tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jun 17 08:59:06 1997
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Re: mu'mey vIneHbogh
According to d'Armond:
>
> On Tue, 17 Jun 1997 [email protected] wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 97-06-16 10:19:33 EDT, you write:
> >
> > << voghvo' "kiss" 'oSbogh mu''e' vIghoj: /chop/. nuqDaq 'ang mu'vetlh
> > qaw'a' vay'? tlhaQ mu' ghaytan 'e' Har jupwI' 'It, charghwI'. >>
> >
> > Privately, I have used {mupchuq wuSDu'} for "kiss." But, recently we have
> > discussed how we don't really know what {mup} means.
>
> Interesting! Or, /Hotchuq wuSDu'/. But taking the descriptive approach
> can be difficult sometimes; how would you convey the idea of a French Kiss?
nuDchuq jatDu'chaj.
> HottaHvIS wuSDu'maj, nujlIjDaq jatwIj vIlan 'ej nujwIjDaq jatlIj Dalan
>
> That's a mouthful! (yuck, yuck). ;)
nuDchuqtaH jatDu'chaj 'ej lengtaH ghopDu' pegh.
God, I love this language...
> > peHruS
>
> --Holtej
charghwI'