[Tlhingan-hol] Use Klingon!

[mayql qunenoS]

jIghelmeH jIgheltaH not 'e' jIjatlh vIneH
I want to say that I never ask,for the purpose of asking

'ach taghwI' bora'DI' mu'tlheghmeyraj mugh
however when you tell a beginner to translate your sentences

boQIj 'e' ghel 'e' SupIHnIs
you need to expect that he will ask that you explain to him

yajbe'bogh pab
the grammar which he doesn't understand.

toH ! nuq boneH ?
So ! what do you want ?

wuq !
decide !

Hu' {jIvIptaH} jIlo'nIs 'e' vIchup vay'.
days ago someone suggested i need to use {jIvIptaH}..

vaj KLBCDaq jIghel
so I asked in KLBC

DaH.. vIghIpDIjnISlu'a' ?
now.. do i need to be courtmartialled ?

qun HoD

On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Lieven <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:
> Am 09.12.2015 um 15:56 schrieb Will Martin:
>>
>> The purpose of the language is to express meaning, not just to use the
>
> [...]
>>
>> So, instead of trying to come up with a reason to put affixes on
>> pronouns, why not spend a little time learning how to say specific
>> things in Klingon?
>
>
> qechvetlh vIDelta' vIneH jIH je.
> I wanted to say the same thing
>
> mu'tlheghmey run tIchenmoH.
> create short sentences first.
>
> mu'mey neH tImughQo'.
> Do not only translate the words.
>
> qech yImugh.
> Translate the meaning.
>
> vay' DamughlaHbe'chugh, vaj yImughQo'.
> If you can't translate something, just skip it.
>
> mu'tlheghmeyvam vImughmeH, Hoch mu'mey vImughchu'be' chaq 'e' Datu'.
> In these sentences, you may notice that they are no literal translations.
>
> tIlaD, 'ej bIH Dayaj 'e' yInID.
> Read them and try to understand them.
>
> tugh, mu'tlheghmey tIq DamughlaH SoH'e'.
> Soon you will also be able to translate long senteces like these.
>
> ghIlab ghewmey tIbuSqo'.
> Don't focus too much to grammatical details.
>
> tlhIngan Hol yIlo' jay'.
> USE Klingon.
>
> rIn.
> Over.
>
> --
> Lieven L. Litaer
> aka Quvar valer 'utlh
> Grammarian of the KLI
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