tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 13 15:47:30 1995
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Re: Conversational Klingon
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Conversational Klingon
- Date: Fri, 13 Jan 95 18:47:26 EST
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>; from "Niall Hosking" at Jan 13, 95 12:17 pm
According to Niall Hosking:
>
> I' ve been working on a transcript Of Conversational Klingon, the first
> audio cassette. Does anyone have any idea what is being said? I can make
> most of it out, except the beginning, and i have something like this:
This is translated on the card that came with my
"glitter-globe" model of the Klingon bird of prey. From reading
the English translation and listening to the Klingon, I was
able to figure this out.
> tujqu'choH QoH ??? is getting very hot
The second word is {QuQ}, or "engines". "The engines are
overheating."
> nughoS jaH they are coming towards us
The second word is {jagh}. "The enemy is approaching."
> chay' jura' What are your orders?
>
> Qu'vatlh #?!@
>
> maj maHegh. cha yIghuS! We will die well. Ready torpedoes!
That's {batlh maHegh.} "We will die with honor!"
> So'wI' yIchu'Ha' Disengage cloaking device!
>
> baH! Fire!
>
> bIjeghbe'chugh vaj bIHegh. tlhIngan maH!
>
> Surrendur or die! We are Klingons!
>
> can anyone help with the first two sentences?
>
> --
> Niall Hosking
Nice job, considering that you had no written materials to work
with at all.
charghwI'
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