tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 19 10:34:12 1996
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Re: KLBC: A few test phrases
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>Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 18:42:14 -0700
>From: "Perry J. Brulotte" <[email protected]>
>I'm trying out a few phrases I tried to translate today. Any comments?
>Dujrajmey lubavtaH Dujmajmey.
>*Our ships are orbiting your ships.*
"-mey" is a type 2 noun suffix, and "-raj"/"-maj" are type 4 noun
suffixes. It should be "Dujmeyraj lubavtqaH Dujmeymaj." Other than
misordering the suffixes, these look good.
>mInDu'lIj vIleghlaHbe'.
>*I cannot see your eyes.*
Fine.
>qabwIj Dalegh'a'?
>*Can you see my face?*
Also fine. The "can" in English is not a terribly significant marker of
meaning; "Do you see my face?" is practically the same thing. You could
have done "qabwIj DaleghlaH'a'?" but I don't miss the missing -laH.
>qatlh chobechmoHtaH?
>*Why do you make me suffer?*
Yes.
>pagh batlh Daghajbe'.
>*You have no honor.*
This is more like "You don't have no honor." Evidence suggests that
Klingon doesn't do double-negatives, as English doesn't ("naDev vay'
vISovbe'" from CK). "pagh batlh Daghaj" is OK (you have zero honor), but
"batlh Daghajbe'" sounds a little nicer to my ear (you do not have honor).
We also have "batlh DaHutlh", using the new word "Hutlh"/"lack" from TKW.
>begh yIcu'!
>*Activate deflectors!*
"yIchu'"; otherwise correct. It's "yI-" (as you have it) and not "tI-"
because "begh" is an irregular plural that's treated as singular.
>beHlIj HInob.
>*Give me your rifle.*
Correct. This is a little counter-intuitive, since it should probably be
"jIHvaD beHlIj yInob," but we have evidence of this construction in
"ro'qegh'Iqchab HInob."
>Bear in mind that I did all of this without looking to first see if it had
>already been translated in TKW or TKD. Any input/clarification is greatly
>appreciated. I will soon be sending for the postal course, but want to try
>out tlhIngan Hol a little first to see if I can pick it up.
Sounds like you did just about everything right.
~mark
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