Lojban Through Dialogues
Lesson 33. Full Spiral Review — One Year Later
The final lesson of Level 1 — 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 spaced recall blocks have been building toward. Let's confirm it.
| Lojban | English |
|---|---|
 coi .i xu do se bangu la .lojban. | Hello. Can you speak Lojban? |
 go'i .i mi milxe se bangu | Yes. I speak a little. |
 ki'e .i mi gleki | Thank you. I'm happy. |
 coi ro do .i donri coi | Hello, everyone — good day! |
 mi pu citka su'o kukte ca le prulamdei | I ate something tasty yesterday. |
 .ai mi citka lo titnanba ca le cabdei | I'm going to eat cookies today. |
 xu do nelci lo titnanba | Do you like cookies? |
mi nelci .i ie | I like them. Yes. |
 le speni be mi jo'u mi ba litru lo drata gugde | My spouse and I will travel in another country. |
 mi kanpe lo nu mi stali ze'a le jeftu be li re | I expect to stay for two weeks. |
 ba le nu vitke kei mi di'a klama le zdani | After the visit I'll return home. |
mi pacna lo nu mi ba se bangu la .lojban. | I hope to speak Lojban. |
lo nu tavla do kei pu pluka mi | Talking to you was a pleasure. |
co'o ro do | Goodbye, everyone! |
New words
| Lojban | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kukte | tasty, delicious |
| ie | yes / agreed (attitudinal: agreement) |
Cumulative vocabulary reference
| Lojban | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coi / co'o / coi ro do / co'o ro do | hello / goodbye / hello everyone / goodbye everyone |
| cliva | leave — mi cliva co'o = "I'm leaving — bye" |
| mi'e / la | I am (self-introduction) / name-tag |
| mi / do / mi'o | I / you / we (you and I) |
| .i | sentence boundary |
| xu / go'i / na go'i | yes/no question / yes / no |
| na | negation |
| se bangu / milxe / zabna | speak a language / a little / nice (in do zabna se bangu "you speak well") |
| ki'e / je'e / je'e do / .ui / .u'u / pei | thank you / you're welcome / roger to you ("got you") / yay / sorry / how about? |
| .e'u | let's / I suggest |
| .au / .ai / .ei | I want / I intend / I should |
| ma / mo / xo | what? / what predicate? / how many? |
| tavla / nelci / prami / casnu / tadni | talk / like / love / discuss / study |
| zo / cmene | quote one word; x₁ is the name of x₂ |
| nuzba | news — ma nuzba ("what's the news?") |
| zvati / klama / stali / vitke | be at / go / stay / visit |
| le / lo / cu | the / some / (predicate separator) |
| zdani / panka / zarci / gusta | home / park / shop / restaurant |
| pa re ci vo mu / xa ze bi so no | 1 2 3 4 5 / 6 7 8 9 0 |
| tcika / ti'u / li / cacra bu | time of day / at (clock) / (number marker) / o'clock |
| cerni / vanci / nicte / donri | morning / evening / night / daytime |
| ca / pu / ba | now (time) / past / future |
| gleki / birti / taske / kufra | happy / certain / thirsty / comfortable |
| cabdei / bavlamdei / prulamdei | today / tomorrow / yesterday |
| ku'i | but / however — .i ku'i between sentences |
| citka / pinxe / djacu / nanba | eat / drink / water / bread |
| stasu / cidja / jisra / titnanba | soup / food / juice / cookies |
| kargu / tolkargu / mutce / meryru'u | expensive / cheap / very / costs N dollars |
| jdini / pleji / te vecnu / su'o | money / pay / buy / some (at least one) |
| jdima / kagni / dikca | price of / company / electricity |
| .e | and (nouns) |
| ko / sutra / masno / djuno / jimpe | command-you / fast / slow / know / understand |
| speni / panzi / lanzu | spouse / offspring / family |
| se / be / pe | (slot swap) / (inner link "of") / (loose "of") |
| bersa / tixnu / bruna / mensi / nanla / nixli | son / daughter / brother / sister / boy / girl |
| xabju / tcadu / barda / cmalu / jibni / darno | live in / city / big / small / near / far |
| litru / gugde / drata / fi'i / bangu | travel / country / other / welcome / language |
| sipna / gunka / nitcu / jibri / lerci | sleep / work / need / job / late |
| lo nu … (kei) | event of … (closes event) |
| pluka / cinmo | pleasant / feel (emotion) |
| prami / pendo / jo'u | love / friend / together with |
| ze'a / ze'u / ze'i / jeftu / djedi | medium-duration / long / short / week / day |
| ro / detma'i | every / calendar month |
| melbi / xamgu / sepli / ki'otre | beautiful / good / separated from / kilometre |
| jinvi / simlu / zmadu / mleca | think that / seem / more than / less than |
| di'a / fu / ti / ta / tu | resume/return / by means of / here / there / yonder |
| karce / taksi | car / taxi |
| ba le nu … kei | after (event) |
| ki'u / co'a / pu'o | because / begin / about-to |
| pacna / cumki / djica / tcini | hope / possible / desire / situation |
| kukte / ie | tasty / agreed |
Final anticipation prompts
| Prompt | Lojban |
|---|---|
| I ate something tasty yesterday. | mi pu citka su'o kukte ca le prulamdei |
| My spouse and I will travel in another country. | le speni be mi jo'u mi ba litru lo drata gugde |
| I think the cookies are tasty. Agreed! | mi jinvi lo du'u le titnanba cu kukte .i ie |
| Talking to you was a pleasure. Night is coming — goodbye! | lo nu tavla do kei pu pluka mi .i pu'o nicte co'o do |
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 lo stasu ca le vanci | I ate soup in the evening. |
| 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. |
| le lanzu be mi cu xabju lo barda tcadu | My family lives in a big city. |
| le speni be mi jo'u mi ba litru lo drata gugde | My spouse and I will travel in another country. |
| mi kanpe lo nu mi stali ze'a le jeftu be li re | I expect to stay for two weeks. |
| ba le nu vitke kei mi di'a klama le zdani fu le taksi | After the visit I'll return home by taxi. |
| .ei mi sipna ki'u le nu ca lerci | I should sleep because it's late. |
| mi pacna lo nu mi ba se bangu la .lojban. | I hope to speak Lojban. |
| lo nu tavla do kei pu pluka mi .i pu'o nicte co'o do | Talking to you was a pleasure. Night is coming — goodbye! |
From "can you speak Lojban?" to "my spouse and I are travelling to another country, and I hope to speak Lojban" — 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!