History: How to say it in Lojban

Source of version: 23 (current)

Some concepts are harder to express in Lojban than others... These are the fruits of sometimes extremely lengthy discussions, but are by no means to be regarded as the last word, in some cases! Also see ((is this correct))? See also ((what does it mean?)) for problems going the other way. See ((Simple Phrases)) for a small phrase book. !!!Grammar * ((Do you want coffee or tea?)) * ((if)) --- and, related, ((da'i)) and ((conditional)) * ((unless)) * ((only)) * ((The 17 tallest men)) * ((I'm stronger than last year)) * ((How old are you?)) * ((Frank likes Betty more than Mary)) * ((I like you being beaten by me)) * ((A pound was five dollars)) * ((Letters as themselves)) * ((Because she hit her head and fell from the boat, she drowned)) * ((Each of us must bring their own toothbrush)) * ((Quotes without a speaker specified)) * ((thank you very much)) ''as distinct from just thank you'' * ((Can't we all just get along?)) * ((We can build a church or a school)) * ((the World)) (as a Capitalized Abstraction) * ((Go outside)) * ((My mother's height)) * ((Guns don't kill people; People do)) * ((So this is the song of the double-soul, distortedly two in one.)) * ((than)) * ((Should)) without using nitcu or .ei * ((yet and already)) problem * ((you get what you pay for)) * ((email copies appreciated, since I read the digest)) * ((I know how many cows are here)) * ((a lot of water)) * ((describe human motion)) * ((Again: ''only'')) * ((facing the forest)) * ((I being this individual speaker)) * "I would have killed the cat" ((conditional)) * ((free tmobile cell phones)) * ((iankis|The Yankees)) * ((This has not been a busy day)) * ((It's times like these that...)) * ((One third as much water as potatoes)) !!!Vocabulary __Please__ check for existing attempts (e.g. the 1994 lujvo list, [http://www.lojban.org/files/draft-dictionary/NORALUJV.txt),] before asking here. The list shouldn\'t get too openended. Asterisked entries are in lujvo list. ''(IMHO this list is full of misleadingly'' glijbo ''derivations, which should be carefully looked up on a'' rafsi ''list before using as a plug-in English equivalent.)'' True, but my point still stands... * ((widdershins)) * ((dragon)) * ((Rock music)) * ((Black Hole)) * ((justice)) * ((game)) * ((mystery)) * ((intelligent)) * ((phonograph)) * ((square meter)) * ((logical induction and deduction)) * ((Weasel)) * ((4-tuple)) * ((rehair the bow)) * ((call)) * ((camera obscura)) * ((observative)) * ((forensic)) * ((infrared and ultraviolet)) * ((clever)) * ((skami mrilu cmene|e-mail address)) !!!Common sentences * ((Cheers!)) A ((phrasebook)) is being created.