"I am the man!"

Translation: Mi estas la viro!

[char10tti3]

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

[xSankariDerHeld]

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 :)

[xSankariDerHeld]

Sorry*

[notofimport]

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.

[dkachx]

Helps that there is also the English word: Virile, an adjective meaning masculine.
Vir, of course, having its roots in Latin meaning man/husband.

[Flamin_]

Why is viron not acceptable?

[tuxayo]

Esti ne estas tranzitiva verbo.
Esti isn't a transitive verb.

[-vaporeon-]

yes, got it!

[gustavo.ca83]

How should I pronounce the "r" in "viro"? And is that the case for all words with "r"? If not, what's the rule?

[TheKingdomOfIke]

The R is "rolled" in the front of the mouth, like in Spanish. And, in Esperanto, each letter makes only one sound.

[xljj42]

A good start. Really feel like I learned something.

[JarekBator1]

Does estas mean just 'am' or 'I am'? Wondering why 'Mi' does not always proceed 'estas' if it just means 'am'