Dialogue
Mary, a Federation student who just arrived on Qo’noS, talks to a Klingon student.
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matlh: nuqneH?
merIy: rep yIper!
matlh: wa’maH vatlh wejmaH rep.
merIy: qatlho’.
matlh: qay’be’.
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Qugh: ghojwI’ SoH’a’?
merIy: HIja’. ‘ejyo’ ‘ampaS ghojwI’ jIH.
Qugh: maj. nuq DaHaD?
merIy: QumQeD. DISwIj cha’DIch ‘oH.
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Maltz: What do you want?
Mary: Tell me the time.
Maltz: It’s 10:30am.
Mary: Thank you.
Maltz: No problem.
II
Krogh: Are you a student?
Mary: Yes. I am a Starfleet Academy student.
Krogh: Good. What do you study?
Mary: Communication Science. It’s my second year.
Vocabulary
| DaH | Now |
| DIvI’ Hol | English Language |
| HIja’ | Yes |
| ghojwI’ | Student |
| … Hol | … language (eg tlhIngan Hol – Klingon Language) |
| DuSaQ | School |
| … ben | … years old |
| … rep | … o’clock |
| ghojmoHwI’ | Teacher |
| QeD | Science |
| maj | Good (expressing satisfaction) |
| ‘ampaS | Academy |
| ghogh HablI’ | telephone |
| jup | friend |
| pong | name |
| nuq | what? |
| luq | Okay, I’ll do it |
| mI’ | Number |
| ‘ejyo’ ‘ampaS ghojwI’ | Starfleet Academy Student |
| jIH | I (am) |
| SoH | You (are) |
Additional Vocabulary |
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| Countries | |
| ‘amerI’qa’ SepjIjQa’ | United States of America |
| tuqjIjQa’ | United Kingdom of Great Britain |
| ‘aSralya’ | Australia |
| Suverya’ | Sweden |
| jungwoq | China |
| nIpon | Japan |
| Majors | |
| QeD | Science |
| QumQeD | Communications |
| HuchQeD | economics |
| novQeD | alien studies |
| De’wI’QeD | computer |
| nughQeD | anthropology |
| woQQeD | politics |
| malja’QeD | business |
| lutQeD | literature |
| qunQeD | history |
| Occupations | |
| Qu’ | job, work, occuption |
| Qel | doctor |
| beq | crewman |
| DuSaQ ghojwI’ | school student |
| housewife | |
| ‘ampaS ghojwI’ | graduate student |
| chut | lawyer |
| ‘orwI’ | pilot |
| Family | |
| SoS | mother |
| vav | father |
| loDnI’ | sister |
| be’nI’ | brother |
| puqloD | son |
| puqbe’ | daughter |