand the dialog; again, if you find anything confusing, just ask!
  • Try to commit to memory the numbers from 1 to 10. Practice using them during free moments: try reading off the numbers from license plates, phone numbers, etc.

La 13-an de Marto

Spring Break! (No class this week.)

La 20-an de Marto

This week's trivia

[Esperanto 2.0 TV] Watch strange and (sometimes) interesting programs on Esperanto 2.0 TV, courtesy of the Hungaria Esperanto-Asocio.

Practice your vocabulary with 21-month-old Cooper!

In class

We watched part 2 and the beginning of part 3 of Mazi. Local language instructor Steve Farrington came to visit and chatted with us in Esperanto.

  • Kiel and tiel
    • Kiel means “how, in what way, in what manner”
    • Tiel means “in that way, in that manner, so
    • Kiel vi fartas? (How are you doing?)
    • Kiel rapide li kuris? (How fast did he run?)
    • Portu ĝin tiel. (Carry it like this.)
    • Vi manĝas tiel rapide! (You eat so fast!)
  • Numbers greater than 10: dek unu (11) ... dek naŭ (19)
  • 20 - 100: dudek (20), dudek unu (21) ... naŭdek naŭ (99), cent (100)

Handouts

Mazi translation exercise • Solutions to chapter #3 • Chapter #4

Homework

  • Read chapter #4 and do the exercises.
  • (Re)watch part 2 of Mazi and part 3... up to the part where Korvaks starts kissing the computer printout(!). Part 1 should be easy by now; to test yourself, try the translation exercise handout.

La 27-an de Marto

Putting Esperanto to use: trovu korespondamikon!

A great way to get practice in Esperanto is to start corresponding with students in other countries.

In writing you don't have to feel nervous or “on the spot” about finding the right word—you can take your time, use a dictionary... even ask your instructor to proofread for you! And in the process you get to make friends and learn about life in other parts of the world.

A good place to find a penpal is the koresponda servo at edukado.net. You can search by country, gender, experience level with Esperanto, interests, profession, and more. Another online source is the Esperanto Koresponda Servo.

In class

We watched more of part 3 of Mazi. We also had a visit by Thomas Alexander of Rochester and his eight year-old son Jonah, a native speaker!

  • The accusative ending (-n) can also show direction or motion towards something.
    Compare:
    • Silvja iras en la ĝardeno. (She's in the garden, moving around.)
    • Silvja iras en la ĝardenon. (She's moving into the garden)
    Compare:
    • Mazi saltis en la rivero. (Mazi was in the river, jumping around.)
    • Mazi saltis en la riveron. (Mazi jumped into the river.)
  • Some more correlatives: i- (some-) and ĉi- (every) words.
    • tio means “that thing”
    • io means “something
    • ĉio means “everything

    • tie means “that place; there”
    • ie means “somewhere”
    • ĉie means “everywhere”
    ... and so on.

Handouts

Solutions to chapter #4 • Chapter #5

Homework

  • Read chapter #5 and do the exercises. Skip 5.3.
  • Watch the rest of part 3 of Mazi if you haven't already.

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