tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 19 15:16:25 1996
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
RE: KLBC:2 items
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC:2 items
- Date: Tue, 19 Nov 96 22:58:49 UT
jatlh 'orqut:
> "yIghaj jajQaQ" ( = Have a nice day? Or would jajQaQ come first?)
> I realize no tlhIngan would ever say this, except sarcastically. Then, of
> course, that would imply that they have a sense of humor. Doubtful.
You're right. No Klingon would say this. Don't bother trying.
(In the interest of grammar, though, let me address the phrase. "Good day"
would be {jaj QaQ}. Note the space; this is two words. Do you want to
command someone to "have" it? Does that make sense? Another way out would be
to say {QaQjaj jaj} "May the day be good," but again, no Klingon would EVER
say anything like that! Please don't try.)
> Also, I never got a response on a word for "opera"
> "lutchuS'ughmey" (story with many musical instruments all over the place)
I did send one, at some point. Putting {-mey} on nouns which are not beings
and are not body parts does not give them a "scattered all about" connotation.
For "opera," I'd probably just go with {bom'a'} or maybe even construct
{bomlut}. Unless you can tell me what a {chuS'ugh} is exactly, I have no way
to know how to interpret your word above. "story-chuS'ughs" makes little
sense to me.
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 96886.9