[Tlhingan-hol] Does this make sense ?

[qunnoQ HoD]

> Hmm, I'm afraid I can't really make sense of this.
actually,you understood almost everything ! Here is what I wanted to say :
"..yesterday, I saw a movie. In the menu it said "feel the power of the
dark side". At the disc's menu. This movie was about space. You tell me
which this movie was !.."

> May I guess that you are talking about Star Wars?
yes ! It is the SIth bortaS.

> Referring to a movie as a "talking picture" is quite clever.
thanks ! I had quite a hard time,trying to figure out how to describe the
word "movie". luckily,the description "picture which talks" came to my mind.

> 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.
very nice suggestions indeed.

> 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
yes,this is a good point. I hadn't thought of that.

What I couldn't find a word/description for was "science fiction". I
actually wanted to say "this was a science fiction movie". It would be nice
if someone had any ideas on how to say "science fiction" in klingon. I
didn't find any words for "fiction/imagination/fantasy"

cpt qunnoQ



On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 8:41 PM, Felix Malmenbeck <felixm at kth.se> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* qunnoQ HoD <mihkoun at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 24, 2015 19:23
> *To:* tlhIngan Hol mailing list
> *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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