tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 29 18:21:37 2002
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RE: KLBC: T'Anna/ nu translation
--- [email protected] wrote:
> > > Now, on a topic of your choice, try a three word
> > > sentence, like these that we've been doing for a
> while.
> >
> > :)I love children.
> > :)puqpu' vIbang.
>
> Careful. bang is listed as a noun, "love; loved
> one" refering to (most likely)
> a person. My wife is my love, my loved one.
>
> puqpu' for "children" is correct, and the prefix vI-
> is correct.
>
> Klingon doesn't have (as far as we know) a direct
> translation for "love"; plus
> in english it has so many meanings. We have par
> "dislike" and parHa' "like".
> So some people use this same pattern with muS "hate"
> and get muSHa' "unhate"
> which could be read as "love"; but some people don't
> like it. Later on when we
> get deeper into the language you will learn to
> -describe- your love, express
> your feelings instead of simply "I love you".
>
>
> > :)My family name is Kirk.
> > :)Kirk pongwI' qorDu'.
>
> This sentence needs a verb. In TKD you will find a
> section that talks
> about "pronoun as to-be".
>
> tlhIngan maH - we are klingon. The pronoun maH "we"
> is being used as a
> verb "we are".
> When pronouns are used in this way, if there is a
> noun in the Subject slot, you
> have to add the suffix -'e' on the subject. Now
> before I loose you here, let's
> look at some examples.
>
> Kirk 'oH qorDu'wIj pong'e' - The name of my
> family, IT is Kirk.
>
> HoD ghaH Qanqor'e' - Kranqor, HE is the captain.
>
> veQ 'oH Dujchaj'e' - Their ship is trash.
>
> See how this works?
>
> Also, you used the suffix -wI' for "my". You are
> refering to a name, not an
> actual person, so you should use -wIj.
>
> If you want to we can cover this more when I'm not
> at work, or we can put it
> off for another day.
:)Sure I understand. We may cover this at another
:)time. Although I had been wishing to learn how to
:)say, the above phrase.
>
>
> > :)I like Vulcans.
> > :)vulqanganpu' vIparHa'.
>
> Change the "c" to a "q" and you have this one
> correct!
>
>
> Wow. This was quite a lesson, huh? But you're
> learning.
>
>
> DloraH, BG
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