[Tlhingan-hol] whatculture's "10 Things You Must Know When Dating A Trekker"

[jaSwa']

I used *chonayqang'a'* and *choSawqang'a'*.

jaSwa'

Hochlogh bechjaj Hoch jaghpu'wI'

Felix Malmenbeck <felixm at kth.se> wrote:

>It appears this phrase popped up on the interwebs at some point, and has since been copied both here and there. Much like "Urkuk lu stalga!"
>
>It seems he answers questions in the article comments, so that may be a good way to reach him. Plus it makes it easier to correct him thoroughly and politely (which is sometimes a challenge in 140 characters).
>
>By the way, how would most here translate it?
>
>As a command (HInay!/HISaw!)? As a statement of desire (qa[nay/Saw] vIneH!)? A question regarding desire (cho[nay/Saw] DaneH'a'?)? Somethig more poetic (DuchopmeH ghew wa'DIch muHoHnIS!)?
>
>
>________________________________________
>From: De'vID [de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:06
>To: tlhIngan-Hol
>Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] whatculture's "10 Things You Must Know When Dating A    Trekker"
>
>From: http://whatculture.com/humour/star-trek-10-things-you-must-know-when-dating-a-trekker.php/
><So bear that in mind if either of you decide to utter those magic
>words “Lu, luq ra nay Jih’*
>
>* ‘Will you marry me?’ in Klingon.>
>
>Okay, I sort of get how *{nay Jih'} (= *{nay jIH}) is "marry me", but
>I can't for the life of me figure out where the rest comes from.
>
>Maybe someone can contact the author and correct him
>(https://twitter.com/JohndeGruyther). I have no patience for doing
>that kind of thing.
>
>--
>De'vID
>
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