[lojban-beginners] Re: nice to meet you

[m.kornig@sondal.net]

Selon "komfo,amonan" <komfoamonan@gmail.com>:

> On 6/14/07, m.kornig@sondal.net <m.kornig@sondal.net> wrote:
> >
> > Two strangers meet and introduce themselves.
> > A typical English conversation would be:
> >
> > A: I'm...
> > B: Nice/Good to meet you. I'm...
> > A: Nice/Good to meet you, too.
> >
> > Most languages have something similar. Such
> > phrases must be very frequent in any language?
> > They often(?) express a certain respect
> > for/interest in the other person.
>
> What is "nice to meet you" in Lojban?
>
>
> Perhaps { .oi nai ro'a }
> mu'o mi'e komfo,amonan

Why not ".oinai" (in one word)?

The Germans say "angenehm" (one word). And the
French "enchante" (one word, too). It seems
strange that Lojban needs three? English, needing
four words to express the same thing, IS
certainly strange.

Martin