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[lojban-beginners] Re: nice to meet you



On 6/15/07, m.kornig@sondal.net <m.kornig@sondal.net> wrote:
Selon "komfo,amonan" <komfoamonan@gmail.com>:

> On 6/14/07, m.kornig@sondal.net < m.kornig@sondal.net> wrote:
> >
> > Two strangers meet and introduce themselves.
> > A typical English conversation would be:
> >
> > A: I'm...
> > B: Nice/Good to meet you. I'm...
> > A: Nice/Good to meet you, too.
> >
> > Most languages have something similar. Such
> > phrases must be very frequent in any language?
> > They often(?) express a certain respect
> > for/interest in the other person.
>
> What is "nice to meet you" in Lojban?
>
>
> Perhaps { .oi nai ro'a }
> mu'o mi'e komfo,amonan

Why not ".oinai" (in one word)?

{.oi nai} and {.oinai} are the same thing. I prefer not to join cmavo clusters because of how, e.g. {si} behaves. A cmavo cluster is still >1 word, however you write it, so if you needed to erase {.oinai}, you need {si si}.

mu'o mi'e komfo,amonan