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From: Theodore Reed (bancus) <rizen@surreality.us>
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Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: poi or noi?
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> > By the way, the best translation for "Thanks in advance" I can
> > manage is {mi ckire do lenu ba danfu le mi preti}. I know {ki'e},
> > but how do I translate the "in advance"?
> 
> I think you just did with the "ba".  You're saying "I thank you for
> the future event".

Could ba'a work for this? Or is it ba'anai?

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