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In order to help you get a feel for Klingon (and perhaps use it a little in your everyday life, to the delight and amusement of your family and friends), we've prepared a phrasebook of useful everyday phrases in Klingon. Select the Klingon phrase to hear it pronounced, and read the page on Klingon sounds to get a better understanding of how to produce the sounds of Klingon.
| Yes. (answer to yes/no question) | HIja' or HISlaH |
| No. (answer to yes/no question) | ghobe' |
| Yes, OK, I'll do it. | lu' or luq |
| No, don't, I won't. | Qo' |
| Hello. (Roughly, "What do you want?") | nuqneH |
| What's happening? | qaStaH nuq? |
| Huh? | nuqjatlh? |
| I understand. | jIyaj |
| I don't understand. | jIyajbe' |
| Good! (expression of satisfaction) | maj |
| Well done! | majQa' |
| Where is the bathroom? | nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e' |
| Come in | yI'el (to more than one person: pe'el) |
| Come here. | HIghoS |
| Go away. | naDevvo' yIghoS (to more than one person: naDevvo' peghoS) |
| Open the door! | lojmIt yIpoSmoH! (See note if you think something is missing here.) |
| Don't be silly. | yIDoghQo' (to more than one person: peDoghQo') |
| Your mother has a smooth forehead! | Hab SoSlI' Quch! (Note: this is a powerful insult; don't say it to friends.) |
| Today is a good day to die. | Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam |
| We are Klingons! | tlhIngan maH! |
| Happy birthday. | qoSlIj DatIvjaj (to more than one person: qoSraj botIvjaj) |
| What time is it? | 'arlogh Qoylu'pu'? (Literally, "How many times has it [presumably some traditional hour alarm] been heard?") |
| Shut up! | bIjatlh 'e' yImev (to more than one person: Sujatlh 'e' yImev) |
| That's great news! | buy' ngop (Literally, "The plates are full") |
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