L17-03

% – ce'i

, (comma) – slaka bu

' (letter) – y'y

( (bracket) – vei

) (bracket) – ve'o

+ (addition operator) – su'i

. (symbol) – denpa bu

/ (division operator) – fe'i

0 – no

1 – pa

1/10 – lo decti

1/100 – lo centi

1/2 – lo xadba

10 – dau

10 – lo dekto

100 – lo xecto

1000 – lo kilto

11 – fei

12 – gai

13 – jau

14 – xei

15 – vai

2 – re

2.71828 ... (number) – te'o

3 – ci

3.14159 ... (pi) – pai

4 – vo

5 – mu

6 – xa

7 – ze

8 – bi

9 – so

? (yes/no question) – xu

A (hex digit) – dau

a (letter) – a bu

a/an (one) – lo, lo pa

abdomen – lo betfu

able – lo kakne

to be able to – kakne

that is about ... – pe

to talk about ... – tavla fi

which is about ... – ne

about to ... – pu'o

above – ga'u

to abrade – guska

to abrade – sraku

abrasive – lo guska

abrasive – lo sraku

to absorb – cokcu

absorbed – lo se cokcu

absorber – lo cokcu

to accept (to consent) – tolpro

to accept (to take) – lebna

accident – lo snuti

to accompany – kansa

account (bill) – lo janta

account (description) – lo ve skicu

account (explanation) – lo ve ciksi

account (history) – lo citri

account (registry to a service) – lo jaspu

account (registry to a service) – lo jaspu

accountable for – lo fuzme

acid – lo slami

to acquire – cpacu

acquired – lo se cpacu

across ... (on the opposite side) – ze'o

to act – zukte

act of kindness – lo te xendo

action forgiven – lo te fraxu

action lazily avoided – lo se lazni

action taken – lo se zukte

active – lo akti

active operation – lo se akti

actor – lo zukte

actual (not just apparent or even false) – lo fatci

actually ... – ca'a

to add – jmina

additionally – ji'a

address – lo judri

address system – lo te judri

to adhere to – snipa

adjacent – lo lamji

adjacent to ... – re'o

to adjust – stika

adjusted – lo se stika

admirable – lo zabna

adorned – lo se jadni

advisor – lo stidi

affair – lo cuntu

affix – lo rafsi

afraid of – lo terpa

Africa – la afrik

African – lo friko

after ... (in time) – ba

again – za'u re'u

age – lo se renvi

aged – lo laldo

agent – lo gasnu

aggregate – lo gunma

ago – za

to agree with – tugni

aha! (discovery) – ua

ahem! – ju'i

ahoy! (greeting in a piratic manner) – a'oi

ailment treated – lo te mikce

ain't? – xu nai

air – lo vacri

aircraft – lo vinji

airplane – lo vinji

alarmist – lo xalni

alas! (unhappiness) – ui nai

alcohol – lo xalka

ale – lo birje

Alice – la alis

alien – lo fange

alive – lo jmive

alkali – lo jilka

alkali metal – lo sodna

all – ro

all but ... – da'a

all except ... – da'a

alley – lo klaji

allow – e'a

to allow – permite

almost (about to be) – so'a va'e

almost all – so'a

alone – ka'ai no drata

alone – lo sepli

alone (without help) – si'u nai

along a line – vi'i

along with ... – jo'u

along with... – ce

alongside ... – zo'a

alphabetic symbol – lo lerfu

already – ca'o

already – pu'i

already – xa'o

also – ji'a

although – ku'i

always – ro roi

America – la amerik

American (of the United States) – lo merko

to be among (between) – jbini

to be among – me

among others – po'o nai

amount – lo se klani

amphibian – lo banfi

amused – lo se zdile

amusing – lo zdile

analyst – lo lanli

to analyze – lanli

ancestor – lo dzena

and – e

and – ge

and – gi'e

and – gu'e

and – je

and – zi'e

and also ... – ce

and also ... – jo'u

and not – gi'e nai

and respectively ... – fa'u

and so on ... – li'o

and then ... – ce'o

and/or – a

and/or – ga

and/or – gi'a

and/or – gu'a

and/or – ja

angle – lo jganu

angry – lo fengu

animal – lo danlu

animal of family Crocodylidae – lo krokodilo

ankle – lo tornozelo

Anne (personal name) – la an

to annoy – fanza

annoyed person – lo se fanza

annoying event – lo fanza

another – lo drata

answer – lo se spusku

to answer – spusku

to answer to – spuda

ant – lo manti

anti- – to'e

anus – lo ganxo

anxious – lo xanka

anyway – ta'i ro da

apostrophe – y'y

apparatus – lo cabra

to appear – to'e canci

apple – lo plise

to approve of – zanru

approximately ... – ji'i

Arabic – lo xrabo

arch – lo bargu

area of expansion – lo se preja

to argue – darlu

arm – lo birka

arm (weapon) – lo xarci

arm of a lever – lo ve vraga

army – lo jenmi

army of soldiers – lo se sonci

around – ru'u

to arrange (organize) – ganzu

to arrive at – tsuku

art – lo larcu

arthropod – lo cinki

artificial – lo rutni

as (in the manner) – tai

as (to the same degree) – du'i

as I already said – ke'u

as much as ... – du'i

as said by ... – cu'u

as soon as – ba zi

asana – lo asna

ashamed – lo ckeji

ashes – festi lo nu fagri

Asia – la asi'as

Asiatic – lo xazdo

to ask – retsku

to ask for – cpedu

asker – lo retsku

asleep – lo sipna

to assemble – zbasu

assembler – lo zbasu

to assert – xusra

association (organization) – lo bende

assorted – lo vrici

to assume – sruma

assumed – lo se sruma

to astonish – marvele

at ... (some place) – bu'u

at ... (some time) – ca

at any time – ca ro da

At ease! – ju'i cu'i

at first – pa mai

at least – do'a nai

at least ... – su'o

at most ... – su'e

atom – lo ratni

atom – lo selci

atomic number – lo se ratni

to attack – gunta

attacked – lo se gunta

attacker – lo gunta

attention! – ju'i

attentive – lo jundi

to attract – trina

attracted – lo se trina

attractive – lo trina

audacious behaviour – lo se darsi

audience – lo te cusku

audience – lo te smusku

audience of a performance – lo te tigni

aunt – lo famti

Australia – la australi'as

Australian – lo sralo

automatic – lo zmiku

autumn – lo critu

avenue – lo klaji

to avoid – rivbi

avoided event – lo se rivbi

aware – lo sanji

away from ... – to'o

awful – lo mabla

aww! (love) – iu

axis of rotation – lo se carna

axle – lo jendu

axle of a pulley – lo te pulni

B (hex digit) – fei

b (letter) – by

baby – lo cifnu

back (of body) – lo bekpi

back to the main point – ta'o nai

backbone – loi verteba

bacteria – lo jurme

bad – lo xlali

to baffle – cfipu

baffled – lo se cfipu

bag – lo dakli

baked in an oven – lo se toknu

balanced – lo lanxe

balcony – lo balni

baleen whale – lo balnema

ball – lo bolci

bamboo – lo bambu

banana – lo badna

band (team) – lo bende

bank – lo banxa

bank owner – lo se banxa

bank system – lo se banxa

banner – lo lanci

bar – lo barja

bare – lo lunbe

bark (of tree) – lo skapi

barley – lo bavmi

base of a cone – lo se konju

base of a logarithm – lo te dugri

based on ... – se ji'u

basic – lo jicmu

basic subunit – lo selci

basis – lo jicmu

basket – lo lanka

bay – lo zbani

to be (one of) – me

be (to be equal – du

bead – lo bidju

bear (animal) – lo cribe

to bear – bevri

to beat – darxi

beater of a drum – lo se damri

beautiful – lo melbi

because of reason ... – ki'u

because of the cause ... – ri'a

to become – binxo

to become – co'a

bed – lo ckana

bee – lo bifce

beer – lo birje

beet – lo betka

before ... (in time) – pu

befuddling event – lo se burna

to beg – pikci

to begin – cfari

beginning – lo cfari

beginning (first part) of an event – lo incipe

to behave – tarti

behavior – lo se tarti

behaviour – lo se tarti

behind – ti'a

Beijing – la beidzin

live being – lo jmive

being a replacement of ... – se ba'i

being most in ... – se rai

being observed – ga'a

belief (fact in which one believes) – lo se krici

to believe – krici

believer – lo krici

bell – lo janbe

belly – lo betfu

to belong to (be a part of) – pagbu

to belong to (be owned by) – se ponse

to belong to (the group) – me

belonging to Hindi – lo xindo

bench – lo stizu

benefit – lo prali

benefiting from ... – se xau

bent – lo korcu

berry – lo jbari

besides – ta'o ji'a

best – lo traji be lo ka zabna, lo te rai zabna

best – traji lo ka xamgu

better – se mau xau

better – zmadu fi lo ka xamgu

between ... and ... – bi'i

between ... and ... (ordered) – bi'o

to be between – jbini

between me and ... – ca'u

beverage – lo se pinxe

beyond ... – ze'o

to bid farewell to – tolrinsa

big – lo barda

big – ve'u

bill – lo janta

to bind – lasna

biological gender – lo te seksi

biological parent – lo se panzi

biped (on two feet legs) – lo se jamfu be re da

bird – lo cipni

birth giver – lo se jbena

bit (data) – lo se bitni

to bite – batci

bitten – lo se batci

bitter (taste) – lo kurki

black – lo xekri

blade – lo balre

blade – lo guska

Blah! (weariness) – u'i nai

blanket – lo boxfo

block – lo bliku

to block (prevent from happening) – fanta

to block (prevent from passing) – julne

blond – lo blondine

blood – lo ciblu

bloody (bad) – lo mabla

blooming – lo se flora

blow (wind) – brife

blue – lo blanu

board – lo tanbo

boat – lo bloti

bodily organ – lo rango

body (corpse) – lo xadni

body position – lo asna

to boil – febvi

bomb – lo jbama

bone – lo bongu

boo! (disapproval) – i'e nai

book – lo cukta

bored – lo se tolzdi

boring – lo tolzdi

born – lo jbena

to be born – jbena

to borrow – jbera

borrowed – lo se jbera

boss – lo jatna

both – ro lo re

both or none – gi'o

both or none – go

both or none – gu'o

both or none – jo

both or none – o

bottle – lo botpi

bottom – lo dizlo

bow of a guitar – lo se jgita

bow of a stringed musical instrument – lo se jgita

box – lo tanxe

boy – lo nanla

brain – lo besna

to brake – jabre

branch – lo jimca

brass – lo lastu

brave – lo virnu

Brazilian – lo brazo

bread – lo nanba

to break – porpi

breast – lo tatru

to breath – vasxu

breathed – lo se vasxu

bridge – lo cripu

bright – lo carmi

to bring – bevri

bristle of a brush – lo te burcu

broad – lo ganra

to broadcast – cradi

broadcast receiver – lo ve cradi

broadcasted – lo se cradi

broadcaster – lo cradi

broadcasting station – lo te cradi

broadly construed – do'a

broken – lo spofu

broken function – lo se spofu

bronze – lo ransu

brother – lo bruna

brow – lo mebri

brown – lo bunre

brunet – lo brunete

brush – lo burcu

to brush against – se mosra

bubble in foam – lo te fonmo

bucket – lo baktu

buckwheat – lo xruba

Buddhist – lo budjo

to build (form by combining materials) – zbasu

building – lo dinju

building with a balcony – lo se balni

building with a window – lo se canko

building with walls – lo se bitmu

bulb (of a plant) – lo balji

bullet – lo danti

bundle – lo bakfu

to burn – jelca

to burn – se fagri

to burp – kafke

to burst into – spoja

bus – lo aftobuso

business (activity) – lo cuntu

business (commercial activity) – lo te kagni

business (company) – lo kagni

busy – lo zukcfu

but – ku'i

butter – lo matne

butterfly – lo toldi

buttocks – lo zargu

button – lo batke

by (instrument) – se pi'o

by ... (alongside) – zo'a

by default – na'o

by method ... – ta'i

by the way – ta'o

bye! – co'o

C (hex digit) – gai

c (letter) – cy

cabbage – lo kobli

cabin of a vehicle – lo sabnu

cable – lo skori

cake – lo torta

California – la kaliforni'as

to call (on the phone) – jorne

to call (to name) – te cmene

calm – lo tolxanka

calm situation – lo se tolxanka

camel – lo kumte

camera – lo kacma

camp – lo ginka

camper – lo se ginka

can – lo lante

can (to be able) – kakne

canal – lo naxle

cancer – lo kenra

capable – lo kakne

captain – lo jatna

to capture – kavbu

car – lo karce

car of a train – lo se trene

caravan – lo trene

carbon – lo tabno

card – lo karda

care – lo nu kurji

to care – kurji

caretaker – lo kurji

cargo – lo se bevri

cargo of a boat – lo se bloti

cargo of a car – lo se karce

cargo of a carriage – lo se carce

cargo of an aircraft – lo se vinji

carriage – lo carce

carriage (of a train) – lo se trene

carrier – lo bevri

to carry – bevri

case (occurrence) – lo fasnu

case (recurrence) – lo krefu

cassava – lo samcu

cat – lo mlatu

cause – lo rinka

to cause – gasnu

to cause effect – rinka

causing fear – lo se terpa

cavity – lo kevna

to cease – sisti

ceased – lo se sisti

to celebrate – salci

celestial body with a satellite – lo se mluni

cell – lo selci

center – lo centero

ceramic – lo staku

ceremony – lo ritli

chain – lo li'anzi

chair – lo stizu

chalk – lo bakri

to challenge – talsa

challenging – lo nandu

chance (condition) – lo tcini

by chance (random) – lo cunso

to change – galfi

to change – stika

channel – lo naxle

chaos – lo kalsa

chaotic – lo kalsa

chaotic – lo se ganzu

character (in a story or play) – lo participe

character (letter) – lo lerfu

character (property) – lo jinzi

characterizing ... – kai

chart – lo cartu

to chase – jersi

chased – lo se jersi

chaser – lo jersi

cheek – lo li'anpi

cheeky – lo darsi

cheese – lo cirla

cheetah – lo bramlatu

chemical – lo xukmi

chest – lo cutne

chicken – lo jipci

chief – lo ralju

child – lo verba

child of a father – lo se patfu

child of a mother – lo se mamta

Chinese – lo jungo

chocolate – lo cakla

to choose – cuxna

Christian – lo xriso

church – lo malsi

ciao! (hello! or goodbye! depending on context) – co'oi

cigar – lo sigja

cigarette – lo sigja

cipher for encryption – lo te mifra

circle – lo cirkulo

circumstances – lo tcini

to cite – sitna

citizen of a country – lo se gugde

citrus – lo nimre

city – lo tcadu

claim – lo se xusra

to claim (state a fact) – xusra

claimant – lo xusra

clarinet – lo xagri

class – lo klesi

claw – lo jgalu

clay – lo kliti

clean – lo jinsa

to clean – lumci

clear – lo klina

clearly – li'a

clever – lo stati

to climb on – cpare

clock – lo junla

to close – jai gau ganlo

closed – lo ganlo

cloth – lo bukpu

cloud – lo dilnu

club (association) – lo bende

clump – lo punli

clumsy – lo juxre

to clutch – jgari

cmevla – lo cmevla

coach – lo aftobuso

coal – lo kolme

coast – lo se zbani

cockroach – lo blato

coconut – lo kokso

coffee – lo ckafi

coin – lo sicni

colander – lo te rinci

cold – lo lenku

collar – lo karli

collector of a tax – lo ve cteki

to collide with – janli

color – lo se skari

color of ink – lo se xinmo

colored – lo skari

colour – lo se skari

coloured – lo skari

comb – lo kombitu

to combine – jmina

to come – klama

come on! (instigation – e'e

comfortable – lo kufra

comma (symbol) – slaka bu

command (order) – lo te minde

to command – minde

commanded – lo se minde

commander – lo jatna

commander – lo minde

to commence – cfari

commendable – lo zabna

comment – lo pinka

committee – lo kamni

commodity – lo se canja

common – lo kampu

common cold (disease) – la zukam

community – lo cecmu

community with something public – lo se gubni

company – lo kagni

compassion) – uu

compassion) – uu

compatible – lo mapti

compelled by force ... – bai

to compete – jivna

competent – lo kakne, lo certu

competent – lo kakne, lo certu

competition – lo te jivna

competitor – lo jivna

to complain about – pante

complete – lo mulno

to complete – jai gau mulno

completing ... – mo'u

complex – lo pluja

component of a mass – lo se gunma

composition of matter – lo se marji

compound verb – lo tanru

computer – lo skami

computer program – lo proga

computer program – lo se sampla

concealed – lo se mipri

to concern (to be on mind of) – se pensi

to concern (to be relevant) – srana

concurrent – lo cabna

condemned – lo se dapma

to condense – lunsa

condensing – lo lunsa

condition (necessary – lo sarcu

condition (state) – lo tcini

on condition that ... – va'o

to conduct (guide) – gidva

cone – lo konju

to confirm – tolna'e

to confuse – cfipu

confused – lo se cfipu

confusing – lo cfipu

congruent – lo panra

conifer – lo ckunu

to conjecture – smadi

connected – lo jorne

conscious – lo sanji

constant – lo stodi

to consume – xaksu

consumed – lo se xaksu

consumer – lo xaksu

contacting ... – re'o

to contain – vasru

contained – lo se vasru

container – lo vasru

contemptible – lo mabla

content of a cup – lo se kabri

content of a document – lo se uencu

content of a pack – lo se bakfu

content of a tube – lo te tubnu

contents of a bag – lo se dakli

contents of a basket – lo se lanka

contents of a bottle – lo se botpi

contents of a box – lo se tanxe

contents of a bucket – lo se baktu

contents of a jelly – lo se jduli

contents of a letter – lo ve xatra

contents of a magazine – lo se karni

contents of a pan – lo se tansi

contents of a pot – lo se patxu

contents of a vessel – lo se vasru

to continue (persist) – ranji

continuously – ru'i

to contradict – natfe

contradiction – lo natfe

contrary to expectation – lo ranxi

to control – jitro

to convince – bapli

convinced – lo birti

cook – lo jukpa

to cook – jukpa

cooked food – lo se jukpa

cool (nice) – lo zabna

copper – lo tunka

to copulate – gletu

copy – lo fukpi

cord – lo cilta

cork – lo korka

corner – lo kojna

corporation – lo kagni

correct – lo drani

cost (amount of money) – lo jdima

to cost – rupnu

cotton – lo mapni

to cough – kafke

to count – kancu

to count on – lacri

country – lo gugde

countryside – lo nurma

court (group of judges) – loi pajni

cousin – lo tamne

to cover – punji lo gacri

covered by a curtain – lo se murta

cow – lo bakni

crack – lo fenra

craft – lo se larcu

crappy – lo mabla

to crash into – janli

crayon – lo pinsi

crazy action – lo fenki

creae – lo te polje

cream – lo kruji

to create – finti

creation (object created) – lo se finti

creator – lo finti

creature – lo danlu

creature – lo se finti

creditor of debt – lo te dejni

crew – lo bende

crime – lo zekri

crocodile – lo krokodilo

crop field – lo te crepu

crops of a garden – lo te purdi

to cross – klama fo lo kruca

crow – lo korvo

crowd (of people) – loi prenu

cruel action – lo kusru

to crush – marxa

crust – lo pilka

to cry – klaku

to cry out – krixa

to cry out – krixa

crystal – lo krili

cube – lo kubli

culture – lo kulnu

cup – lo kabri

to cure – mikce

curious – lo kucli

current – lo cabna

current (flow) – lo flecu

currently – ca

curtain – lo murta

cushion – lo kicne

custom – lo tcaci

to cut (erode) – sraku

to cut into – katna

cutting (abrasive) – lo sraku

cyan (color) – lo cicna

cylinder – lo slanu

D (hex digit) – jau

d (letter) – dy

damp – lo cilmo

to dance – dansu

dancer – lo dansu

dandy – lo zabna

dangerous – lo ckape

to dare (be audacious) – darsi

dark – lo manku

darn! (complaint) – oi

data carrier – lo te vreji

datestamp – lo detri

daughter – lo tixnu

dawn – lo cermurse

day (daylight time) – lo donri

day (full day) – lo djedi

daytime – lo donri

dead – lo morsi

dear (of great value) – lo dirba

dear me! (surprise) – ue

death – lo nu morsi, lo nu co'a morsi

debaters – lo casnu

debt – lo se dejni

debtor – lo dejni

to decay – fusra

to decide – jdice

to decide on – cuxna

decoration (ornament) – lo jadni

to decrease in – jdika

decreasing – lo jdika

deep – lo condi

deer – lo mirli

to defend – bandu

deficient – lo claxu

delight (happiness) – lo ka mutce lo ka gleki, lo ka gleki

delight (pleasure) – lo ka se pluka

delightful – lo zabna

to demand – minde

to demonstrate – jarco

demonstrated – lo se jarco

denominator – lo te parbi

denominator of a fraction – lo te frinu

dense – lo denmi

to deny – natfe

to depend on (to have a necessary condition) – se sarcu

to depend on (to have relation) – fancu

deplorable – lo mabla

deposit – lo sorcu

descendant – lo se dzena

to describe – skicu

described – lo se skicu

describer – lo skicu

description – lo ve skicu

to deserve – jerna

deserved – lo se jerna

deserving – lo jerna

to design plot – platu

designer – lo enge

desirable (nice) – lo zabna

to desire – djica

to despise – xebni

destination of a ride – lo se klama

destiny – lo dimna

to destroy – daspo

destroyed – lo se daspo

destroyer – lo daspo

detail – lo tcila

detailed – lo se tcila

to detect – ganse

to develop into – farvi

dictionary – lo vlaste

to die – co'a morsi

to differ from – frica

different – lo drata

difficult – lo nandu

to dig – kakpa

digger – lo kakpa

digit (of body) – lo degji

dim – lo kandi

dim sum (Hongkong/Xianggang cuisine) – lo pelmeni

dimension – lo cimde

diplomat – lo jansu

diplomatic negotiation – lo te jansu

direct (straight) – lo sirji

direct (straight, constant without interruption) – lo klina

to direct (to aim at) – jai zu'e farna

to direct (to manage) – sazri

direction – lo farna

direction of a wind – lo se brife

direction of rotation – lo te carna

dirt – lo dertu

dirty (full of dirt) – culno lo dertu

to discover – facki

discoverer – lo facki

discovery – lo se facki

to discuss – casnu

disease – lo te bilma

disease cured – lo te mikce

disease prevented by vaccine – lo te jinku

disgusting – lo rigni

dish of a meal – lo se sanmi

to disrupt – dicra

to disrupt – zunti

disrupted – lo se zunti

to dissolve – runta

dissolving – lo runta

distant – lo darno

distressed – lo dunku

distressing event – lo se dunku

distributed – lo fatri

to disturb – raktu

disturbed – lo se raktu

ditto (the same thing) — another one – mi'u

to dive into – sfubu

diver – lo sfubu

to divide – fendi

divided – lo se fendi

dividend of a quotient – lo se dilcu

divider – lo fendi

divisor of a quotient – lo te dilcu

to do (to act) – zukte

doctor – lo mikce

document – lo uencu

document to be read – lo te tcidu

dog – lo gerku

doll – lo bambola

dolphin – lo delfinu

domain of a universe – lo se munje

domain of function arguments – lo se fancu

to donate – dunda

done bravely – lo se virnu

done fast – lo se sutra

done methodically – lo se tadji

done mutually – lo se simxu

donkey – lo xasli

door – lo gacri be lo vorme

doorway – lo vorme

dot (symbol) – denpa bu

doubt – lo nu senpi

to doubt – senpi

doubtless (likely) – la'a sai

doubtless (who doesn't doubt) – lo na senpi

down from ... – ni'a

dozen – gai

to drag – lacpu

drain – lo te rinci

to drain – rinci

draining liquid – lo rinci

drawer – lo dacru

dream – lo se senva

to dream about – senva

dreamer – lo senva

dreary – lo tolzdi

to drink – pinxe

drinker – lo pinxe

to drive (e.g. a machine) – sazri

driven – lo se sazri

driver – lo sazri

drop – lo dirgo

to drop (let fall) – curmi lo nu farlu

drum – lo damri

dry – lo sudga

duck – lo datka

due to ... – se xau

duh! (confusion – ua nai

dull (boring) – lo tolzdi

dumplings – lo pelmeni

during ... – ca

during ... – ze'i

during ... – ze'u

during ... – ze'a

dust – lo pulce

duty – lo se bilga

to dwell – xabju

E (hex digit) – xei

e (letter) – e bu

e (number) – te'o

e.g. – mu'a

each – ro

each – ro lo

each other – zu'ai

ear – lo kerlo

earlier event – lo purci

earlier event – lo se balvi

early event – lo clira

to earn (deserve) – jerna

earnest – lo junri

earth (planet) – lo terdi

earth (soil) – lo dertu

eastern – lo stuna

easy – lo frili

to eat – citka

eaten – lo se citka

eater – lo citka

to echo – minra

echoed – lo se minra

eclosed – lo se sruri

economic system – lo jikni

edge – lo korbi

Eduard (personal name) – la edvard

eek! (fear) – ii

effect – lo se rinka

egg – lo sovda

eight – bi

either ... or ... – jo nai

either ... or ... – o nai

elastic – lo pruni

elbow – lo cidni

electric – lo letri

electronic – lo di'anzi

elephant – lo xanto

eleven – fei

elf – lo crida

embryo – lo tarbi

to emit – dirce

emitter – lo dirce

emotion – lo se cinmo

emotional (live being) – lo cinmo

emphasis (something emphasized) – lo se basna

to emphasize – basna

employed – lo se jibri

empty – lo kunti

to enclose – sruri

enclosing – lo sruri

to encounter – penmi

encountered – lo se penmi

encrypted text – lo mifra

end (ending) – lo fanmo

to end – jai gau fanmo

endeavor) – a'i

to endure – renvi

enemy – lo bradi

energy – lo nejni

engine – lo matra

English – lo glico

enjoyable – lo zabna

enough – rau

to enter – klama lo nenri

enthusiastic – lo entuzi

envious – lo jilra

environment – lo se vanbi

in environment ... – va'o

to envy – jilra

equal – lo dunli

to be equal to – du

equally – du'i

equally (in importance) – ra'u cu'i

era – lo cedra

to erode – guska

to erode – sraku

erosive – lo guska

err (hesitation noise) – y

to err in – srera

error – lo se srera

to escape fate – rivbi

eternally – ze'e

ethereal – lo pruxi

ethical standards – lo marde

ethics – lo marde

eureka! (discovery) – ua

Europe – la e'uropas

European – lo ropno

to evaporate – febvi

even (surprisingly) – ue

evening – lo vanci

event being prevented – lo se fanta

event celebrated – lo se salci

event justified – lo se krinu

ever (at any time) – ca ro da

every (each) – ro lo

evidence – lo tolna'e

evil – lo palci

to evolve into – farvi

Eww! (repulsion) – a'u nai

exact – lo satci

example – lo mupli

to exceed – zmadu

excess – lo zildukse

excrement – lo kalci

excrement – lo se vikmi

to excrete – vikmi

excreted waste – lo se vikmi

execrable – lo mabla

to exist – zasti

existing – lo zasti

to expect – kanpe

expensive – lo kargu

to experience – lifri

experienced by... – ri'i

experienced event – lo se lifri

experiencer – lo lifri

expert – lo certu

to explain – ciksi

explanation – lo ve ciksi

to explode – spoja

exploding – lo spoja

explosive of a bomb – lo se jbama

exponent – lo te tenfa

exponential – te'o

exponential base – lo se tenfa

exponential result – lo tenfa

expounder – lo ciksi

to express (to communicate) – cusku

to express (to communicate) – smusku

to extend – kuspe

to extend to – tcena

external genitalia – lo plibu

extreme – lo mutce

eye – lo kanla

F (hex digit) – vai

f (letter) – fy

fabulous – lo zabna

face – lo flira

fact – lo fatci

factory – lo fanri

factual – lo fatci

to fail at – fliba

fairy – lo crida

to fall to – farlu

false – lo jitfa

false – na

family – lo lanzu

family member – lo se lanzu

famous – lo misno

fancier – lo nelci

far away – vu

farm – lo cange

farm production – lo ve cange

farmer – lo te cange

to fart – kafke

fast – lo sutra

to fasten – lasna

fastened – lo jorne

fastened – lo se lasna

fastener – lo lasna

fat – lo plana

father – lo patfu

father of an embryo – lo te tarbi

favorable – lo zabna

to fear – terpa

fearful – lo terpa

feather – lo pimlu

feathered – lo se pimlu

feature – lo tcila

to feel – lifri

feeling (impression) – lo se cinmo

feeling (sensation) – lo se ganse

feeling (what is felt) – lo se lifri

female – lo fetsi

feminine trait – lo te fetsi

fence – lo bitmu

fertile – lo ferti

fertilized cell – lo tsiju

few – so'u

field – lo foldi

field of expertise – lo se certu

field of mathematics – lo se cmaci

fifteen – vai

fig – lo figre

to fight – damba

fighter – lo damba

filament of a cable – lo se skori

filament of a rope – lo se skori

file (record) – lo vreji

to fill with – tisna

film – lo skina

filter – lo julne

final part – lo ultime

finale – lo ultime

finally (in the end) – ca lo fanmo

finally (lastly) – ro mai

to find – tolcri

fine! (approval) – i'e

finger – lo degji

fingernail – lo jgalu

finish – lo fanmo

to finish – jai gau mulno

fire – lo fagri

firm – lo jdari

first – pa moi

firstly – pa mai

fish – lo finpe

to fit (to suit) – mapti

fitting (e.g. of a dress) – lo no'e tagji

fitting (matching) – lo mapti

five – mu

to fix (repair) – cikre

flag – lo lanci

flan – lo torta

flask – lo botpi

flavor – lo vrusi

flavor of a seasoning – lo se tsapi

flavour of a seasoning – lo se tsapi

flaw – lo cfila

flawed – lo se cfila

flea – lo civla

flexible – lo toltinsa

to flirt with – firca

to float – fulta

floor – lo loldi

flow – lo flu'ente

flow (current) – lo flecu

to flow – flecu

to flow – flu'ente

flower – lo flora

flower – lo xrula

flu – lo influ'enza

fluent – lo flu'ente

fluid – lo flu'ente

fluid of a well – lo se jinto

to flush – rinci

flustered – lo burna

flute – lo flani

fly (insect) – lo sfani

to fly – vofli

foam – lo fonmo

focus of a lens – lo te lenjo

fog – lo se bumru

foggy – lo bumru

fold – lo te polje

to fold – polje

folded – lo se polje

folk – lo prenu

to follow (go after) – jersi

to follow (keep track) – jundi

food – lo cidja

fool – lo bebna

foolish action – lo se bebna

foot – lo jamfu

association football – la fudbol

for a long time – ze'u

for a short time – ze'i

for example – mu'a

for one (not excluding other) – po'o cu'i

for some time – ze'a

for the benefit of ... – se va'u

for the benefit of ... – xau

force – lo bapli

to force – bapli

forehead – lo mebri

forest – lo boske

to forget – co'u morji

to forgive – fraxu

fork – lo forca

form (figure) – lo tarmi

to form (to compose) – se pagbu

to form (to create) – zbasu

form of energy – lo te nejni

former – pu, pe pu

former event – lo pu fasnu

forward – mo'i ca'u

found (in possesion) – lo se tolcri

foundational – lo jicmu

four – vo

fourteen – xei

fox – lo lorxu

fraction – lo frinu

fraction – lo parbi

fragile – lo ralci

fragrance – lo panci

frail – lo ruble

frame – lo greku

free to ... (at liberty) – lo zifre

to freeze – dunja

French – lo fraso

frequent event – lo cafne

fresh – lo vifne

friction – lo mosra

friend – lo pendo

frivolous – lo xalbo

from center of ... and of distance ... around – mi'i

from origin ... – ra'i

from source ... – ra'i

from starting point ... – ra'i

to frown – frumu

fruit (of a plant) – lo grute

frustrated – lo steba

frustrating situation – lo se steba

fucking (bad) – lo mabla

fuel – lo livla

fuel for fire – lo se fagri

fulcrum of a lever – lo te vraga

full – lo culno

full stop (symbol) – denpa bu

fun (funny) – lo zdile

function – lo fancu

function done manually – lo se macnu

function of a bodily organ – lo te rango

function of a machine – lo se minji

function of a robot – lo se zmiku

function of a screen – lo se vidni

function of an apparatus – lo se cabra

function of bank – lo te banxa

functional – lo tolpo'u

fundamental principle – lo jicmu

fungi – lo mledi

fungus – lo mledi

funny – lo xajmi

fur – lo kerfa

to furnish – nilce

furniture – lo nilce

furthermore – ke'u nai

future event – lo balvi

future event – lo se purci

future tense – ba

g (letter) – gy

gadri (grammatical particle) – lo gadri

Gah! (despair) – a'o nai

to gain (to become) – co'a

to gain (to obtain) – cpacu

game (played) – lo se kelci

garden – lo purdi

gardener – lo se purdi

garlic – lo sunga

garment – lo taxfu

garment worn – lo se dasni

gas – lo gapci

to gather at – jmaji

gatherers – lo jmaji

gem – lo jemna

gene – lo jgina

general – lo kampu

generally (usually) – so'e roi ku

generously – do'a

gentleman – lo nobli, lo nobli nanmu

to get – cpacu

get it! (discovery) – ua

ghostly – lo pruxi

gift – lo se dunda

girl – lo nixli

gismu (root verb) – lo gismu

to give – dunda

given that ... – se ji'u

giver – lo dunda

glad – lo se pluka

gland – lo cigla

glass – lo kabri, lo blaci kabri

glass (substance) – lo blaci

to glide on – sakli

glove – lo gluta

to go to – klama

to go up – klama lo gapru

with a goal of ... – te zu'e

goat – lo kanba

god – lo cevni

goddamn (bad) – lo mabla

goer – lo klama

going from ... – te ka'a

going to ... – se ka'a

I am going to – ai

gold – lo solji

gonad – lo ganti

I'm gonna ... – ai

good (beneficial) – lo xamgu

goodbye! – co'o

goose – lo gunse

to govern – turni

governor – lo turni

gown – lo pastu

grain – lo gurni

grammar – lo gerna

grammatical clause – lo bridi

grammatical clause – lo se selbri

grammatical particle – lo cmavo

to grant – dunda

grape – lo vanjba

to grasp – co'a jgari

grass – lo srasu

expanse of grass – loi srasu

gravy – lo sanso

gray – lo grusi

grease – lo grasu

great (huge) – lo ve'u barda

great (superior) – lo banli

greater than ... – za'u

green – lo crino

to greet – rinsa

grid – lo gredile

grill – lo gredile

to grind – zalvi

grippe – lo influ'enza

groove – lo skuro

grooved surface – lo se skuro

ground (floor) – lo loldi

ground (soil) – lo dertu

grounds of knowledge – lo ve djuno

group – lo girzu

group with something in common – lo se kampu

to grow – banro

grr! (aggression) – le'o

to guard (to protect) – jai gau snura, bandu

guess (hypothesis) – lo se smadi

to guess – smadi

guest – lo vitke

guide (conductor) – lo gidva

to guide – gidva

guitar – lo jgita

gun – lo cecla

gun – lo se danti

gut – lo canti

gymnast – lo zajba

gymnastic feat – lo se zajba

ha-ha! (amusement) – u'i

habit – lo tcaci

habitually – ta'e

hail – lo bratu

hair – lo kerfa

half – lo xadba

halogen – lo kliru

to halt (come to a halt) – sisti

hammer – lo mruli

hand – lo xance

to hang from – dandu

to happen – fasnu

happening to... – ri'i

happy – lo gleki

harbor – lo marbi

hard (difficult) – lo nandu

hard (not soft) – lo jdari

hard (resistant to pressure) – lo jdari

harmonious – lo sarxe

harsh event – lo jursa

to harvest – crepu

harvested crop – lo se crepu

harvester – lo crepu

hat – lo mapku

to hate – xebni

to have (to keep) – ralte

to have (to possess) – ponse

to have to do with – se cuntu, bilga lo ka se cuntu

haven – lo marbi

having a habit – lo se tcaci

having a history – lo se citri

having a rhyme – lo rimni

having a rhythm – lo se rilti

having a shape – lo se tarmi

having a specific feature – lo se steci

having a taste – lo se vrusi

having a texture – lo se tengu

having an opinion – lo jinvi

having features – lo se tcila

having scope – lo kuspe

having tendency – lo tende

having umami taste – lo krumami

having value – lo se vamji

he – le nakni, le pa nakni

head – lo stedu

head of a hammer – lo te mruli

healthy – lo kanro

heap – lo derxi

to hear – tirna

heard – lo se tirna

heart – lo risna

heaven (sky) – lo tsani

heavy – lo tilju

heir – lo cerda

held – lo se jgari

helix – lo sarlu

hello! – coi

helmet – lo mapku

to help – sidju

helper – lo sidju

hemp – lo marna

her (belonging to her) – nei, no'a, ri can be used to refer to earlier nouns. pe le fetsi used after nouns as in lo penbi pe le fetsi, literally pen of her.

here – ne'a

here – vi

here and now – nau

heritage – lo se cerda

hey! (driving attention) – ju'i

hey?! (surprise) – ue

hh? – ke'o

hi! – coi

hidden – lo se mipri

to hide – mipri

to hide oneself – mipri lo nei

high – lo galtu

high-quality – lo zabna

higher (complex) – lo pluja

higher (evolved) – lo se farvi

hill – lo ve'i cmana

hindered – lo se zunti

his (belonging to him) – nei, no'a, ri can be used to refer to earlier nouns. pe le kani used after nouns as in lo penbi pe le nakni, literally pen of him.

history – lo citri

to hit – darxi

hmm... (interest) – a'u

hmph! (complaint) – oi

Ho-hum (disinterest) – a'u cu'i

to hold (have and keep possession) – ralte

hold (store) – lo sorcu

to hold – jgari

to hold up against – sarji

holder – lo jgari

hole – lo kevna

holy – lo censa

home – lo se xabju

home – lo zdani

at home – bu'u lo zdani

home planet – lo terdi

homogeneous – lo manfo

honest – lo stace

Hong Kong – la si'angan

honor (respect) – lo nu sinma

hoof – lo sufti

hook – lo genxu

hooray! (happiness) – ui

hope (expected event) – lo se pacna

I hope – a'o

to hope for – pacna

hopefully – a'o

horizontal – lo pinta

horn – lo jirna

horn (musical instrument) – lo tabra

horse – lo xirma

hose – lo tubnu

hospital – lo spita

hot – lo glare

hotel – lo xotli

hour (interval) – lo cacra

hour (timestamp) – prefix cy. E.g. de'i li cy so means at 9 o'clock

hour-long event – lo cacra

house – lo dinju

how – ta'i ma

however – ku'i

to howl – cmoni

huge – lo ve'u barda

huh? (confusion about something said) – ki'a

human – lo remna

hundred – lo xecto

hungry – lo xagji

to hunt – kalte

hunter – lo kalte

to hurt (feel pain) – cortu

husband – lo speni

hydrogen – lo cidro

I – mi

i (imaginary i) – ka'o

i (letter) – i bu

I am ... (self-identification of the speaker) – mi'e

I am done talking – mu'o

I am not (denial of the speaker's identity) – mi'e nai

I and you – mi'o

I got your message – je'e

I have no idea! (lack of certainty) – ju'o nai

I heard you – ke'o nai

I promise – nu'e

I repeat – ke'u

I understand (understanding about something said) – ki'a nai

I'm sure (certainty) – ju'o

ice – lo bisli

idea – lo sidbo

identical – lo mintu

if – fau, va'o, ga nai ... gi

if and only if – gi'o

if and only if – go

if and only if – gu'o

if and only if – jo

if and only if – o

Ignore me! – ju'i nai

ill – lo bilma

illuminated – lo se gusni

illuminator – lo te gusni

imaginary event – lo xanri

imaginary i – ka'o

immaterial – lo mucti

immediate (adjacent) – lo lamji

immersed – lo jinru

immoral – lo palci

to imply – nibli

important – lo vajni

improbably – la'a nai

in ... (inside) – ne'i

in a job – lo se jibri

in a long time – zu

in action – lo akti

in any case – fau ro da

in common with ... – jo'u

in context ... – ci'e

in contrast – ku'i

in control – lo jitro

in detail – to'u nai

in fact – ca'a

in future – ba

in general (usually) – so'e roi ku

in language ... – bau

in line – ku'i nai

in my opinion – pe'i

in operation – lo akti

in other words – va'i

in past – pu

in reference frame ... – ma'i

in short – to'u

in some time – za

in system ... – ci'e

in the aftermath – ba'o

incidentally (low in importance) – ra'u nai

to include (enclose) – vasru

to increase in – zenba

increasing – lo zenba

indeed – je'a

indivisible – lo selci

industrial plant – lo molki

industrial process – lo te gundi

industry – lo gundi

inert gas – lo navni

infant – lo cifnu

inferior – lo mabla

infinite – lo cimni

to influence – xlura

influenza – lo influ'enza

to inform (to give information) – jai gau djuno

information – lo datni

information – lo info

information on a tag – lo te tcita

information storage medium – lo te vreji

ingredient of a mixture – lo se mixre

ingredient of a salad – lo se salta

ingredient of a soup – lo se stasu

to inhabit – xabju

inhabitant – lo se zdani

inhabitant – lo xabju

to inhale – sakci

inhaled – lo se sakci

to inherit – cerda

inherited – lo se cerda

inheritor – lo cerda

to injure – xrani

ink – lo xinmo

ink of a pen – lo se penbi

ink pen – lo te xinmo

innate – lo jinzi

inner – lo nenri

insect – lo insekto

to insert – setca

inserted – lo se setca

inside – ne'i

inside of ... – ne'i

instant – lo mokca

instead – se ba'i

insurance compensation – lo ve binra

to insure – binra

insured thing or person – lo se binra

insurer – lo binra

intellect – lo intele

to intend to – aidji

intended action – lo se aidji

intense – lo carmi

to interest (be of interest to) – cinri

interest (financial) – lo ve zivle

interested – lo se cinri

interesting – lo cinri

to interfere – zunti

intermittent – lo vitci

intermittently – ru'i nai

internet – lo kibro

interpreter – lo traduki

to interrupt – dicra

to intersect – kruca

intestine – lo canti

into – ne'i, ne ne'i

intrinsic – lo jinzi

to intuit – jijnu

intuitively known – lo se jijnu

to invent – finti

to invest – zivle

invested – lo se zivle

investor – lo zivle

invoice – lo janta

IRC user – lo irci

iron – lo tirse

ironic – lo ranxi

irregular – lo vitci

irregularly – di'i nai

irresolute – lo senpi

irritating – lo cpina

island – lo daplu

isn't it? – xu nai

isotope number – lo te ratni

it (the event) – le fasnu

it (the object) – le dacti

it seems – si'au

j (letter) – jy

jacket – lo kosta

jai gau tinsa – fix (to make rigid) [to]

Japan – la nipon

Japanese – lo ponjo

jar – lo botpi

Jasmine (personal name) – la jasmin

jaw – lo xedja

jealous – lo jilra

jelly – lo jduli

job – lo jibri

to join (to unite) – jai gau jorne

joined – lo jorne

joint – lo janco

journal – lo karni

Judaic or Christian or Moslem – lo jegvo

judge – lo pajni

to judge – jdice

to judge – pajni

juice – lo jisra

to jump to – plipe

jungles – lo boske

just (recently) – pu zi sai

justifiably – ki'u

justification – lo krinu

k (letter) – ky

to keep (maintain possession) – ralte

keeper – lo ralte

kept – lo se ralte

kernel – lo kernelo

Kevin (personal name) – la kevin

key (of a lock) – lo ckiku

kidding... (humorously) – zo'o

to kill – catra

killed – lo se catra

killer – lo catra

kind – lo klesi

kind (generous) – lo xendo

king – lo nolraitru

to kiss – cinba

kissed – lo se cinba

knee – lo cidni

knife – lo dakfu

to knit – nivji

knot – lo jgena

to know – djuno

known fact – lo se djuno

l (letter) – ly

label – lo tcita

labelled – lo se tcita

to lack – claxu

lacked by ... – cau

lacking ... – se cau

lady – lo nobli, lo nobli ninmu

lake – lo lalxu

land mass with a mountain – lo se cmana

language – lo bangu

language of a sentence – lo te jufra

language of a text – lo se uenzi

large – lo barda

large – ve'u

to lash – bikla

last – lo ro moi

late event – lo lerci

later event – lo balvi

later event – lo se purci

lateral – lo mlana

lateral of an angle – lo te jganu

laudable – lo zabna

to laugh – cmila

to launch – cecla

to launch – renro

law – lo flalu

to lay – punji

layer – lo senta

lazy – lo lazni

lead (metal) – lo cnisa

to lead – gidva

leader – lo jatna

leader of a team – lo te bende

leaf – lo pezli

leaf of tea – lo se tcati

to learn – cilre

learned – lo se cilre

learner – lo cilre

least – to'e traji

leather – lo skapi

to leave – cliva

left (in direction) – lo zunle

leftwards – zu'a

leg – lo tuple

legal right – lo krali

legume seed – lo dembi

lemon – lo limxone

lens – lo lenjo

leopard – lo bramlatu

less – lo mleca

less – lo se zmadu

less than ... – me'i

less than ... – se me'a

to let (permit) – permite

to let happen – curmi

Let's (suggestion) – e'u

letter – lo lerfu

letter (message) – lo xatra

lettuce – lo kobli

level (degree or amount) – lo se klani

lever – lo vraga

lid – lo drudi

lid – lo du

lid – lo gacri

to lie (horizontally) – vreta

life – lo nu jmive, lo nu renvi, lo se renvi

to lift – lafti

light (illumination) – lo gusni

light (not heavy) – lo linto

light bulb – lo bombila

lightning – lo lindi

lightweight – lo linto

likable – lo zabna

like ... – tai

to like – nelci

liked – lo se nelci

limb with a joint – lo se janco

limb with fingers or toes – lo se degji

limit – lo jimte

limitedly – ji'e

line – lo linji

line of a grid – lo se gredile

linen – lo matli

link of a chain – lo se li'anzi

lion – lo bramlatu

lion – lo cinfo

lip – lo ctebi

liquid – lo litki

liquid spit – lo se sputu

liquor – lo jikru

list – lo liste

listening! (in radio communications) – re'i

little – ve'i

to live (exist) – zasti

to live (survive) – renvi

to live (to be alive) – jmive

to live in – xabju

lively (full of energy) – jai zu'e renvi

liver – lo livga

living being – lo jmive

llama – lo kumte

local – lo diklo

location – lo stuzi

location of gathering – lo se jmaji

location of pain – lo se cortu

lock – lo stela

lock (of a key) – lo se ckiku

locking mechanism – lo te stela

log – lo liste

logarithm – lo dugri

logged – lo se liste

logic – lo logji

logically – ni'i

logically – se ni'i

logically because ... – ni'i

logically because ... – se ni'i

Lojban (language) – la lojban

Lojbanic – lo lojbo

Lojbanist – lo jbopre

London – la london

long – lo clani

long ago – zu

look (act of looking) – lo nu catlu

look (appearance) – lo tarmi

to look at – catlu

to look for – mitysisku

to look for – sisku

to look like – simlu

loop – lo clupa

loose – lo kluza

loosely speaking – sa'e nai

lore – lo saske

to lose – cirko

loser – lo cirko

lost – lo se cirko

lotus – lo latna

loud (producing loud sound) – lo cladu

loud place – lo se cladu

louse – lo civla

lovable – lo zabna

love (event) – lo nu prami

to love – prami

loved – lo se prami

lover – lo prami

low – lo dizlo

of low-quality – lo mabla

luck (good or bad) – lo funca

luckily – fu'au

lujvo (compound verb made of affixes) – lo lujvo

lung – lo fepri

to lure – xlura

m (letter) – my

machine – lo minji

Madrid – la madrid

magazine – lo karni

magenta (color) – lo nukni

magical event – lo makfa

magician – lo te makfa

magnet – lo magneti

to mail – mrilu

mail system – lo xe mrilu

mailed – lo se mrilu

mailer – lo mrilu

main verb – lo se sumti

main verb of a clause – lo se bridi

main verb of a clause – lo selbri

mainly (in importance) – ra'u

maize – lo zumri

to make – zbasu

make yourself at home – fi'i

male – lo nakni

mammal – lo mabru

man – lo nanmu

mango – lo mango

manifested property – lo se jarco

manner – lo tasmi

in manner ... – tai

manual – lo macnu

many – so'i

mark – lo barna

to mark (to put a mark) – jmina lo barna, jai gau barna

market (trading site) – lo zarci

marvelous – lo marvele

mass – lo gunma

master – lo kakne

mat – lo matci

match (lighter) – lo sacki

to mate with – gletu

material – lo marji

material object – lo dacti

material of a tube – lo se tubnu

math expression – lo mekso

mathematics – lo cmaci

matter – lo marji

to matter (to be important) – vajni

matter judged – lo se pajni

mature – lo makcu

you may – e'a

maybe (uncertainty) – ju'o cu'i

meal – lo sanmi

to mean (to have meaning) – se smuni

meaning – lo smuni

meaning of a sign – lo se sinxa

meaning of a word – lo se valsi

meaningful – lo se smuni

means (instrument) – lo tutci

means (method) – lo tadji

means of imprisonment – lo te pinfu

meanwhile – ca

measure (action) – lo se zukte

measure (quantity) – lo se klani

measure (tactic) – lo se platu

to measure – merli

measured – lo se merli

measured in dollars / roubles / euro / yuan – lo rupnu

measurer – lo merli

meat – lo rectu

medium (in difficulty/easiness) – lo no'e frili, lo no'e nandu

medium of transmission – lo xe benji

to meet – penmi

meh! (indifference) – au cu'i

Mei Li (personal name) – la meilis

to melt – runme

melting – lo runme

member – lo cmima

member of a caravan – lo se trene

member of a community – lo se cecmu

member of a team – lo se bende

to mend – cikre

menu – lo te cuxna

menu of choices – lo te cuxna

mercury – lo margu

message – lo notci

metal – lo jinme

method – lo tadji

method of analysis – lo te lanli

method of gathering information – lo te info

method of getting information – lo te datni

method of vaccination – lo ve jinku

methodically – ta'i

methodology of a science – lo te saske

middle – lo midju

might – lo se vlipa

mild – lo milxe

milk – lo ladru

mill – lo fanri

mill – lo molki

millet – lo cunmi

mind – lo menli

mineral – lo kunra

minus – ni'u

minus (subtraction operator) – vu'u

minute-long event – lo mentu

miscellaneous – lo vrici

miserable – lo mabla

to mislead – tcica

misleading event – lo tcica

misled – lo se tcica

to miss (to feel the lack of) – caucni

missile – lo se cecla

mist – lo se bumru

mistake – lo se srera

mixed together with ... – joi

mixture – lo mixre

mm! (love) – iu

to moan – cmoni

moaner – lo cmoni

to mock at – ckasu

modest – lo cumla

modifier – lo galfi

to modify – galfi

moist – lo cilmo

mollusc – lo luska

mollusk – lo luska

moment – lo mokca

monarch – lo nolraitru

money – lo jdini

money units (dollars / roubles / euro / yuan) – lo se rupnu

monkey – lo smani

monster – lo monsuta

month-long event – lo masti

Moon (major natural satellite) – lo lunra

moon (satellite) – lo mluni

moral right – lo krali

moral standards – lo marde

morals – lo marde

more – lo se mleca

more – lo zmadu

more than ... – se mau

more to come ... – mu'o nai

morning – lo cerni

Moscow – la moskov

Moslem – lo muslo

moss – lo clika

most – lo traji

most – so'e

moth – lo toldi

mother – lo mamta

mother of an embryo – lo se tarbi

motive – lo mukti

mould – lo mledi

mountain – lo cmana

mouse – lo smacu

mouth – lo moklu

to move to – muvdu

movie – lo skina

muscle – lo sluji

museum – lo muzga

mushroom – lo gumri

music – lo zgike

musical instrument – lo se zgipli

musician – lo zgipli

Muslim – lo muslo

must – bilga

to mutually do – simxu

mwa ha ha! (cruelty) – uu nai

my – pe mi

myth – lo ranmi

n (letter) – ny

nail – lo jgalu

nail (tack) – lo dinko

naked – lo lunbe

name – lo cmene

name – lo sumti

to name – te cmene

namegiver – lo te cmene

to be nano (in size) – nanvi

narrative – lo lisri

narrow – lo jarki

nation – lo natmi

nature (property) – lo jinzi

nay – je'u nai

near – lo jibni

near – ne'a

near – vi

nearly (almost) – so'a va'e

neat – lo cnici

necessary condition – lo sarcu

neck – lo cnebo

to need – nitcu

needle – lo jesni

needle of a comb – lo te kombitu

neither ... nor – ge nai ... gi

nephew – lo se famti

nerve – lo nirna

nervous – lo xanka

nervous situation – lo se xanka

network node – lo tcana

network station – lo tcana

network with a station – lo se tcana

neutral – lo nutli

never – no roi

Nevermind! – ju'i nai

new – lo cnino

New York – la nuiork

news – lo nuzba

newspaper – lo karni

next (following) – lo za'u moi, lo se lidne

next to ... – ne'a

nice – lo zabna

nickel – lo nikle

niece – lo se famti

night-time – lo nicte

nine – so

nitrogen – lo trano

no (false) – je'u nai

no (number) – no

no less than ... – su'o

no longer ... – ba'o

no more than ... – su'e

no one – no da, no prenu

noble – lo nobli

nobody – no da, no prenu

noise – lo savru

non-intense – lo kandi

non-serious – lo xalbo

noodles – lo nudle

neither ... nor – ge nai ... gi

norm – lo cnano

North American – lo bemro

northern – lo berti

nose – lo nazbi

not – nai

not ... – na'e

not encrypted text – lo se mifra

not in possesion – lo se cirko

not organized – lo se ganzu

not physical – lo mucti

not yet – nu'o

nothing – no da, no dacti

noun – lo sumti

now – ca

now – nau

nucleus – lo kernelo

nuh-uh! (disinclination – au nai

number – lo namcu

number of full days – lo se djedi

number of recurrences – lo te krefu

numerator – lo se parbi

numerator of a fraction – lo se frinu

nut – lo narge

nut (kernel) – lo kernelo

nut kernel – lo ve narge

nut shell – lo te narge

o (letter) – o bu

oak – lo cindu

oats – lo mavji

obese – lo plana

to obey rule – tinbe

object of attention – lo se jundi

obligation – lo se bilga

oboe – lo xagri

to observe – zgana

observed by ... – ga'a

observer – lo zgana

obstinate – lo xarnu

to occur – fasnu

to occur – rapli

occurrence – lo fasnu

occurrence – lo krefu

of (belonging to) – ne, pe, be

of course – li'a

to offer – friti

offering – lo se friti

office (bureau) – lo briju

offspring – lo panzi

often – so'i roi

to happen often – cafne

oh dear! (pity – uu

OK (acceptance) – i'a

old – lo laldo

omelet – lo omle

omelette – lo omle

on condition that ... – va'o

on date/time ... – de'i

on the one hand – zu'u

on the other hand – zu'u nai

on time ... – de'i

to be on, upon – cpana

to be on, upon – cpana

once (one day, upon a time) – ca da

once (one time) – pa roi

one – pa

one] – ei

oneself – si'u nai

onion – lo sluni

only – po'o

ooh! (wonder) – u'e

oomph! (effort – a'i

open – lo kalri

to open – jai gau kalri fai

to operate – sazri

operated – lo se sazri

operator – lo sazri

to opine – jinvi

opinion – lo se jinvi

opinion (in my opinion) – pe'i

opponent in a competition – lo se jivna

to oppose – fapro

opposite – lo dukti

or ... (or both) – ja

either ... or ... – jo nai

orange – lo narju

order (command) – lo te minde

to order – minde

ordinary – lo fadni

to organize – ganzu

organized – lo te ganzu

organizer – lo ganzu

orifice with a lip – lo se ctebi

origin – lo krasi

origin of a ride – lo te klama

origin of a transmission – lo ve benji

ornament – lo jadni

to oscillate – slilu

oscillating – lo slilu

other – lo drata

other than ... – na'e

otherwise equal to ... – pa'a

ouch! (complaint) – oi

ought to (advice) – e'u

ought to (obligation, duty) – e'i, bilga

ought to (probability) – la'a

out (away from the inside) – fa'a lo bartu

outcome of an event – lo jalge

outer – lo se nenri

outer space – lo kensa

outside – se ne'i, bu'u lo bartu

outstanding – lo zabna

outwards – ze'o

oven – lo toknu

over – mu'o

over and out (at the end of discussion) – fe'o

over there – vu

to owe – dejni

own (belonging to) – pe

to own – ponse

to be owned by – se ponse

owner – lo ponse

oxidizer of fire – lo te fagri

oxygen – lo kijno

p (letter) – py

pack – lo bakfu

pad – lo matci

page – lo papri

paged book – lo se papri

paged document – lo se papri

pail – lo baktu

pain – lo nu cortu

paint (coloring substance) – lo cinta

paint base – lo te cinta

pale – lo pilda

palm tree – lo palma

to palpate – palpi

pan – lo tansi

to panic about – xalni

panic situation – lo se xalni

panic-monger – lo xalni

panther – lo bramlatu

pants – lo palku

papaya – lo rutpapaia

paper – lo pelji

parallel – lo panra

parasite – lo parji

parcel of land – lo tumla

parent (procreator) – lo rorci

parent (rearer) – lo rirni

parent of a daughter – lo se tixnu

parent of a son – lo se bersa

Paris – la paris

park – lo panka

part – lo pagbu

part of an environment – lo vanbi

participant – lo participe

to participate at – participe

party (celebration) – lo nu salci, lo te salci

passenger – lo klama

passenger – lo se marce

passenger of a boat – lo se bloti

passenger of an aircraft – lo se vinji

passing through ... – pa'o

passport – lo jaspu

past event – lo purci

past event – lo se balvi

past tense – pu

paste – lo pesxu

patience! – o'o

patient (being cured) – lo se mikce

patient (experiencer) – lo lifri

patient of a hospital – lo se spita

pattern – lo morna

to pause for – denpa

pausing ... – de'a

to pay – pleji

to pay attention – jundi

payee – lo te pleji

payer – lo pleji

payment – lo se pleji

state of peace – lo nu panpi

pear – lo perli

pebble – lo bidju

pedestal – lo zbepi

to pee – pincivi

peel – lo pilka

pelmeni – lo pelmeni

pen – lo penbi

pencil – lo pinsi

penetrable – lo klina

to penetrate – pagre

penis – lo nakpinji

people – lo prenu

people (nation) – loi se natmi

people to whom the rule is applied – lo te javni

percent – ce'i

perfect – lo prane

to perform – tigni

performance – lo se tigni

performer – lo tigni

perhaps – ju'o cu'i

period – lo ditcu

period (symbol) – denpa bu

period of oscillation – lo se slilu

permanent – lo vitno

permit (artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal) – lo jaspu

permit (document) – lo jaspu

to permit – permite

to persist – ranji

persistant – lo ranji

person – lo prenu

to pet – satre

petroleum – lo ctile

pff! (commonplace) – u'e nai

phew! (relaxation) – o'u

to phonate – bacru

phone – lo fonxa

phone network – lo se fonxa

pi (number) – pai

piano – lo pipno

picture – lo pixra

picture on a chart – lo se cartu

pictured – lo se pixra

pie – lo torta

piece – lo spisa

piece of advice – lo se stidi

piece of artwork – lo arte

piece of something broken – lo se porpi

pierced by a pin – lo se pijne

pig – lo xarju

pigment of a paint – lo se cinta

pillar – lo kamju

pin – lo pijne

to pinch – batci

pink – lo labyxu'e

pipe – lo xagri

to piss – pincivi

place (location) – lo stuzi

to place – punji

place of a grammatical clause – lo te bridi

place of a grammatical clause – lo te selbri

place of a verb argument – lo te sumti

place of arrival – lo se tsuku

place with a lake – lo se lalxu

placed – lo se punji

plan – lo se platu

to plan – platu

plane (shape) – lo plita

planet – lo planeta

planet with a moon – lo se lunra

plank – lo tanbo

planned – lo se platu

planner – lo platu

plant (organism) – lo spati

to plant (place in soil) – sombo

plant with a stem (organism) – lo se stani

plant with leaves – lo se pezli

plant with legumes – lo se dembi

plastic – lo slasi

plate – lo palta

platform – lo tsina

platter – lo palne

play (drama) – lo draci

to play (instrument) – zgipli

to play – kelci

player – lo kelci

plaything – lo keitci

to plead – pikci

pleasant event – lo pluka

please – e'o

please – pe'u

to please – pluka

please repeat! – ke'o

pleased – lo se pluka

pleasure – lo ka se pluka

plot of a drama – lo se draci

plot of a movie – lo se skina

plot of a story – lo se lisri

plot of a work of fiction – lo se cfika

plough – lo te plixa

to plough – plixa

ploughed – lo se plixa

ploughman – lo plixa

plow – lo te plixa

plowed – lo se plixa

plowman – lo plixa

to pluck – crepu

plum – lo flaume

plural number – za'u

plus – su'i

pocket – lo daski

poem – lo pemci

point (dot) – denpa bu

point of an intersection – lo te kruca

point of view (opinion) – lo se jinvi

point of view (position from which things are viewed) – lo te jvinu

points defining a line – lo se linji

poisonous – lo vindu

to poke – tunta

police officer – lo pulji

polish – lo te spali

to polish – spali

polite – lo clite

polite behaviour – lo se clite

polity – lo jecta

to ponder – pensi

pool – lo lalxu

poor – lo pindi

poor thing! (pity – uu

portion – lo spisa

portion of a distributed thing – lo te fatri

portioned – lo se spisa

Portuguese – lo porto

possessed – lo se ponse

possible – lo cumki

possibly – la'a cu'i

possibly can ... – ka'e

possibly can and at least once actually is or does ... – pu'i

possibly can but actually not ... – nu'o

to post – mrilu

posture (of body) – lo asna

pot – lo patxu

potato – lo patlu

powder – lo purmo

powder produced by grinding – lo te zalvi

power – lo se vlipa

powerful – lo vlipa

praiseworthy (nice) – lo zabna

pre-sealed container – lo lante

to precede – lidne

precious – lo dirba

precisely speaking – sa'e

predicate – lo se sumti

preferring out of ... – te rai

to prepare food – jukpa

prescribed by a rule – lo se javni

present (pertaining to the current time) – lo cabna

to present at – zvati

present tense – ca

to press (apply pressure) – danre

press (media) – lo karni

pressure – lo danre

pretty (moderately, to some degree) – so'o va'e

pretty (pleasing) – pluka

to prevent – fanta

prey – lo se kalte

price – lo jdima

price of something sold – lo ve vecnu

price-maker – lo ve jdima

to prick – tunta

primarily – ra'u

principal – lo ralju

print – lo prina

printer – lo te prina

prisoner – lo pinfu

private – lo sivni

prize in a competition – lo ve jivna

prize won – lo se jinga

probable – lo lakne

probably – la'a

problem – lo nabmi

problem – lo se danfu

process – lo pruce

process being finished – lo se fanmo

process input – lo se pruce

process of production – lo te cupra

process output – lo te pruce

to procreate – rorci

procreator – lo rorci

to produce – cupra

producer – lo cupra

producer of a sound – lo se sance

product – lo se cupra

product of a factory – lo se fanri

product of an industry – lo se gundi

product of multiplication – lo pilji

profit – lo prali

expected profit of an investment – lo ve zivle

to program (a computer program) – sampla

programmer – lo sampla

to promise – nupre

promise you ... – nu'e

promised – lo se nupre

pronoun – lo sumti

proper (fitting) – lo mapti

proper (intrinsic) – lo jinzi

property – lo se ckaji

property (possessed) – lo se ponse

proposal – lo se stidi

proprietor – lo ponse

prosaic text – lo prosa

prose – lo prosa

protein – lo lanbi

to protest – pante

protester – lo pante

proton – lo protoni

proud – lo jgira

to prove (to be a proof) – se jetnu

to provide – sabji

provided – lo se sabji

provided that ... – va'o

provider – lo sabji

provokation) – e'e

pshaw! (disbelief) – ia nai

psst! – ju'i

pubic area – lo plibu

public – lo gubni

to pull – lacpu

pulley – lo pulni

pump – lo pambe

pumpkin – lo tcilokoiotli

pungent – lo cpina

to punish – sfasa

punished – lo se sfasa

punishment – lo ve sfasa

pupil of a school – lo ve ckule

pure – lo curve

purple – lo zirpu

for a purpose – te zu'e

purpose for a brush – lo se burcu

purpose of a committee – lo se kamni

purpose of a lever – lo se vraga

purpose of a plan – lo te platu

purpose of a team – lo ve bende

purpose of a tool – lo se tutci

purpose of action – lo te zukte

purpose of creation – lo te finti

to push – catke

to put – punji

to put – setca

quantity – lo se klani

quantum – lo kantu

queen – lo nolraitru

question – lo preti

question – lo se retsku

quick – lo sutra

quiet (producing soft sound) – lo tolycladu

quitting ... – co'u

to quote – sitna

quoted source – lo se sitna

quotient – lo dilcu

r (letter) – ry

rabbit – lo ractu

raccoon – lo arxokuna

to radiate – dirce

radiation – lo se dirce

radix point – pi

rail – lo garna

rain – lo carvi

rain cloud – lo te carvi

random – lo cunso

range of function – lo te fancu

rare – lo rirci

rat – lo ratcu

rather (on the contrary) – ku'i

rather (preference) – see au: au + two clauses

rational event – lo racli

raven – lo korvo

ravioli – lo pelmeni

raw material for a factory – lo te fanri

raw materials for creation – lo ve finti

rays focused by a lens – lo se lenjo

to reach over (touch by virtue or extent) – kuspe

to read – tcidu

readable – lo se tcidu

reader – lo tcidu

ready – lo bredi

ready to receive – re'i

real (existing) – lo zasti

real (fact) – lo fatci

real (occurring) – lo fasnu

to rear – rirni

reason – lo krinu

reason for a reward – lo te cnemu

reason for a war – lo te jamna

reason for gratitude – lo te ckire

reason for punishment – lo te sfasa

reason for revenge – lo te venfu

receiver of a gift – lo te dunda

recently – zi

recipe for cooking – lo te jukpa

recipient of letter – lo se xatra

to recline – vreta

record (file) – lo vreji

recorded information – lo se vreji

rectangle – lo kurfa

recurrence – lo krefu

red – lo xunre

reed (of a musical instrument) – lo se xagri

reed instrument – lo xagri

to reflect – minra

reflected – lo se minra

refuge – lo marbi

regent – lo nolraitru

to regret – xenru

regretted – lo se xenru

regular – lo dikni

regularly – di'i

related – lo ckini

relationship – lo te ckini

to relax by – surla

relevant – lo srana

religion – lo lijda

religious belief – lo te lijda

religious believer – lo se lijda

reluctance) – au nai

to rely on – lacri

to remain – stodi

to remain at – stali

remainder after removal – lo ve vimcu

remainder of a quotient – lo ve dilcu

remaining – lo stali

remark – lo pinka

to remember – morji

to remember experience – vedli

remembered – lo se morji

to remove – vimcu

removed – lo se vimcu

to repair – cikre

repaired – lo se cikre

repairer – lo cikre

to repeat – rapli

repeating event – lo rapli

to replace (be replacement) – basti

replacement (object) – lo basti

replica – lo fukpi

reply – lo se spusku

report (account) – lo ve skicu

report (written account) – lo ve skicu uencu, lo uencu be lo ve skicu

to represent (serve as a sign or signal for) – sinxa

to represent – krati

representative – lo krati

reptile – lo respa

to request – cpedu

requirement) – lo sarcu

requiring ... – sau

resembling ... – tai

resentful – lo tolckire

to respect – sinma

respected – lo se sinma

to respond – spuda

to respond – spusku

responder – lo spuda

responder – lo spusku

response – lo se spusku

response – lo te spuda

responsible for – lo fuzme

to rest (to relax) – surla

restaurant – lo gusta

restrained – lo rinju

restraining – lo se rinju

result of an event – lo jalge

resulting from ... – se ja'e

resulting in ... – ja'e

resuming ... – di'a

to retain – ralte

retreat – lo marbi

to return to – volve

returning to main point – ta'o nai

to revenge – venfu

reward – lo ve cnemu

to reward – cnemu

rewardee – lo se cnemu

rewarder – lo cnemu

to rhyme with – rimni

rhyming with something – lo se rimni

rhythm – lo rilti

ribbon – lo dasri

rice – lo rismi

rich – lo ricfu

rider – lo klama

right (correct) – drani

right (direction) – lo pritu

rightwards – ri'u

rigid – lo tinsa

ring – lo djine

ring of a chain – lo se li'anzi

rite – lo ritli

river – lo rirxe

road – lo dargu

robe – lo pastu

robot – lo zmiku

rock – lo rokci

to rock (be nice) – zabna

rocket – lo jakne

rod – lo grana

roger – je'e

to roll – gunro

room – lo kumfa

root – lo genja

rope – lo skori

rose (of color) – lo labyxu'e

rose (plant) – lo rozgu

to rot – fusra

to rotate – carna

rotating – lo carna

rotten (bad) – lo mabla

rotten (finished rotting) – lo mo'u fusra

rotting – lo fusra

rough (in texture) – lo rufsu

round – lo cukla

route – lo pluta

route – lo ve klama

to rub – satre

to rub – se mosra

rubber – lo ckabu

rule – lo javni

rule obeyed – lo se tinbe

to run – bajra

runner – lo bajra

runner on a sled – lo skiji

Russia – la rosiias

Russian – lo rusko

rye – lo mraji

s (letter) – sy

sad – lo badri

sad event – lo se badri

safe from a threat – lo snura

sage – lo prije

sail – lo falnu

sailboat – lo te falnu

salad – lo salta

salary – lo se jerna

salt – lo silna

to be same (identical) – du

same (similar) – lo simsa

sand – lo canre

sandwich – lo snuji

sane event – lo racli

sarcastically – xo'o

satellite (in outer space) – lo mluni

satisfied – lo se mansa

to satisfy – mansa

satisfying – lo mansa

sauce – lo sanso

saucer – lo palta

to save (keep safe) – jai gau snura, bandu

saxophone – lo xagri

to say – cusku

to say – smusku

to say goodby to – tolrinsa

scale – lo ckilu

scale with units – lo se gradu

scent – lo se sumne

school – lo ckule

science – lo saske

scissors – lo jinci

scoop – lo smuci

scope – lo se kuspe

to scrape – guska

scraper – lo guska

to scratch – sraku

scratched – lo se sraku

scratching – lo sraku

screen – lo vidni

to scrub against – se mosra

sea – lo xamsi

sealed with a lock – lo se stela

to search for – mitysisku

to search for – sisku

searcher – lo mitysisku

searching) – ua nai

season – lo citsi

seasoning – lo tsapi

seat – lo stizu

to seat (to make sit) – jai gau zutse

to seat (to put) – punji

second (after first) – re moi

second-long event – lo snidu

secretion of a gland – lo se cigla

to see – viska

seed – lo tsiju

to seem to be – simlu

seems – si'au

seen – lo se viska

to seize – lebna

to sell – vecnu

seller – lo vecnu

selma'o – lo se cmavo

selma'o – lo selma'o

selva – lo boske

to send (to mail) – mrilu

to send – benji

sender of a letter – lo te xatra

to sense – ganse

sent by ... – be'i

sent to ... – te be'i

sentence – lo jufra

separate – lo sepli

sequence – lo porsi

serene – lo tolxanka

seriously – zo'o nai

servant – lo selfu

to serve – selfu

service – lo te selfu

set – lo se cmima

set of choices – lo te cuxna

seven – ze

several – so'o

to sew – fenso

sex (biological) – lo te ganti

sexual activity – lo se seksi

sexy – lo seksi

shadow – lo ctino

to shake – desku

shallow – lo caxno

shallow basin – lo tansi

shame on me! – o'a nai

shameful event – lo se ckeji

shape – lo tarmi

shape of matter – lo te marji

sharp – lo kinli

to shatter – porpi

she – le fetsi, le pa fetsi

sheep – lo lanme

sheet – lo boxfo

shelf – lo kajna

shell – lo calku

shelter – lo marbi

shirt – lo creka

shitty – lo mabla

shoal – lo jmifa

to shock – jenca

shocked – lo se jenca

shocking event – lo jenca

shoe – lo cutci

shore – lo se zbani

short – lo tordu

should ...[I – ei

to shove – catke

shovel – lo canpa

to show – jarco

sibling – lo tunba

sibling of a brother – lo se bruna

sibling of a sister – lo se mensi

side (lateral edge) – lo mlana korbi

by the side of ... – zo'a

on this side of ... – zo'i

sign – lo sinxa

silent – lo smaji

silk – lo silka

silver – lo rijno

similar – lo simsa

similarly – pa'a

similarly – si'a

simple – lo sampu

simply – sa'u

simultaneous – lo cabna

simultaneousely with ... (in time) – ca

sincerely – xo'o nai

sine – lo sinso

to sing – sanga

singer – lo sanga

sink – lo patxu

sink – lo tansi

sister – lo mensi

to sit on – zutse

site – lo stuzi

situation – lo tcini

six – xa

skate – lo skiji

ski – lo skiji

ski kit – lo te skiji

skin – lo skapi

skirt – lo skaci

sky – lo tsani

sled – lo te skiji

to sleep – sipna

sleet – lo bratu

sleeve – lo tubnu

slice – lo panlo

sliced – lo se panlo

to slide – sakli

sloped – lo salpo

slow – lo masno

to slow down – jabre

small – lo cmalu

small – ve'i

smart – lo stati

to smash – marxa

smell – lo panci

to smell – sumne

to smile – cisma

smoke – lo danmo

to smoke – damva'u

smoker – lo damva'u

smooth – lo xutla

snake – lo since

to sneeze – senci

snow – lo snime

snug – lo tagji

to soak up – cokcu

soap – lo zbabu

soccer – la fudbol

social (being extroverted, outgoing) – lo jikca

social gender – lo te seksi

to socialize – jikca

sock – lo smoka

soda – lo sodva

sofa – lo sfofa

soft – lo ranti

soft (of sound) – lo tolycladu

soil – lo dertu

sold – lo se vecnu

soldier – lo sonci

solely – po'o

solid – lo sligu

solution (answer) – lo danfu

solution (mixture) – lo te runta

solution to a problem – lo danfu

to solve a problem (find a solution) – facki lo danfu

some – su'o

someone awake – lo cikna

someone serious – lo junri

someone who has an enemy – lo se bradi

someone with authority – lo catni

something – zo'e, da

there is something – da

something above – lo gapru

something analysed – lo se lanli

something between – lo jbini

something boiling – lo febvi

something canned – lo se lante

something desired – lo se djica

something different – lo frica

something dragged – lo se lacpu

something drunk – lo se pinxe

something having a passport – lo se jaspu

something having a price – lo se jdima

something in front – lo crane

something inside – lo se bartu

something Islamic – lo muslo

something lifted – lo se lafti

something outside – lo bartu

something paid for – lo ve pleji

something pulled – lo se lacpu

something replaced – lo se basti

something requested – lo se cpedu

something taken – lo se lebna

something tried – lo se troci

something ugly – lo fegli

something vibrating – lo desku

something with a knot – lo se jgena

something with a lid – lo se drudi

something with a lid – lo se du

something with a lid – lo se gacri

something with a limit – lo se jimte

something with an edge – lo se korbi

something with an origin – lo se krasi

sometimes (occasionally) – me'i ro roi

son – lo bersa

song – lo se sanga

soon – zi

sorghum – lo sorgu

sorry! (repentance) – u'u

sort of – lo sorta

sorta – lo sorta

sound – lo sance

sound of a bell – lo se janbe

soup – lo stasu

sour – lo slari

source – lo krasi

source language for translation – lo ve fanva

South American – lo ketco

southern – lo snanu

to sow – sombo

sown – lo se sombo

soya – lo sobde

space – lo canlu

space (area beyond atmosphere of planets) – lo kensa

spaced (separated) – lo sepli

Spanish – lo spano

to speak – tavla

speaking impartially – pa'e

special (of particular interest, value) – lo steci

species – lo jutsi

specific feature – lo steci

spectator – lo zgana

to spend (consume) – xaksu

sphere – lo bolci

spice – lo tsapi

spider – lo ankabuta

spiral – lo sarlu

spirit (ghost) – lo pruxi

spirits – lo jikru

spiritual – lo pruxi

to spit – sputu

to split into – katna

sponge – lo panje

spontaneous – lo rarna

spoon – lo smuci

spore – lo tsiju

sports – lo esporte

sportsman – lo se esporte

sportsperson – lo se esporte

sportswoman – lo se esporte

spot – lo barna

spouse – lo speni

to spread over – preja

spring (elastic) – lo pruni

spring (of fluid) – lo jinto

spring water – lo se jinto

springtime – lo vensa

square root of -1 – ka'o

to squeeze – danre

to stab – tunta

stage – lo tsina

stage of a process – lo ve pruce

stage of development – lo ve farvi

stairs – lo skalera

stairway – lo skalera

stance (in a discussion) – lo se darlu

stance (of body) – lo asna

stand – lo zbepi

to stand on – sanli

standard – lo manri

star – lo tarci

starch – lo jalna

start – lo cfari

to start – cfari

starting ... – co'a

state – lo jecta

to stay at – stali

staying – lo stali

steel – lo gasta

stem – lo stani

step of stairs – lo se skalera

to step on – stapa

stick – lo grana

to stick to – snipa

sticky – lo snipa

stiff – lo tinsa

still – za'o

stimulus for a response – lo se spuda

to stink (be bad) – mabla

to stir – jicla

to stitch – fenso

stock (supply) – lo sorcu

stockpile – lo sorcu

stomach – lo stomaxu

stone – lo rokci

to stop – sisti

stopped – lo se sisti

store – lo sorcu

story – lo lisri

straight – lo sirji

strained – lo trati

strainer – lo te rinci

strange – lo cizra

strategy (when isn't separated from tactic) – lo se platu

strawberry – lo fragari

streamed video – lo se tivni

streaming TV center – lo tivni

streaming video camera – lo tivni

street – lo klaji

stretchy – lo tcena

stricken – lo se darxi

to strike – darxi

stringed musical instrument – lo jgita

strip – lo dasri

to stroke – satre

stroked – lo se satre

strong – lo tsali

strong alcoholic drink – lo jikru

struck – lo se darxi

structure – lo stura

structure of a system – lo se ciste

structured – lo se stura

to struggle – damba

struggle between enemies – lo te bradi

student – lo tadni

studied – lo se tadni

study – lo cipra

stuff – lo marji

to stun – jenca

stupid – lo bebna

subject of a comment – lo se pinka

subject of a message – lo se notci

subject of a poem – lo se pemci

subject of a question – lo se preti

subject of a science – lo se saske

subject of a talk – lo te tavla

subject of curiosity – lo se kucli

subject taught – lo te ctuca

subject taught in a school – lo te ckule

subjunctive mood – da'i

subordinate – lo vipsi

subset – lo klesi

to subtract – vimcu

suburban area – lo jarbu

to succeed at – snada

successful effort – lo te snada

to suck (be bad) – mabla

to suck – sakci

sucked – lo se sakci

sudden – lo suksa

to suffice (be enough) – banzu

sugar – lo sakta

sugary – lo titla

to suggest – stidi

suggestion – lo se stidi

to suit – mapti

sulphur – lo sliri

sum – lo sumji

summand – lo se sumji

summer – lo crisa

sun – lo solri

sung – lo se sanga

superb – lo zabna

supply (stock) – lo sorcu

to support – sarji

supported – lo se sarji

supporter – lo sarji

sure – lo birti

surface – lo sefta

surface printed on – lo se prina

to surprise – spaji

surprised – lo se spaji

surprising event – lo spaji

to surrender – tolpro

to surround – sruri

surrounding ... – ru'u

to survive – renvi

survivor – lo renvi

to swallow – tunlo

sweat – lo xasne

sweat gland – lo te xasne

sweet – lo titla

swell – lo zabna

to swell – plana

to swell – punli

swelling – lo punli

to swim – limna

swimmer – lo limna

swollen – lo plana

swollen – lo punli

to swoop into – sfubu

syllable – lo slaka

symptom of an illness – lo se bilma

system – lo ciste

t (letter) – ty

table – lo jubme

tactic (when isn't separated from strategy) – lo se platu

tag – lo tcita

tagged – lo se tcita

tail – lo rebla

tailed – lo se rebla

to take – lebna

to take care of – kurji

to take part in – participe

tale – lo lisri

talent – lo se stati

talented – lo stati

talented – lo stati

to talk to – tavla

tangent – lo tanjo

tanru – lo tanru

Taoist – lo dadjo

tar – lo tarla

target language for translation – lo te fanva

tart – lo torta

taste – lo tasta

taste – lo vrusi

to taste (feel the taste) – smaka

tasty – lo kukte

taught audience – lo se ctuca

taut – lo trati

tax – lo cteki

taxable property – lo se cteki

taxi – lo taksi

taxon – lo jutsi

taxpayer – lo te cteki

to te same as) – du

tea – lo tcati

to teach – ctuca

teacher – lo ctuca

team (crew) – lo bende

team (crew) – lo bende

tear wept – lo se klaku

telephone – lo fonxa

to tell about – skicu

temple – lo malsi

temporary – lo zasni

ten – dau

to tend – tende

term (regulation) – lo javni

terrain – lo tumla

territory – lo tutra

territory of a country – lo te gugde

test (act of examination) – lo cipra

tested – lo se cipra

text – lo te gerna

text – lo uenzi

text to be read – lo se tcidu

text to be translated – lo se fanva

text translated – lo se traduki

texture – lo tengu

thank you! – ki'e

thankful – lo ckire

thanks to ... – se xau

thanks! – ki'e

that inalienably belongs to ... – po'e

that is about ... – pe

that one – va

that one over there – tu

that one over there – vu

that one there – ta

that's all I can say (in radio communications) – mu'o

the day before – lo prulamdei

the day that follows – lo bavlamdei

the only difference – lo te panra

the Sun – la sol

there – va

there exists – bu'a

there exists – bu'e

there exists – bu'i

they – le za'u mei

they say – ti'e

thick – lo rotsu

thick (viscous) – lo viknu

thin – lo cinla

thing (material object) – lo dacti

think (I think) – pe'i

to think (opine) – jinvi

to think (ponder) – pensi

thinker – lo pensi

to thirst for – taske

thirsty – lo taske

thirteen – jau

this one – vi

this one here – ti

thought – lo se pensi

thread (cord) – lo cilta

to threaten – nupre

threatened – lo se ckape

three – ci

throat – lo galxe

throughout a space – vi'u

throughout a space-time – vi'e

throughout an area – vi'a

to throw – renro

thrown – lo se renro

thumb – lo tamji

ticket – lo pikta

ticket holder – lo se pikta

tide – lo ctaru

to tie – lasna

tied – lo jorne

tiger – lo bramlatu

tight – lo tagji

tightened – lo jorne

tile – lo tapla

time of day – lo tcika

time zone – lo te tcika

timer – lo junla

tin – lo tinci

tip – lo jipno

tired – lo tatpi

tiresome – lo tolzdi

tiring – lo se tatpi

to ... (destination) – se ka'a

to ... (towards) – fa'a

talking to ... – cusku fi

to observer ... – ga'a

to the degree of ... – ji'e

to the front of ... – ca'u

to the left of ... – zu'a

to the rear of ... – ti'a

to the right of ... – ri'u

tobacco – lo tanko

today – lo cabdei

toe – lo degji

together with ... – ka'ai

Tokio – la toki'os

told about – lo se skicu

tomato – lo tamca

tomorrow – lo bavlamdei

tone – lo tonga

tone pitch – lo se tonga

tongs – lo cinza

tongue – lo tance

too – ji'a

too few – mo'a

too many – du'e

tool – lo tutci

tool with a blade – lo se balre

tooth – lo denci

tooth of a comb – lo te kombitu

topic of a discussion – lo se casnu

topic of a sentence – lo se jufra

torte – lo torta

total (sum) – lo sumji

to touch – pencu

to touch-feel – palpi

touched – lo se pencu

touching ... – re'o

towards ... – fa'a

town – lo tcadu

toxic – lo vindu

toy – lo keitci

track – lo ve klama

to trade (give in exchange for) – canja

trader – lo canja

tragedy – lo betri

train (of cars) – lo trene

tranquil – lo tolxanka

to transform – galfi

to transform into – binxo

transformer – lo galfi

to translate – fanva

to translate – traduki

translation (text) – lo xe fanva

translator – lo fanva

translator – lo traduki

transmission receiver – lo te benji

to transmit – benji

to transmit – cradi

transmitter – lo benji

transparent – lo klina

to transport – bevri

trap used for capture – lo te kavbu

to travel – litru

traveller – lo litru

travelling route – lo se litru

tray – lo palne

to treat – mikce

tree – lo tricu

trench – lo skuro

trend – lo farna

triangle – lo ci'angulo

to trick – tcica

tricked – lo se tcica

trip (journey) – lo nu litru

trousers – lo palku

truck – lo karce

true – ja'a

true – lo jetnu

truly – je'u

trumpet – lo tabra

trunk – lo stani

to trust – lacri

to try to – troci

tube – lo tubnu

tulip – lo tujli

turkey – lo xruki

to turn – carna

twelve – gai

twilight – lo vacmurse

to twist under – torni

twisting – lo torni

two – re

type – lo klesi

type of energy – lo se nejni

typical – lo fadni

u (letter) – ubu

U.S. (American) – lo merko

umbrella – lo santa

uncle – lo famti

under – ni'a

under conditions ... – va'o

under control – lo se jitro

to understand – jimpe

underwriter – lo binra

unfamiliar – lo fange

uniform – lo manfo

uniquely – po'o

unit – lo gradu

unit of time – lo se junla

universal – lo kampu

universe – lo munje

unluckily – fu'au nai

unspoiled – lo vifne

up from ... – ga'u

up to limit ... – ji'e

to urinate – pincivi

urine – lo pinca

usable – lo tolpo'u

to use – pilno

to use up – xaksu

used – lo se pilno

useful – lo plixau

user – lo pilno

user of a language – lo se bangu

using ... – se pi'o

usually – so'e roi ku

utmost – lo traji

to utter (moan) – cmoni

to utter – bacru

uttered text or sound – lo se bacru

v (letter) – vy

vaccinated – lo se jinku

vaccine – lo jinku

vagina – lo vibna

value – lo vamji

van – lo karce

variable – lo cenba

to vary – cenba

vegetable – lo stagi

vehicle – lo marce

vehicle – lo xe klama

vehicle with a cabin – lo se sabnu

vendor – lo vecnu

venerated – lo se sinma

vengeance (act) – lo ve venfu

verb argument – lo sumti

verb word – lo selbrivla

version in development – lo ve farvi

vertebral column – loi verteba

vertex of a cone – lo te konju

vertex of an angle – lo se jganu

vertical – lo sraji

very – lo mutce

vessel – lo vasru

via a free will – zu'e

to vibrate – desku

vice- – lo vipsi

vice-president – lo vipsi

victim of cruelty – lo se kusru

video clip – lo skina

video monitor – lo vidni

view – lo jvinu

viewpoint – lo te jvinu

violence – lo vlile

violet – lo zirpu

virtue – lo ka vrude

virtuous – lo vrude

virus – lo vidru

viscous – lo viknu

voice – lo voksa

voila! (completion) – uo

to vomit – vamtu

vulva – lo vlagi

w (letter) – vy bu

waist (of body) – lo cintura

to wait – denpa

to walk – cadzu

walker – lo cadzu

wall – lo bitmu

to want – djica

to war against – jamna

warm – lo mligla

warm-hearted – lo xendo

to warn of – kajde

to wash – lumci

washer – lo lumci

wasp – lo bifce

waste – lo festi

watch (timer) – lo junla

to watch – jundi

water – lo djacu

watershed of a river – lo te rirxe

wave – lo boxna

wax – lo lakse

way (manner) – lo tasmi

way (path) – lo pluta

way (road) – lo dargu

we – mi'ai

we with you – ma'a

we without you – mi'a

weak – lo ruble

wealthy – lo ricfu

weapon – lo xarci

weapon with a blade – lo se balre

to wear – dasni

weather – lo tcima

to weave – jivbu

wedge – lo cfine

week-long event – lo jeftu

to weep – klaku

weight – lo junta

weight in grams – lo se grake

to welcome – rinsa

well (of fluid) – lo jinto

western – lo stici

wet – lo cilmo

what – ma, ma noi dacti

what is above – lo se cnita

what is allowed – lo te permite

what is below – lo se cpana

what is beneath – lo cnita

what is chosen – lo se cuxna

what is more – ke'u nai

what is on top – lo cpana

what is said – lo se cusku

wheat – lo maxri

whee! (happiness) – ui

wheel – lo xislu

wheeled – lo se xislu

when – ca ma

where – bu'u ma

whether or not – gi'u

whether or not – gu

whether or not – gu'u

whether or not – ju

whether or not – u

which is about ... – ne

whip – lo bikla

to whip – bikla

to whistle – siclu

whistled – lo se siclu

white – lo blabi

who – ma, ma noi prenu

who allows – lo permite

who feels pain – lo cortu

who has permission – lo se permite

who is motivated – lo te mukti

who says – lo cusku

who says – lo smusku

who strikes – lo darxi

who wears a garment – lo dasni

whoa! (caution) – o'i

wicked – lo palci

wide – lo ganra

wife – lo speni

wilco (expresses compliance) – vi'o

wild – lo cilce

will do that – vi'o

to win – jinga

wind – lo brife

wind for a sail – lo se falnu

window – lo canko

wine – lo vanju

wine grape – lo se vanju

wing – lo nalci

winged – lo se nalci

winner – lo jinga

winter – lo dunra

to wipe – jai gau mosra

to wipe – lumci

to wipe – se mosra

wise – lo prije

I wish ... (desire) – au

to wish – dapma

with ... (together) – ka'ai

with ... (using) – se pi'o

with ... being more – mau

with ... doing more – mau

with a companion ... – ka'ai

with active agent ... – gau

with an actor ... – zu'e

with the event of ... – fau

with the help of ... – si'u

with the most one being ... – rai

with the motive of ... – mu'i

within – ne'i

without help – si'u nai

witness – lo vedli

wizard – lo te makfa

wolf – lo labno

woman – lo ninmu

womb – lo gutra

I wonder ... (interest) – a'u

wonderful (nice) – lo zabna

wood – lo mudri

wool – lo sunla

word – lo valsi

word with affixes – lo se rafsi

work activity – lo se gunka

work goal – lo te gunka

work in a book – lo se cukta

work of fiction – lo cfika

to work on – gunka

worker – lo gunka

working – lo akti

worm – lo curnu

to worry (to be anxious) about – xanka

worst – lo traji be lo ka mabla, lo te rai mabla

wound – lo cagna

wow! (surprise) – ue

wretched – lo mabla

wrinkle – lo cinje

wrinkle – lo te polje

wrinkled – lo se cinje

to write – ciska

writer – lo ciska

writing medium – lo te ciska

written text – lo se ciska

wrong – na

x (letter) – xy

y (letter) – y bu

yahoo! (happiness) – ui

yam – lo samcu

yarn (story) – lo lisri

yarn for knitting – lo te nivji

yarn for weaving – lo te jivbu

yay! (happiness) – ui

yeah! aye! (agreement) – ie

year-long event – lo nanca

to yell – krixa

to yell – krixa

yellow – lo pelxu

yes – je'u

yesterday – lo prulamdei

not yet – nu'o

to yield to – tolpro

yikes! (fear) – ii

yippie! (happiness) – ui

you – do

you and I – mi'o

you and others – do'o

you are welcome – fi'i

you are welcome (in reply to thanks) – je'e

young – lo citno

young living being – lo cifnu

yow! (surprise) – ue

Yuck! (repulsion) – a'u nai

z (letter) – zy

zepto- – zepti

zero – no

to be zetta (in size) – zetro

zi'evla – lo zi'evla

zigzag – lo zigzagi

zinc – lo zinki

× (multiplication operator) – pi'i

— (subtraction operator) – vu'u