"Mi ne parolas la anglan."

Translation: I do not speak English.

[Kathrai]

....yet i am writing in english

[ShalaDrake]

why does the "la" not mean "the" when translated this time?

[FredCapp]

It does, but in the English language it's usually "understood."

[mozartweb]

But I am trying!

[FredCapp]

As am I… sometimes very trying

Am I too trying?

[kaikaku]

My whole life has been a lie then

[Pikachu257]

I do not speak the English.

[__yam]

Who here does not have English as a first languadge I am intrested now!

[Tebis11]

I think you, but I may be wrong.

[AstroTsiga]

My native language is Hungarian.

[mastersword83]

Why is "anglan" an adjective? Is it like "Ya gavaryu pa-russky" where it's like "I don't speak the english [way]"?

[mtag123]

It is short for "anglan lingvon" which is "English language."

[Wallydogdirt]

Well, this course is 'Esperanto for English speakers', so you're in trouble...

[FredCapp]

Naw, Ah speaks 'Muricun! Tain't no Englesh here a'tall

[Star218]

Tu est très drôle. I'm not sure if I just called you funny or stupid, but nevertheless that comment was... AWESOME!
EDIT: "Tu es," not "Tu est." My bad.

[FredCapp]

Shucks, twarn't nuthin'

(Rubs bare toe in dirt.)

[Korinthos]

Absolument drôle, pas stupide. Ta Français est merveilleuse.

[ajyro]

Pourquoi est-ce que nous parlons français ici? J'ai pensé que cette leçon-ci est une leçon esperanto, pas français!

[AdamScott794079]

I'm from the better side of the atlantic, jolly good old sports.

[JakharrVin]

Then I'm in trouble, because I also don't speak Spanish and Portuguese and those are the only other languages with Esperanto courses.

[luizjoaquim]

Shouldn't Angla be capitalized?

[EsperantoV]

No, in Esperanto they are not capitalized.

[luizjoaquim]

So, is Esperanto the only capitalized language name?

[EsperantoV]

Yes, because there you need the capitalize to understand that you are not speaking about someone hoping but about a language ;)

[ChuckWalter]

Dead languages (like Latin) and artificial languages are all capitalized. Scroll down to the notes on this page for more info.

https://www.duolingo.com/skill/eo/Languages

[AjxojLerni]

What convenient plausible deniability for elitism! ;)

[FredCapp]

Nah, It's just a means to separate the language's name (which was originally meant to be La Internacia Lingvo) from the word meaning one who hopes

[Conradjohannes]

I think most planned and dead languages are capitalized.
e.g. "Latino" is also capitalized, refering to the Tips and notes in the languages lesson.

[mdedwards]

I thought living languages didn't take the accusative ending?

[mdedwards]

I misunderstood. Re-read the notes on the "la" vs. no "la" on languages. I had mistaken it for the -n

[MNchino]

...anymore

[Tebis11]

Me too bro. Me too.

[Erykroch]

I am not speak English

[OradmaRobert]

Pourquoi Angla prend 'n' ?

[Asakha11]

Indeed... I speak French, but have to write in English to learn Esperanto. No wonder I end up so confused !

[FredCapp]

Mi bedaŭras vian situacion. Mi esperas, ke la strigo donas al ni: "Lernu Esperanton el la franca" baldaŭ.

Jam estas la hispana/Esperanto lecionoj.
Redakto: nun ekzistas la franca/Esperanta leciono

[Carlos103771]

Neither do I.

[VariableYe]

My comment isn't related to this sentence but to the image used for "la angla"....why is it an american flag?

[Tulsi94]

In languages, I am not sure were to use "alngla" and were to use "anglan" (or any other languages in Esperanto), please clear my doubts.

[salivanto]

https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/9650731/When-to-use-the-n-ending