Warning! Lojban here is written and read according to the Dot Side position. You will see {la} in names here.
Topic description
This topic will introduce to the users the most basic vocabulary to communicate in Lojban.
Sentence pairs (for future exercises)
| Lojban | English |
| coi | Hi! |
| coi .djan | Hi, John! |
| coi .robin | Hi, Robin! |
| coi .sem | Hi, Sam! |
| coi mi'e .ianis | Hi, I'm Yanis. |
| coi mi'e .tanias | Hi, I'm Tanya. |
| ma cmene do | What is your name? |
| zo .aleksander | Alexander. |
| zo .ivan | Ivan. |
| zo .pitr | Peter. |
| zo .mark | Mark. |
| zo .djan. cmene mi | John is my name. |
| zo .stivn. cmene mi | Steven is my name. |
| zo .nik. cmene mi | Nick is my name. |
| mi se cmene zo .xius | My name is Hugh. |
| mi se cmene zo .djeimyz | My name is James. |
| mi se cmene zo .iudjin | My name is Eugene. |
| mi se cmene zo .maik | My name is Mike. |
| do se cmene zo .tom | Your name is Tom. |
| ti pendo mi | This is my friend. |
| mi pendo ti | I am a friend of this one. |
| zo .bab. cmene le pendo be mi | Bob is the name of my friend. |
| zo .djim. cmene le pendo be mi | Jim is the name of my friend. |
| zo .djein. cmene le pendo be mi | Jane is the name of my friend. |
| zo .elis. cmene le pendo be mi | Alice is the name of my friend. |
| le pendo be mi cu se cmene zo .xans | My friend's name is Hans. |
| le pendo be mi cu se cmene zo .frits | My friend's name is Fritz. |
| le pendo be mi cu se cmene zo .maks | My friend's name is Max. |
| le pendo be mi cu se cmene zo .iens | My friend's name is Jens. |
| le pendo be mi cu se cmene zo .lars | My friend's name is Lars. |
| la .xans. pendo mi | Hans is my friend. |
| la .frits. pendo mi | Fritz is my friend. |
| la .maks. pendo mi | Max is my friend. |
| la .iens. pendo mi | Jens is my friend. |
| la .lars. pendo mi | Lars is my friend. |
| ma cmene le pendo be do | What is the name of your friend? |
| mi na djuno | I don't know. |
| mi na djuno le cmene | I don't know the name. |
| mi na djuno le cmene be le pendo | I don't know the name of the friend. |
| mi na djuno le cmene be le pendo be mi | I don't know the name of my friend. |
| mi na djuno le cmene be le pendo be do | I don't know the name of your friend. |
| xu do na djuno le cmene be le pendo be do | You don't know the name of your friend? |
| xu do djuno lo du'u le pendo be do cu se cmene makau | Do you know the name of your friend? |
| go'i | I do. |
| na go'i | I don't. |
| xu do kakne tu'a la .lojban | Do you speak Lojban? [Literally: Can you Lojban?] |
| mi kakne lo nu tavla bau la .lojban | I can speak Lojban. |
| mi na kakne tu'a la .lojban | I don't speak Lojban. [Literally: I can't Lojban] |
| mi na certu la .lojban | I am not an expert in Lojban. |
| do certu la .lojban | You are an expert in Lojban. |
| le pendo be mi cu certu la .lojban | My friend is an expert in Lojban |
| ko cusku ti bau la .lojban | Say this in Lojban. |
| mi tadni la .lojban | I study Lojban. |
| do tadni la .lojban | You study Lojban. |
| pa pendo be mi cu tadni la .lojban | One friend of mine studies Lojban. |
| re pendo be mi cu tadni la .lojban | Two friends of mine study Lojban. |
| so'i pendo be mi cu tadni la .lojban | Many of my friends study Lojban. |
| mi nelci tu'a la .lojban | I like Lojban. |
| xu do tadni la .lojban | Do you study Lojban? |
| lo pendo be mi na nelci la .lojban | A friend of mine doesn't like Lojban. |