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As promised, here's the exercise in Jovian. A spoken version may follow as soon as I find out where that sudden annoying loud buzz in my microphone comes from. =P > 1) This tavern/bar isn't as good as it used to be. Ja caubona nau ix so bona ud era tun. [jago"bo:n@ no iS sA "bo:nU"de:r@ tUn] PER:3s:f:NOM tavern:NOMs not be:3s so good:f:NOMs THAT be:PST:3s then > 2) What are you doing? I told you to leave them where they were! Cod ajes? Digivo ti siner ios ue eran! [kA"dajs di"gi:vA ti "si:n@r iz y "e:r@n] what:ACCs do:2s say:PST:1s PER:2s:ACC leave:INF PER:3p:ACC where be:PST:3p > 3) I would embrace the world if I could. Gau blicter mundun si gau poesser. [gaw "bliCt@r "mUnd@n si gaw "pass@r] CNJ:1s embrace:INF world:ACCs if CNJ:1s can:INF > 4) The cat ate the mouse I gave her like a tiger [would]. Mou tigris feile ezeva muren cun ei davo. [mow"di:gri fejl e"De:v@ "mu:r@N g@n ei "da:vA] in_the_way tiger:GENs cat:NOMs eat:PST:3s mouse:ACCs REL:m:ACCs PER:3s:OBL give:PST:1s > 5) Yes, I've heard you, and no, I don't want to buy it. Oc, ti auzivo, ed nau, nau vou ewer en. [Ax ti o"Di:vA e no no vow "e:v@r en] yes PER:2s:ACC hear:PST:1s and no not want:1s buy:INF PER:3s:n:ACC > 6) Welcome! Here's your room key. -- Thank you. -- You're welcome. Bemmindu! Ec tua claeve cuviogli. -- Graene. -- Tuu servu. [bem"mind@ eC tu"glajv ku"vi@gli grajn tu "sErv@] welcome voilà POS:2s:f:NOMs key:NOMs room:GENs thanx POS:2s:m:NOMs servant:NOMs > 7) Sir, could I please have a glass of water? O doemu, bloro haever un vasun augi. [A"DAjm@ "blo:rA hajv@r @m"ma:z@"nawgi] oh! sir, please have:INF a:n:ACCs glass:ACCs water:GENs > 8) Your mother was a prostitute. (Or equally insulting idiom.) Tua mazer era ewivel. [tu"va:D@r "e:re"vi:v@l] POS:2s:f:NOMs mother:NOMs be:PST:3s purchasable:f:NOMs -- Christian Thalmann