[Tlhingan-hol] Does this make sense ?

[Felix Malmenbeck]

Hmm, I'm afraid I can't really make sense of this. I get:

> I saw the talking picture, yesterday. You touch the energy of the dark side on the menu, he/she/they said. On the data disk, menu.

>

> This talking picture was about space.

>

> The talking picture. It is what? Answer me!


May I guess that you are talking about Star Wars?


Referring to a movie as a "talking picture" is quite clever. {HaSta much} is more commonly used, but I don't think there's any canon to support any particular option.

"Television set" has been translated as {HaSta jIH}, however, which lends some support to {HaSta much}.


To translate "the dark side of the Force" literally, you could say {energy/power Dop Hurgh} ("the dark side of the power"), rather than {Dop Hurgh HoS} ("the energy/power of the dark side").

Personally, I like translating "the Force" as {HoS'a'}, or "the GREAT energy/power", so as to set it aside from the rest.


There is the separate issue of whether or not {Dop} can be used to mean "side" in the sense of "I'm on your side!" or "the dark side of the Force". I honestly don't know.



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From: qunnoQ HoD <mihkoun at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] Does this make sense ?

this is beyond pathetic,but I wonder if anyone can understand what I'm trying to say and eventually ask..

wa'Hu ',jatlhbogh mIllogh,vIlegh. HIDjolevDaq,Dop Hurgh HoS DaHot,jatlh. De'jengva'Daq HIDjolev.
logh bop jatlhbogh mIlloghvam.

jatlhbogh mIllogh nuq 'oH HIjang.

qunnoQ HoD


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