Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 03:45:33 +0400
From: Cyril Slobin <slobin@FEAST.FE.MSK.RU>
Subject: Re: translation exercises:1
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coi. pitr.
 
> translation practice might be fun. I am going to be posting a few
> sentences every day or so to the list for translation practice.  These
 
Let me try...
 
> 1-1.  Translate into Lojban:
> a.  The dog is man's best friend.
 
{loi gerku cu traji leka pendo loi remna},
or maybe {lo'e} instead of first {loi}.
 
> b.  What time is it?
> c.  The weather is hot.
 
{le tcima cu glare}, or may be just observative {glati'a}
 
> d.  Amethyst is a valuable stone.
> e.  Turn the screw to the left.
 
> 1-2.  Translate into English:
> a.  ta cu bulji nazbi ko'a
             ^
            balji ???
 
{This is his/her bulgy nose.}
 
> b.  le tergu'i ku cu navni
 
{The light is neon.}
 
> c.  la makdonaldz. cu gusta le festi ku
 
{It's waste food in McDonald's.}
 
May be {lai makdonaldz.} is better?
 
BTW, Draft Reference Grammar says
'there is no need for a '"typical Smith"'.
What about (stereo)typical McDonald's?
 
d.  ti cu muzga la cakla ku
 
{This is museum of chocolate.}
Does such thing really exist?
 
e.  doi marca. .i me do cu prami
        ^^^^^^
              Can cmeme end with vovel?
 
:-) Of course the first sentence to say in any language...
 
mi'e. kir.
 
--
Cyril Slobin <slobin@fe.msk.ru> `When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said,
<http://www.fe.msk.ru/~slobin/> `it means just what I choose it to mean'