Eulingu | Un lingu por Europu?: 07/01/2013

2013/07/30

Gramatiku | Lu tempu presentus

Europu. Es lu 'tempu presentus' lu tempu primus in nu konversu tagus. Por cu en presente li multi formi du 'tempu presentus' in Eulingu. En use 'indikatori du tempu' a define lu tempu presentus, un kombinu du 'est + sufiksu du popolu', por eksemplu 'est + -um' (to be + I = I am), 'est + -ut' (to be + you = you are) i/o 'est + -un' (to be + -un = We are). Por cu en non konjuge li verbi (-e) mas kre formi separatis. In 'Slangu', un variu simplus du Eulingu, en use un termu simplus ('em', 'es' i/o 'en') in uni formi (in 'bold'):

Estum/em | I am

Estut | you are (sgl.)

Esto | he is

Esta | she is

Estu/es | it is

Estun/en | we are

Estuv | you are (pl.)

Esti/es | they are (pl. of 'estu/es')

In kasi ken en involve li nomi di populi, en use lu nomu i lu formu kombinus du 'tempu presentus':

Olga esta ferme lu fenestru. (= Olga she is)
Olga i Marko esti beve un tasu du espresu. (= Olga and Mark they are)

In Slangu en omite 'esta' (she is) i 'esti' (they are) i parle:

Olga ferme lu fenestru.
Olga i Marko beve un tasu du espresu.

Uni eksempli:

Em vade a lu lagu | I go/walk/~wade to the lake

Esta parle Espanus/lu lingu espanus | She speaks Spanish/the Spanish language

Es un vehiklu dobrus | It is a good car/vehicle

En kante uni kanti famis | We sing a few/some famous songs

Esti beve si biri | They drink their beers

Timo esto vise TV | Tim (he) watches TV
Sara i Bruno esti manje ovi fritis | Sarah and Bruno (they) eat fried eggs

Paroli novis:

2013/07/28

TV LINGU | Kem a kre un lingu simplus por Europu?

Es TV LINGU un kanalu d'Youtube por li filmi kortis i doki in Eulingu i in otri lingi artis i europis. In cu videu estun eksplane li demandi estun konsidere in nu 'aventur du lingu'. Lu tekstu primus sone:

'Kum a krer un lingu? Kum a krer un lingu simplus? Kum a krer un lingu simplus por Europu kel reflekter y respekter (i) multi lingi y kulturi europis? Un lingu kel uner populi europis in un tongu? Estu Eulingu estu respondu?'

Eulingu is improved on a regular basis, therefore the above text has changed slightly but significantly. As of today it reads:

EUL Kem a kre un lingu? Kem a kre un lingu simplus? Kem a kre un lingu simplus por Europu kel reflekte i respekte li multi lingi i kulturi europis? Un lingu kel une populi europis in un tongu? Es Eulingu cu responsu?

ENG How to create a language? How to create a simple language? How to create a simple language for Europe which reflects and respects the many European languages and cultures? A language which unites the European people in one tongue? Is Eulingu that response?

DEU Wie kreiert man eine Sprache? Wie kreiert man eine einfache Sprache? Wie kreiert man eine einfache Sprache für Europa, welche die vielen europäischen Sprachen und Kulturen reflektiert und respektiert? Eine Sprache, welche die Europäer (wörtlich: 'europäische Population') in einer Zunge vereint? Ist Eulingu diese Antwort?

Paroli novis:
es - it is
filmi kortis - short movies
doku/i - documentary/ies
in cu videu - in this video
estun/en eksplane li demandi - we explain the requirements
estun/en konsidere - we consider
nu 'aventur du lingu' - our language adventure
lu tekstu primus sone - the first/original text sounds/is
es Eulingu cu responsu - is Eulingu this respone
paroli novis - new words

Kes estut pense? Qué te parece? What do you think? Qu'en pensez-vous? Was denkst du?

2013/07/25

Gramatiku | Kem a frage in Eulingu?

We have already touched on this in a previous blog post but it is important to remind us again.

In order to add more consistency within Eulingu we have decided to use the "ke-" structure when creating question words where action (aktu) is involved (as the suffix "-e" implies movement of some kind) and "ku/ka/ko/ki" where people (populi) are addressed.

Aktu:

Kes - What

Kel - Which/who

Ker - Where

Kem - How

Kem multu - How much

Kem multi - How many

Ken - When

Por kes? - Why/What for

Uni eksempli:

Kes es? - What is this/that/it?

Kem multi lingi estut parle? - How many languages do you speak?

Kem multu es? - How much (is it)/does it cost?

Kem estut? - How are you?

Ken esti arive in zentru du citu? - When do they arrive in the (city) centre?

Populi:

Ku/ka/ko - Who (sgl, depending on "gender")

Ki - Who (pl)

Kum - Whom

Uni eksempli:

Ku es? - Who is this 'gender unknown' person?

Ku es poseser du batu? - Who is the owner of the boat?

Ka esta? - Who is she?

Ko esto? - Who is he?

Ki esti? - Who are they?

Kum estun done ni moneti? - Whom do we give our money?

Kes estut pense? Qué te parece? What do you think? Qu'en pensez-vous? Was denkst du?

2013/07/22

The royal birth | It's a boy! :-)

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a son

The baby weighed 8lbs 6oz and was born at 16:24 BST

The new baby is third in line to the throne after Prince Charles and Prince William

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are delighted."

Prime Minister David Cameron said: "The whole country will celebrate. They'll make wonderful parents."

Visite BBC por mori deteli!

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2013/07/19

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2013/07/01

Hrvatsku - lu statu novus d'EU

Wikipedia. Croatia (i/kroʊˈeɪʃə/ kroh-ay-shə; Croatian: Hrvatska pronounced [xř̩ʋaːtskaː]), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska listen (help·info)), is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers 56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles) and has diverse, mostly continental and Mediterranean climates. Croatia's Adriatic Sea coast contains more than a thousand islands. The country's population is 4.28 million, most of whom are Croats, with the most common religious denomination being Roman Catholicism. Having joined on 1 July 2013, Croatia is the newest, 28th member state of the European Union.

More on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia

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