Is Esperanto Really Worth Learning? (En) | Keep It Simple Esperanto

This week I received a message via Facebook which I wasn't sure how to answer. The message went like this:

"Hello, I'm working towards becoming a polyglot and Esperanto has crossed my mind, but I'm doing research to find out if it's worth it. What can you tell me about your experience from it?"

Is any language worth learning? What are the criteria for a language being worthwhile? Most of all is Esperanto really worth learning? What do you think?

In this video I cover a few points which can help you to decide whether any language and especially Esperanto, is worth learning.

#Esperanto #IsEsperantoworthlearning

Ne forgesu ŝati la videon kaj aboni al Keep It Simple Esperanto se vi volas praktiki Esperanton kaj lerni Esperanton. Mi estas lernanto, mi ŝatas legi viajn komentojn kaj sugestojn, kaj mi pardonpetas pro la eraroj!

Mi volas danki al tiuj, kiuj metis / tradukis subtekstojn - vi neniam komprenos kiom mi aprezas vian helpon!

Se vi volas helpi, vi povas klaku sur la 'tri punktoj' sub la video (apud 'ŝati', 'malŝati', diskonigi ktp) kaj aldoni subtekstojn kaj tradukojn.

Trovu min en Tvitero, Instagramo kaj Fejsbuko

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Ĉi tiuj estas Amazon-filiaj ligoj, mi gajnos malgrandan monon (sen kosto al vi!) se vi aĉetus ĉe Amazon post alklakado de ĉi tiuj ligoj. Dankon!

Ĉi tiuj estas Amazon-filiaj ligoj, mi gajnos malgrandan monon (sen kosto al vi!) se vi aĉetus ĉe Amazon post alklakado de ĉi tiuj ligoj. Dankon!

Por lerni lingvojn de la angla, mi tre rekomendas la kursojn de Michel Thomas, haveblaj ĉi tie:

Kaj por lerni Esperanton, Teach Yourself Esperanto:

[RaspberryOwls]

I learned french for five years in school and never had a single real conversation in french outside of my lessons. I have been speaking esperanto for under three months and have already had conversations with people from at least 20 different countries. If you are wondering whether to learn esperanto vs a specific other language then there may be good reasons to learn the other language, however if you are wondering whether to learn esperanto vs no language I would say it is definitely worth learning.

[lvoldum]

I love the efficiency of Esperanto - if you learn the root ox, you instantly know the words bull, cow, calf, herd of cows, cowhouse, calf shed, beef, veal etc., because you just produce the words 😄 "Buy 1, get 20+"

[くんヴィッツ]

Esperanto needs to have more entertainment, someone should create a tv channel on YouTube streaming news on live in Esperanto, translate more books in esperanto, create new songs in esperanto.

[paulhowlett]

A good general introduction for people who may want to learn Esperanto. To learn any language your must have an interest in that language. I stared relearning French as a hobby. (I like the French language, culture, art etc). I had been to France many years ago and was annoyed that my level of French was ok for a tourist but I could not carry on a conversation. Now after relearning French it has changed my life, as fluency in the language opens one to new experiences. The same happens when you learn Esperanto and any other language.

[rauljosegarcia]

What is valuable can vary so much from one person to another that it is really a tricky question to answer, but these are great general guidelines. Way to keep it simple!

[tayebizem]

I'm learning Spanish now already reaching level A2 and I started learning Esperanto 2 days ago
Guess what I already speak French and know some German so it's very easy to understand and recognise most of the vocabulary
I mean I really feel like getting fluent in a month wish me luck 😹
Dankonn!! 🙏🏻

[throughthewoods]

Very eloquent as ever. Some good points here 👍

[AnthonyRossetti]

I found learning Esperanto helped me pick up French easier.

[joswichmann]

i learned in school english rench and german languages but after that i decide to learn esperanto. ik like about that decision i spoke in my life more esperanto that the other languages i learned. and i forgot the other languaes a lot. esperanto is worth to learn about my opinion. jos

[Leterportisto]

Mi ne komprenis nenion, sed mi donis ŝaton al ĝi.

[rosanella]

Tre bona👍 respondo kun praktikaj konsiloj.
Mi pensas ke Eŭropo bezonas sian propran lingvon, kiu ne estas ligita al specifa lando. La anglo-usonaj kulturoj uzis anglan lingvon por plifortigi siajn ekonomiojn (ekzemple uzi enmigrintojn por malmultekosta laboro, tiam puni ilin kiam ni ne plu bezonas).
Dankon pro la video :)

[homosapien.a]

I told my mom about Esperanto and that
i wanna learning it
And she google it and said maybe they want to start a cult 🤦‍♀️😂😂

[ZeAmador]

Hello is there a way to have Esperanto meetings online, and join them ?