tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 16 12:19:51 1997
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Re: KLBC: betleH (grammar practice but also need some information)
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: betleH (grammar practice but also need some information)
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 15:11:19 -0400 (EDT)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "Donald E. Vick" at Jun 14, 97 05:39:36 pm
According to Donald E. Vick:
>
> > > loS qammey
> > > Danlaw' betleH.
> >
> > Klingon feet? Human feet? Hobbit feet? Whose feet?
> >
> > A "foot" is a measurement of twelve inches. We don't know the equivalent
> > Klingon unit of measurement, or anything close to it (all we know of is
> > {qelI'qammey}). Write out "feet."
> >
> > loS "foot"-mey Danlaw' betleH.
>
> This might be debatable - it *does* occupy the space of four
> feet. (I have big feet. :) At any rate, I think it was clear, since
> the context was a question about size. I commonly use body
> measurements in English as well, so you can put this down to personal
> idio(t)syncrasy.
jIQamtaHvIS yav 'I'wIj je HotlaH betleH QaQ. betleH vIDelmeH
qamDu'wIj vIlo'be'. betleHDaq vIyItchugh chaq qamDu' vIpe' qoj
betleH jISIH. betleH vI'uchDI' 'ej loQ yav HotDI' betleH, loQ
'I'wIj HotlaH betleH.
> > > betleH chenmoHta'DI', HetaQvo' paq SuqnIS.
> >
> > *HetaQ* paq je'laHbe'. paqmeyDaj ngev *HetaQ* 'e' mev ghaH net raD.
Do'Ha'. HeghmeH *Paramount*, QaQ jajvam...
> HIja', jabbI'ID vIngeHta'DI' ngoDvam vItu'. Do'Ha'. reH Doghqu'nISlaw'
> chuttejmey.
qurba' jaghmeyma'.
> wIvqu', law'wI'pu'vaD Holtej jIH
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