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[Tlhingan-hol] Beginner Story excerpt
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">I am almost finished the first draft of the online Klingon course. For the final lesson I decided to write exercise sentences that reviewed all 51</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">2</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman"> vocabulary words.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">(The so-called 500 words do not include the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">eight</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman"> conjunctions</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">or four question words on the syllabus). It turns out that I can’t write more than about ten sentences without it turning into a story.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><BR>
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</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">So, what I present to you here is the first two</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">‘ay’Hommey of a 1200 word story that includes all the beginner level grammar and vocabulary and ONLY the beginner level grammar and vocabulary. Notably this excludes</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman"> the V5 suffix</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">–lu’, all</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">V7 suffixes, all V9s except for</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">–‘a’, the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">noun-noun</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">construction, stative verbs used adjectivally, many verb prefixes and the imperative mood.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><BR>
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</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">I haven’t decided how to show the speech text online, the angle brackets are just a quick add in to make it readable now.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman"> The odd paragraphing is because it started out as a series of translation exercises before it got weird.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">The story does not yet have a title.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">I have included a translation of each section after that section. Is there anything here that</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman"> strikes you as odd (rather than just simple)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">? Would anyone like to see more?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><BR>
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</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">1.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><BR>
<FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">tera'Daq, juHvo' veQ qeng be'.<BR>
'ughqu' veQ.<BR>
Doy'choH be' 'ej lojmItDaq leS.<BR>
be' vIchol.<BR>
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jIjatlh, <Dochvetlh DawoDbej'a'?><BR>
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jatlh be', <HIja', quSHeyvam vIneHbe'. 'IHbe' 'ej lI'be'. let 'ej 'uSwIj 'oy'moH. 'oHmo' maQuchbe' jIH, loDnalwI', puqloDwI', puqbe'wI', SoSwI' je. par je Sajmaj. vIghoDqa'laHbe' pa'wIjDaq ratlhbe'nIS>.<BR>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">(translation)<BR>
On Earth a woman carries garbage out of a home.<BR>
The garbage is very heavy.<BR>
The woman gets tired and rests at the gate.<BR>
I draw near the woman.<BR>
I say, "Will you really throw that thing away?"<BR>
The woman says, "Yes, I don't want that thing that I think is a chair.<BR>
It is not attractive and it is not useful.<BR>
It is hard and hurts my leg.<BR>
I, my husband, my son, my daughter and my mother are unhappy because of it.<BR>
Our pet dislikes it, too.<BR>
I cannot restuff it.<BR>
It needs to not remain in my room."<BR>
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2.<BR>
jIjatlh, <ghorgh Daje'?><BR>
jang be'. jatlh, <qoSwIjmo' qem vavnI'wI'.<BR>
qan ghaH 'ej maw'choHlaw'.<BR>
ghaH vISaHqu' 'a nobDaj vIpolrupbe'.><BR>
jIjatlh, <vItlhapqang. chochaw''a'?><BR>
ja' be', <qachaw'bejqu'.><BR>
qorDu'Daj chegh be' 'ej lojmIt SoQmoH.<BR>
jIbelqu'.<BR>
jIHoS.<BR>
pov qachwIjDaq veQqoq vIqeng.<BR>
lam 'oH.<BR>
vISay'moH.<BR>
jISeychoH.<BR>
le' quSqoqvam 'ej QoblaH.<BR>
Qobmo' jIyepqu'.<BR>
jIQaghbe'nIS.<BR>
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2. (translation)<BR>
I say, When did you buy it?<BR>
The woman answers. She says, "My grandfather brought it because of my birthday.<BR>
He is old and I think going crazy.<BR>
I care a lot about him, but I am not prepared to keep his gift."<BR>
I say, "I am willing to take it away. Will you permit me?"<BR>
The woman says, "I absolutely definitely permit you."<BR>
The woman returns to her family and closes the door.<BR>
I am very pleased.<BR>
I am strong.<BR>
In the afternoon I carry the so-called garbage to my building.<BR>
It is dirty.<BR>
I clean it.<BR>
I become excited.<BR>
This so-called chair is special and can be dangerous.<BR>
I am very careful because of the danger.<BR>
I need to not make an error.<BR>
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