[Tlhingan-hol] Eurotalk - New Words - First Words

[Josh Badgley]

I agree. 
Presenting nuqneH as "hello" is going to cause problems for anyone who 
learns Klingon using this CD.  It's worth remembering that not every
culture has an all-purpose word for salutation. I've studied a little Pali for religious reasons. Although it's mainly a literary language, it's interesting to note that the language does
not have a word for "hello".  One could use various other greetings depending on the situation (bho! Friend! Svagatam! Welcome!
Hail!)
 It would be unfortunate for new Klingon speakers to start using nuqneH 
in this way. Personally, I like "qajatlh" from KPC...I can see a Klingon
 answering a phone with such a phrase. 






-- jhb


> Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 16:05:48 -0400
> From: nahqun at gmail.com
> To: tlhingan-hol at stodi.digitalkingdom.org
> Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] Eurotalk - New Words - First Words
> 
> Sorry for not posting these yesterday, I just started a new job and
> I'm having to flip my nights and days around.
> 
> -=-=-
> 
> Yes - HIja'
> No - ghobe'
> telephone - ghogh HablI'
> Good morning - maj po
> Good afternoon - maj pov
> Good evening - maj choS
> please - qatlhobneS
> Thank you - qatlho'
> Thank you very much - qatlho'qu'
> Sorry - jIQoS
> Hello - nuqneH
> Good-bye - DaH jImej
> left - poS
> right - nIH
> water - bIQ
> beer - HIq
> wine - HIq
> milk - nIm
> coffee - qa'vIn
> ladies' toilet - be' puchpa'
> gents' toilet - loD puchpa'
> one - wa'
> two - cha'
> three - wej
> hospital - ropyaH qach
> aspirin - nuch Hergh
> taxi - ra'wI' lupwI'
> Where is the bank? nuqDaq 'oH beyIl'e'?
> Where are the suitcases? nuqDaq bIH leng buqmey'e'?
> passport - leng chaw'
> credit card - Huch chaw'
> keys - ngaQHa'moHwI'mey
> bicycle - qam Do Duj
> car - puH Duj
> bus - lupwI'
> airplane - muD Duj
> train - lupwI' mIr
> ship - bIQ Duj
> beach - bIQ'a' HeH
> bed - QongDaq
> house - juH qach
> bathroom - puchpa'
> shower - bIQ ghaywI' pa'
> hotel - mebpa'mey
> -=-=-
> 
> And that's it.
> 
> 
> I'm disappointed with "hello" being {nuqneH}.
> Especially since I run the program in Hawaiian and I see "Aloha - nuqneH".
> And {nuqneH} doesn't even come close to capturing the spirit of Aloha.
> 
> I'd rather a new phrase like we got for "goodbye".
> Nothing too special, just something else.
> 
> 
> ~'anan naHQun
> 
> -- 
> ~Michael Roney, Jr.
> Professional Klingon Translator
> webOS Developer
> 
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