tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 29 20:26:28 2002
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RE: KLBC: Greetings
> jabbI'IDmeyvam vIjIHtaH.
> I have been monitoring these messages.
maj.
> reH Hoch Sayajbe', 'ach rut vay'mey Sayaj.
> I don't always understand everything, but I usually understand some
things.
Sa- is "[I] to [you (pl)]".
Your objects above are "it" and "them". (I say "it" because Hoch, tho
refers to plural, is grammaticly singular.)
We also have 'op "some, an unknown or unspecified quantity (n)".
> *KLBC* vIghItlh jabbI'IDmeywIj.
> I will mark my messages *KLBC*.
Object-Verb-Subject. You have /jabbI'IDmeywIj/ in the subject place.
jabbI'IDmeywIjDaq KLBC vIghItlh.
I think this might work also:
jabbI'IDmeywIjvaD KLBC vIghItlh.
> tlhIngan Hol ghojwI' jIH.
> I am a Klingon Language student.
maj.
> Samuv 'e' vIbel!
> I am pleased to join you!
... vIbel "I be pleased it"
/bel/ is an intransitive verb; it doesn't take an object.
For this we want to use the suffix -mo' "because"
Samuvmo' jIbel! "Because I joined you, I am pleased!"
> wa' ben *KLI* vImuv 'ej jabbI'Idmeyvam vIlaD 'ach jItambe'.
> I joined the KLI one year ago and I have read thes messages but I
> have not posted.
/'ach jItambe'/ ? "but I am not quiet", "but I do not substitute" ?
Perhaps: 'ach jabbI'ID vIlabbe' "but I did not transmit messages."
> 'ach jItambe'ta'!
> But I am quiet no more!
"But I have been not quiet!"
For this we will utilize the suffix -choH.
jItambe'choH "I become not quite"
> DaH jIQumtaH vIneH.
> Now I wish to keep communicating.
maj
> loQ tlhIngan Hol vIjatlh 'ej vIghItlh.
> I speak and write a little Klingon.
I think the /loQ/ should be put in both sentences.
> boQmeylIj vItlho'!
> I thank you for your assistance!
Do you thank our help, or do you thank US because we help you?
choboQmo' qatlho'!
> reH tlhIngan Hol!
> Klingon Language forever!
The klingon is just as incomplete as the english. (but I think you know
that)
> HolwIj yIHIv!
> Attack (criticize) my words!
Your english uses "words", but your klingon uses /Hol/ "language".
mu'wIj tIHIv! "Attack my words!"
You did good. Even tho there were mistakes, I was able to understand what
you wrote.
DloraH, BG