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Re: Useful phrases for tourists

From:Joe Mondello <rugpretzel@...>
Date:Monday, February 22, 1999, 23:44
in ned m and ka'raya, both of which have undergone major spelling reforms to
get rid of a klingonny appearance and to match a new dimension to ka'raya
verbs, which now mark for tense and voice.

> A beer, please.
ned m: haw ard chold n? (please glass beer ?) ka'raya: mooru'lee ya doopelee (I will be beered, pending your grace)
> Where is the bathroom?
ned m: es thuuso til n? ( I am about to urinate what place) or es chacho til n? (I am about to defecate what place) ka'raya: ya heminee (bathroom me)
> Don't shoot, I'm a tourist.
ned m: rom fugach vu touristgach (spare the-x, be-1person tourist-x) ka'raya: hoodika ya doopelee (I will not be shot, pending your grace)
> I don't speak Kelen.
ned m: elv ays noy (ned m repels me) ka'raya: kora'ya che hadee (ka'raya isnt spoken here)