tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jun 03 00:16:18 2001

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RE: KLBC: 'ol



Just to add what occurs to me:

paw megh 'eb.

Or if you really want to get somebody away from the TV and eat:

nargh megh 'eb.

charghwI' 'utlh

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Anderson [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 12:37 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: KLBC: 'ol
> 
> 
> ja' David <[email protected]>:
> 
> >DaH megh wISop...
> >It's time for lunch...
> >
> >Questions:
> >1. Is there a better way to indicate that it's time to do
> >something in {tlhIngan Hol}?
> 
> Maybe {DaH megh wISopnIS} or {...SopnISlu'}?  I might say something like
> {qaSchoH megh poH} or {tagh megh poH}.  But I think your way works fine.
> 
> There are some idiomatic phrases which might be appropriate in certain
> contexts, like {vIHtaH gho}, perhaps signifying a lunch break.  I think
> {pum 'etlh} could also be understood as meaning that a specific time has
> arrived.
> 
> -- ghunchu'wI' 'utlh
> 
> 



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