Re: [lojban] Lojban, Pimsleur-style (Unit 1)

[selpa'i <seladwa@gmx.de>]

Am 17.09.2012 17:49, schrieb Daniel Lyons:
> coi rodo. I've been learning Lojban off-and-on for a while and would like to contribute some Pimsleur-style audio lessons. Before recording, I want to be sure my translations are correct. Please double check me:

I've been pondering such a project for a while, so I'm glad you are 
doing this.

Here are my suggestions:

> "Excuse me"
>    .u'u ju'i
>    [sorry] [attention]

Note that if you keep on talking after this, you must use ".i" or "do'u" 
or else the next word might get absorbed by the "ju'i".

> "Do you speak lojban?"
>    ¿xu do tavla fo la lojban?

"Do you speak Lojban?"
xu do se jbobau

"Are you a user of the lojbanic language"

> "No."
>    na go'i
>
> "Yes, a little."
>    cmalu go'i

I'd say "go'i milxe", or explictly say that you are not an expert using 
"certu":
"go'i .i ku'i na certu" ("Yes, but I'm not an expert") for example.

> "Do you speak English?"
>    ¿xu do tavla fo la glicobau?

xu do se glibau

Also, glicobau is not a correct lujvo. It should be either "glicybau", 
or "glibau".

> "No, I do not speak English."
>    na go'i .i mi na tavla fo la glicobau.

na go'i .i mi na se bangu [lo glico]

I would not necessarily include lo glico, because it's obvious from 
context, since the question already was about lo glico. It's more 
lojbanic to leave out obvious things.

mu'o mi'e la selpa'i

--
pilno zo le xu .i lo dei bangu cu se cmene zo lojbo .e nai zo lejbo

doị mèlbi mlenì'u
   .i do càtlu ki'u
ma fe la xàmpre ŭu
   .i do tìnsa càrmi
gi'e sìrji se tàrmi
   .i taị bo pu cìtka lo gràna ku

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