tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Feb 06 08:02:18 1996
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Re: KLBC: HaDIbaHpu' le' mach
- From: "Garrett Michael Hayes" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: HaDIbaHpu' le' mach
- Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 11:00:50 -0500
- Organization: Client/Server Labs
- Priority: normal
On 5 Feb 96 at 22:19, Alan Anderson wrote:
> ghItlh 'etlhqengwI':
> >HaDIbaH wa'DIch: DaHjaj ram machav nuq, yab?
>
> [It's spelled {Ha'DIbaH}. A Klingon spelling checker would be a great
> tool for beginners and experts alike. :-)]
One thing I am trying to do is use a bit more brain and a bit less
TKD, so that one came from memory. Obviously, I had a bit drop out!
> >HaDIbaH cha'DIch: Hoch DaHjaj ram Doch rap wIchav, machwI'.
>
> {Hoch DaHjaj ram} translates as "everything's today's night". I'm pretty
> sure you don't want {DaHjaj} there. To say something like "every night",
> the Klingon is {ram Hoch} "all of the night(s)". {Doch} is such an
> imprecise term; maybe you could use {ta'} instead.
I realized I didn't want DaHjaj in there about thirty seconds after I
hit "send"..... <ram Hoch> does seem to work much better.
OTOH, <ta'> didn't even occur to me.
> >yuQ wIchargh wInIDqu'taH!
>
> This needs to be {yuQ wIchargh 'e' wInIDqu'taH}. The pronoun {'e'} is the
> object of {wInIDqu'taH}, standing for {yuQ wIchargh}.
jiyaj
> [I'd probably have used the word {Ha'DIbaHHom} to refer to them (or, just
> maybe, {yIHHey}).]
yIHHey would seem to carry an element of distaste, which I didn't
want to express. Ha'DIbaHHom works better than using "mach" to
express size. Is it OK to have used the <pu'> plural? These
"animals" *are* talking.
> >lutvam boyajlaHbe'chugh, tera'ngan Hol vIlI'qang.
>
> lutqoqvam vIyaj. wa'logh <machwI' yab je> vIleghpu'.
^^^^
I used "story" because I couldn't devise a way to say "conversation"
or "dialogue". Suggestions?
> 'ach "NARF" vIyajbe'chu'. DaQIjlaH'a'? QIjlaH'a' vay'?
<Australia>Daq ghoS machwI'.
vaj, DaHjaj, <Australia>ngan jupwI' vItlhob
muQIjlaHchugh, SoHvad De' vI'ang
'etlhqengwI'
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