[88344] in tlhIngan-Hol
RE: If I were you...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Thu Nov 18 14:40:06 2010
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:29:01 -0600
In-Reply-To: <A4AA9F24-7F62-4E1A-AD28-6C9A771C04D6@gmail.com>
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Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
lojmIt tI'wI' nuv:
>It occurred to be yesterday that if someone asked me for advice and I
>wanted to say, "If I were you, I'd pay more and get the better widget,"
>in Klingon, well, I can't. The "If I were you," part gets REALLY weird,
>no matter how I try to approach the problem.
>
>I just have to skip that part and say something like, {Doch qaq vImaS.
>wagh'a'? ram!}
Since Klingon doesn't have a subjunctive, how about:
qeSwIj DaneHchugh, janHom wagh yIje'!
If you want my advice, buy the expensive widget.
janHom qaq DaDIl 'e' vIchup
I suggest/recommend you pay for the better widget.
Other verbs: {qeS} "advise", {qap} "insist", {poQ} "demand".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
