[Tlhingan-hol] Bingonese Translator

[Felix Malmenbeck]

I'm really looking forward to seeing where this goes ... and it's good for a couple of laughs in the meantime :)

Some of my favorites include:


English -> Klingon
I like Norway. = DuraS vIparHa'.
I am Danish. = jIH maghbogh.
I'm a bastard. = SepDajvaD Heghchugh petaQ jIH.
I am in your debt. May you defeat all your enemies with honor. = jIH DIlIjnISlaw'. chaq Hoch jagh batlh jey.

Klingon -> English
jIH DIlIjnISlaw'. chaq Hoch jagh batlh jey. = I must have THEM. It was, perhaps, the enemy of all honor and defeat.
He'So' Qo'noS. = Stink of Denmark.
Q = I LEAPED TO MY FEET
D = MASTERS


> Also, you'll need to try and find some way of contacting the people who run
> the Bing translator to provide them with the accurate translations and the
> rules applicable, so their knowledge base can more efficiently parse the
> sentences - both ways.

You don't have to worry about that; they've got some very good klingonists working for them.
One can also apply to join their translator group to help grow the corpus. Details here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/translation/archive/2013/05/14/announcing-klingon-for-bing-translator.aspx


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Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 00:28
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Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] Bingonese Translator

The Bing Klingon translator went online today. I've tried a few sample sentences, rudimentary stuff anyone could do with a cursory examination of TKD.

It needs work.

You fought me yesterday.    Bing: jIHvaD ghob wa'Hu'.
We travel to Kronos.    Bing: leng Qo'noS.
I want to eat that meal.    Bing: SoHvaD jISop vIneH.
My targ likes to eat gagh.    Bing: vay' ghaghH ghaytan targh.
We fought ten warriors.    Bing: wa'maH SuvwI' maSuv.
Come here!    Bing: naDev ghoS!
Sleep there!    Bing: Qong pa'!
Dishonourable Romulans are everywhere!    Bing: Dat quvHa' romulans!
The wind does not respect a fool.    Bing: qoH vuvbe' SuS.
Beam me up, Scotty!    Bing: HIjol, scotty!

Translations provided by Bing.

Let's hope they get improving. Rate the accuracy of your translations below each one. Also, you'll need to try and find some way of contacting the people who run the Bing translator to provide them with the accurate translations and the rules applicable, so their knowledge base can more efficiently parse the sentences - both ways.

Till then, *sigh* expect journalists to come up with "Hov trek 'oH tlhegh ngo'." for "Star Trek is money for old rope."
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