[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: jal

[mayql qunenoS]

> Keep in mind that {Ha’DIbaH} does not mean “dog”. It means “animal”.
> Culturally, a {targh} is probably closer to a “dog” than {Ha’DIbaH}. The species
> is very different from a dog, but the nature of the pet/owner relationship is similar.

thanks ! I keep forgetting this detail. next time I'll use {targh}

> Also, you said that you will chew a night with {lursa’ be’etor je}.

oh, you're right ! thanks for telling me ; I wanted to write {yIn}. So
here is the sentence re-written :
{ram vIyIn mutlhejtaHvIS lurSa' be'etor je 'e' vIjal 'a ramvam vItaHlaH'a' ?}

> It occurs to me that a good name for someone who likes Darth Vedor a lot might
> want the Klingon name {mIv Hurgh}.

this is perfect ! so I will adopt it right away, and combine it with
my real name !

mayqel mIv Hurgh qunenoS
I just can't find the words to describe how much I like tlhIngan Hol !

On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 7:42 PM, lojmIttI'wI'nuv
<lojmitti7wi7nuv at gmail.com> wrote:
> Keep in mind that {Ha’DIbaH} does not mean “dog”. It means “animal”. We do
> translate {verengan Ha’DIbaH} as “Ferengi Dog” as a derogatory term, but it
> literally means "Ferengi animal”. Lately, I’ve been seeing it translated
> consistently as “dog”, and this time even to contrast with “cat”, which is
> an animal, so the contrast doesn’t work that well.
>
> Culturally, a {targh} is probably closer to a “dog” than {Ha’DIbaH}. The
> species is very different from a dog, but the nature of the pet/owner
> relationship is similar.
>
> Also, you said that you will chew a night with {lursa’ be’etor je}.
>
> It occurs to me that a good name for someone who likes Darth Vedor a lot
> might want the Klingon name {mIv Hurgh}.
>
> pItlh
> lojmIt tI'wI'nuv
>
>
>
> On Feb 22, 2016, at 11:11 AM, mayql qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> jaj vIjal HolQeD vIghaj..
> I imagine the day I will possess HolQeD..
>
> Ha'DIbaHmey lughajbe'bogh tera''e' vIjal 'ej reH che' vIghro'mey' !
> I imagine an earth which doesn't have dogs and that the cats rule it forever
> !
>
> ram vIyIv mutlhejtaHvIS lurSa' be'etor je 'e' vIjal 'a ramvam vItaHlaH'a' ?
> I imagine that I will live a night while being accompanied by lursa
> and b'etor, but will I be able to survive this night ?
>
> cpt qunnoq
> DaHjaj wej vIghro'mey yatlh vIlegh !
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 5:17 PM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 22 February 2016 at 16:00, qurgh lungqIj <qurgh at wizage.net> wrote:
>
> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, February 22, 2016
>
> Klingon word: jal
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: imagine, envision
> Source: qepHom 2015 p.14
>
>
> A reference to John Lennon, perhaps? Though his middle initial isn't {a}.
>
> Has anyone translated, er, restored "Imagine" into Klingon?
>
> --
> De'vID
>
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