Does anyone have any good suggestions on what books I can pick up to learn (see:teach myself) Esperanto?
2007-02-02 17:55:42 · 6 answers · asked by Phoenix_Slasher 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The best book (as Brennus said) is "Teach Yourself Esperanto". It's the book I learned from, and I recommend it highly. It is part of the famous "Teach Yourself" series from the U.K. However, several years ago "Teach Yourself" was purchased by a U.S. owned company and the Esperanto book was dropped from the series and is now out of print. You can buy used copies on E-Bay and other places online, but it's gotten pretty expensive.
The second best book is "ESPERANTO • LEARNING AND USING THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE" by David RICHARDSON. I've seen it, but never seen it used. You can purchase it from the bookstore on the Esperanto League of North America website (assuming you are from the U.S. or Canada). Jagg gave you this website, it's:
http://www.esperanto-usa.org
I also recommend supplementing any book with the computer course from the Brazilian Esperanto Association:
http://www.cursodeesperanto.com.br/bazo/index.html?en
Bonŝancon en la lernado de Esperanto (Good luck learning Esperanto).
2007-02-03 00:45:33 · answer #1 · answered by rbwtexan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can try to find Esperanto: The World Interlanguage on Amazon, but it's 40 years old by now. I've seen others in used book stores. Esperanto isn't very popular in the USA since we're a largely monolingual culture which thinks it's the center of the universe.
Ido is a descendant of Esperanto and in my opinion much improved. Wikipedia has articles about both languages.
2007-02-02 18:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by hznfrst 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I highly recommend "Teach Yourself Esperanto" by two English authors, John Cresswell and John Hartley." That's the one that introduced me to the language back in 1969 and it's still available in some book stores although you might have to check out something more like a college book store. Many public libraries probably have it too.
2007-02-02 19:31:48 · answer #3 · answered by Brennus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try the sites below. they have either a book store connection or some very good learning resouces on line. Lernu in particular is good for learning and connecting to the community. Plus each site leads to other sights.
Personally I connect to the KEA site (Kanado, Canada) because...
MI ESTAS KANADANO!
Gxis!
2007-02-02 23:38:26 · answer #4 · answered by Jagg 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are interested in taking the 10 lesson course via email, contact me and I'll be happy to send you the first lesson and help you get started. I have students all over the world!
Martha Kardenas, M.Ed.
Mar @ GrupoAmikema.org
2007-02-03 19:25:32 · answer #5 · answered by grupoamikema 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.kurso.com.br has a program you can download. It teaches vocabulary, grammar, and it includes audio for pronunciation. It also has a variety of quizzes with each chapter.
2007-02-06 07:12:16 · answer #6 · answered by Homeboy Security 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋