lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0030
Call back later
Introduction
Making a phone call in Lojban can be somewhat challenging. (I'll never forget my first phone call in Lojban; that's for sure.) Thus, the information provided by Liliana and JP in this lesson is particular useful. The keywords are: está – he/she is (in), no está – he/she is not (in).
- related LojbanPod lessons: A0011: Call me, A0027: The Neighbor, A0131: I miss them
- discussion: visit the readers' forum for this lesson to discuss it or to ask questions about it
Audio Lesson
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Title: “Call back later” noicon Dialogue only (file info) noicon | |
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Dialogue
lo nanmu: ¿Hola? noicon lo ninmu: ¿Está Mauricio? noicon lo nanmu: No, no está. Llámalo más tarde. noicon lo ninmu: Muy bien. Gracias. noicon
Dialogue with Translation
lo nanmu: ¿Hola? noicon hello man: Hello?
lo ninmu: ¿Está Mauricio? noicon (he) is (in) Mauricio woman: Is Mauricio in?
lo nanmu: No, no está. Llámalo más tarde. noicon no not (he) is (in) call him more late man: No, he's not in. Call him back later.
lo ninmu: Muy bien. Gracias. noicon very well thanks woman: Fine. Thank you.
Vocabulary for Dialogue
el hombre noun (masculine) the man la mujer noun (feminine) the woman ¿hola? interjection hello? estar verb (infinitive) to be (at a location) (él/ella) está verb (present tense) he/she(/it) is Mauricio noun (masculine) no adverb no, not llamar verb (infinitive) to call ¡llama! verb (imperative) you call! (informal, singular) lo direct object pronoun him, it ¡llámalo! verb (imperative) you call him! (informal, singular) más adverb more tarde adverb late más tarde phrase later muy adverb very bien adverb well gracias phrase thanks
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
la tarde noun (feminine) the afternoon bonito/bonita article (m./f.) pretty salado/salada article (m./f.) salty está bien phrase alright la llamada noun (feminine) the phone call se reflexive pronoun oneself llamarse verb (infinitive) to call oneself, to be called me reflexive pronoun myself (yo) me llamo verb (present tense) I call myself, my name is ¡aló! interjection hello! ¡bueno! interjection good! ¡dime! phrase tell me! ¡diga! phrase speak! (formal) ¡dímelo! phrase tell it to me! hasta luego phrase see you later
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
estar | infinitive | to be |
(yo) estoy | present tense | I am |
(tú) estás | you are (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) está | he/she(/it) is | |
(usted) está | you are (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) estamos | we are (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) estáis | you are (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) están | they are (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) están | you are (formal, plural) | |
llamar | infinitive | to call |
¡(tú) llama! | imperative | (you) call! (informal, singular) |
¡(usted) llame! | (you) call! (formal, singular) | |
¡(nosotros/-as) llamemos! | (let's) call! (m./f.) | |
¡(vosotros/-as) llamad! | (you) call! (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
¡(ustedes) llamen! | (you) call! (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.) | |
decir | infinitive | to say |
(yo) digo | present tense | I say |
(tú) dices | you say (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) dice | he/she(/it) says | |
(usted) dice | you say (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) decimos | we say (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) decís | you say (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) dicen | they say (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) dicen | you say (formal, plural) |
Exercises
Translate from English to Lojban. Click each bar to check your answer.
Dialogue Translation
Hello?
Is Mauricio in?
No, he's not in. Call him back later.
Fine. Thank you.
Dialogue Recall
¿Hola?
¿Está Mauricio?
No, no está. Llámalo más tarde.
Muy bien. Gracias.
Dialogue Remix
¡Dime!
¿Hola?
¡Hola! ¡Dímelo!
¿Mauricio?
No, Mauricio no está.
¿No está Mauricio?
No, no está. Llámalo más tarde.
Muy bien/está bien. Gracias.
Dialogue Recast
This exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
¿Hola?
¿Está Ana?
No, no está. Llámala más tarde.
Muy bien. Gracias.
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