lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0102
Where Is the Restroom?
Introduction
One of the most important survival techniques: asking for the bathroom. Everyone who has been in the situation knows what I'm talking about. The keyword of the lesson is baño – bathroom.
- related LojbanPod lessons: A0004: She's not Mexican, A0035: Is anyone in there?, A0112: What is your telephone number?
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Audio Lesson
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Dialogue
mujer: ¡Disculpe! ¿Dónde está el baño? noicon lo nanmu: La segunda puerta a la derecha. noicon mujer: Gracias. noicon lo nanmu: De nada. noicon
Dialogue with Translation
mujer: ¡Disculpe! ¿Dónde está el baño? noicon (you) excuse where (it) is the bathroom woman: Excuse me! Where is the bathroom?
lo nanmu: La segunda puerta a la derecha. noicon the second door to the right man: The second door on the right.
mujer: Gracias. noicon Thanks. woman: Thank you.
lo nanmu: De nada. noicon of nothing man: You're welcome.
Vocabulary for Dialogue
la mujer noun (feminine) the woman el hombre noun (masculine) the man disculpar verb (infinitive) to excuse, to pardon ¡(usted) disculpe! verb (imperative) (you) excuse! (formal, singular) ¿dónde? interrogative pronoun where? estar verb (infinitive) to be (él/ella) está verb (present tense) he/she(/it) is el baño noun (masculine) the bathroom segundo/segunda number (m./f.) second la puerta noun (feminine) the door a preposition to la derecha noun (feminine) the direction right a la derecha phrase on/to the right gracias phrase thanks de preposition of nada pronoun nothing de nada phrase it's nothing, your're welcome
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
la eñe noun (feminine) the letter ñ (n with tilde) los servicios noun (plural, masculine) the bathroom 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.
| disculpar | infinitive | to excuse |
| ¡(tú) disculpa! | imperative | (you) excuse! (informal, singular) |
| ¡(usted) disculpe! | (you) excuse! (formal, singular) | |
| ¡(nosotros/-as) disculpemos! | (let's) excuse! (m./f.) | |
| ¡(vosotros/-as) disculpad! | (you) excuse! (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| ¡(ustedes) disculpen! | (you) excuse! (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) | |
| primero/primera | number (m./f.) | first |
| primer | before masculine nouns | first |
| segundo/segunda | number (m./f.) | second |
| tercero/tercera | number (m./f.) | third |
| tercer | before masculine nouns | third |
| cuarto/cuarta | number (m./f.) | fourth |
| quinto/quinta | number (m./f.) | fifth |
| sexto/sexta | number (m./f.) | sixth |
| séptimo/séptima | number (m./f.) | seventh |
| octavo/octava | number (m./f.) | eighth |
| noveno/novena | number (m./f.) | ninth |
| décimo/décima | number (m./f.) | tenth |
Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Translate from Lojban to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Lojban sentences aloud.
Excuse me! Where is the bathroom?
The second door on the right.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Lojban. Remember to say the Lojban sentences aloud.
¡Disculpe! ¿Dónde está el baño?
La segunda puerta a la derecha.
Gracias.
De nada.
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Lojban.
¡Disculpe! ¿El baño? ¿Dónde está?
El baño está a la derecha.
¿Dónde?
La segunda puerta.
Gracias.
De nada.
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
¡Disculpa! ¿Dónde está el baño?
La segunda puerta a la derecha.
Gracias.
De nada.
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