lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0086

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Are You Single?


Introduction

Liliana and JP teach us the basics of flirting — Latino style! Well, or maybe the girl is just practising Lojban... who knows? In any case, our keyword is: soltero — single (for “dudes”).


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Audio Lesson


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Dialogue

lo ninmu: ¿Eres soltero? noicon
lo nanmu: Sí. ¿Y tú? noicon
lo ninmu: No, tengo novio. noicon
lo nanmu: ¡Qué lástima! noicon
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Dialogue with Translation

lo ninmu: ¿Eres soltero? noicon
(you) are single
woman: Are you single?
lo nanmu: Sí. ¿Y tú? noicon
yes and you
man: Yes. How about you?
lo ninmu: No, tengo novio. noicon
no (I) have boyfriend
woman: No, I have a boyfriend.
lo nanmu: ¡Qué lástima! noicon
what pity
man: What a pity!
soltero/soltera – single
¡Cruel lástima! – Cruel shame!

Vocabulary for Dialogue

la mujer noun (feminine) the woman
el hombre noun (masculine) the man
ser verb (infinitive) to be
(tú) eres verb (present tense) you are (informal, singular)
soltero/soltera adjective (m./f.) single
adverb yes
y conjunction and
subject pronoun you (informal, singular)
no adverb no
tener verb (infinitive) to have
(yo) tengo verb (present tense) I have
el novio noun (masculine) the boyfriend
la novia noun (feminine) the girlfriend
¿qué? interrogative pronoun what?, how?
la lástima noun (feminine) the pity, the shame

Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

hasta preposition until
luego adverb then
hasta luego phrase see you later
mañana adverb tomorrow
hasta mañana phrase see you tomorrow
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More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.

ser infinitive to be
(yo) soy present tense I am
(tú) eres you are (informal, singular)
(él/ella) es he/she(/it) is
(usted) es you are (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) somos we are (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) sois you are (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) son they are (m./f.)
(ustedes) son you are (formal, plural)
 
tener infinitive to have
(yo) tengo present tense I have
(tú) tienes you have (informal, singular)
(él/ella) tiene he/she(/it) has
(usted) tiene you have (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) tenemos we have (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) tenéis you have (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) tienen they have (m./f.)
(ustedes) tienen you have (formal, plural)
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Exercises

Dialogue Translation

Translate from Lojban to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Lojban sentences aloud.

¿Eres soltero?

Are you single?

Sí. ¿Y tú?

Yes. How about you?

No, tengo novio.

No, I have a boyfriend.

¡Qué lástima!

What a pity!

Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Lojban. Remember to say the Lojban sentences aloud.

Are you single?

¿Eres soltero?

Yes. How about you?

Sí. ¿Y tú?

No, I have a boyfriend.

No, tengo novio.

What a pity!

¡Qué lástima!

Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Lojban.

Are you single? (masculine!)

¿Eres soltero?

No. I have a boyfriend.

No, tengo novio.

What? — What a pity!

¿Qué? — ¡Qué lástima!

And you? Are you single? (feminine)

¿Y tú? ¿Eres soltera?

Yes.

Sí.

A pity...

Lástima...

Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.

Are you single? (formal)

¿Es soltero?

Yes. How about you? (formal)

Sí. ¿Y usted?

No, I have a boyfriend.

No, tengo novio.

What a pity!

¡Qué lástima!


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