Robin Lee Powell wrote:
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 08:50:44AM -0500, Bob LeChevalier, President and Founder - LLG wrote:jongausib wrote:How do you say "happy birthday" bau lojban?I would say: a'o do cinmo loka gleki le do jbena nunsalcido cinmo loka gleki == do se pluka, no?
usually. We do distinguish in the attitudinals between oinai (pleasure) and ui (happiness), with the implication in the opposition that pleasure is a state of having no complaint.
Nora describes happiness as being a more general emotion. One can experience happiness just being out, say, in the wilderness, while feeling displeasure at the mosquitoes eating you alive, suggesting the pleasure is a specific reaction to a stimulus, while happiness is a more general feeling.
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