lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0066
Bottle of Water
Introduction
Ordering a bottle of water is one thing; making fun at the same time is something completely different. JP and Liliana tell us all about it — and more! The keywords are: gas – carbonation and botella – bottle.
- related LojbanPod lessons: A0003: At the bar, A0010: I'm hungry, A0023: Going to the market
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Audio Lesson
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Dialogue
lo ninmu: ¿Qué le doy? noicon lo nanmu: ¿Me da una botella de agua, por favor? noicon lo ninmu: ¿Agua con gas o sin gas? noicon lo nanmu: Sin gas porque me da gas. noicon lo ninmu: Enseguida se la doy. noicon lo nanmu: Gracias. noicon
Dialogue with Translation
lo ninmu: ¿Qué le doy? noicon what (to) you (I) give woman: What shall I give you?
lo nanmu: ¿Me da una botella de agua, por favor? noicon (to) me (you) give a bottle of water please man: Will you give me a bottle of water, please?
lo ninmu: ¿Agua con gas o sin gas? noicon water with gas or without gas woman: Carbonated water or non-carbonated water?
lo nanmu: Sin gas porque me da gas. noicon without gas because (to) me (it) gives gas man: Non-carbonated because it gives me gas.
lo ninmu: Enseguida se la doy. noicon immediately (to) you it (I) give woman: I'll give it to you right away.
lo nanmu: Gracias. noicon thanks man: Thank you.
Vocabulary for Dialogue
la mujer noun (feminine) the woman el hombre noun (masculine) the man ¿qué? interrogative pronoun what? le indirect object pronoun (to) you (formal, singular) dar verb (infinitive) to give (yo) doy verb (present tense) I give me indirect object pronoun (to) me (usted) da verb (present tense) you give (formal, singular) un/una article (m./f.) a la botella noun (feminine) the bottle de preposition of el agua noun (feminine) the water por favor phrase please con preposition with el gas noun (masculine) the gas, the carbonation o conjunction or sin preposition without porque conjunction because (él/ella) da verb (present tense) he/she(/it) gives enseguida adverb immediately, right away la direct object pronoun her(/it) se la doy phrase I give her(/it) to you (formal, singular) gracias phrase thanks
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
(tú) das verb (present tense) you give (informal, singular) frío/fría adjective (m./f.) cold el agua fría phrase the cold water hasta luego phrase see you later
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| dar | infinitive | to give |
| (yo) doy | present tense | I give |
| (tú) das | you give (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) da | he/she(/it) gives | |
| (usted) da | you give (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) damos | we give (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) dais | you give (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) dan | they give (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) dan | you give (formal, plural) | |
| me | indirect object pronoun | (to) me |
| te | (to) you (informal, singular) | |
| le | (to) him/her(/it) | |
| le | (to) you (formal, singular) | |
| nos | (to) us | |
| os | (to) you (informal, plural) | |
| les | (to) them | |
| les | (to) you (formal, plural) | |
| me | direct object pronoun | me |
| te | you (informal, singular) | |
| lo/la | him/her(/it) | |
| lo/la | you (formal, singular, m./f.) | |
| nos | us | |
| os | you (informal, plural) | |
| los/las | them (m./f.) | |
| los/las | you (formal, plural, m./f.) | |
| me lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to me |
| te lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (informal, singular) |
| se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to him/her(/it) |
| se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (formal, singular) |
| nos lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to us |
| os lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (informal, plural) |
| se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to them |
| se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (formal, plural) |
Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Translate from Lojban to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Lojban sentences aloud.
What shall I give you?
Will you give me a bottle of water, please?
Carbonated water or non-carbonated water?
Non-carbonated because it gives me gas.
I'll give it to you right away.
Thank you.
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Lojban. Remember to say the Lojban sentences aloud.
¿Qué le doy?
¿Me da una botella de agua, por favor?
¿Agua con gas o sin gas?
Sin gas porque me da gas.
Enseguida se la doy.
Gracias.
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Lojban.
¿Qué le doy?
¿Me da una botella, por favor?
¿Una botella? ¿Una botella de agua o qué?
¿Me da una botella de gas, por favor?
¿Qué? ¿Una botella de agua con gas?
O una botella de gas con agua.
Enseguida se la doy.
Le doy las gracias.
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
¿Qué te doy?
¿Me das una botella de agua, por favor?
¿Agua con gas o sin gas?
Sin gas porque me da gas.
Enseguida te la doy.
Gracias.
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