Commented translation 1: famous quotes and random phrases
I love you
Mi biralevi nino
- mi “I” = i-
- biralevi “love” = big-/good-/feel-/-vi
- nino “you-singular” = you-/-no
Live and learn!
Lotevi kai risavi!
- lotevi “live” = place-/time-/-vi
- kai “and” = add-/-i
- risavi “learn” = take-/know-/-vi
Let’s dance!
Mika ravi voromovi!
- mika “we” = i-/add-
- ravi “good” = good-/-vi
- voromovi “dance” = air-/circle-/move-/-vi
I’ll be back!
Mi gavi revi!
- mi “I” = i-
- gavi “future marker” = toward-/-vi
- revi “return” = rear-/-vi
Show me the money!
Geleguvi puno mino!
- geleguvi “show” = give-/feel-/light-/-vi
- puno “money” = money-/-no
- mino “me” = i-/-no
I think, therefore I am
Mi dovi, desei mi lotevi
- dovi “think” = think-/-vi
- desei “therefore” = from-/this-/-I
- lotevi “live” = place-/time-/-vi
to be or not to be, that is the question
zavi anrii noi zavi, bano zavi keno
- zavi “be” = be-/-vi
- annei “or” = one-/take-/-i
- noi “not” = no-/-i
- bano “that” = that-/-no
- keno “question” = question-/-no
Love thy neighbour!
Biralevi kidaluno nile!
- biralevi “love” = this-/time-/-vi
- kidaluno “neighbour” = small-/way-/person-/-no
- nile “you-singular” = you-/-le
Never marry a railroad man
ruAnfavi ontece banladamano
- ruanfavi “marry” = one-/make-/rule-/-vi
- ontece “never” = zero-/time-/-ce
- banladamano “railroad man” = two-/line-/way-/male-/-no
Don’t tread on me!
Noi banmovi kogai mino!
- noi “don’t” = no-/-i
- banmovi “step” = two-/move-/-vi
- kogai “onto” = top-/toward-/-i
- mino “me” = i-/-no
Elvis has left the building
Elvis devi movi dei pino
- devi “past marker” = from-/-vi
- movi “moved” = move-/-vi
- dei “from” = from-/-I
- pino “building” = house-/-no
The limits of my language means the limits of my world
Valano pei sino mile nedovi valano pei vevelono mile
- valano “limit” = finish-/line-/-no
- pei “of” = have-/think-/-i
- sino “language” = speak-/-no
- mile “my” = i-/-le
- nedovi “mean” = inside-/think-/-vi
- vevelono “world” = whole-/whole-/place-/-no
life is too short to learn german
loteno zavi bibice kile zai risavi lutersino
- loteno “life” = place-/time-/-no
- zavi “is” = be-/-vi
- bibice “too” = big-/big-/-ce
- kile “small” = small-/-le
- zai “to” = be-/-i
- risavi “learn” = take-/know-/-vi
- lutersino “German” = german-/speak-/-no
all you need is love
veno sei ni onvi zavi biraleno
- veno “all” = whole-/-no
- sei “that” = this-/-i
- ni “you singular” = you-
- onvi “need” = zero-/-vi
- zavi “is” = be-/-vi
- biraleno “love” = big-/good-/feel-/-no
we all live in a yellow submarine
mika vele lotevi nei bolimomeno cangule
- mika “we” = i-/add-
- vele “all” = whole-/-le
- lotevi “live” = place-/time-/-vi
- nei “in” = inside-/-i
- bolimomeno “submarine” = bottom-/liquid-/move-/machine/-no
- cangule “yellow” = three-/light-/-le
yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away
hurilono mile vele tovi reroce sedace bidale
- hurilono “trouble” = bad-/take-/place-/-no
- mile “my” = i-/-le
- vele “all” = whole-/-le
- tovi “seem” = same-/-vi
- reroce “yesterday” = rear-/circle-/-ce
- sece “so” = this-/-ce
- bidale “far” = big-/way-/-le
do you believe in life after love?
lezavi ni zai loteno vai biraleno?
- lezavi “believe” = feel-/be-/-vi
- ni “you singular” = you-
- zai “in” = be-/-i
- loteno “life” = place-/time-/-no
- vai “after” = end-/-i
- biraleno “love” = big-/good-/feel-/-no