[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon in Picard [spoiler-warning]

[Steven Boozer]

You said the scene took place in a bar, so could this be an attempt at {XXX(m)ey tISop!} "Eat the [somethings [plural]]!" with another sign advertising *o'mat* for sale?  I 'm ashamed to admit I don't know pIqaD, but Is it possible that the writer or artist confused or mis-copied the letters /p/ and /Q/?

FYI for those who have forgotten that immortal line from "Heart of Glory" *O'Mat Gri T'M pffiots*, Okrand provided us with the "official" spellings at qep'a' 2019:

(qep’a’ 2019):  In the TNG episode "Heart of Glory", the Klingon ordering food and drink (from the food replicator) says he wants {'o'mat ghIrI'}, which is some sort of meat and pasta-like concoction. Then he specifies that the fat in the food should be boiled, one of the optional ways to prepare this dish. He says {tI'Im!} "boil (the fat [in the entrees])!"  He uses the prefix {tI-} because there are three separate entrees. Finally, he orders a special, rather pungent Klingon beverage known as {pIvyoch}. 

Hmm... I wonder if the bar served {pIvyoch} as well?

Voragh

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From: Lieven L. Litaer via tlhIngan-Hol
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 10:27 AM

During that first episode, when Rafi arrives on a bar on M'talas Prime (obviously named after showrunner Terry Matalas - duh), one can see some Klingon letters very shortly and in low quality. Nevertheless, they are clear to read.

The first line has the letters {(e)y tISoQ}, the second ends with {mat}, perhabs preceded by an apostrophe, which would make sense being the word {'o'mat}.

Does anyone have any information about who made this, or what it is supposed to mean? I would believe that the first word is a translation of "close the..." and it's clear that the suffix {-moH} is missing there, so it's possible that a non-expert made this using the dictionary and misused the word {SoQ}; Or they wanted to say "be closed" but then the prefix is wrong.

Unfortunately, the end credits do not mention any names I know of, nor any Klingon language supervisor.