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

[Nathaniel Krause <nathanielkrause@yahoo.com>]

I wouldn't recommend {doi ma} for "What's your name?" or "Who are you?", or {doi djein} for "You are Jane." I would think the normal answer to {doi ma} would be {xu mi}, which, ironically, means roughly the same thing in English as it does in Lojban.

mi'e .sen.

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}
>
> "I'm Tim." or "My name's Tim."
>   {zo tim cmene mi} or {mi'e tim}
>
> "Your are Jane." or "Your name is Jane."
>   {zo djein cmene do} {doi djein}
>
> "What's his name?" or "What's her name?" (pointing at someone)
>   {ma cmene ta}
>
> "What's my name?"
>   {ma cmene mi} or {mi'e ma}
>
> "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}
>
> In the examples with {cmene} I stick to the
> default place order to keep it simple. I've
> also used "bare" names instead of quoted names
> where possible.
>
> Could an experienced Lojban speaker please
> check/confirm?
>
> Martin

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