lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0013
Doing the Laundry
Introduction
Searching for something can be quite frustrating; thus, it's usually better to ask. Liliana and JP teach us how. Moreover, we learn about an easy way to express the future, how to say “there is” in Lojban, and more. The keywords are: no sé – I don't know; and ¿dónde? – where?
- related LojbanPod lessons: A0001: Are you ready yet?, A0035: Is anyone in there?, A0037: The baby is sleeping
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Audio Lesson
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Dialogue
lo nanmu: Voy a lavar la ropa. ¿Hay detergente? noicon lo ninmu: Sí hay, abajo en la cocina. noicon lo nanmu: ¿Dónde? ¿En qué parte? noicon lo ninmu: No sé. ¡Búscalo! noicon
Dialogue with Translation
lo nanmu: Voy a lavar la ropa. ¿Hay detergente? noicon (I) go to wash the clothes there is detergent man: I'm going to wash clothes. Is there detergent?
lo ninmu: Sí hay, abajo en la cocina. noicon yes there is down in the kitchen woman: Yes, there is, downstairs in the kitchen.
lo nanmu: ¿Dónde? ¿En qué parte? noicon where in what part man: Where? In what part?
lo ninmu: No sé. ¡Búscalo! noicon no (I) know (you) search it woman: I don't know. Look for it.
Vocabulary for Dialogue
el hombre noun (masculine) the man la mujer noun (feminine) the woman ir verb (infinitive) to go (yo) voy verb (present tense) I go a preposition to lavar verb (infinitive) to wash voy a lavar phrase I'm going to wash la ropa noun (feminine) the clothes hay verb (present tense) there is, there are el detergente noun (masculine) the detergent sí adverb yes abajo adverb down, below, downstairs en preposition in la cocina noun (feminine) the kitchen ¿dónde? adverb where? ¿qué? interrogative pronoun what? la parte noun (feminine) the part no adverb no saber verb (infinitive) to know (yo) sé verb (present tense) I know buscar verb (infinitive) to search ¡(tú) busca! verb (imperative) (you) search! (informal, singular) lo direct object pronoun him, it ¡(tú) búscalo! phrase (you) look for it! (informal, singular)
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
la comida noun (feminine) the food la gasolina noun (feminine) the gasoline las mujeres noun (plural, feminine) the women guapo/guapa adjective (m./f.) beautiful guapos/guapas adjective (plural, m./f.) beautiful la mujer guapa phrase the beautiful woman las mujeres guapas phrase the beautiful women comer verb (infinitive) to eat voy a comer phrase I'm going to eat bailar verb (infinitive) to dance el cine noun (masculine) the cinema al (= a el) phrase to the voy al cine phrase I'm going to the movies el teatro noun (masculine) the theater voy al teatro phrase I'm going to the theater hasta luego phrase see you later
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| ir | infinitive | to go |
| (yo) voy | present tense | I go |
| (tú) vas | you go (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) va | he/she(/it) goes | |
| (usted) va | you go (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) vamos | we go (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) vais | you go (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) van | they go (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) van | you go (formal, plural) | |
| saber | infinitive | to know |
| (yo) sé | present tense | I know |
| (tú) sabes | you know (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) sabe | he/she(/it) knows | |
| (usted) sabe | you know (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) sabemos | we know (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) sabéis | you know (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) saben | they know (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) saben | you know (formal, plural) | |
| buscar | infinitive | to search |
| ¡(tú) busca! | imperative | (you) search! (informal, singular) |
| ¡(usted) busque! | (you) search! (formal, singular) | |
| ¡(nosotros/-as) busquemos! | (let's) search! (m./f.) | |
| ¡(vosotros/-as) buscad! | (you) search! (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| ¡(ustedes) busquen! | (you) search! (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.) |
Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Translate from Lojban to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Lojban sentences aloud.
I'm going to wash clothes. Is there detergent?
Yes, there is, downstairs in the kitchen.
Where? In what part?
I don't know. Look for it.
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Lojban. Remember to say the Lojban sentences aloud.
Voy a lavar la ropa. ¿Hay detergente?
Sí hay, abajo en la cocina.
¿Dónde? ¿En qué parte?
No sé. ¡Búscalo!
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Lojban.
Voy a lavar la ropa en la cocina.
No hay detergente.
Voy a buscarlo.
¿Qué?
El detergente.
¡No hay detergente!
Sí, voy a buscarlo.
¿Dónde?
Abajo en la cocina.
¿En qué parte?
No sé.
¡Búscalo!
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
Vamos a lavar la ropa. ¿Hay detergente?
Sí hay, abajo en la cocina.
¿Dónde? ¿En qué parte?
No sabes. ¡Busquémoslo!
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