[87866] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: A phrase for the love of Klingons!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (qurgh lungqIj)
Thu Mar 18 14:36:10 2010
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From: qurgh lungqIj <qurgh@wizage.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:33:57 -0400
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Christopher Kidder
<cokidder@cbtheatre.org>wrote:
> So... I'm trying for a phrase that means: "I fell in love with a Klingon,
> not a Ferengi!"
> Here's what I've come up with so far:
> <banwI' vIwIvta'DI' tlhIngan vIpIHpu'. verengan vIpIHbe'pu'.>
>
> If I got that right, then it ought to say, "When I chose my lover (loved
> one), I expected a Klingon. I did not expect a Ferengi!"
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
Looks good to me, besides the missing g in bangwI'. :D
You could also say:
tlhIngan ghaH bangwI''e', verengan ghaHbe'!
My beloved is a Klingon, not a Ferengi.
Are you saying the phrase to your lover or someone else (who called your
lover a Ferengi)?
qurgh
