coi

[SwiftRain <swifty@ELISION.COM>]

coi. doi ma
    ni'o mi tadni Lojban .i xu do ctuca mi

    ni'o xu de'u xamgu .i mi troci .a'i


    I hope that was at least close enough that you understood what I
meant.  I have been using Logflash and the reference grammar and I have
some comments/questions/suggestions:

  - Logflash seems like a very good way to learn vocabulary.  I have
been using it for a few days and I already know as much or more than I
knew after several years of French. :)
    I wonder, the order of the new words does not seem random, what is
it based on?  I notice the words used as examples in the grammar are
near the beginning -- is that intentional?  It is a good idea, either
way.

  - I do not yet understand the grammar very well.  I have looked around
for some example text to give me more context, and I found things like
MLK's "I Have A Dream" speech -- which I'm sure would be quite
interesting if I understood it, but I am still downroundabouts in the
"mi klama le zarci" level. ;)
    What would really make this easier to digest is some sort of text
which works very slowly from simple to complex, using each new idea in
various contexts before moving on.
    Perhaps once I understand the language well enough I'll write
something like that. :)

  - One idea I've had for how to make learning vocabulary easier: Lojban
picture books.  You know, like they have for little children: "gluta"
with a picture of a gluta, and "plise" with a picture of a plise.
    In fact it would probably be a good way to teach grammar, too:
simple stories/pictures (preferably without translations) which would
teach vocabulary and, incidentally, give a basic intuitive understanding
of things like "le/la/lo" and place structure.


    That's about it for now.  But could those here who know Lojban well
maybe help me with the grammar?  Perhaps I can try to write some simple
stories, and you can show me if I do something wrong? :)

    co'o for now. ;)

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