The unit of money in Lojbangug is the rupnu, which is divided into 100 fepni. The exchange rate is currently about 15 Lojbo rupnu to the American dollar.
Lojbo have the odd habit of referring to everyone else's monetary units as rupnu too. To distinguish them, one can say merko rupnu or meryru'u for the American dollar, fraso rupnu or fasru'u for the French franc, etc. To be absolutely clear, the Lojbanic rupnu can be known as a jboru'u or lojru'u.
The coins are:
fepni | 1 fepni |
mumfei / zinsi'i | 5 fepni |
dekfei / decru'u | 10 fepni |
niksi'i | 20 fepni |
xabru'u | 50 fepni |
rupnu | 1 rupnu |
cibru'u | 3 rupnu |
dekru'u | 10 rupnu |
What's the price of this? | ma jdima ti / ti rupnu li xo |
That costs 13 rupnu | ta rupnu li paci |
Where should I pay? | .ei mi pleji vi ma |
I'm looking for something less expensive | mi sisku lo'e kargu mleca |
I would like to buy ... | mi djica le nu te vecnu ... |
Where is the nearest bank? | le jbirai banxa cu zvati ma |
I would like to exchange American dollars for rupnu. | mi djica lenu canja le meryru'u lo jborupnu |
What is the exchange rate of the euro against the rupnu? | ma canja parbi lo ronru'u lo jborupnu |
Unlike many other languages, it is not necessary in lojban to turn orders into polite questions ; politeness words are completely optional, and it is not rude to omit them.
Can you give me that ? | ko ti mi dunda |
I'd like you to give me that. | |
Give me that. | |
I want to buy that. | ko ti mi vecnu |
Please sell me that. | |
How much does this cost ? | ti se jdima ma / ti se vecnu fo ma |
How much do you want to sell this ? | ma ti do jdima |
Who sells this ? | ma vecnu ti |
It is too expensive. | li du'e cu jdima |
I offer ... (amount of money) for this. | mi te vecnu ti fo ... |
Please, I'd like you to lend this to me. | pe'udo'u mi jbera ti do |
How long can I borrow it ? | ma ve jbera |
I don't have enough money. | mi ponse le rupnu be li mo'a |
Give me some more. | ko mi zmadu'a |