[lojban] Re: goods

["Jorge Llambías" <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Michael Turniansky
<mturniansky@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  But while we're on the subject, how would you say business/commerce?
>  "loi nu terkagni"?  Doesn't seem quite right.  For that matter, how
> would you specify "open for business"?  (clearly not a kalri type of
> "open").

How about {bredi lo nu vecnu}?

But {kalri} doesn't seem wrong, since it means the shop's door is
open so as to let the customers into the shop.

> And for another type of "open", how about "open (one's)
> eyes"?  Here, MAYBE you could make a case for "kargau lo kalgai  [lo
> kalne'i loi gusni]", but I'm not sure (Hebrew uses two different words
> for opening a door/container, and opening the eyes).  Opinions?

I have used {kalri/ganlo kanla} for "open/closed eyes".

mu'o mi'e xorxes


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