lojban by Choice/LojbanPod newbie lesson A0106
Room Service
Introduction
This is the lesson for all the fans of room service! And the room service might be even better when you order in Lojban! The rest of us will learn how to order a hamburger, which can be pretty useful, too. The keyword is: servicio a la habitación – room service.
- related LojbanPod lessons: A0003: At the bar, A0052: Smells good, A0096: I am allergic
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Audio Lesson
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Dialogue
lo ninmu: ¿Tiene servicio a la habitación? noicon hombre: Sí tenemos. noicon lo ninmu: Quiero una hamburguesa. noicon hombre: Se la llevo en diez minutos. noicon lo ninmu: Gracias. noicon
Dialogue with Translation
lo ninmu: ¿Tiene servicio a la habitación? noicon (you) have service to the habitation woman: Do you have room service?
hombre: Sí tenemos. noicon yes (we) have man: We do have it.
lo ninmu: Quiero una hamburguesa. noicon (I) want a hamburger woman: I want a hamburger.
hombre: Se la llevo en diez minutos. noicon (to) you her (= it) (I) bring in ten minutes man: I bring it to you in 10 minutes.
lo ninmu: Gracias. noicon Thanks. woman: Thank you.
Vocabulary for Dialogue
la mujer noun (feminine) the woman el hombre noun (masculine) the man tener verb (infinitive) to have (usted) tiene verb (present tense) you have (formal, singular) el servicio noun (masculine) the service de preposition of la habitación noun (feminine) the room sí adverb yes, indeed (nosotros/-as) tenemos verb (present tense) we have querer verb (infinitive) to want (yo) quiero verb (present tense) I want un/una article (m./f.) a la hamburguesa noun (feminine) the hamburger le indirect object pronoun (to) you (formal, singular) lo/la direct object pronoun him/her(/it) se la phrase her(/it) to you (formal, singular) se lo phrase him(/it) to you (formal, singular) llevar verb (infinitive) to bring (yo) llevo verb (present tense) I bring en preposition in diez number ten el minuto noun (masculine) the minute los minutos noun (plural, masculine) the minutes gracias phrase thanks
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
el cuarto noun (masculine) the room el servicio al cuarto phrase the room service no adverb no, not la hache noun (feminine) the letter h mudo/muda adjective (m./f.) silent el taco noun (masculine) the taco los tacos noun (plural, masculine) the tacos el tamal noun (masculine) the tamale los tamales noun (plural, masculine) the tamales el jalapeño noun (masculine) the jalapeño los jalapeños noun (plural, masculine) the jalapeños
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
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) | |
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) | |
llevar | infinitive | to bring |
(yo) llevo | present tense | I bring |
(tú) llevas | you bring (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) lleva | he/she(/it) brings | |
(usted) lleva | you bring (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) llevamos | we bring (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) lleváis | you bring (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) llevan | they bring (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) llevan | you bring (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) | |
me | direct object pronoun | me |
te | you (informal, singular) | |
lo/la | him/her(/it) | |
lo/la | you (formal, singular, m./f.) | |
nos | us | |
os | you (informal, plural) | |
los/las | them (m./f.) | |
los/las | you (formal, plural, m./f.) | |
me lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to me |
te lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (informal, singular) |
se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to him/her(/it) |
se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (formal, singular) |
nos lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to us |
os lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (informal, plural) |
se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to them |
se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (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.
Do you have room service?
We do have it.
I want a hamburger.
I bring it to you in 10 minutes.
Thank you.
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Lojban. Remember to say the Lojban sentences aloud.
¿Tiene servicio a la habitación?
Sí tenemos.
Quiero una hamburguesa.
Se la llevo en diez minutos.
Gracias.
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Lojban.
¿Tiene servicio a la habitación?
Sí tenemos.
Quiero una hamburguesa.
No tenemos hamburguesas.
¿Tiene jalapeños?
No, no tenemos jalapeños.
¿Tacos?
No, no tenemos tacos.
¡Quiero servicio a la habitación!
Se lo llevo en diez minutos. Gracias.
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
¿Tienen servicio a la habitación?
Sí tenemos.
Queremos una hamburguesa.
Se la llevo en diez minutos.
Gracias.
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