Ekster estas varmeta

Ekster estas varmeta. Hodiaŭ estas mardo kaj mia edzino kaj la katinoj dormas.

Mi ankoraŭ estas komencanto en Esperanto.

Mi bezonas paroli kun aliaj homoj.

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Outside is warm. Today is Tuesday and my spouse and the cats are sleeping.

I am still a beginner in Esperanto.

I need to talk with other people.

Recognizing roots in Esperanto

In a previous post I noted that I had begun studying Esperanto. Now, several weeks into the effort, I find parts of the language easy to understand, without having to refer to word lists or mousing over the newly-presented words. I attribute this to having studied German (most, in high school and in the last year), Russian (next most, in high school and community college) and Spanish (some, years after high school). Many of the root words in Esperanto derive from Romance, Germanic or Slavic vocabulary.

Other words leave me puzzled until I learn them, then usually they click and I recognize the origin. A few I don't know the roots, but probably will eventually.

Hodiaŭ estas vendredo. La katinoj dormas. Ekster estas varma.