tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 06 11:03:13 2000
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RE: KLBC: moratlh, nItlhwIj yIyuvHa'
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: moratlh, nItlhwIj yIyuvHa'
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 12:04:45 -0700
tuv'el qaja':
> > bIpo'choHbej. tlhIngan Hol yIlo'taH. yInlIj yIDel.
> > Qu'meylIj tIDel. yIqID. lut tIqon 'ej ghoja'.
> > tlhIngan Hol lo'lu'taHvIS rut Qatlh yIn wanI' motlh
> > DelmeH Qu', 'ach roD ghojlu'meH lI'.
mujangmeH tuv'el jatlh:
> Hu'tegh! That last sentence blows me away!
> Here's my attempted translation:
bIjor 'e' vIHechbe' {{:-)
> "You are undoubtedly becoming skilled. Keep using
> Klingon. Describe your life. Describe your tasks. Joke.
> Write a story and tell us.
Very subtle correction: I didn't put a plural on <lut>, but the <tI-> makes
it plural. So this is "write stories". No real change in meaning, though.
> While one is using Klingon, sometimes the typical task of
> describing life's events is complex, but it's usually
> useful for one to learn."
Almost perfect. The only comment is that <motlh> follows <yIn wanI'>, so it
modifies that rather than <Qu'>.
pagh
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