vaSDaq Ho'lI tI tIHuSmoH

Lesson 2

KLINGON CURSES:
Qu’vatlh – said in moments of extreme anger
toDSaH – said to another Klingon if not on best of terms
ghuy’cha’ – stronger than “Darn it!”
taHqeq – classic insult spoken to another Klingon

Ha’DIbaH – animal
Hab SoSlI’ quch! – Your mother has a smooth forehead!

SOME VOCABULARY:
nuq? – what?
nuqjatlh? – What did you say?
‘Iv? – who? whom?

Hegh – die
jegh – surrender (v.)
legh – see
vulqa’ngan – Vulcan
tera’ngan – Terran
ghoS – approach
jatlh – say, speak
jang – reply (v.)

tlhutlh – drink (v.)
Dargh – tea
Sop – eat
Ha’DIbaH – animal, meat
yuch – chocolate

Hab – is smooth
SoS – mother
quch - forehead

KLINGON PRONOUNS:
jIH – I
SoH – you
ghaH – he, she, it (beings capable of language)
’oH – it (beings not capable of language)

Pronouns are not needed in Klingon. They are used to clarify or emphasize the agents of the verb.
Example: Sop. – He/She/It eats.
Sop ghaH. – He/She/It (not you or I) eats.

Because there is no verb TO BE in Klingon, pronouns can be used as a verb with a predicate noun:
tlhIngan jIH. – I am a Klingon.
vulqa’ngan SoH’a’? – Are you a Vulcan?

KLINGON VERB PREFIXES:
subject = you; object = me : cho-
subject = he/she/it; object = me : mu-
subject = I; object = you : qa-
subject = he/she/it; object = you : Du-

Dulegh. – He/She/It sees you.
mulegh tlhIngan. – The Klingon sees me.
choHoH SoH. – You (and no one else) kills me.

KLINGON STORY:
Dargh tlhutlh tlhIngan. yuch Sop ghaH. Ha’DIbaH Sopbe’. tlhIngan legh tera’ngan. QIp tera’ngan. tlhIngan ghoS tera’ngan. tera’ngan legh tlhIngan. « nuqneH, » jatlh tlhIngan.

tlhIngan tIch tera’ngan.
jatlh, « taHqeq, tera’ngan jIH! bIQIp! »

ghung tlhIngan. jatlh, « Qu’vatlh! nuqjatlh?! qaHoH! » tera’ngan Suv tlhIngan neH. nISwI’ ghaj tlhIngan. nuH ghajbe’ tera’ngan. QIp.

tera’ngan Suv tlhIngan. HoS tlhIngan. HoSbe’ tera’ngan. jeghbe’ tera’ngan. « Hab SoSlI’ quch, » jatlh tera’ngan.

jang tlhIngan, « tera’ngan, chotIch! bIHegh! » nISwI’ bach tlhIngan. tera’ngan HoH. Hegh tera’ngan. « Ha’DIbaH! » jatlh tlhIngan. Hagh ghaH.

Sounds of Klingon

This page is from the Klingon Language Institute.

Lesson 1

VOCABULARY:
HIja’ – yes
ghobe’ – no

nuH – weapon
nISwI’ – disruptor
Suv – fights
bach – shoots
HoH – kills

ghaj – has
Hagh – laughs
tIch – insults

ghung – is angry
QIp – is stupid
HoS – is strong

maj – Good! (exclamation)
majQa’ – Very good!
Qapla’ – Success!

KLINGON WORD ORDER:
OBJECT – VERB – SUBJECT
qa’vIn....tlhutlh...SuvwI’
coffee.......drinks......warrior
The warrior drinks coffee.

KLINGON VERB PREFIXES:
subject = I; object = none : jI-
subject = you; object = none : bI-
subject = he/she/it; object = none : no prefix
subject = I; object = him, her, it : vI-
subject = you; object = him, her, it : Da-
subject = he/she/it; object = him, her, it : no prefix

jIHoS. = I am strong.
bIHoS. = You are strong.
HoS. = He/She/It is strong.
tlhIngan Hol vIjatlh. = I speak the Klingon language.
tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh. = You speak the Klingon language.
tlhIngan Hol jatlh. = He/She/It speaks the the Klingon language.

KLINGON VERB SUFFIXES:
-be’ – negative, not
-’a’ – interrogative
jIghungbe’ = I am not angry.
bIQIp’a’ = Are you stupid?
tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh’a’ = Do you speak Klingon?

KLINGON STORY:
tlhIngan Suv Human neH. QIp Human. tlhIngan Hol jatlh Human. nuH ghaj tlhIngan. nuH ghajbe’ Human. tlhIngan tIch Human. QIp Human. ghung tlhIngan. Human Suv tlhIngan neH. Human Suv tlhIngan. nISwI’ ghaj tlhIngan. Human HoH tlhIngan. Hagh tlhIngan. Haghbe’ Human.