[Tlhingan-hol] qIHpu'ghach wa'DIch - 'ay' wa'

[Felix Malmenbeck]

>> DATA: HoD, romuluS wo' veHDaq qaSbe'pu' wanI' motlhbe' qaStaHvIS Hut jar.
>> yol lutaghmeH ghaytanHa' poHvam luwIv.

ghItlhta' De'vID:
> Instead of {qaSbe'} and {motlhbe'}, how about {qaS} and {ram}?  I am
> reminded of Kruge's line from Star Trek III: {naDev qaS wanI' ramqu'}
> "There's nothing happening here", literally, "A very insignificant event is
> happening here", or "trivial things are happening here".

While I agree that your suggestion sounds more like something a Klingon would say, I rather liked Rohan's original suggestion because it sounded like something the Klingon equivalent of Data might say, sacrificing brevity and directness for accuracy.
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