lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0086
Are You Single?
Introduction
Liliana and JP teach us the basics of flirting — Latino style! Well, or maybe the girl is just practising Lojban... who knows? In any case, our keyword is: soltero — single (for “dudes”).
- related LojbanPod lessons: A0006: How's it going?, A0011: Call me, A0127: Flirting
- discussion: visit the readers' forum for this lesson to discuss it or to ask questions about it
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Audio Lesson
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Dialogue
lo ninmu: ¿Eres soltero? noicon lo nanmu: Sí. ¿Y tú? noicon lo ninmu: No, tengo novio. noicon lo nanmu: ¡Qué lástima! noicon
Dialogue with Translation
lo ninmu: ¿Eres soltero? noicon (you) are single woman: Are you single?
lo nanmu: Sí. ¿Y tú? noicon yes and you man: Yes. How about you?
lo ninmu: No, tengo novio. noicon no (I) have boyfriend woman: No, I have a boyfriend.
lo nanmu: ¡Qué lástima! noicon what pity man: What a pity!
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Vocabulary for Dialogue
la mujer noun (feminine) the woman el hombre noun (masculine) the man ser verb (infinitive) to be (tú) eres verb (present tense) you are (informal, singular) soltero/soltera adjective (m./f.) single sí adverb yes y conjunction and tú subject pronoun you (informal, singular) no adverb no tener verb (infinitive) to have (yo) tengo verb (present tense) I have el novio noun (masculine) the boyfriend la novia noun (feminine) the girlfriend ¿qué? interrogative pronoun what?, how? la lástima noun (feminine) the pity, the shame
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
hasta preposition until luego adverb then hasta luego phrase see you later mañana adverb tomorrow hasta mañana phrase see you tomorrow
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| 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) | |
| tener | infinitive | to have |
| (yo) tengo | present tense | I have |
| (tú) tienes | you have (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) tiene | he/she(/it) has | |
| (usted) tiene | you have (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) tenemos | we have (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) tenéis | you have (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) tienen | they have (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) tienen | you have (formal, plural) |
Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Translate from Lojban to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Lojban sentences aloud.
Are you single?
Yes. How about you?
No, I have a boyfriend.
What a pity!
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Lojban. Remember to say the Lojban sentences aloud.
¿Eres soltero?
Sí. ¿Y tú?
No, tengo novio.
¡Qué lástima!
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Lojban.
¿Eres soltero?
No, tengo novio.
¿Qué? — ¡Qué lástima!
¿Y tú? ¿Eres soltera?
Sí.
Lástima...
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
¿Es soltero?
Sí. ¿Y usted?
No, tengo novio.
¡Qué lástima!
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