Where to Start?!

[Berzerker]

This is directed at those of you whom already know thlIngan Hol. For someone who wants to learn both the written and spoken language what is the "best" or "easiest" way one should tackle learning?

Thanks in Advance.

Berz out.

[tesseraktik]

I would recommend ordering a copy of The Klingon Dictionary by Marc Okrand and a copy of The Klingon Hamlet by the Klingon Language institute; TKD is the ultimate source of knowledge on the Klingon language, and Hamlet is a great book if you want to see the language in use, and the Appendix explains how one can rephrase English sentences so that they can be expressed efficiently in Klingon.
While you look for these books, or while you wait for them to be delivered, I recommend checking Klingonska Akademien, which has a lot of tlhIngan Hol-related content, including a great online lexicon.  Also, a great online source for seeing Klingon in use is KLI's journal Qo'noS Qo'noS.

Qapla' batlh je { Success and honor! }

[ter'eS]

Klingon for the Galactic Traveller has lots of fun cultural information and vocabulary to go along with it. Conversational Klingon (a tape) is also a good resource.  I have no idea if either is still in print, but they're worth seeking out.

Just concentrate on learning to read and write it.  Nobody actually speaks Klingon, due to the lack of people to speak it with.  But if you learn to read and write well and easily, and practice by narrating your day to yourself in your head using Klingon, you should be ready if the need for a conversation in Klingon ever arises!

[Berzerker]

Thank you for the speedy replies. I will do as you have suggested and hopefully will be chatting to you both in the tlhIngan Hol only side of the forums in due time

Another question... when using TKD do you simply memorize the words and figure out how to use them later or does it come with sentence structure lessons as well?

Berz out.

[tesseraktik]

Indeed, the Klingon Dictionary is not so much a dictionary as it is a manual in sentence construction.
Personally, I don't know all that many words, but rather construct my sentences in "pseudo-Klingon" first and then look up the words I need (usually at Klingonska Akademien).  In doing this, you learn a new word every now and then, and this I believe is much better than studying glosses.

[Berzerker]

Its settled then.. I have to find myself a dictionary. Are these sold at stores like Chapters and the like or are they an order only type book?

Berz out.

[OmnificienT]

I found mine at a bookstore in Amsterdam, somewhere in the back. I.e. I stumbled upon it by accident. You can order the dictionary at Amazon, but be sure to get the 1992 version, since this one contains the addendum.