tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Mar 23 21:38:01 1997

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RE: KLBC: What if I'm lost



On Saturday, March 22, 1997 8:34 AM, [email protected] on behalf of 
[email protected] wrote:

>      Let's say I''m lost on tlhIngan wo' and I want to ask for directions.
> This one has me stumped because I can't think of any way to describe "lost."
> Since I don't know any words for "lost," or,"found (I tried shooting for
> 'found-not)" this is becoming a big project. Is there any way to say this
> without saying things like: "I am not located where I should be located, can
> you help me get to the place previosly mentioned?" That would be a pain on
> the tounge, but those are the only things I could come up with. Is there any
> way to express that I want directions without making it into a wicked long
> sentance?

No problem.

DaqwIj vISovbe'.  HIQaH!
I don't know my location.  Help me!

Then you can ask things like

chay' vaS'a'Daq jIjaH?
How do I get to the Great Hall?

-- 
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97226.8


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