tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Dec 18 21:44:23 1997
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Re: KLBC: First toasts
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: First toasts
- Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 21:44:04 -0800
At 09:19 97-12-16 -0800, edy wrote:
}
}
} I wrote here my first english lessons and it's respective klingon's
translation.
}I think it's good for begginers.
}
}
} Alans's visit - jup Such Alan
Well recast from verb to noun.
}Peter: Hello Alan
} (nuqneH Alan)
}
}Alan: Hello Peter
} (yIjatlh Peter)
}P. How are you?
} (SoH chay')
Definitely not. What you wrote makes no sense and there is nothing it
should be replaced with. Klingons skip this part of the conversation.
After Alan says yIjatlh, Peter talks.
} Come in
} (yI'el)
}
} Tea's ready
} (Dargh vutta'lu')
{-ta'} is V7 {-lu'} is V5. Counting is left as an exercise for the reader.
} or (Dargh jablu')
vImaS.
} Sit down
} (yIba')
}
}A. Thank you
} (qatlho')
}
} Is Barbara here?
} (naDev ghaHtaH Barbara'e''a')
In a pronoun-as-to-be sentence all verb suffixes go on the pronoun.
naDev ghaHtaH'a' Barbara'e'?
}P. Yes she is
} (HIja', naDev ghaHtaH)
}
} Barbara!
}
}Barbara: Yes ? What is it?
} (chay'}
{nuqneH} is here the perfect thing to say.
}P. Come down a minute
} (DaH naDev yIghoS)
}
} Alan's here
} (naDev ghaHtaH Alan'e')
A lot of problems here with translating the English verb to be. Sometimes
the verb to be i translated with a pronoun. Sometimes it is part of another
verb. Sometimes it shouldn't be translated at all, for best reult.
Translate:
I am angry.
Is he a Klingon?
Are we going to be helped today?
Those people are important merchants.
We are just soldiers.
They are ignoring us.
If you don't serve the meal we are waiting for, we are leaving!
This object is my knife.
It is very sharp.
Do you want my knife to be sticking out of your face?
My knife will be in my holster when our food is on this table.
Qov [email protected]
Beginners' Grammarian