18 Klingon phrases that will save your life one day
On 6 September
2016, wired.com released an article with the above title, showing 18 Klingon phrases.
The Sentences were collected by Klingonist
Joseph Windsor.
Phrases
# |
Klingon |
Provided pronunciation |
Translation |
1 |
quSDaq ba'lu''a' |
[qus.dak 'baz.luz.'zaz] |
Is this seat taken? |
2 |
jIjatlh |
[ji.'jax] |
Speak |
3 |
pe'vIl mu'qaDmey |
['pez.vil 'muz.kad.mey] |
Curse well! |
4 |
nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e' |
['nuk.dak zoh puc.paz.zez] |
Where's the bathroom? |
5 |
nuqDaq 'oH tach'e' |
['nuk.dak zoh tac.zez] |
Where's the bar? |
6 |
tera'ngan Soj lujab'a' |
[te.raz.fan soj lu.jab.zaz] |
Do they serve Earth food? |
7 |
qut na' HInob |
[kut naz hi.nob] |
Give me the salty crystals |
8 |
qagh Sopbe' |
[kag sop.bez] |
He doesn't eat gagh. |
9 |
HIja' / ghobe' |
[hi.jaz go.bez] |
Yes/No |
10 |
Dochvetlh vIneH |
[doc.'vex vi.neh] |
I want that thing! |
11 |
Hab SoSlI' Quch |
[hab sos.liz quc] |
Your mother has a smooth forehead! |
12 |
nuqjatlh |
[nuk.jax] |
What did you say? |
13 |
jagh yIbuStaH |
[jag yi.bus.tah] |
Concentrate on the enemy! |
14 |
Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam |
[heg.luz.meh qaq jaj.vam] |
Today is a good day to die |
15 |
qaStaH nuq jay' |
[kas.tah nuq jayz] |
What the #$*@ is happening? |
16 |
wo' batlhvaD |
[woz bax.vad] |
For the honor of the Empire! |
17 |
tlhIngan maH |
[xi.fan mah] |
We are Klingon! |
18 |
Qapla' |
[qap.laz] |
Success! |
Analysis
Aside from two typos, the phrases are all grammtically correct and not just standard phrases copied from the book. The usage of the
IPA symbols showing the
pronunciation is well done and mostly correct. One
replacement proverb that had been discovered at
qep'a' 21 in
2014 shows the actuality of the phrases.
Phrase #3 is incomplete, it should be
pe'vIl mu'qaDmey tIbach.
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