tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 08 21:21:56 1996

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Re: Translating my name...

David Bolger writes:
>I'm sorry, I've just started trying to learn a bit of Klingon, but
>does Quapla' mean Success?

{Qapla'} means "success".  It's often called out as two warriors part.

If you want to learn more than just "a bit of Klingon", you need to get
a copy of _The Klingon Dictionary_ by Marc Okrand (ISBN 0-671-74559-X).
You'll quickly be frustrated (and you'll be taxing our patience a bit)
unless you read it and can refer to it when someone mentions a specific
point of grammar.  tlhIngan Hol isn't just a code for English; it is a
true language with its own grammar.  Unless you read TKD, you won't be
able to learn the grammar correctly, if at all.  While there are many
simple vocabulary lists available on the Internet, and even a few good
word-translation programs, there's no substitute for a human brain when
it comes to translating and understanding entire sentences.

-- ghunchu'wI'               batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj

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