tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 18 17:22:39 1997
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Re: How are you
- From: "Robyn Stewart" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: How are you
- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 17:23:41 PST
- Organization: NLK Consultants, Inc.
- Priority: normal
Qov wrote:
> So the correct translation of "how are you" used as
> part of a greeting, is to say nothing.
A human, with his translator meets a Klingon with a translation
implant (mughwI') that tells her the cultural rather than literal
meanings of English phrases:
Human> Hello!
mughwI'> majatlh vIneH
tlhIngan> nuqneH?
translator> The Klingon says Hello
Human> How are you?
mughwI'> <nothing>
tlhIngan> nuqneH?!
translator> The Klingon says Fine thank you, and you?
Human> Good. Good. I'd like to talk to you.
mughwI'> maj. maj. majatlh vIneH
tlhIngan> HIjatlh jay'.
translator> She says "Yes," very emphatically.
Human> I was wondering if you could do me a favour?
mughwI'> vay' vIneH
tlhIngan> HIja'! nuq DaneH jay'?
translator> Yes, what can I do for you?
Human> May I get my picture taken with you?
mughwI'> matay'taHvIS vIqonlu' 'e' Dachaw''a'?
tlhIngan> HIja'.
translator> She said "you tell me."
Human> <hesitates>
The Klingon takes the camera, knocks the Human down, plants her boot
on his head, snaps a picture and hands the camera back to the
translator, before walking off.
Human> Thank you.
mughwI'> <nothing>
translator> Klingons are like that sometimes. It's just their way.
- Qov