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From: Daniel Lyons <fusion@storytotell.org>
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Subject: Re: [lojban] Lojban, Pimsleur-style (Unit 1)
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> Here are my suggestions:
>=20
> >"Excuse me"
> >   .u'u ju'i
> >   [sorry] [attention]
>=20
> Note that if you keep on talking after this, you must use ".i" or
> "do'u" or else the next word might get absorbed by the "ju'i".

It would be incorrect to insert the .i here unconditionally though, right?

> >"Yes, a little."
> >   cmalu go'i
>=20
> I'd say "go'i milxe", or explictly say that you are not an expert
> using "certu":
> "go'i .i ku'i na certu" ("Yes, but I'm not an expert") for example.

I'd prefer "go'i milxe" in that case, since it's so much shorter.

> >"Do you speak English?"
> >   =BFxu do tavla fo la glicobau?
>=20
> xu do se glibau
>=20
> Also, glicobau is not a correct lujvo. It should be either
> "glicybau", or "glibau".

Thanks!

> >"No, I do not speak English."
> >   na go'i .i mi na tavla fo la glicobau.
>=20
> na go'i .i mi na se bangu [lo glico]
>=20
> I would not necessarily include lo glico, because it's obvious from
> context, since the question already was about lo glico. It's more
> lojbanic to leave out obvious things.

True. I'll probably do it both ways. Part of the fun of Pimsleur is
that it makes you construct the sentences several different ways.

Thanks for all your help!

--=20
Daniel Lyons

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