A collection of useful phrases in Lojban, a constructed language designed with the intention of eliminating much of the ambiguity from human communication.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
| English | la .lojban. (Lojban) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | fi'i |
| Hello (General greeting) | coi |
| How are you? | do mo pei |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | .ui .o'u (I'm happy and relaxed) mi tatpi (I'm tired) mi gunka (I'm working) |
| Long time no see | puzu prula'i jikca |
| What's your name? | ma cmene do |
| My name is ... | mi'e ... |
| Where are you from? | .i do xabju ma |
| I'm from ... | .i mi xabju la ... .i do xabju ma ... |
| Pleased to meet you | .ui penmi do |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
coi |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
coi |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
coi |
| Good night | .a'o xamgu nicte |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
co'o |
| Good luck! | .a'o xamgu funca |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
|
| Have a nice day | .a'o xamgu djedi |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
.a'o pluka citka (Hope for pleasant kind-of eating) |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
.a'o pluka litru le braxamsi |
| I understand | je'e .i mi jimpe |
| I don't understand | je'enai .i mi na jimpe |
| Yes | go'i |
| No | na go'i |
| I don't know | mi na djuno |
| Please speak more slowly | .e'o masno tavla |
| Please say that again | cusku krefu pe'u |
| Please write it down | ciska pe'u |
| Do you speak English? | xu glibau do. xu do se bangu la .inglic. xu do se bangu la glibau. |
| Do you speak Lojban? | xu jbobau do. .i xu do se bangu la lojban. .i xu do se bangu la jbobau. |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
ruble go'i |
| How do you say ... in Lojban? | fi la lojban fanva zoi glic ... glic ma xe fanva zoi gy. ... .gy la jbobau la glibau ma xe fanva zoi gy. ... .gy la jbobau |
| Excuse me | .u'u |
| How much is this? | ti se jdima ma ti se vecnu fo ma |
| Sorry | .u'u |
| Please | pe'u do |
| Thank you | ki'e ki'esai ki'ecai |
| Reply to thank you | je'e do fi'i do |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | ma stuzi le vimku'a |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | ti poi nanmu cu ba te vecnu ro da ti poi nanmu cu ba pleji fo ro da le vi nanmu cu ba te vecnu ro da le vi nanmu cu ba pleji fo ro da |
| This lady will pay for everything | ti poi ninmu cu ba te vecnu ro da ti poi ninmu cu ba pleji fo ro da le vi ninmu cu ba te vecnu ro da le vi ninmu cu ba pleji fo ro da |
| Would you like to dance with me? | .aupei mi'o dansu xu do djica lo nu mi'o dansu .e'o mi'o dansu |
| I miss you | mi caucni do |
| I love you | mi prami do |
| Get well soon | .a'o bazi kanro |
| Leave me alone! | sisti lo nu jikca ku |
| Go away! | ko cliva |
| Help! | ju'i .i ko sidju |
| Fire! | ju'i .i fagri |
| Stop! | ko sisti |
| Call the police! | klacpe lo pulji ku |
| Christmas greetings | |
| New Year greetings | |
| Easter greetings | |
| Birthday greetings | .a'o gleki jbedetke'u |
| One language is never enough | pa bangu noroi banzu |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | le mi varkiclaflo'i cu culno lo angila |
Lojban phrases provided by Jan Jurčík, with corrections and additions by Joe Anderson and Bryn Underhill
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Lojban | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Other collections of Lojban phrases
http://www.lojban.org/tiki/phrasebookr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lojban#Common_phrases
https://mw.lojban.org/papri/The_Crash_Course:_Lojban_Dictionary_with_Examples
Ishirkian, Iulji, Klingon, Laala, Lojban, Pig Latin, Quenya, Romániço, Solresol, Talossan, Toki Pona, Wightian
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