Next examples are about people, feelings and relations between people. After all, Maj is made for people to communicate. Describing persons and feelings is a basic skill. Here we go:
Challenge 1:
Translate:
- Hello, who are you?
- I'm a person. My name is Lucian;
Dictionary:
- tcao = hello
- pesa = person
Maj:
- tcao, ki sonu ta?
- ea sonu una pesa. mh voku Lutcian;
Challenge 2:
Translate:
- How can I call you?
- My name is Elucian!
- You can call me Luci.
Dictionary:
- tcao = hello
- pesa = person
Maj:
- tcao, ki sonu ta?
- ea sonu una pesa.
- mh voku Lutcian;
Note: Remember "c" is read like "ch" in English word "peach".
Challenge 3:
Translate:
- Tell some girl names.
- Lucretia, Roxana, Alexandra.
Dictionary:
- diku = tell
- algo = some
- tcika = girl
Maj:
- diku mi algo nome de tcika;
- Lukretsia, Roksana, Aleksandra.
Notes:
- Digraph "ts" is read like zz in the word pizza.
- Digraph "tc" is read like ch in the word peach.
Challenge 4:
Translate:
- Do you have a girlfriend?
- Yes, she is called Marina.
Dictionary
- haru = have
- miko-tcika = girlfriend
- voku = called
- da = yes
Maj:
- ta haru una miko-tcika?
- da, sa se voku Marina;
Challenge 5:
Translate:
- Are you married?
- I'm married and I have two children.
Dictionary:
Maj:
- ta sonu kaso?
- da, sonu kaso ci haru be kide;
Challenge 6:
Translate:
- How do you call your girlfriend when you are at home?
- Sometimes I call her darling, but usually by name.
Dictionary:
kasa = home
algo-tepa = sometimes
bela = beautiful
iujo = usually
Maj:
- vi voku ta la ti miko-tcika ut ta sonu yn kasa?
- algo-tepa ma voku su bela, bo iujo ku noma;
Challenge 7:
Translate:
- What is your dream about?
- I dream of building a house.
- My dream is about a house.
Dictionary:
dimu = to dream
uv = about
tenu = to hold
fabu = to make
Maj:
- uv ke sonu ta dima?
- ea dimu sh fabu una kasa;
- ma dima sonu uv una kasa;