Lojban For Beginners — velcli befi la lojban. bei loi co'a cilre
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Summary

In this lesson, we have covered:

Vocabulary

bakni 

x1 is a cow/cattle/kine/ox/[bull/steer/calf] [beef-producer/bovine] of species/breed x2

cidjrkebabi 

x1 is a kebab (Yet another one of those funny-shaped words...)

djacu 

x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity/expanse of water; (adjective:) x1 is aqueous/[aquatic]

fange 

x1 is alien/foreign/[exotic]/unfamiliar to x2 in property x3 (ka)

jipci 

x1 is a chicken/[hen/cock/rooster]/small fowl [a type of bird] of species/breed x2

ju'i 

Pay Attention! Followed by the name of the person; same grammar as doi and coi (selma'o COI)

kensa 

x1 is outer space near/associated with celestial body/region x2

lanme 

x1 is a sheep/[lamb/ewe/ram] of species/breed x2 of flock x3

nanba 

x1 is a quantity of/contains bread [leavened or unleavened] made from grains x2

pencu 

x1 (agent) touches x2 with x3 [a locus on x1 or an instrument] at x4 [a locus on x2]

sabji 

x1 (source) provides/supplies/furnishes x2 [supply/commodity] to x3 [recipient]

sluni 

x1 is a quantity of/contains onions/scallions of type/cultivar x2

spaji 

x1 (event/action abstract) surprises/startles/is unexpected [and generally sudden] to x2

zdile 

x1 (abstract) is amusing/entertaining to x2 in property/aspect x3; x3 is what amuses x2 about x1

Exercise 6

Translate from Lojban.

  1. .i le bevri cu klama le jubme pe le ci pendo gi'e cusku lu .i do djica lenu do citka ma li'u

  2. .i la ranjit. cusku lu .i do ca sabji le mo cidjrkari ja cidjrkebabi li'u

  3. .i le bevri cu cusku lu .i lanme ja bakni ja jipci li'u

  4. .i la ranjit. cu cusku lu .i mi djica lo bakni cidjrkari .e lo sluni nanba li'u

  5. .i le bevri fi la djiotis. cu dunda fe loi djacu gi'e cusku fe lu .i do djica ma li'u

  6. .i la djiotis cusku lu .i lo cidjrkari li'u

  7. .iseki'ubo le bevri cu cusku lu .i lanme je'i bakni li'u

  8. .i la djiotis. cusku lu .i naje li'u

Exercise 7

Translate into Lojban.

  1. The waiter turns to Susan, smiles, and says "Lamb or beef?"

  2. Susan either didn't hear the waiter, or didn't pay attention to him.

  3. Jyoti touches Susan on the shoulder and says "Hey, Susan?"

  4. Susan is surprised, and says "Um... Chicken."

  5. Jyoti says "Hope you enjoyed travelling through outer space — whether or not you met any aliens." (Use an attitudinal for 'Hope.')

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