Lojban ＆ Chinese: A Word A Day
Xah Lee,
nanca = year = 年nian2
nanca ≔ x1 is x2 years in duration (default is 1 year) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is annual
mi nanca li cixa = i'm thirty-six years-old = 我三十六岁
“li” is added in front of numbers. ci=3. xa=6
三san1=3. 六liu4=6. 岁sui4=years-old.
do nanca ma = how old are you? = 你几岁?
几ji3=how many
how to say: how old is your daughter? = 你女儿几岁?
jbena = born = 生sheng1
jbena ≔ x1 is born to x2 at time x3 [birthday] and place x4 [birthplace]; x1 is native to (fo) x4
le va verba cu jbena li pasosobi = that baby is born on year nineteen ninety-eight. = 那孩子是一九九八年生的
verba=child = 孩子.
年nian2=year. pa=1 = 一yi1. so=9 = 九jiu3. bi=8 = 八ba1.
cifnu = infant, baby = 婴ying1,婴兒er2
cifnu ≔ x1 is an infant/baby [helpless through youth/incomplete development] of species x2
le va cifnu cu sipna = that baby is sleeping = 那婴兒在睢
va = there at = 那. 婴 = baby, 兒 = son, child
兒 = 儿
le cifnu cu pinxe lo ladru lo tatru be lo mamta be cy. = the babe is suckling from her mom = 那婴兒在吃他妈的奶
pinxe = drink = 喝. tatru = milk = 奶. tatru = breast = 奶. mamta = mother = 妈.
jumbe = table/desk = 桌zhuo1
jubme ≔ x1 is a table/flat solid upper surface of material x2, supported by legs/base/pedestal x3
where is my pen? = 我的笔呢?
on his desk = 在他桌上
galtu = high (of height) = 高gao1
galtu ≔ x1 is high/up/upward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline/standard height x3
do zmadu ko'a lo ka ce'u galtu = you are taller than him = 你比他高
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