{"id":4125,"date":"2015-07-13T17:02:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T16:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/?p=4125"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:15:55","slug":"language-of-the-week-esperanto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/en\/news\/language-of-the-week-esperanto","title":{"rendered":"Language of the Week: Esperanto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1283324086.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1283324086.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1283324086-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1283324086-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1283324086-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1283324086-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.list {\nlist-style-type: circle;\nfont-size: 1.1em;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here at EuroTalk, we love languages (obviously). And we particularly enjoy discovering fun facts about languages; they\u2019re all so different and each has its own unique character. So we&#8217;ve decided to bring back the <strong>Language of the Week<\/strong>&nbsp;series.&nbsp;Each week, we\u2019ll choose a new language, and we\u2019re always open to suggestions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please do get involved \u2013 we love to hear from you, so join in the conversation here on the blog, or on <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/eurotalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eurotalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week&#8217;s Language of the Week is <strong>Esperanto<\/strong>, to celebrate its&nbsp;release as the 128th language in our <a href=\"https:\/\/utalk.com\/app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">uTalk app<\/a>, which we&#8217;re very excited about&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of you may not have heard of Esperanto, or you may want to learn some more about it; so here are some interesting facts about the world&#8217;s most widely spoken constructed language:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list wp-block-list\"><li class=\"list\">Dr Zamenhof introduced Esperanto in 1887; his aim was to allow people from many different native languages to communicate with each other through a second shared language, whilst retaining their individual cultural identities.<\/li><li class=\"list\">Esperanto\u2019s full name is \u2018Doktoro Esperanto\u2019, which translates into &#8216;one who hopes&#8217; &#8211; this reflects the aim of Dr Zamenhof, who wanted this language to create peace and diplomacy across the world.<\/li><li class=\"list\">Although the language did not become as popular as Dr Zamenhof predicted, today there are still a large number of people who speak the language. Estimates range from 10,000 fluent speakers to 2 million people who understand quite a lot, and it is spoken all over the world. There are also over 1,000 native speakers of the language:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UzDS2WyemBI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li class=\"list\">The four main languages that Esperanto\u2019s roots are taken from are Italian, French, German and English. However, Esperanto has no irregular verbs &#8211; unlike French, which has over 2,000!<\/li><li class=\"list\">J.R.R. Tolkien had a huge interest in Esperanto, stating that people should \u2018back Esperanto loyally\u2019. He even had his book <em>The Hobbit<\/em>&nbsp;translated into Esperanto.<\/li><li class=\"list\">Esperanto is believed to be easier to learn than any other language. Here are some simple&nbsp;phrases:<ul><li class=\"list\">Smile! \u2013 <em>Ridetu!<\/em><\/li><li class=\"list\">Have a good day \u2013 <em>Bonan tagon<\/em><\/li><li class=\"list\">Have a cup of tea \u2013 <em>Havu tason da teo<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you know any Esperanto? We&#8217;d love to hear from you! Feel free to say hello in the comments below, join us on <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/eurotalk\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> or tweet us <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eurotalk\" target=\"_blank\">@EuroTalk<\/a>\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alex<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here at EuroTalk, we love languages (obviously). 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