lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0096
I Am Allergic
Introduction
Not only do we learn how to say that we are allergic, but JP also tells us about all the things that we could be allergic to. Although Liliana finds it hard to believe. The keyword is alérgico – allergic.
- related LojbanPod lessons: A0106: Room service, A0116: Do you want a mint?, A0131: I miss them
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Audio Lesson
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Dialogue
lo nanmu: Quiero el pastel de chocolate. noicon lo ninmu: Está bien. noicon lo nanmu: ¿El pastel tiene nueces? noicon lo ninmu: No, no tiene. noicon lo nanmu: ¿Segura? Porque soy alérgico. noicon
Dialogue with Translation
lo nanmu: Quiero el pastel de chocolate. noicon (I) want the cake of chocolate man: I want the chocolate cake.
lo ninmu: Está bien. noicon (it) is well woman: That's fine.
lo nanmu: ¿El pastel tiene nueces? noicon the cake (it) has nuts man: Does the cake have nuts?
lo ninmu: No, no tiene. noicon no not (it) has woman: No, it doesn't have any.
lo nanmu: ¿Segura? Porque soy alérgico. noicon sure because (I) am allergic man: Are you sure? Because I am allergic.
Vocabulary for Dialogue
el hombre noun (masculine) the man la mujer noun (feminine) the woman querer verb (infinitive) to want, to love (yo) quiero verb (present tense) I want el pastel noun (masculine) the cake los pasteles noun (plural, masculine) the cakes de preposition of el chocolate noun (masculine) the chocolate estar verb (infinitive) to be (él/ella) está verb (present tense) he/she(/it) is bien adverb well, good tener verb (infinitive) to have (él/ella) tiene verb (present tense) he/she(/it) has la nuez noun (feminine) the nut las nueces noun (plural, feminine) the nuts no adverb no, not seguro/segura adjective (m./f.) sure porque conjunction because ser verb (infinitive) to be (yo) soy verb (present tense) I am alérgico/alérgica adjective (m./f.) allergic
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
la zanahoria noun (feminine) the carrot las zanahorias noun (plural, feminine) the carrots la manzana noun (feminine) the apple las manzanas noun (plural, feminine) the apples tres number three la leche noun (feminine) the milk las leches noun (plural, feminine) the milks el pastel de tres leches phrase the three cream cake suave adjective (m./f.) smooth, soft el perdón noun (masculine) the pardon hasta luego phrase see you later
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| querer | infinitive | to want |
| (yo) quiero | present tense | I want |
| (tú) quieres | you want (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) quiere | he/she(/it) wants | |
| (usted) quiere | you want (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) queremos | we want (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) queréis | you want (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) quieren | they want (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) quieren | you want (formal, 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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.
I want the chocolate cake.
That's fine.
Does the cake have nuts?
No, it doesn't have any.
Are you sure? Because I am allergic.
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Lojban. Remember to say the Lojban sentences aloud.
Quiero el pastel de chocolate.
Está bien.
¿El pastel tiene nueces?
No, no tiene.
¿Segura? Porque soy alérgico.
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Lojban.
Quiero el pastel de tres leches.
Está bien.
¿El pastel tiene zanahoria?
No, no tiene. Tiene manzana.
¡No! Soy alérgico a las manzanas.
El pastel de manzana no tiene manzana.
¿Segura? ¿El pastel de manzana no tiene manzana?
No tiene manzana. El pastel de tres leches tiene manzana.
Bien.
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
Queremos el pastel de chocolate.
Está bien.
¿El pastel tiene nueces?
No, no tiene.
¿Seguro? Porque soy alérgica.
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