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Warning! Lojban here is written and read according to the Dot Side position. You will see {la} in names here.
Topic description
This topic will introduce to the users the most basic vocabulary to communicate in Lojban.
Sentence pairs (for future exercises)
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coi | Hi!
coi .djan | Hi, John!
coi .robin | Hi, Robin!
coi .sem | Hi, Sam!
coi mi'e .ianis | Hi, I'm Yanis.
coi mi'e .tanias | Hi, I'm Tanya.
ma cmene do | What is your name?
zo .aleksander | Alexander.
zo .ivan | Ivan.
zo .pitr | Peter.
zo .mark | Mark.
zo .djan. cmene mi | John is my name.
zo .stivn. cmene mi | Steven is my name.
zo .nik. cmene mi | Nick is my name.
mi se cmene zo .xius | My name is Hugh.
mi se cmene zo .djeimyz | My name is James.
mi se cmene zo .iudjin | My name is Eugene.
mi se cmene zo .maik | My name is Mike.
do se cmene zo .tom | Your name is Tom.
ti pendo mi | This is my friend.
mi pendo ti | I am a friend of this one.
zo .bab. cmene le pendo be mi | Bob is the name of my friend.
zo .djim. cmene le pendo be mi | Jim is the name of my friend.
zo .djein. cmene le pendo be mi | Jane is the name of my friend.
zo .elis. cmene le pendo be mi | Alice is the name of my friend.
le pendo be mi cu se cmene zo .xans | My friend's name is Hans.
le pendo be mi cu se cmene zo .frits | My friend's name is Fritz.
le pendo be mi cu se cmene zo .maks | My friend's name is Max.
le pendo be mi cu se cmene zo .iens | My friend's name is Jens.
le pendo be mi cu se cmene zo .lars | My friend's name is Lars.
la .xans. pendo mi | Hans is my friend.
la .frits. pendo mi | Fritz is my friend.
la .maks. pendo mi | Max is my friend.
la .iens. pendo mi | Jens is my friend.
la .lars. pendo mi | Lars is my friend.
ma cmene le pendo be do | What is the name of your friend?
mi na djuno | I don't know.
mi na djuno le cmene | I don't know the name.
mi na djuno le cmene be le pendo | I don't know the name of the friend.
mi na djuno le cmene be le pendo be mi | I don't know the name of my friend.
mi na djuno le cmene be le pendo be do | I don't know the name of your friend.
xu do na djuno le cmene be le pendo be do | You don't know the name of your friend?
xu do djuno lo du'u le pendo be do cu se cmene makau|Do you know the name of your friend?
go'i|I do.
na go'i|I don't.
xu do kakne tu'a la .lojban | Do you speak Lojban? jbocre: Literally: Can you Lojban?
mi kakne lo nu tavla bau la .lojban | I can speak Lojban.
mi na kakne tu'a la .lojban | I don't speak Lojban. jbocre: Literally: I can't Lojban
mi na certu la .lojban | I am not an expert in Lojban.
do certu la .lojban | You are an expert in Lojban.
le pendo be mi cu certu la .lojban | My friend is an expert in Lojban
ko cusku ti bau la .lojban | Say this in Lojban.
mi tadni la .lojban | I study Lojban.
do tadni la .lojban | You study Lojban.
pa pendo be mi cu tadni la .lojban | One friend of mine studies Lojban.
re pendo be mi cu tadni la .lojban | Two friends of mine study Lojban.
so'i pendo be mi cu tadni la .lojban | Many of my friends study Lojban.
mi nelci tu'a la .lojban | I like Lojban.
xu do tadni la .lojban | Do you study Lojban?
lo pendo be mi na nelci la .lojban | A friend of mine doesn't like Lojban.
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