tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 15 16:38:40 1997
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RE: KLBC: tea for two
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: tea for two
- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 97 00:22:20 UT
January 15, 1997 6:30 AM EST, jatlh HurghwI':
> >> Q: Dargh DaneH'a'? | Do you want some tea?
> >> A: HIja'. | Yes.
> >> Q: nuq DawIv? | What kind? (lit. "What do you choose?")
>
> If I said this to a Klingon, I have a feeling he would look at me funny and
> say <choQoylaHbe''a'? jIjatlhta', HIja', Dargh vIneH jay'!>
> In English, which is fairly loose, you can say "What do you choose" to mean
> "Which do you choose," but I have a feeling it won't work in Klingon.
I don't think there's a problem here. Remember, in Klingon, context goes a
long way. If you yelled at me like that, I'd figure you were trying to be
annoying, intentionally misinterpreting what I was asking for some bad joke.
> Here's a strange new idea for you:
> chay' Dargh DaneH?
> "How do you like your tea?"
> I realize I, too, may be basing this too much on the English, but it
> translates correctly. Of course, the answer could always be, <nom, 'ej
> tuv!> {{;-)}
tuv?
I don't like it, although I can't exactly say why. I'd rather say,
{DarghlIjDaq nuq DaneH?} "What do you want in your tea?"
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