tlhingan maH

[y0da777]

idk if thats how you spell it can someone tellme. anywayus i am y0da777.
i used to like str-wars but now im a trekkie! i am very interested at learning klingon cause of the 11th startrek movie and i have no life!

[Klythe]

   Actually very close, its tlhIngan maH, with a captial 'I'.  Captialization matters in Okrand's transcription of Klingon, which was designed to be helpful for casual speakers to remind them that the capitalized letters are significantly different than their equivallents in English, but more specifically linguists in that the capitalized letters are similar to their equivallents in the International Phoentic Alphabet.

     I still like Star Wars.  I don't see any reason why people can't like both, since they are both very interesting and well developed universes.  They are also very different universes, one of Science Fantasy the other somewhat more scientifically realistic...   Though even Leonard Nimoy tires of the technobabble, if he was quoted accurately in one article I read...

    Honestly I have been trying to avoid as much of the Star Trek XI rumours and talk.   Half of all the hoopla for thse pre-release film rumrs is fans going half cocked about how bad it will be, and the other half are the hapless producers who nervously 'leak' ideas to see how badly the fans will react to them.  Heheh.  I don't really need that.
   
     Well, learning the *Cough* a *cough* Klingon language is quite and undertaking.  The first thing you absolutely must have is the Klingon Dictionary.  Without that, it's like trying to learn how to ride a bicycle without a bicycle.  They aren't expensive and if you can't find one at your local bookstore, you can still order one from the Klingon Language Institute in their online shop.  Though it would be worth your time to improve your skills at writing in English first as your post was very heard to read.

    Of course you have a life...  You do breathe, consume nutrients and give off wastes and do all the other things living things do...  Don't you?  As with everything your life is what you make it.  If this is what you enjoy doing and it's causing problems you rather not have to deal with yourself, who is to tell you that you have no life?  I feel I shouldn't need to point out no one really wants to deal with causing problems with Klingons, as grumpy as we are.. 

[y0da777]

 still like star-wars but latley ive been watching star-trek because it keeps on continuing.
i dont have the money for a klingon dictionary right now but will get one later. untill then i will se if my local library has it or can order it. i learned about the klingon alphabet shortly after this message so .....
the only thing i dont undderstand is grammar and glottal stops. can you help?

[Qunchuy]

the only thing i dont undderstand is grammar and glottal stops. can you help?

The grammar is more involved than can be explained easily in a forum such as this. Your best choice would be to obtain a copy of The Klingon Dictionary. It costs less than a typical haircut.

A glottal stop is just like the letter "p" but in the back of the throat instead of the front of the mouth. It's the quiet "half-cough" sound in the middle of the word uh-oh, or the Cockney accent pronunciation of bottle.

[y0da777]

I am finally back. my computor crashed but is fin now. I missed you guys sooooo much.

[Klythe]

    Welcome back.   I merged your new topic with your old one, so you can continue to speak more on the topic of yourself.    Any luck finding a Klingon Dictionary to help your quest to learn more about the language?

[y0da777]

 Yeah, i ordered one from my local library, its the second tome ive checked it out, it should be in this week. But, when i dont have it, i have a notebook with 19 pages filled with definitions and phrases and basic sentence arrangement. I can't wait!

[tesseraktik]

Welcome you, I do, y0da777!

If you want to look something up and don't have TKD handy, you may want to try Klingonska Akademien.  They have an online lexicon (also, check out the suffix guide and handy reference tables), Klingon expressions (Note:  Some of these contain archaic tlhIngan Hol) and lots of other useful information!