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Klingon Language Postal Course

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Lesson 1

created by David Barron

To take the free Postal Course you need to study and answer the review-questions at the end, and then send

them by e-mail to postal@kli.org, or by regular mail (along with a self-addressed stamped envelope) to:

Klingon Language Lessons

c/o Eric Andeen

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Phoenix, AZ 85004

Be certain you include sufficient postage to cover two ounces of materials. Your answers will be corrected

and returned, and you can then move on to the next lesson.

The Klingon Language was developed by Marc Okrand for several Star Trek films and has continued to

be used in each spin-off series. The Language is described fully in The Klingon Dictionary by Marc Okrand

and for purposes of these lessons it is assumed you already have a copy. If not, the dictionary may be pur-

chased at your local bookstore or from the KLI itself by visiting our merchant page at http://www.kli.org/

Throughout this course references will be made to the dictionary by chapters and sections.

Example:

(4,2.7)

refers to chapter 4, section 2.7

PRONUNCIATION

This lesson does not go in depth into the proper pronunciation of Klingon words. Pages 13-17 of TKD

describes how each consonant and vowel are best pronounced in order to speak tlhIngan Hol coherently.

You'll become better at speaking tlhIngan Hol the more you practice. We highly recommend you

review the pronunciation guide regularly, and practice saying each lesson aloud in order to polish your

skills. Speaking tlhIngan Hol properly is not for the meek (1,1.1-1.3). Learn to project every word with

strength even if it might be mispronounced at first.

The word order of tlhIngan Hol is the reverse of English. Where we would say "I see the officer" (sub-

ject-verb-object) in tlhIngan Hol you would instead arrange it as "The officer see I" (object-verb-subject).

NOUNS

We begin with a few illustrations of the construction of Nouns. A noun can have up to five different

suffixes attached to it (Types 1 through 5).

Type 1 suffixes, when used, always immediately follow the noun. These suffixes indicate size. –'a' for

augmenting a noun, and –Hom for diminishing its size or importance.

Example:

juH home

juH'a' mansion

juHHom cottage

Suffix Type 2 deals with plurals. Any plural that refers to beings that use language must end in –pu' .

Example:

tera'nganpu' Earthers

vulqanganpu' Vulcans

verenganpu' Ferengi

juppu' friends

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When referring to parts of the body the suffix –Du' is used to indicate the plural.

Example:

Ho'Du' teeth

ghopDu' hands

nItlhDu' fingers

Finally, for everything else (i.e., neither language users nor body parts), –mey is used.

Example:

Sajmey pets

navmey papers

mu'mey words

VERBS

Verbs are unique because they have a prefix that indicates both subject and object. The result can be

one word that is an entire sentence.

Example:

qa– (pfx) subj: I / obj: you jatlh (v) speak

qajatlh I speak to you

(While not actually a greeting, this can be used to start a conversation)

This lesson we will begin with four of the verb prefixes.

subject object

example

jI–

none

jIlaj

I accept

bI–

you

none

bInep

you lie

qa–

you

qaqIp

I hit you

cho–

you

choQaH

you help me

Like the nouns, Klingon verbs also make use of suffixes. One such suffix, from the class of suffixes

known as "rovers," is –be' which is used for negating the verb.

Example:

jI– (pfx) subj: I / obj: none

nep (v) lie (fib)

–be' (sfx) not

jInepbe' I am not lying

mu'tay' (VOCABULARY)

This is a list of all of the words that have been used up to this point as well as the words that will be

used in the Question and Answer section. A (n) or (v) follows each word indicating if it is a noun or a verb.

NOTE: tlhIngan Hol has no articles such as English's "a," "an," or "the."

tlhIngan klingon (n)

Hol language (n)

mu' word (n)

juH home (n)

jup friend (n)

Doch thing (n)

tera' Earth, Terra (n)

tera'ngan Earther, Terran (n

Saj pet (n)

vulqan Vulcan (planet) (n)

vulqangan Vulcan (person) (n)

nItlh finger (n)

verengan Ferengi (person) (n)

Ho' tooth (n)

ghop hand (n)

nav paper (n)

yIn life (n), live (v)

laj accept (v)

jatlh speak, say (v)

nep lie (v)

legh see (v)

qIp hit (v)

'oy' hurt (n), hurt (v)

QaH help (v)

lob obey (v)

ghoj learn (v)

ghItlh write (v)

Such visit (v)

ghaj have (v)

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LESSON 1 - QUESTIONS

Answer these questions on a separate piece of paper and email it back or send it with a self-addressed

stamped envelope. Your answers will be corrected and returned and then you can proceed to Lesson 2.

TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH

TRANSLATE INTO KLINGON

tlhIngan Hol ghoj tera'ngan

11)

I see you.

mu'mey jatlh tlhIngan

12)

The friend has teeth.

cholegh

13)

You hit me.

ghopHomDu' ghaj verenganpu'

14)

I accept.

choSuch

15)

Humans have big teeth.

jatlhbe' Sajmey

16)

Words lie.

mu'mey ghaj Holmey

17)

The thing obeys Ferengi words.

bIyIn

18)

The Klingon speaks Klingon.

qaghItlhbe'

19)

You lie.

10)

tera'ngan 'oy' Saj

20)

Small papers.

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