[91149] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] how to use {nej}?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Dec 5 11:38:25 2011
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:38:10 -0600
In-Reply-To: <CA+cwSm-eHzvjN4+pSPZBSp383S7Le_tsynh7KiMZ7VvW_9-7aA@mail.gmail.com>
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Voragh:
>> (BTW, is there a word for "airport" in the TalkNow! program?)
Philip:
> I believe not - nor is there one for "bus stop" or "harbour, port".
>
> Aeroplanes, busses, ships, and trains are all mentioned in the "first
> words" section, but no stopping places.
>
> One of the phrases in the "phrases" section asks where the train
> station is -- but the question is translated into Klingon as "where do
> I board the train?", rather than using a word for "train station".
Pity. I was hoping there would be an airport/customs scene - there often is in most conversational foreign language phrase books - to supplement the exchange in "Conversational Klingon":
Are you a Terran?
tera'ngan SoH'a'?
Yes, I'm a Terran.
HIja', tera'ngan jIH.
Are you vacationing on Kronos?
Qo'noSDaq bIghIQ'a'?
Yes, I'm vacationing on Kronos.
HIja', Qo'noSDaq jIghIQ.
Do you know anyone here?
naDev vay' DaSov'a'?
No, I don't know anyone here.
ghobe', naDev vay' vISovbe'.
Are you transporting tribbles?
yIHmey DaHIj'a'?
No, I'm not transporting tribbles.
ghobe', yIHmey vIHIjbe'.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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