[89347] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'maH cha'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ghunchu'wI' 'utlh)
Thu Sep 1 15:17:01 2011
In-Reply-To: <6.2.5.6.2.20110901085342.07ece620@flyingstart.ca>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 15:11:22 -0400
From: "ghunchu'wI' 'utlh" <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Robyn Stewart <robyn@flyingstart.ca> wrote:
> nachDaj Der[6] QeDpIn. "vItu'be'. batlh toy'law' 'ej qun pagh."
> [6] I just told off QeS for doing the same thing. Does it work here?
> Is there a better way?
novpu' chaH. chaHvaD <ghobe'> 'oS'a' Derbogh nach? vIHbogh nach
yIDelQo'. qech'e' 'oSbogh tuH yIDel.
<Qub QeDpIn. "vItu'be'...">
<QIt jang QeDpIn. "nuQ'a'? vItu'be'...">
<SIbI' jang QeDpIn. "ghobe'.">
I had questions about facial expressions and body language in a
translation project. My choice was to ignore the superficial details
of the action, and instead to make clear the meaning behind it.
Instead of blinking, my character displayed surprise. Instead of
nodding, he whispered his assent. Etc.
-- ghunchu'wI'
