"Tio estas ĝia hejmo."

Translation: That is its home.

[Emily.Neuendorf]

"Tio" means "this" AND "that"? Does that not get confusing?

[balou67]

You can add ĉi to show that "this" is close. Tio = that, tio ĉi (ĉi tio) = this. (Same with tiu ĉi = this one.)

[skyisland21]

This could come from French. They do the same thing with ceci and cela

[SariniLynn]

If you think about it, this and that mean nearly the same thing in English. They both mean "the specific item, which I am likely pointing to or otherwise indicating". The only difference is the relative nearness of the item. So if you need to make a point of the item's proximity, then you use ĉi with the pronoun. Otherwise... what's the difference?

[Zek256]

good point i never analyzed it that way

[adhdo.org]

great explanation - dankon! You and balou67 together really helped me understand this concept <3

[esperisto]

Tio only means that. ĉi tio means this

[VincentOostelbos]

I believe this is true officially, however sometimes "tio" is also used to mean "this" without the "ĉi". I don't like to do so myself, but I've heard it from some accomplished Esperantists.

[FaizalZahid]

In Toki Pona (another constructed language), 'ni' also means 'this' and 'that'...I think constructed languages have fewer words to make it easier to learn.

A bonus video! :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tScm-eZInBE

[Oxartum]

You should take into account that Sonja Lang (or jan Sonja, the author of Toki Pona) speaks Esperanto too. Which is why it has a lot of influence on Toki Pona.

[KingPlutoIX]

stop disturbing it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A7vAbq_uIY&list=PLkctF5goKlCxWF9dWMiXCva1Tb9WKJNic&index=8

[MardiMonkey]

That was two minutes and 47 seconds of my life laughing my head off. Thank you.

[Dippy3445677]

Can 'That home is its' work?

[FredCapp]

Only when Yoda speak can it.

[echolaliaa]

Probably a dumb question, but when should you use tio and when should you use ke?

[SariniLynn]

Tio is "that thing there". Ke links clauses together in a sentence.

Tio estas bela porko.
Mi scias, ke vi ŝatas porkaĵon.

Note: Kiu is also often used for the English "that", so be watchful. Tio estas porko, kiun vi ŝatas.

[DanielA212510]

And when do you use tiu? That really confuses me...

[Ungewitig_Wiht]

Tiu means "that one", or "that (followed by a noun)"

Mi ŝatas tiun kantiston = I like that singer (not * Mi ŝatas tion kantiston)

Tiu estas la plej granda besto = that one is the biggest animal

Tio estas interesanta = that is interesting

Tiu estas interesanta = that one is interesting

[setter3314]

with that being said.... why wouldn't "tiu estas gxia hejmo?" work here?

[Ungewitig_Wiht]

Since we have no noun neither explicitly stated nor known through context; if I said rigardu ĉi tiun neston; tiu estas ĝia hejmo for example, we now have a noun to reference tiu back to (nesto).

[FredCapp]

Tio takes the place of a missing (for any reason) noun.
Tiu refers to the noun.
Not 100% of the time but often enough that you can pretty much bet on it.
So tiu [noun] estas… or tio estas…
Same with Kio and Kiu.

[KingScales]

It didn't accept "That is its lair" :'(

[degggast]

Lair gives a more evil feel.

[Jeff958807]

Iras hejmo, balo! Tio estas via hejmo!

[WallieMcKi]

I have trouble, this guy's "T" sounds like a "D" to me on "Tio" again. His "gxia" sounds like "ge ot" with a "t" on the end. I had go searching again and it still didn't sound right. The rendition above sounds alot clearer than the lesson version. I can accually tell the words on this rendition. I hope they'll put this version in the lessons and remove the other one.