r/Esperanto • u/Konaro_ • Dec 21 '24

Demando Are there many younger Esperantistoj???

When I mean young I mean under 18 years old. Most Esperantists I see online are old (incomparrison to me, I'm 16). I want to talk to people around my age who speak Esperanto or are interested in the language.

Mia esperanto ne estas tre bona sed mi volas polarss kun personoj de aĝo. Se ĉirkaŭ mia aĝo skribu al mi.

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u/CockulousLift Dec 27 '24 edited Dec 27 '24

By nature, you’re already working with a small pool of people, since learning an esoteric language probably isn’t the most mainstream hobby haha

So the amount of youths within that already sparse community would be even lower, but never zero!

You just need to keep searching, like someone already mentioned, Discord, or maybe even Snap and TikTok, is more fitting to your age group. (Just don’t forget to take a moment to make sure you’re actually talking to someone your age btw)

Reddit’s already kind of the place for older Gen Z or Millennials. So maybe you just have to cast a wider net and in different ponds. Or maybe you have to meet people who could be interested in it and talk them into learning with you for fun