tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 08 07:13:51 1996
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Re: Nice 2 meet U
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>Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 19:48:23 -0700
>From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
>Adrian Luca writes:
>>Thanks, folks ! ( by the way , how do you say Thank You ? )
>The verb {tlho'} means "thank", and the verb prefix {qa-} means
>"I [do something to] you." So "I thank you" is {qatlho'}.
Be careful! Note that Adrian here is talking to "folks" in the plural.
While "you" works the same for both in English, it isn't in Klingon.
"qatlho'" has become rather entrenched for "thank you" (wonder why,
considering how un-Klingon a sentiment it is), but that should not blind
one to the fact that it needs to be "Satlho'" when thanking more than one
person.
Just keeping you on your toes... :)
~mark
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