"Multaj ĉinoj loĝas en Afriko."
Translation:Many Chinese people live in Africa.
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is it really true or did they just look for another sentence to make and it seemed ok to them?
Yes, China has been investing heavily in Africa for the last few decades. Many Chinese men sent there by their work end up staying.
I was in Egypt a few weeks ago and stayed in a Chinese hotel with mostly Chinese clientele.
"Although there are no official figures, evidence suggests that at least a million private Chinese citizens have arrived on African soil since 2001, many entirely of their own initiative, not by way of any state plan."
Yes, I know a Chinese girl who lives in Botswana! Apparently she's not the only one, either.
True actually. The Chinese are also very interested in certain African countries for trade.
Are we going to learn some African countries' names or are they just going to lump them all into "Africa"?
Can't remember if other countries come up, but there are world maps you can look at with Esperantized names, such as this one: http://i.imgur.com/oOn3Jr2.jpg
I forgot to ask this on the others but what is the difference between logas and vivas?
*Loĝas If you don't have your input device set up to type accented Esperanto characters you can type the base character followed by an "x" e.g. logxas, cxu, jxurnalo
"Loĝi" means "to dwell" while "vivi" means "to be alive". In English the word "lives" is used for both meanings but Esperanto makes a distinction.
Ah, thank you for both the x and the distinction between the two verbs. Makes sense now
Why don't you get https://github.com/SamHocevar/wincompose or something similar? It helps you type accented characters like ĝ, ç, é, ö, ñ, and other characters like «, þ, ı, İ, and even some mathematical symbols like ʌ, ≤, ∃. [I tried some others like AllChar, but those don't have as many characters — the Esperanto ĉ, etc. were missing, if I remember correctly].
You can configure one of the seldom used keys as the compose key — many use one of the alt or ctrl keys, but I prefer Caps Lock, as I almost never have to use it (and even if you wanted to, you can hit Ctrl + Alt + Caps Lock, or temporarily disable WinCompose).
I use Linux. However, setting up international keyboards is extremely easy in Linux, so I have that set up. I also use a Chrome extension that will change all instances of cx, gx, sx, etc. and replace it with ĉ, ĝ, ŝ, etc.
Here is the link:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/anstatauxi/geffaabblpcfabmjdoipmfplglceofgj
Yes, WinCompose mimics Linux's compose key (which is even better than particular international keyboards when you frequently use multiple languages). You can even get ĉ, etc. with it.
The French-Canadian Multilingual Standard keyboard is pretty good, pre-installed with Windows, but takes some getting used to if you usually use the US standard layout.
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How do you do the "ŭ" character with a standard US keyboard mapped to the CMS settings?
Press Ctrl+Shift+ (above enter), then let go. Then, press u, or Shift+u for Ŭ. There are many better ways than this, this is just the simplest if you're using Windows.
Is there any rhyme or reason for how Esperanto refers to a country, language, and a people from that country? In Chinese there's a consistent logic to how this plays out. But here it seems in Esperanto it isnt logical (why cxinoj and not cxinanoj? If it is kanado and kanadanoj?)
Not to sound like a dumba$$, but this is the first I've become aware of a "Tips & Notes" section available per lesson (or at all).
Where can I find that/those?
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It depends, what platform are you using to access Duolingo - web browser, iOS app or Android app?
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Should be easy then! Click on a lesson and you'll see two options - "Tips" and "Start". Click on the "Tips" to see the grammar tips & notes.
It isn't wrong, it's just less common. In fact, it is preferred in some disciplines, like philosophy and law.
Person/Persons People/People
I saw a person with a red shirt I saw three persons with cool hat
I will protect my people There are many culturally distinct peoples in Asia
At least that is what I thought.
"Person" = singular
"Persons" = the preferred plural in the past, but it's only really used in formal and legal contexts now, and sounds awkward in daily usage
"People" = the most-accepted plural for "person"; people should only use this word if they are unsure about which one to use, because it's correct in all situations.
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"I saw three persons with a cool hat" -> "I saw three people with cool hats"
"There are many culturally distinct peoples in Asia" is correct but formal.
It kept telling me I was writing in English when I was just forgetting the plurals :(
Is there a reason why the ĉ in ĉinoj is not capitalized but the A in Afriko is?
