lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0052
Smells Good
Introduction
If you are on a diet, you might want to skip this lesson. Seriously! Otherwise you are about to listen to the most sensual dialogue of this course. Our keywords are: qué rico – how delicious and cuidado – caution/be careful. Have the cookies ready!
- related LojbanPod lessons: A0047: Coffee time, A0106: Room service, A0116: Do you want a mint?
- discussion: visit the readers' forum for this lesson to discuss it or to ask questions about it
Audio Lesson
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Dialogue
lo nanmu: Huele bien. noicon lo ninmu: Sí, son mis galletas. noicon lo nanmu: ¡Qué rico! noicon lo ninmu: ¡Cuidado, están calientes! noicon
Dialogue with Translation
lo nanmu: Huele bien. noicon (it) smells well man: It smells good.
lo ninmu: Sí, son mis galletas. noicon yes (they) are my cookies woman: Yes, it's my cookies.
lo nanmu: ¡Qué rico! noicon how rich man: How delicious!
lo ninmu: ¡Cuidado, están calientes! noicon caution (they) are hot woman: Careful, they're hot!
Vocabulary for Dialogue
el hombre noun (masculine) the man la mujer noun (feminine) the woman oler verb (infinitive) to smell (él/ella) huele verb (present tense) he/she(/it) smells bien adverb well sí adverb yes ser verb (infinitive) to be (permanent nature) (ellos/ellas) son verb (present tense) they are mi possessive adjective my mis poss. adjective (plural) my la galleta noun (feminine) the cookie las galletas noun (plural, feminine) the cookies mi galleta phrase my cookie mis galletas phrase my cookies ¿qué? interrogative pronoun what?, how? rico/rica adjective (m./f.) rich, delicious el cuidado noun (masculine) the caution ¡cuidado! phrase caution!, be careful! estar verb (infinitive) to be (temporary state) (ellos/ellas) están verb (present tense) they are caliente adjective (m./f.) hot calientes adjective (plural, m./f.) hot
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
(él/ella) es verb (present tense) he/she(/it) is (él) es rico phrase he is rich (ella) es rica phrase she is rich (él/ella) está verb (present tense) he/she(/it) is (él) está rico phrase he(/it) is delicious (ella) está rica phrase she(/it) is delicious el masaje noun (masculine) the massage ¡qué rico masaje! phrase what a pleasant massage! el beso noun (masculine) the kiss ¡qué rico beso! phrase what an awesome kiss! hasta luego phrase see you later
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
oler | infinitive | to smell |
(yo) huelo | present tense | I smell |
(tú) hueles | you smell (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) huele | he/she(/it) smells | |
(usted) huele | you smell (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) olemos | we smell (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) oléis | you smell (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) huelen | they smell (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) huelen | you smell (formal, plural) | |
ser | infinitive | to be |
(yo) soy | present tense | I am |
(tú) eres | you are (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) es | he/she(/it) is | |
(usted) es | you are (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) somos | we are (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) sois | you are (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) son | they are (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) son | you are (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) |
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) |
Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Translate from Lojban to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Lojban sentences aloud.
It smells good.
Yes, it's my cookies.
How delicious!
Careful, they're hot!
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Lojban. Remember to say the Lojban sentences aloud.
Huele bien.
Sí, son mis galletas.
¡Qué rico!
¡Cuidado, están calientes!
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Lojban.
Huele bien. ¿Son galletas?
Sí, son mis galletas calientes.
¿Están calientes?
Sí, están calientes. ¡Cuidado!
¡Qué caliente!
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
Huele bien.
Sí, es mi galleta.
¡Qué rico!
¡Cuidado, está caliente!
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