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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)

||Lojban|English

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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