Date:         Tue, 22 Sep 1998 11:02:41 -0400
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From:         Stuart Bonham <SBonham@STSSYSTEMS.COM>
Subject:      Conversational Lojban
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First of all, I must point out that I am a complete tyro with Lojban;
but what I lack in experience I hope I make up for with enthusiasm.  So,
"inspired" by some of the recent messages on the list with regard to
"first words in lojban", I decided to have a go at developing some
tutorial web pages covering "conversational" lojban.  I thought that the
first unit could be about introducing yourself, covering:

* greeting someone
* giving your name
* giving your address and phone number
* being polite

I thought I'd begin with a short dialogue and I need help from
experienced lojbanists in writing down the conversation in Lojban (I
have the idea of generating .wav files for each line of the conversation
that tyhe reader can activate to hear each one spoken).  I have made a
small start, but need quite a lot of help!!  I want to kep the sentences
simple, so if you can suggest rephrasing the Enlish, then that would be
fine.

Conversation
==========

Jane: Hello, I'm jane
Pete: Welcome, Jane.  My name is Pete.
Jane: I want to learn Lojban.
Pete: Please sit down.
Jane: Thank you.
Pete: What is your name?
Jane: My name is Jane Roper.
Pete: And your address?
Jane: I live at 3, Main Street.
Pete: And your telephone number?
Jane: 555 1234
Pete: Thank you.  This brochure has information about the course.

jein: coi. mi'e. djein.
pit: fi'i doi djien. .i zo .pit. cu cmene mi

<thats as far as I got!>

Any and all help would be appreciated.

Regards,

Stuart