[lojban-beginners] Re: I'm... My name's...

["Jorge Llambías" <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On 6/27/07, m.kornig@sondal.net <m.kornig@sondal.net> wrote:
> Maybe a summary is useful here. I've learned
> the following:
>
> "What's your name?"
>  {ma cmene do} or {doi ma}

{doi ma} is more like "who am I talking to?"

> "I'm Tim." or "My name's Tim."
>  {zo tim cmene mi} or {mi'e tim}

{mi'e tim} is more like "Tim speaking" (or writing).

"I'm Tim" would be more like {mi me la tim}.

"I'm Tim" is about the person Tim (= la tim)
"My name's 'Tim'" is about the word 'Tim' (= zo tim)

> "Your are Jane." or "Your name is Jane."
>  {zo djein cmene do} {doi djein}

{doi djein} means "O Jane", or in more normal English,
just "Jane", as in "Jane, this is the book I wanted to show you".

> "What's his name?" or "What's her name?" (pointing at someone)
>  {ma cmene ta}

If ta is next to the listener, yes. If he/she is away from both speaker
and listener, it would be {ma cmene tu}. If he/she is closer to the
speaker than to the listener, it would be {ma cmene ti}.

> "What's my name?"
>  {ma cmene mi} or {mi'e ma}

{mi'e ma} could be used for example when you put your hands over
someone's eyes and ask "guess who". The answer to {ma cmene mi}
has to refer to a word. The answer to {mi'e ma} has to refer to a person.

> "I'm Tim and this is Jane." (pointing at Jane)
>  {zo tim cmene mi i zo djein cmene ti} or {mi'e tim i zo djein cmene ti}

The English would correspond closer to {mi me la tim .i ti me la djein}.

> Could an experienced Lojban speaker please
> check/confirm?

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