Lojban Through Dialogues
Lesson 7. Good Morning
Morning of the meetup. Mentu and Lifri text each other, compare their plans for the day.
| Lojban | English |
|---|---|
 cerni coi .i do mo | Good morning! How are you? |
 mi gleki .i donri coi | I'm happy. Good day! |
 ca le cerni mi zvati le zdani .i do mo | In the morning I'm at home. How about you? |
 go'i .i ca le cerni mi zvati le zdani | Same — in the morning I'm at home. |
 ca le vanci mi tatpi | In the evening I'm tired. |
 .oi .i ca le nicte mi tatpi | Ugh. At night I'm tired too. |
New words
| Lojban | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cerni | morning |
| vanci | evening |
| nicte | night |
| donri | daytime / daylight period — donri coi = "good day!" |
| ca | at (time) — "now" or "at the time of" |
| gleki | x₁ is happy about x₂ |
| tatpi | x₁ is tired/fatigued by x₂ |
| .oi | ugh / ouch (attitudinal: complaint, pain, annoyance) |
Grammar note:
ca le cerni means "at the morning / in the morning." ca places the sentence at a particular time. It stacks naturally: ca le vanci mi tatpi = "in the evening I am tired." donri coi pairs donri (daytime) with coi exactly like cerni coi — a natural daytime greeting.
Practice dialogue
Linto and Mentu compare how they feel at different times of day.
| Lojban | English |
|---|---|
 cerni coi .i do mo | Good morning! What's up? |
 mi gleki .i ca le cerni mi zvati le zdani | I'm happy. In the morning I'm at home. |
 xu do gleki ca le vanci | Are you happy in the evening? |
 na go'i .i ca le vanci mi tatpi | Not really — in the evening I get tired. |
Anticipation prompts
| Prompt | Lojban |
|---|---|
| Good morning! | cerni coi |
| Good day! | donri coi |
| I'm happy. | mi gleki |
| In the evening I'm tired. | ca le vanci mi tatpi |
| At night I'm at home. | ca le nicte mi zvati le zdani |
Spaced recall — Lessons 5–6
| Lojban | English |
|---|---|
| mi zvati le panka | I'm at the park. |
| do klama le zdani | You go home. |
| .e'u mi'o klama le panka | Let's go to the park. |
| ti'u li cacra bu ze | At 7 o'clock. |
| ti'u li cacra bu pa | At 1 o'clock. |
| ti'u li cacra bu re | At 2 o'clock. |
| ti'u li cacra bu vo | At 4 o'clock. |
| ti'u li cacra bu mu | At 5 o'clock. |
| ma nuzba | What's the news? |
Challenge
| Prompt | Lojban |
|---|---|
| Good morning! Let's go to the park. | cerni coi .i .e'u mi'o klama le panka |