Lojban Through Dialogues
Lesson 25. Tasty Yesterday, Plans Today
The final lesson of the core course — and a deliberate spiral. Almost every word here has appeared before. Read it through and notice how much you understand without looking at the English column.
Oh — I actually do recognise most of this. That's satisfying.
That's what the Recycle blocks have been building toward. Let's confirm it.
| Lojban | English |
|---|---|
| mi pu citka su'o kukte ca le prulamdei | I ate something tasty yesterday. |
| .ai mi citka su'o titnanba ca le cabdei | I'm going to eat some cookies today. |
| xu do nelci le titnanba | Do you like cookies? |
| mi nelci .i ie mi nelci | I like them. Yes, I like them. |
| do pu klama ma ca le cerni be le cabdei | Where did you go this morning? |
| do ba klama ma ca le vanci be le cabdei | Where will you go this evening? |
New words
No truly new vocabulary — this lesson recycles the whole course. Here is a compact cumulative reference of the core lemmas you now know:
| Lojban | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coi / co'o | hello / goodbye |
| .ai / .ainai | I intend / I don't intend |
| .au / .aunai | I want / I don't want |
| go'i / na go'i | yes (it's true) / no (it isn't) |
| ma / xo | what? / how many? |
| ca / ba / pu | now / future / past |
| le / lo / lo'e | the specific / some / the typical |
| ku'i / je'a / .ue | but / indeed / surprise |
| tavla / citka / pinxe | talk / eat / drink |
| klama / cliva / stali | go / leave / stay |
| djuno / birti / kanpe | know / be certain / expect |
| kargu / tolkargu / jdima | expensive / cheap / price |
| cerni / vanci / nicte | morning / evening / night |
| cabdei / bavlamdei / prulamdei | today / tomorrow / yesterday |
| ze'a / ze'u / ze'i | for a while / long / short time |
| jibni / darno / sepli | near / far / separated by |
From "can you speak English?" to "I ate something tasty yesterday" — I feel like I've actually been somewhere.
You have. And this is only the beginning of the path — every lesson here opened a door that goes much deeper. Keep going!
Final written prompts
Say in Lojban: I ate something tasty yesterday. (mi pu citka su'o kukte ca le prulamdei)
Say in Lojban: Where will you go this evening? (do ba klama ma ca le vanci be le cabdei)
Say in Lojban: I like cookies. I'm going to buy some today. (mi nelci le titnanba .i .ai mi te vecnu lo titnanba ca le cabdei)
Full spiral review
| Lojban | English |
|---|---|
| coi do .i xu do se bangu la .lojban. | Hello. Can you speak Lojban? |
| go'i .i mi milxe se bangu | Yes. I can speak a little. |
| mi pu citka le stasu ca le vanci .i ku'i mi na nelci le nu glare | I ate soup in the evening. But I don't like heat. |
| mi ba klama le panka ti'u li cacra bu vo ca le bavlamdei | I'll go to the park at 4 o'clock tomorrow. |
| lo ka tavla do kei pu pluka mi .i pu'o nicte co'o do | Talking to you was a pleasure. Night is coming — goodbye! |