Esperanto
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- noun
- /ˌɛspəˈrɑːntoʊ/
- Learning Esperanto can make it easier to understand other languages because of its simple structure.
- Esperanto words
Examples
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Wasn't Esperanto developed along these very lines and for that very purpose?
Blog text (12) -
I have languages that I retain more, like Esperanto, German, Spanish, and Russian.
Blog text (11) -
Why not English, or Esperanto, or Chinese?
Fiction book (1998) -
And here I thought it was Esperanto.
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I found Esperanto on the internet when I was learning about constructed languages.
Blog text (11) -
Spanish is not the first language I have tried to learn since learning Thai; Esperanto is.
Blog text (11) -
I doubt that the poster knows enough about Esperanto or human language in general to effectively discuss such issues.
Blog text (31) -
Maybe I should tell people that I'm learning Esperanto to avoid endless comments like "So you want to move to Japan?"
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So don't be afraid to say you know something; in fact, I know English, Thai, Esperanto, and Spanish.
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Indeed, Tingeling learned to speak Esperanto, but after he left his parents' house, his knowledge of it degenerated quickly.
Fiction book (1997)
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Esperanto comes from the pen name of its creator and means 'one who hopes', from the word esperi 'to hope'. So Esperanto was made as a simple international language for people who hope to understand and talk to one another across the world.