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Re: [lojban-beginners] What is the shortest way to say "It's 5 miles ahead"
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 Llambías
<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 could create the lujvo "crasei": "ta crasei mi lo minli be li mu".
mu'o mi'e xorxes
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