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See also [[How to say it in Lojban]], [[malglico|malglico]], [[Misleading gismu keywords|Misleading Gismu Keywords]], [[Swedish False Friends]], [[Falske venner|Norwegian False Friends]], [[Spanish False Friends|Spanish False Friends]]
== School and Education ==
*[[jezrax|jezrax]]:
 
** The [[gismu]] which are spelled the same as a common English word are these. I tried to make the list complete. There are near-misses; for example, '''gurni''' is like ''gurney''. '''pruce''' is a rare English word; I will be unsurprised if many other gismu match up with rare English words.
...or 'How to Learn to Learn'.
** '''crane curve glare mitre ruble santa since tuple'''
 
<tab class=wikitable>
*Class
cipnrgru crane front
** "My maths class is difficult."
ba'o, ki'u since snake
 
midju centre centimetre
*Class room
mei tuple leg
** "Where is my maths class?" "It's in class room 203."
jdatro mapku, jgavelfendi mitre metre
 
</tab>
*Lesson
** "Today's lesson is about logic gates."
 
*Homework
** "Do you have homework?" "Yes, but it isn't due until Monday."
 
** "My dog ate my homework."
*Teacher
 
** "My maths teacher dislikes the English teacher."
*Student
 
** "I am a student of maths."
*Study (v)
 
** "I have to study my maths."
*Test
 
** "My test is on maths."
*Test (v)
 
** "I'm being tested on my maths knowledge."
*Principal

Latest revision as of 10:07, 31 December 2015

See also How to say it in Lojban, malglico, Misleading Gismu Keywords, Swedish False Friends, Norwegian False Friends, Spanish False Friends

  • jezrax:
    • The gismu which are spelled the same as a common English word are these. I tried to make the list complete. There are near-misses; for example, gurni is like gurney. pruce is a rare English word; I will be unsurprised if many other gismu match up with rare English words.
    • crane curve glare mitre ruble santa since tuple

<tab class=wikitable> cipnrgru crane front ba'o, ki'u since snake midju centre centimetre mei tuple leg jdatro mapku, jgavelfendi mitre metre </tab>