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I kind of wonder about this when I see one of these "how do I say X in
lojban?" threads.

I mean, "how do you say {lo te klama cu mipri} in English"?

To put it another way, to translate a sentence directly is almost always
going to result in a longer sentence (and often times the result wouldn't
feel very natural anyway).

I think the more interesting question is "what would you say in situation
X?".

i.e.  "How do you say 'SHIT!' in lojban?"  ->  "What would you say in
lojban if you hit your finger with a hammer and wanted to express
frustration, anger, and physical anguish?".

So, back on topic, if I was on the sidewalk and somebody pulled over and
asked me {doi pendos ma stuzi lo tersla} (and the event was 5 miles ahead),
I would probably say something like:
di'a klama va lo mu minli
(though I can never remember how you're *really* supposed to do distance so
{va} probably isn't quite right.)

2012/4/7 Jorge Llamb=EDas <jjllambias@gmail.com>

> On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 6:45 AM, gleki <gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com> wrote:
> > My suggestion is {ta crane lo mu minli ku mi}
> > but it's not precise.
>
> You need to combine "ta crane mi" and "ta sepli mi lo minli be li mu".
>
> You could create the lujvo "crasei": "ta crasei mi lo minli be li mu".
>
> mu'o mi'e xorxes
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<div>I kind of wonder about this when I see one of these &quot;how do I say=
 X in lojban?&quot; threads.</div><div><br></div><div>I mean, &quot;how do =
you say {lo te klama cu mipri} in English&quot;?</div>
<div><br></div><div>To put it another way, to translate a sentence directly=
 is almost always going to result in a longer sentence (and often times the=
 result wouldn&#39;t feel very natural anyway).</div><div><br></div><div>

I think the more interesting question is &quot;what would you say in situat=
ion X?&quot;.</div>
<div><br></div><div>i.e. =A0&quot;How do you say &#39;SHIT!&#39; in lojban?=
&quot; =A0-&gt; =A0&quot;What would you say in lojban if you hit your finge=
r with a hammer and wanted to express frustration, anger, and physical angu=
ish?&quot;.</div>


<div><br></div><div>So, back on topic, if I was on the sidewalk and somebod=
y pulled over and asked me {doi pendos ma stuzi lo tersla} (and the event w=
as 5 miles ahead), I would probably say something like:</div><div>di&#39;a =
klama va lo mu minli</div>

<div>(though I can never remember how you&#39;re <i>really</i>=A0supposed t=
o do distance so {va} probably isn&#39;t quite right.)</div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2012/4/7 Jorge Llamb=EDas <span dir=3D"ltr">=
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jjllambias@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jjllambias@gm=
ail.com</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">


<div>On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 6:45 AM, gleki &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gleki.is.m=
y.name@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrot=
e:<br>
&gt; My suggestion is {ta crane lo mu minli ku mi}<br>
&gt; but it&#39;s not precise.<br>
<br>
</div>You need to combine &quot;ta crane mi&quot; and &quot;ta sepli mi lo =
minli be li mu&quot;.<br>
<br>
You could create the lujvo &quot;crasei&quot;: &quot;ta crasei mi lo minli =
be li mu&quot;.<br>
<br>
mu&#39;o mi&#39;e xorxes<br>
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