"I am the man!"
Translation:Mi estas la viro!
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Definitely going to say this a lot. haha :-) This language will be great to learn, no gendered words and probably going to be more widely used.
Not sure I get the la being optional in some words yet though
Sorey for late response, but la is NOT optional :) or else it changes the meaning
Mi estas viro = I am a man Mi estas la viro = I am THE man
If you dont put la it completely changes the meaning :)
It was kind of funny, when I was typing this out I completely forgot what "the man" was even though I had just learned it a few clicks ago. I remembered it a few seconds later because before I had kept repeating "la viro" to myself because it was so much fun to say.
Helps that there is also the English word: Virile, an adjective meaning masculine. Vir, of course, having its roots in Latin meaning man/husband.
How should I pronounce the "r" in "viro"? And is that the case for all words with "r"? If not, what's the rule?
The R is "rolled" in the front of the mouth, like in Spanish. And, in Esperanto, each letter makes only one sound.
Does estas mean just 'am' or 'I am'? Wondering why 'Mi' does not always proceed 'estas' if it just means 'am'
