Esperanto vivas en Ĝenevo kaj en najbara Francio!



Esperanto in Geneva and the nearby regions


Esperanto in Geneva and the nearby regions

Lac Léman - Pays de Gex/Ain - Haute Savoie


  • Esperanto Courses on the Internet : Lernu!
  • Esperanto in the UK
  • Libera Folio - News and information
  • An article about learning Esperanto
  • Creation of a new Association in the Region!   
  • Written statement of the UEA at the Human Rights Council, 4th session 12-30 March 2007

    • Welcome to the Esperanto website for Geneva and nearby Regions! We hope your visit means that you are interested in learning Esperanto. It is very easy to learn - the grammar has only 16 rules, there are no exceptions and it is very logical. It is also great fun and a wonderful way of meeting people of all nationalities without having any language barrier. There is a great feeling of fraternity when you speak to someone in Esperanto - after all, you are speaking the same language - our language.

    There are many possibilities for learning Esperanto, the easiest being the Internet. There are many free courses, e.g. the one offered by Lernu (see Internet address above). If you prefer a class, the Université Populaire de Genève organizes courses at several levels. Here are the details:

    Address: 23 rue du Vuache, 1201 Genève (behind Collège Voltaire)
    Tel: 022 339 05 00
    Fax : 022 339 05 09
    E-mail : info@upcge.ch
    Internet address: www.upcge.ch

    Level I, Thursday 18h00 -19h30
    Level II, Wednesday 18h00 - 19h30
    Level III: Conversation course, Tuesday 18h00 to 19h30


    If you want to practice in an informal atmosphere, the Monday group meets every Monday at 18h00 in the Brasserie aux Cheminots, 7 rue des Gares (behind the Cornavin Station near the Montbrillant Post Office).

    So if you would like to know what Esperanto sounds like, and better still, practise the language the group is open to beginners and anyone who likes to chat and would like to improve their spoken Esperanto. Everyone is welcome on condition that they are not too serious! But beware!

    ... NE KROKODILU! We do try to speak in Esperanto most of the time!



    When you have a basic knowledge of Esperanto, you can go to the Home page and check the other activities in the region as well as links to useful websites. If you would like to see what a news site looks like, have a look at the Ĝangalo site - see link above.

    If you are interested in the history of the language, the following site gives a comprehensive description:
    History of Esperanto
    and many other sites can be found via your search engine.
    The site of the Esperanto Association of Great Britain (EAB) contains more general information and many useful links (see above).

    For an up-to-date, well-written overview of Esperanto today, go to this page :
    Update on Esperanto

    News items

    Claude Piron, the well-known Esperantist who lives near Geneva, recently gave an interview to an Italian newspaper in which he discusses the problem of international communication. This article was subsequently published on the Internet in Esperanto and has now been translated into English. Here is the link to the English version : Claude Piron : Let's reappropriate our culture.
    If you are a Swahili speaker or are interested in this language, you will certainly find this site interesting. It includes a very nicely designed course on Esperanto as well as a comprehensive dictionary.

    http://www.vessella.it/kamusi.asp
    This page in French!

    In neighbouring France there are also many lively groups - see the page Najbara Francio.


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    or Laure Bornet, Esperanto-Infos : 078 614 836
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    Last updated on 22 January 2008.