tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 22 23:43:21 1997
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Re: KLBC: qeqtaH muHwI'
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: qeqtaH muHwI'
- Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 23:43:19 -0700
At 13:17 97-10-22 -0700, muHwI' wrote:
}What does it mean when men say "I Love You"?
}jatlhDI' loD <qamuSHa'> chay' DaQIj?
jIHaghqu'.
}1 Please sleep with me.
}1 - HIngagh
A cultural translation. :)
}2 I'm sorry for whatever it is that I did.
}2 - vay' vIta' 'ej jIQoS
"I did something and I'm sorry." maj.
}3 I forgot to get you a gift; this will have to do.
}3 - nob vIje' 'e' vIlIj. yapnIS Dochvam.
}
}4 Huh? I'm sorry; I wasn't listening.
}4 - nuqjatlh? jIQoS. jI'IjtaHbe'.
}
}5 What did I forget? This should buy me a little time.
}5 - nuq vIlIjpu'? DaH loQ poH vIje'laH. (????)
"buy time" is an idiom. How about {poHHom vISuqlaH}.
}6 Stop nagging me.
}6 - choboj 'e' yImev.
}
}7 What do I have to do to get a beer around here?
}7 - chay' naDev 'awje' vItlhutlhlaH?
"How can I drink a root beer around here?"
Consider something like: {chay' naDev HIq vISuqnIS}
Qov [email protected]
Beginners' Grammarian