lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0092
How Old Are You?
Introduction
We are entering dangerous territory: questions about age. Get your compliments ready, someone might be fishing! But first JP and Liliana give us the keyword of this lesson: años — years.
- related LojbanPod lessons: A0056: What time is the train?, A0086: Are you single?, A0112: What is your telephone number?
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Audio Lesson
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Dialogue
lo nanmu: ¿Cuántos años tienes? noicon lo ninmu: Tengo treinta años. noicon lo nanmu: Pareces más joven. noicon lo ninmu: Muchas gracias. noicon
Dialogue with Translation
lo nanmu: ¿Cuántos años tienes? noicon how many years (you) have man: How old are you?
lo ninmu: Tengo treinta años. noicon (I) have thirty years woman: I'm thirty years old.
lo nanmu: Pareces más joven. noicon (you) appear more young man: You seem younger.
lo ninmu: Muchas gracias. noicon many thanks woman: Thanks a lot.
Vocabulary for Dialogue
el hombre noun (masculine) the man la mujer noun (feminine) the woman ¿cuánto?/¿cuánta? interrog. pronoun (m./f.) how much? ¿cuántos?/¿cuántas? interrog. pron. (plural, m./f.) how many? el año noun (masculine) the year los años noun (plural, masculine) the years tener verb (infinitive) to have (tú) tienes verb (present tense) you have (informal, singular) treinta number thirty parecer verb (infinitive) to seem (tú) pareces verb (present tense) you seem (informal, singular) más adverb more joven adjective (m./f.) young más joven phrase younger mucho/mucha adjective (m./f.) much muchos/muchas adjective (plural, m./f.) many gracias phrase thank you muchas gracias phrase thank you a lot
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
treinta y cinco number 35 veinticinco number 25 veintinueve number 29 así adverb so, like this ser verb (infinitive) to be (él/ella) es verb (present tense) he/she(/it) is así es phrase exactly hasta luego phrase see you later hasta mañana phrase until tomorrow
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
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) | |
parecer | infinitive | to seem |
(yo) parezco | present tense | I seem |
(tú) pareces | you seem (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) parece | he/she(/it) seems | |
(usted) parece | you seem (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) parecemos | we seem (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) parecéis | you seem (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) parecen | they seem (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) parecen | you seem (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) | |
uno | number | one |
un/una | article (m./f.) | a |
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Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Translate from Lojban to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Lojban sentences aloud.
How old are you?
I'm thirty years old.
You seem younger.
Thanks a lot.
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Lojban. Remember to say the Lojban sentences aloud.
¿Cuántos años tienes?
Tengo treinta años.
Pareces más joven.
Muchas gracias.
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Lojban.
¿Cuántos años tienes? ¿Veinticinco?
¡Muchos más!
¿Más de treinta y cinco años?
¡Muchas gracias!
¿Cuántos?
Tengo veintinueve años.
Pareces más joven.
Gracias, joven.
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
¿Cuántos años tiene (usted)?
Tengo cincuenta años.
(Usted) parece más joven.
Muchas gracias.
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