tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 03 20:11:43 1997
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Re: KLBC:Basic Klingon Vocabulary2
David Trimboli wrote:
>
> [email protected] on behalf of cha'wIgh wrote:
>
> > > http://www.wumpus.demon.co.uk/vocab.htm
> > >
> > > My question is directed to SuStel : are these all correct?
> >
> > > Basic Klingon Vocabalary
> > > <meta name="CreatedBy" content="WP Internet Publisher 1.0 Beta B"
> >
> > > Yes ( answer qustions that need yes or no)
> > > Hija'
>
> Remember to capitalize every {I}. Otherwise, this is right.
>
> > > No, (answers qustions that only need yes or no)
> > >
> > > ghobe
>
> ghobe'
>
> Note the final glottal stop. It's a letter, just like any other, and
> must be
> included.
>
> > > No,don't I won't
> > >
> > > qo
>
> Qo'
>
> You MUST capitalize the {Q}. You must also add the glottal stop, {'}.
>
> If had a lowercase {q}, the word would be {qo'} "world, realm."
> Remember {q}
> and {Q} are different sounds.
>
> > > Hello ( Roughly, "What do you want?")
> > >
> > > nuqneH
>
> In my opinion, {nuqneH} is not used like "hello" is, but is used as
> one might
> use "Waddya want?" Others disagree.
>
> > > What's happening?
> > >
> > > qaStaH nuq?
>
> maj. There's also the adverbial {chay'} "how?" which, when used by
> itself,
> means "What's going on?"
>
> > > Huh?
> > >
> > > nuqatlh?
>
> This is used when you don't understand what someone has just said.
> It's got a
> {j} in it: {nuqjatlh}.
>
> > > I understand
> > >
> > > jIyaj
>
> maj.
>
> > > I don,t understand
> > >
> > > jIyabe
>
> Once again, the final glottal stop is important.
>
> jIyajbe'.
>
> > > > Good! (Expression of satisfaction)
> > >
> > > maj
> > >
> > > Well done!
> > >
> > > majQa
>
> majQa'
>
> Glottal stop.
>
> > > Where is the bathroom ?
> > >
> > > nugDaq
>
> {nuqDaq}, with a {q}, means "where?" "Bathroom" is {puchpa'},
> literally,
> "toilet-room." To say "Where is <something>," you use the "to be"
> construction (TKD 6.3).
>
> nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'?
>
> > > Open the door!
> > >
> > > lojmit yIposmoH!
>
> Always capitalize {S}, too.
>
> > > Come in
> > >
> > > yI,el
>
> You meant another glottal stop, of course. yI'el
>
> > > Come here
> > >
> > > Highos
>
> HIghoS
>
> > > Go away
> > >
> > > naDevvo'yIghos
>
> That's two words.
>
> naDevvo' yIghoS
>
> > > Don't be silly
> > >
> > > yiDoghQo
>
> yIDoghQo'
>
> You're doing fine. Just a couple of simple things to remember.
>
> --
> SuStel
> Beginners' Grammarian
> Stardate 97505.7
I really can't take the "credit" for these : I found them on somebody
else's web page. I looked and looked at them but couldn't make sense of
all of them so I thought it would be a good idea to have someone else
check them. I know about capitalisation and the glottal stop : thank you
for taking the time to look over them and thereby making them clearer.
cha'wIgh