Lojban For Beginners — `velcli befi la lojban. bei loi co'a cilre`
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Summary

This lesson has introduced the following:

Converting sentences (swapping round sumti) using se and its relatives;
Making sumti from places other than x₁ by the same method;
Making lujvo using sel-, vel- etc. and short combining forms (rafsi);
Making negative lujvo using nal-.
Expressing reflexives and reciprocals using vo'a and soi.

Vocabulary
berti
x₁ is to the north/northern side [right-hand-rule pole] of x₂ according to frame of reference x₃
cinta
x₁ [material] is a paint of pigment/active substance x₂, in a base of x₃
cpina
x₁ is pungent/piquant/peppery/spicy/irritating to sense x₂
ctebi
x₁ is a/the lip [body-part]/rim of orifice x₂ of body x₃; (adjective:) x₁ is labial
fanza
x₁ (event) annoys/irritates/bothers/distracts x₂
jarbu
x₁ is a suburban area of city/metropolis x₂
jmina
x₁ adds/combines x₂ to/with x₃, with result x₄; x₁ augments x₂ by amount x₃
jukpa
x₁ cooks/prepares food-for-eating x₂ by recipe/method x₃ (process)
kisto
x₁ reflects Pakistani/Pashto culture/nationality/language in aspect x₂
klaji
x₁ is a street/avenue/lane/drive/cul-de-sac/way/alley/[road] at x₂ accessing x₃
minra
x₁ reflects/mirrors/echoes x₂ [object/radiation] to observer/point x₃ as x₄; x₂ bounces on x₁
nitcu
x₁ needs/requires/is dependent on/[wants] necessity x₂ for purpose/action/stage of process x₃
snanu
x₁ is to the south/southern side of x₂ according to frame of reference x₃

Exercise 4

Translate from Lojban; some of the places used here are contorted into quite non-English forms, but try and be as idiomatic as possible.

.i le la djiotis. karce cu xe klama le gusta fu la djiotis .e la ranjit .e la suzyn.
.i la suzyn. catlu le vo'a ve minra
.i le go'i cu jmina fi le vo'a ctebi cinta
.i ca lenu go'i kei la suzyn. te minra la ranjit. soi vo'a
.i la suzyn. te preti fo la djiotis. fi lu .i ma te klaji fi ti li'u
.i la ranjit. cusku lu .i le kisto jarbu
.i le vu se jukpa cu mutce cpina li'u
.i la djiotis. se fanza cusku lu .i ma'a doi ranjit. klama lo berti lo snanu soi vo'e vo'i
.i pe'i le ve klama pe le gusta na te djuno fi do li'u

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`berti`		x₁ is to the north/northern side [right-hand-rule pole] of x₂ according to frame of reference x₃
`cinta`		x₁ [material] is a paint of pigment/active substance x₂, in a base of x₃
`cpina`		x₁ is pungent/piquant/peppery/spicy/irritating to sense x₂
`ctebi`		x₁ is a/the lip [body-part]/rim of orifice x₂ of body x₃; (adjective:) x₁ is labial
`fanza`		x₁ (event) annoys/irritates/bothers/distracts x₂
`jarbu`		x₁ is a suburban area of city/metropolis x₂
`jmina`		x₁ adds/combines x₂ to/with x₃, with result x₄; x₁ augments x₂ by amount x₃
`jukpa`		x₁ cooks/prepares food-for-eating x₂ by recipe/method x₃ (process)
`kisto`		x₁ reflects Pakistani/Pashto culture/nationality/language in aspect x₂
`klaji`		x₁ is a street/avenue/lane/drive/cul-de-sac/way/alley/[road] at x₂ accessing x₃
`minra`		x₁ reflects/mirrors/echoes x₂ [object/radiation] to observer/point x₃ as x₄; x₂ bounces on x₁
`nitcu`		x₁ needs/requires/is dependent on/[wants] necessity x₂ for purpose/action/stage of process x₃
`snanu`		x₁ is to the south/southern side of x₂ according to frame of reference x₃