tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 15 08:55:15 2003
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Re: KLBC
jatlh knera:
> > Okay, i'm just trying to translate basic everyday phrases that I use
> > into english and am having trouble with How are you? I've decided i
> > could use How is your health, but can't find health. Could i use "pIv"
> > (healthy) for this or is there some other way of asking How are you?
>
jatlh Quvar:
> "How are you" is an idiomatic expression which can be used
> 1. to say hello
> 2. to ask about someone's physical condition
>
in this case it was asking more along the lines of someone's physical
condition, or their health, I just wasn't sure if health and healthy were
the same thing. So if I said "chay' bIQoy'a'?" (How is your health?) would
that be right?
knera