A conlang outlined in "La internacia lingvo" (The International Language), published in 1887 by the language's creator, L.L. Zamenhof. The name Esperanto means 'one who is hoping' in the language, and was applied to the language because Zamenhof used the name Dr. Esperanto as a pseudonym. Designed specifically for ease of learning and use, Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed interlanguage in the world, with an upper estimate of over two million speakers today (however, the lowest estimates place this at a few hundred thousand). In continuous use since its original publication, Esperanto has its own sizeable body of both original and translated literature, newsletters, blogs, and radio broadcasts. Esperanto's use has skyrocketed with the advent of the internet, and user levels will soon be nigh impossible to gauge.
Esperanto has appeared in popular culture on several occasions, usually for ridicule as a 'failed project.' It was most notably used on signs in Charlie Chaplain's "The Great Dictator," for PA announcements in the dystopia film "GATACA," and as the spoken language in William Shatner's first sci fi film, "Inkubus" (Esperanto "Inkubo").
Esperanto has appeared in popular culture on several occasions, usually for ridicule as a 'failed project.' It was most notably used on signs in Charlie Chaplain's "The Great Dictator," for PA announcements in the dystopia film "GATACA," and as the spoken language in William Shatner's first sci fi film, "Inkubus" (Esperanto "Inkubo").
La internacia lingvo, Esperanto, estas planlingvo kun tre regula gramatico. L.L. Zamenhof planis por ghi esti la dua lingvo de la mondo, sed kun malmulte da sukceso. Tamen, Esperanto estas ankorau uzanta hodiau kaj havas pli ol miliono da parolantoj (kaj la nomero multighas).
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Get the Esperanza mug.One of the few thousand people that speak the artificial language Esperanto. Esperantist talk a lot about other languages and tend to be highly academical with knowledge on various subjects--the only kind of people that learns a made up language with few speakers. Esperantist use a service to meet and live with other unknown Esperantist during their travels called Pasporta Servo. Most Esperantist, will agree to help you learn the Esperanto language and stay in their houses for free with the condition that you speak Esperanto--as mentioned earlier, they are strange people.
Esperanto conversation translated:
Brazilian: Thanks for letting me stay in your house
German. Let me show you the similarities between Spanish and Portuguese.
German: Sure, no problem. . . Wait a minute, you're from Brazil How the fuck can I even understand you?
Brazilian: We're Esperantist remember?
German: Oh, shit. You're right.
Brazilian: Thanks for letting me stay in your house
German. Let me show you the similarities between Spanish and Portuguese.
German: Sure, no problem. . . Wait a minute, you're from Brazil How the fuck can I even understand you?
Brazilian: We're Esperantist remember?
German: Oh, shit. You're right.
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Person one: Is that girl, Esperanza your friend? Shes awesome!
Person two: I know that's why I invited her
Person two: I know that's why I invited her
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