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Hey I've been learning Esperanto for a couple of months and recently also got into making diy punk patches for clothing. I'd like to make one that says Nazi Punks Fuck Off in Esperanto. The best translation I've come up with so far is Naziaj Punkoj Forfikiĝu, with help from Google translate. Is that last word correct? I'm not sure of a good resource to validate curse words in Esperanto lol.

Thanks in advance!

SUR and EN relate to physical locations (or sometimes metaphorical locations). SUR means on (a surface) and EN means in (a 3D space.)

Sometimes we're surprised with how they're used in Esperanto, but this is because in Esperanto, we may conceive of the space differently than in other languages.

One place where you might see this is with various prepositions used with the word "strato".

The meanings of "sur" and "en" are fairly consistent. Where it can get fuzzy is how we conceive of various places.

"Placo" (a town square) is generally thought of as a surface, so you would use "sur". It's possible to say "en" - but not common.

In contrast, "mezo de la placo" is usually seen as a space that something can occupy - so you'd be more likely to see "en la mezo de la placo."

"Stratoj" in Esperanto are generally thought of as places that you inhabit. It's a three-dimensional area where business takes place -- so you will often see "en la strato" or "tra la strato".

Another detail that surprises English speakers is that photographs in Esperanto are often treated like surfaces, so you're likely to hear that there is an image of someone "sur tiu foto".

I keep stumbling on this one.

Mi dancas sur la dancoplaco aŭ mi dancas en la dancoplaco?

Edit: Better exemple sentence

"La enirejo de la vendejo estas sur la granda placo" vs "la enirejo de la vendejo estas en la granda placo"

My name is Sven and I don't know how to Esperantise it.

I'm checking out Esperanto Wiktionary as a resource - but it seems to be heavily unorganized/confusing. Are any of you aware of this problem, or is it just my inexperience? I'd like to know if I'm just misunderstanding the organization of the website.

Thanks.

I'm using the new Teach Yourself Esperanto book and I have come across a issue. Why is "What does that mean," 'Kion tio signifas' instead of 'Kio tion signifas'? I get that kion is the accusative version of kio, but why is the first version used instead the second one? The second phrase sounds more logical to me.

There is a documentary called “The Peculiar Story of Nova Espero” about a rural district in southern Brazil that tried to adopt Esperanto as its second language in the early 2000s.

What makes the story interesting is that it is not only about Esperanto as a language, but about a real community trying to connect with the world through education, memory, cultural identity, and a kind of local utopia.

The film seems to be available internationally on Screenix, Tubi, Future Today/Fawesome, and Relay, although it does not appear to be available in Brazil at the moment.

Has this story been discussed before in the Esperanto community? Has anyone here watched the film?

Saluton! I'm learning Esperanto and I came across with this beautiful song "Audas havenas vivo". You can find it on YouTube and Spotify.

There's one line that I can't understand. It says "Movas sin formoj, fumoj". What does "sin" mean in this phrase