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3. Buying Tarts
jatlh tera'ngan: Qapla' |
The Earthling says, "Hello!" |
jatlh tlhIngan: nuqneH! nuq Daje'
DaneH, tera'ngan? |
The Klingon says, "Hello! What do you want
to buy, Earthling?" |
jatlh tera'ngan: chabmey vIje' vIneHbej. |
The Earthling says, "I definitely want to buy
tarts." |
jetlh tlhIngan: chabmey vIghaj. HItlhej! |
The merchant says, "I have tarts. Come with
me! |
tlhIngan tlhej tera'ngan. chabmey legh.
chabmey wIv. |
The Earthling accompanies the Klingon. She
see tarts. She selects tarts. |
jatlh tera'ngan: DaH chabmey tIqat! |
The Earthling says, "Wrap the tarts now!" |
jatlh tlhIngan: DaH tIDIl! |
The Klingon says, "Pay for them now!" |
chabmey DIl tera'ngan. chabmey qat
tlhIngan. |
The Earthling pays for the tarts. The Klingon
wraps up the tarts. |
jatlh tera'ngan: Qapla'! |
The Earthling says, "Good-bye!" |
Jatlh tlhIngan: Qapla'! |
The Klingon says, "Good-bye!" |
qach mej tera'ngan. DaH yuch ghaj. DaH
chabmey ghaj. Dochmey legh tera'ngan.
qachmey legh. Dujmey legh. Sormey legh. |
The Earthling leaves the building. She has
chocolate now. She has tarts now. The
Earthling sees things. She sees buildings.
She sees vehicles. she sees trees. |
The emphasis in this lesson is plural of things not capable of language.
Notes: To make a Klingon noun plural, we add a noun suffix, type 2. The plural for beings not capable of language is -mey. Examples: pa'mey rooms,
chabmey tarts, Dujmey vehicles, Sormey trees, yuchmey
chocolates, qachmey buildings. Definitely do not apply this suffix to nouns capable of language! Do not attach it to tera'ngan or to
tlhIngan!
When the object of an impertive (command) sentence is plural, the verb prefix is tI- instead of yI-. Examples: chabmey tlhegh See the cakes! pa'mey tIDIl Pay for the rooms!
Vocabulary:
chab |
tart, dumpling, cake, cookie (noun) |
Doch |
thing (noun) |
Duj |
vehicle, craft, ship (noun) |
mej |
leaves, exits, goes out of (verb) |
-mey |
plural of beings not capable of language (noun suffix, type 2) |
qach |
building, structure (noun) |
Sor |
tree (noun) |
tI- |
imperative for plural objects of sentences (verb prefix, imperative) |
Drill: chab vIje'. chabmey vIje'. chab Daje'. chabmey Daje'. chab je' tera'ngan. chabmey je' tera'ngan. chab yIje'! chabmey tIje'! Doch vIqat vIneH. Dochmey vIqat vineH. Doch Daqat DaneH. Dochmey Daqat
DaneH. Doch qat tlhIngan neH tera'ngan. Dochmey qat tlhIngan neH tera'ngan. Doch yIqat! Dochmey tIqat! Dujmey vIlegh neH tlhIngan. Sormey Dalegh neHbej tera'ngan. qachmey mej tera'ngan neH tera'ngan.
Translate into Klingon, using only grammer and vocaulary introduced so far: I buy a vehicle. I buy vehicles. You buy a vehicle. You buy vehicles. The Earthling buys a vehicle. The Earthling buys
vehicles. I pay for a room. I pay for the rooms. You pay for a room. You pay for a room. You pay for the rooms. The Klingon pays for a room. The Klingon pays for the rooms. I want to see a tree. I want to see trees. You want to see a tree. You want
to see trees. The Earthling wants the Klingon to see a tree. The Earthling wants the Klingon to see trees. Buy a tart! buy tarts! Wrap a tart! Wrap the tarts! Pay for the rooms! See the buildings! Leave the rooms! Buy the vehicles! Choose
chocolates! see me! Choose me!
nuq je' tera'ngan? nuq legh tera'ngan? nuq wIv tera'ngan? nuq qat tlhIngan?
Role play: Have one student play the part of a seller and another a buyer.
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