tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jul 17 10:09:21 1998
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Re: learning the language
- From: Robyn Stewart <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: learning the language
- Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 10:05:03 -0700 (PDT)
---David Trimboli wrote:
>
> From: Robyn Stewart <[email protected]>
>
> >Even Marc Okrand has
> >been heard to string together a few unrelated set phrases when asked
> >to say something, just to sound impressive.
>
> Sure, but what are you supposed to say?
In the story I heard he wasn't asked to 'say something' but rather
given a specific English sentence to translate, a task he faked his
way out of, no doubt after a quick scan of the audience for known KLI
members. :)
> When people find out I speak
> Klingon, here's the checklist of what happens:
>
> (1) "Really?"
> (2) "Say something!"
...
DaHjaj taghDu'wIj Hotlhlu'meH ropyaHDaq jIjaH. KGT vIqem 'ej
muHotlhtaHvIS chamwI'pu' paq lutu'.
<You're reading a Star Trek book?> jatlh wa' chamwI'.
jIjang <Actually I teach the Klingon language and I'm going to a
conference next week. The book is about the language>.
jatlh <Really?> 'ej bejchuq chamwI'pu'.
vIQIjmeH jIjatlhchoH neH. <HIja'. Holna' 'oH tlhingan Hol'e' 'ej
majatlh 'e' wItIv. boghoj boneH'a'?> Hagh chamwI'pu' 'ach muvaqbe'.
not luSovpu'mo' chaHvaD Daj Hol. tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh neHDI' vay', Hol
DajatlhtaHbogh yIchoH neH. At worst you can say, "reH jIjatlh luneH
nuvpu' 'ach not mu'mey lI' vIwIvlaH."
SKI: If you're asked to speak Klingon and you don't know what to say,
just say whatever you were planning to say next in Klingon instead of
the language you were planning to say it in.
==
Qov - Beginners' Grammarian
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