[lojban-beginners] Re: Random questions

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On 10/3/05, Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/3/05, Naomi K <alien.juxtaposition@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > How do you be sarcastic in lojban? Or is sarcasm too 'american', not
> understood by some cultures, and thus was left out of the lojbo bangu
> altogether?
> >
> The same way you'd do it in any language. Say something but mean its
> opposite. As far as I know, sarcasm is not an feature provided-- or left
> out-- by languages themselves. Lojban is unique in providing so many words
> that indicate the speaker's relationship to the language, but if a word to
> indicate sarcasm had been provided, I don't think it should ever be used. It
> wouldn't turn a statement into sarcasm, it would just ruin the sarcasm.
> That's probably why it wasn't provided.

That's true. One can add a {zo'o} to soften the blow though, like you
can wink an eye to indicate you're not serious, or add a smiley face
in writing.

> >
> > How do you say 'this week', 'last week' and 'next week' in lojban?
> this week: cabjef last week: purlamjef next week: bavlamjef

Almost: {ca lo cabjeftu}, {ca lo purlamjeftu}, {ca lo bavlamjeftu}.
Remember that words ending in a consonant are cmene.

mu'o mi'e xorxes