February 2021 - tlhIngan-Hol

tlhoy st6 'ay'vammo' jIHaghpu'mo', tlhoS jISaQpu'..
by mayqel qunen'oS 12 Feb '21

12 Feb '21

st6 much; 'entepray'Daq baHtaHvIS cheng Sa', jatlhtaH cheng.. 'ej jatlhtaHvIS, 'entepray'Daq Dat ghoghDaj 'Ijlu'. ngugh 'otlh peng luDubmoHmeH, vang SIpoq mccoy je. 'a SIpoq berghchoHmoHmo' cheng ghogh, jatlhqa'DI' cheng, 'ej jatlh < I'm constant as the northern star, > jatlh SIpoq: < I'd give real money if he shut up > hahaha ~ Dana'an guess who's coming to dinner

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how do we use the chenHa' meyrI'?
by mayqel qunen'oS 12 Feb '21

12 Feb '21

During the 2020 qepHom, we learned that one way to express "fail to climax" (sexually) is by the slang phrase {chenHa' meyrI'}. maj. But how do we use this phrase? If there's an alien who "fails to climax sexually" what do we say? Do we say {meyrI' chenHa'moHpu' nov}? ~ Dana'an DaH DIHIvnIS DIHIvlaHtaHvIS

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Klingon Word of the Day: rIvSo'
by Klingon Word of the Day 12 Feb '21

12 Feb '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, February 12, 2021 Klingon word: rIvSo' Part of speech: noun Definition: embassy Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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tlhInganpu' vImuSHa' jay'
by mayqel qunen'oS 12 Feb '21

12 Feb '21

qen, qaStaHvIS bel poH, DaltaH.. vaj youtube vInaw'choHpu', 'ej ngugh jIQubpu': < qatlh star trek HaSta tamey vIbejbe'? > 'ej ghIq Sarvam tamey vIbejchoHpu'. ..'ej qaSpu'DI' 'op tup, star trek vi dinner scene vIbejchoHpu'. 'ej ngugh tIqwIj Hotpu' qeylIS.. jolpa'Daq tlhInganpu' 'aghchoHpu'DI' mIllogh qonwI', 'ej SIryoDmeychaj vIleghchoHpu'DI', SIbI' jInongchoHpu'. jInongchoHpu', 'ej jIQubpu': < pov! pov! vIlqu' jay'! star trek 'u'Daq pagh Segh Dun law' tlhIngan Segh Dun puS. pagh jay'. star trek 'u'Daq pagh Segh vIl law' tlhIngan Segh vIl puS. p-a-g-h jay'!!! > tagha' jIyajpu'; qa'wIj mInDu' poSmoHta' qeylIS. tlhInganpu' v-I-m-u-S-H-a-' jay'. ~ Dana'an guess who's coming to dinner

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Maybe beginning to understand...
by Will Martin 11 Feb '21

11 Feb '21

For me {reH latlh qabDaq qul tuj law’ Hoch tuj puS} has always been cryptic. So, I’ve said something that is in error and I’m embarrassed. Why would I say that the fire is always hottest on someone else’s face? It’s probably just one of those things that people say and nobody knows why, but… It occurs to me that hidden meaning might exist... So, it’s a cold night and we’re at camp and there’s a nice warm fire. We know that Klingons don’t like the cold. I mean they really, REALLY don’t like the cold. So, the fire warms our faces, and that’s a nice thing. At different times, different ones of us get to be near the fire and feel that warmth… … but some of us feel like we are always left out in the cold… So, the fire always warms other faces more than it warms mine… … because here I am, always saying something stupid and getting shunned by the cool people who get to stand next to the fire. charghwI’ vaghnerya’ngan rInpa’ bomnIS be’’a’ pI’.

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Klingon Word of the Day: buSHach
by Klingon Word of the Day 11 Feb '21

11 Feb '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, February 11, 2021 Klingon word: buSHach Part of speech: noun Definition: thought, notion Source: 2019 email to pagh, qep'a' 27 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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thoughts on lIn and bon
by mayqel qunen'oS 11 Feb '21

11 Feb '21

During the qepHom of 2016 we were told.. ---begin quote--- When A and B share something with each other (share some {gagh}, say), the verb to use is {lIn} ("share") and the construction is {C lulIn A B je} (or {C lIn A B je} if C is plural, and, again, with appropriate verb prefixes). In this case, the speaker is noncommittal about whether A or B is the one who decided to do the sharing with the other. ---end quote--- Is this the only way we can use {lIn}? Suppose I write: lIrDajvaD qagh lIn SuvwI' the warrior shares the qagh with his owl Would it be acceptable ? Moving on.. There's something which seems strange with the {bon}. According to matlh: ---begin quote--- When A shares something (C) with B, the verb to use is {bon} ("share with") and the construction is BvaD C {bon} A (with appropriate verb prefixes depending on what A and C are). In this case, C belongs to or is controlled by A and A chooses to share it with B. ---end quote--- The translation of the construction BvaD C {bon} A is rather strange. Example: lIrDajvaD qagh bon SuvwI' the warrior shares with the qagh for his owl I can't understand this. I can understand the {lIrDaj bon SuvwI'} "the warrior shares with his owl" (something unspecified), but the {lIrDajvaD qagh bon SuvwI'} is rather strange. Unless of course it's one of those "because matlh says so" times.. Dana'an I love you maltz

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Klingon Word of the Day: loltaH
by Klingon Word of the Day 11 Feb '21

11 Feb '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Klingon word: loltaH Part of speech: verb Definition: maintain an attitude (aircraft) Source: This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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sub-jay'-zero cool; sub zero freezing cool!
by mayqel qunen'oS 10 Feb '21

10 Feb '21

bong mIlloghvam vItu'pu'; lughchu'be' pIqaDDaj, 'a qay'be'. qay'be', povmo' mIlloghvam jay'. https://www.deviantart.com/jotin-productions/art/Klingon-Desktop-Die-With-H… ~ Dana'an remain klingon

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Anki deck for {boQwI'} database
by De'vID 10 Feb '21

10 Feb '21

A couple of people have asked me if the {boQwI'} database could be converted into an Anki deck. For anyone who's using Anki to study Klingon, here it is: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mpA1rj1sMmXnvbWeWMnycxhIF1TmdQMe/view?usp=… (If you don't know what Ank is, it's a very popular flashcard program.) -- De'vID

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