lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0062
At the Bank
Introduction
We are going to a Mexican bank! That must be fun! Well, maybe not that much. But at least we are well prepared after this lesson with Liliana and JP. The keyword is: depósito – deposit.
- related LojbanPod lessons: A0015: Table for two, A0033: It's expensive, A0035: Is anyone in there?
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Audio Lesson
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Dialogue
lo nanmu: Quiero hacer un depósito. noicon lo ninmu: ¡Llene este formulario! noicon lo nanmu: ¿Me presta su pluma? noicon lo ninmu: Claro. noicon
Dialogue with Translation
lo nanmu: Quiero hacer un depósito. noicon (I) want (to) make a deposit man: I want to make a deposit.
lo ninmu: ¡Llene este formulario! noicon (you) fill out this form woman: Fill out this form!
lo nanmu: ¿Me presta su pluma? noicon (to) me (you) loan your pen man: Do you loan me your pen?
lo ninmu: Claro. noicon clear woman: Of course.
Vocabulary for Dialogue
el hombre noun (masculine) the man la mujer noun (feminine) the woman querer verb (infinitive) to want (yo) quiero verb (present tense) I want hacer verb (infinitive) to make (yo) quiero hacer phrase I want to make un/una article (m./f.) a el depósito noun (masculine) the deposit llenar verb (infinitive) to fill (up/out) ¡(usted) llene! verb (imperative) (you) fill (out)! (formal, singular) este/esta adjective (m./f.) this el formulario noun (masculine) the form me indirect object pronoun (to/for) me prestar verb (infinitive) to loan (usted) presta verb (present tense) you loan (formal, singular) su possessive adjective your (formal) la pluma noun (feminine) the (fountain) pen, the feather claro/clara adjective (m./f.) clear ¡claro! interjection of course!
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
¡Llene el vaso de agua! phrase Fill up the glass of water! ¡Llene el tanque! phrase Fill the gas tank! la señorita noun (feminine) the miss la piñata noun (feminine) game for children about breaking a pot los mariachis noun (plural, masculine) the Mexican musicians hasta luego phrase see you later
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
querer | infinitive | to want |
(yo) quiero | present tense | I want |
(tú) quieres | you want (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) quiere | he/she(/it) wants | |
(usted) quiere | you want (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) queremos | we want (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) queréis | you want (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) quieren | they want (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) quieren | you want (formal, plural) | |
llenar | infinitive | to fill (out/up) |
¡(tú) llena! | imperative | (you) fill (out/up)! (informal, singular) |
¡(usted) llene! | (you) fill (out/up)! (formal, singular) | |
¡(nosotros/-as) llenemos! | (let's) fill (out/up)! (m./f.) | |
¡(vosotros/-as) llenad! | (you) fill (out/up)! (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
¡(ustedes) llenen! | (you) fill (out/up)! (formal, plural) | |
me | indirect object pronoun | (to) me |
te | (to) you (informal, singular) | |
le | (to) him/her(/it) | |
le | (to) you (formal, singular) | |
nos | (to) us | |
os | (to) you (informal, plural) | |
les | (to) them | |
les | (to) you (formal, plural) | |
prestar | infinitive | to loan |
(yo) presto | present tense | I loan |
(tú) prestas | you loan (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) presta | he/she(/it) loans | |
(usted) presta | you loan (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) prestamos | we loan (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) prestáis | you loan (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) prestan | they loan (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) prestan | you loan (formal, plural) | |
mi | possessive adjective | my |
mis | poss. adjective (plural) | my |
tu | possessive adjective | your (informal, singular) |
tus | poss. adjective (plural) | your (informal, singular) |
su | possessive adjective | his/her(/its)/their |
sus | poss. adjective (plural) | his/her(/its)/their |
su | possessive adjective | your (formal) |
sus | poss. adjective (plural) | your (formal) |
nuestro/nuestra | poss. adjective (m./f.) | our |
nuestros/nuestras | poss. adj. (plural, m./f.) | our |
vuestro/vuestra | poss. adjective (m./f.) | your (informal, plural) |
vuestros/vuestras | poss. adj. (plural, m./f.) | your (informal, plural) |
Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Translate from Lojban to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Lojban sentences aloud.
I want to make a deposit.
Fill out this form!
Do you loan me your pen?
Of course.
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Lojban. Remember to say the Lojban sentences aloud.
Quiero hacer un depósito.
¡Llene este formulario!
¿Me presta su pluma?
Claro.
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Lojban.
Quiero hacer un depósito.
¡Llene este formulario!
Claro. ¿Me presta su pluma?
¡Llene este formulario!
¡Quiero llenar este formulario!
¡Llene este formulario!
Claro.
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
Queremos hacer un depósito.
¡Llenen este formulario!
¿Nos presta su pluma?
Claro.
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