lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0041

From Lojban
Revision as of 09:02, 30 June 2014 by Conversion script (talk) (Conversion script moved page Lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0041 to lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0041: Converting page titles to lowercase)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search


Cheers!


Introduction

Here is a true story: the first time I tried to say “cheers” in Lojban, I said “que aproveche,” which means “enjoy your meal” and is just wrong when everyone is drinking instead of eating. Well, it's from our mistakes that we learn. And from JP and Liliana, of course. The keyword of this lesson is: felicidades – congratulations.


Gnome-mime-application-x-ogg.png Gnome-mime-audio-x-mp3.png

Audio Lesson


Crystal Clear app Login Manager.png

Dialogue

lo ninmu: ¡Toma una copa! noicon
lo nanmu: ¿Por qué brindamos? noicon
lo ninmu: Por mi nuevo trabajo. noicon
lo nanmu: ¡Felicidades! noicon
lo ninmu: ¡Salud! noicon
lo nanmu: ¡Salud! noicon
Crystal Clear app kdict.png

Dialogue with Translation

lo ninmu: ¡Toma una copa! noicon
(you) take a drink
woman: Take a drink!
lo nanmu: ¿Por qué brindamos? noicon
why (we) toast
man: What are we toasting to?
lo ninmu: Por mi nuevo trabajo. noicon
to my new job
woman: To my new job.
lo nanmu: ¡Felicidades! noicon
congratulations
man: Congratulations!
lo ninmu: ¡Salud! noicon
health
woman: Cheers!
lo nanmu: ¡Salud! noicon
health
man: Cheers!
brindar – to toast
la copa – the drink

Vocabulary for Dialogue

la mujer noun (feminine) the woman
el hombre noun (masculine) the man
tomar verb (infinitive) to take, drink
(tú) toma verb (imperative) (you) take! (informal, singular)
un/una article (m./f.) a
la copa noun (feminine) the drink
¿por qué? adverb why?
brindar verb (infinitive) to toast
(nosotros/-as) brindamos verb (present tense) we toast
por preposition to, for, because of
mi adjective (m./f.) my
nuevo/nueva adjective (m./f.) new
el trabajo noun (masculine) the job, the work
¡felicidades! phrase congratulations!
¡salud! phrase cheers!
la salud noun (feminine) the health
la salud – the health

Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

querer verb (infinitive) to want
(tú) quieres verb (present tense) you want (informal, singular)
¿Quieres una copa? phrase Do you want a drink?
feliz adjective (m./f.) happy
¡arriba, abajo, al centro, pa' dentro! phrase up, down, to the center, inside!
hasta luego phrase see you later
Nuvola apps edu miscellaneous.png

 

More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.

tomar infinitive to take
¡(tú) toma! imperative (you) take! (informal, singular)
¡(usted) tome! (you) take! (formal, singular)
¡(nosotros/-as) tomemos! (let's) take! (m./f.)
¡(vosotros/-as) tomad! (you) take! (informal, plural, m./f.)
¡(ustedes) tomen! (you) take! (formal, plural)
 
brindar infinitive to toast
(yo) brindo present tense I toast
(tú) brindas you toast (informal, singular)
(él/ella) brinda he/she(/it) toasts
(usted) brinda you toast (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) brindamos we toast (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) brindáis you toast (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) brindan they toast (m./f.)
(ustedes) brindan you toast (formal, plural)
 
mi possessive adjective my
mis poss. adjective (plural) my
tu possessive adjective your (informal, singular)
tus poss. adjective (plural) your (informal, singular)
su possessive adjective his/her(/its)/their
sus poss. adjective (plural) his/her(/its)/their
su possessive adjective your (formal)
sus poss. adjective (plural) your (formal)
nuestro/nuestra poss. adjective (m./f.) our
nuestros/nuestras poss. adj. (plural, m./f.) our
vuestro/vuestra poss. adjective (m./f.) your (informal, plural)
vuestros/vuestras poss. adj. (plural, m./f.) your (informal, plural)
Nuvola apps filetypes.svg

Exercises

Dialogue Translation

Translate from Lojban to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Lojban sentences aloud.

¡Toma una copa!

Take a drink!

¿Por qué brindamos?

What are we toasting to?

Por mi nuevo trabajo.

To my new job.

¡Felicidades!

Congratulations!

¡Salud!

Cheers!

¡Salud!

Cheers!

Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Lojban. Remember to say the Lojban sentences aloud.

Take a drink!

¡Toma una copa!

What are we toasting to?

¿Por qué brindamos?

To my new job.

Por mi nuevo trabajo.

Congratulations!

¡Felicidades!

Cheers!

¡Salud!

Cheers!

¡Salud!

Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Lojban.

Do you want a drink? Take (it)!

¿Quieres una copa? ¡Toma!

Why?

¿Por qué?

We drink to my new job.

Brindamos por mi nuevo trabajo.

Congratulations!

¡Felicidades!

Cheers!

¡Salud!

Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.

Take a drink! (formal)

¡Tome una copa (usted)!

What are you toasting to? (formal)

¿Por qué brinda (usted)?

To your new job. (formal)

Por su nuevo trabajo.

Congratulations!

¡Felicidades!

Cheers!

¡Salud!

Cheers!

¡Salud!


← previous: lesson A0037 ↑ current: lesson A0041 ↑↑ index: LojbanPod lessons next: lesson A0047 →