lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0082
My Name Is ...
Introduction
First contact! We learn how to say “hello” and how to introduce ourselves. And I think this is also one of the very first podcasts of the LojbanPod team. At least Leo seems to feel a bit uncomfortable in front of the mic. Well, there is always a first time. The keyword is llamarse – to call oneself.
- related LojbanPod lessons: A0004: She's not Mexican, A0007: Where are you from?, A0072: Here is my card
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Audio Lesson
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Dialogue
lo nanmu: ¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas? noicon lo ninmu: Me llamo Antonia. ¿Y tú? noicon lo nanmu: Yo soy Roberto. noicon lo ninmu: Encantada. noicon lo nanmu: Mucho gusto. noicon
Dialogue with Translation
lo nanmu: ¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas? noicon hello how yourself (you) call man: Hi! What is your name?
lo ninmu: Me llamo Antonia. ¿Y tú? noicon myself (I) call Antonia and you woman: My name is Antonia. And you?
lo nanmu: Yo soy Roberto. noicon I am Roberto man: I'm Roberto.
lo ninmu: Encantada. noicon enchanted woman: Nice to meet you.
lo nanmu: Mucho gusto. noicon much pleasure man: It's a pleasure.
Vocabulary for Dialogue
el hombre noun (masculine) the man la mujer noun (feminine) the woman hola interjection hello ¿cómo? adverb how? se reflexive pronoun oneself llamarse verb (infinitive) to call oneself te reflexive pronoun yourself (informal, singular) (tú) te llamas verb (present tense) you call yourself me reflexive pronoun myself (yo) me llamo verb (present tense) I call myself y conjunction and tú subject pronoun you yo subject pronoun I ser verb (infinitive) to be (yo) soy verb (present tense) I am encantado/encantada adjective (m./f.) enchanted mucho/mucha adjective (m./f.) much el gusto noun (masculine) the pleasure
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
¿cuál? interrogative pronoun which?, what? (él/ella) es verb (present tense) he/she(/it) is tu possessive adjective your (informal, singular) el nombre noun (masculine) the name ¿Cuál es tu nombre? phrase What is your name?
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
me | reflexive pronoun | myself |
te | yourself (informal, singular) | |
se | himself/herself(/itself) | |
se | yourself (formal, singular) | |
nos | ourselves, each other | |
os | yourselves, each other (informal, plural) | |
se | themselves, each other | |
se | yourselves, each other (formal, plural) | |
llamarse | infinitive | to call oneself, to be called |
(yo) me llamo | present tense | I call myself |
(tú) te llamas | you call yourself (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) se llama | he/she(/it) calls himself/herself(/itself) | |
(usted) se llama | you call yourself (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) nos llamamos | we call ourselves (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) os llamáis | you call yourselves (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) se llaman | they call themselves (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) se llaman | you call yourselves (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) |
Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Translate from Lojban to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Lojban sentences aloud.
Hi! What is your name?
My name is Antonia. And you?
I'm Roberto.
Nice to meet you.
It's a pleasure.
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Lojban. Remember to say the Lojban sentences aloud.
¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas?
Me llamo Antonia. ¿Y tú?
Yo soy Roberto.
Encantada.
Mucho gusto.
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Lojban.
¡Hola! Yo soy Roberto. ¿Cómo te llamas?
¡Hola! Me llamo Antonia. ¿Y tú?
Roberto. Me llamo Roberto. Mucho gusto.
Encantada. ¿Y cómo te llamas?
¡ROBERTO!
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
¡Hola! ¿Cómo se llama?
Me llamo Antonia. ¿Y usted?
Yo soy Roberto.
Encantada.
Mucho gusto.
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