[Tlhingan-hol] how to use {nej}?

Steven Boozer sboozer at uchicago.edu
Mon Dec 5 08:38:10 PST 2011


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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