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Lojban Through Dialogues

Lesson 32. Extra Review C — One Last Pass

A short final check before the capstone. The trio meet briefly: hopes, possibilities, and one last word about the local kagni. Pure review, no new vocabulary.

Lojban	English
la mentu mi pacna lo nu mi'o ba se kagni la .lojban.	I hope we'll work for a Lojban company.
la lifri cumki .i mi djica lo nu mi'o ba klama lo drata tcadu	It's possible. I want us to go to another city.
la linto le tcini ba cumki .i mi djica	The situation will be possible. I want it.
la mentu mi pacna lo nu zabna tcini .i mi djica lo nu mi'o pendo	I hope for a good situation. I want us to be friends.
la lifri ki'u le nu pu'o nicte .i .ei mi cliva	Because night is imminent — I should leave.
la linto co'o ro do .i co'a nicte	Goodbye, everyone! Night is starting.

Practice dialogue

Final exchange — Linto sums it up.

Lojban	English
la linto mi pacna lo nu cumki fa lo nu mi'o casnu	I hope it's possible for us to discuss.
la mentu mi djica .i ku'i mi tatpi	I want to. But I'm tired.
la linto .ei mi'o co'a sipna .i pu'o nicte	We should start sleeping. Night is about to come.
la mentu le tcini cu zabna .i mi pacna lo nu le bavlamdei cu zmadu	The situation is good. I hope tomorrow will be even better.

Anticipation prompts

Prompt	Lojban
I hope we'll work for a Lojban company.	mi pacna lo nu mi'o ba se kagni la .lojban.
It's possible.	cumki
I want to go.	mi djica lo nu klama
The situation is nice.	le tcini cu zabna
I should leave.	.ei mi cliva
Night is starting.	co'a nicte
Why? Because night is about to come.	ki'u ma .i ki'u le nu pu'o nicte

Spaced recall — Lessons 27–29

Lojban	English
ma jdima le dikca	What is the price of electricity?
ta kagni	That is a company.
pu'o nicte co'o do	Night is about to come — goodbye.
mi pacna lo nu mi ba se bangu la .lojban.	I hope to speak Lojban.
cumki fa lo nu mi sipna	It's possible I'll sleep.
mi djica lo nu mi'o casnu	I want us to discuss.
le tcini cu zabna	The situation is nice.
.ei mi co'a tavla	I should start talking.

Challenge

Prompt	Lojban
I hope it's possible to work for a company. The situation is nice.	mi pacna lo nu cumki fa lo nu mi se kagni .i le tcini cu zabna