Saturday 27 September 2008

How to speak Klingon

This is simply mind-blowing. The fact is that more people speak Klingon than speak Esperanto. Books have been written about how to speak klingon and there are endless website, blogs and fora devoted to the subject.

Yes. (answer to yes/no question)----- HIja' or HISlaH
No. (answer to yes/no question) --------ghobe'
Yes, OK, I'll do it----------. lu' or luq
No, don't, I won't---------. Qo'
Hello. (Roughly, "What do you want?") ------nuqneH
What's happening? -------qaStaH nuq?
Huh? -------nuqjatlh?
I understand.-------- jIyaj
I don't understand. ------- jIyajbe'
Good! (expression of satisfaction) ------maj
Well done! ----------majQa'
Where is the bathroom? ---------nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'
Come in---------------- yI'el (to more than one person: pe'el)
Come here.--------------------- HIghoS
Go away.-------- naDevvo' yIghoS (to more than one person:
-------------naDevvo' peghoS)
Open the door! ---------lojmIt yIpoSmoH! (See note if you think something
is missing here.)
Don't be silly. -------- yIDoghQo' (to more than one person: peDoghQo')
Your mother has a smooth forehead! --------- Hab SoSlI' Quch! (Note: this is
a powerful insult; don't say it to friends.)
Today is a good day to die. -------------- Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam
We are Klingons! ----------- tlhIngan maH!
Happy birthday. ------------ qoSlIj DatIvjaj (to more than one person:
qoSraj botIvjaj)
What time is it? ----------------'arlogh Qoylu'pu'? (Literally, "How many
times has it [presumably some traditional hour alarm] been heard?")
Shut up!---------- bIjatlh 'e' yImev (to more than one person: Sujatlh 'e'
yImev)
That's great news! -------------buy' ngop (Literally, "The plates are
full")

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