Re: [lojban-beginners] Re: I like washing the dishes.

[MorphemeAddict <lytlesw@gmail.com>]

«ki'enai» means 'no thanks to you'. So how do people just say "No thanks" or "No thank you"?

stevo

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com> wrote:

It means "no thanks", afaiaa.

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 1:08 PM, ianek <janek37@gmail.com> wrote:

{ki'enai} sounds more like "thanks for nothing" to me.

mu'o mi'e ianek

On 16 Lip, 20:55, Jonathan Jones <eyeo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 12:36 PM, tanbla <azurit...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > coi rodo
>
> > I made a previous post about how to say "I hate washing the dishes" which
> > is {mi xebni lonu lumci lo palta}. However, if I wanted to say "I like
> > washing the dishes" I can't just say {mi nelci lonu lumci lo palta} because
> > {nelci} takes a state/object for x2, right? If so, then how do I say "I
> > like washing the dishes"?
>
> You can. It has the same place structure as xebni. (Why one says
> "object/abstraction" and the other says "object/state" is beyond me,
> though.)
>
> > One other thing, how do I say "no, thank you"? Can I just say {na'igo'i .i
> > ki'e}?
>
> I would say {ki'enai}.
>
> > ki'e
>
> > --

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