English index to Klingon affixes

Noun suffixes

Numbers indicate suffix type.

 

apparent	-Hey	3
augmentative	-’a’	1
definite	-na’	3
diminutive	-Hom	1
due to	-mo’	5
for	-vaD	5
from	-vo’		5
his/her	-Daj		4
locative	-Daq		5
my	-wIj		4
my (noun capable of using language)	-wI’		4
our	-maj		4
our (noun capable of using language)	-ma’		4
plural (beings capable of using language)	-pu’		2
plural (body part)	-Du’		2
plural (general)	-mey		2
so-called	-qoq		3
that	-vetlh		4
their	-chaj		4
this	-vam		4
topic	-’e’		5
your	-lIj		4
your (noun capable of using language)	-lI’		4
your (plural)	-raj		4
your (plural) (noun capable of using language)	-ra’		4

 

Pronominal prefixes

he/she/it (no object)	0
he/she/it–him/her/it/them	0
he/she/it–me	mu-
he/she/it–us	nu-
he/she/it–you	Du-
he/she/it–you (plural)	lI-
I (no object)	jl-
I–him/her/it/them	vI-
I–you	qa-
I–you (plural)	Sa-
they (no object)	0
they–him/her/it	lu-
they–me	mu-
they–them		0
they–us		nu-
they–you		nI-
they–you (plural)		lI-
we (no object)		ma-
we–him/her/it		wI-
we–them		DI-
we–you		pI-
we–you (plural)		re-
you (no object)		bI-
you–him/her/it/them		Da-
you–me		cho-
you–us	ju-
you (plural) (no object)	Su-
you (plural)–him/her/it/them	bo-
you (plural)–me	tu-
you (plural)–us	che-
imperative: you (no object)	yI-
imperative: you–him/her/it	yI-
imperative: you–me	HI-
imperative: you–them	tI-
imperative: you–us	gho-
imperative: you (plural) (no object)	pe-
imperative: you (plural)–him/her/it	yI-
imperative: you (plural)–me	HI-
imperative: you (plural)–them	tI-
imperative: you (plural)–us	gho-

 

Verb suffixes

Numbers indicate suffix type; R stands for rover.

 

able	-laH	5
accomplished	-ta’	7
afraid	-vIp	2
apparently	-law’	6
as soon as	-DI’	9
before	-pa’	9
can	-laH	5
cause	-moH	4
certainly	-bej	6
change	-choH	3
clearly	-chu’	6
continuous	-taH	7
do again	-qa’	3
don’t!	-Qo’	R
done	-ta’	7
emphatic	-qu’	R
for (purpose-clause marker)	-meH	9
honorific	-neS	8
if	-chugh	9
in progress	-lI’	7
indefinite subject	-lu’	5
interrogative	-’a’	9
need	-nIS	2
not	-be’	R
one another	-chuq	1
one who is, one who does	-wI’	9
oneself	-’egh	1
perfective	-pu’	7
perfectly	-chu’	6
prepared (referring to beings)	-rup	2
progress, in progress	-lI’	7
ready (referring to beings)	-rup	2
ready (referring to devices)	-beH	2
resume	-qa’	3
seems	-law’	6
set up (referring to devices)	-beH	2
thing which is, thing which does	-wI’	9
undo	-Ha’	R
undoubtedly	-bej	6
when	-DI’	9
which (relative-clause marker)	-bogh	9
while	-vIS	9
willing	-qang	2
won’t	-Qo’	R

 

Special number suffixes

ordinal numbers (first, second, etc.)	-DIch
once, twice, three times, etc.	-logh

 

 

APPENDIX

A SELECTED LIST OF USEFUL KLINGON EXPRESSIONS

For those who want to make an attempt at speaking Klingon without reading the grammatical description of the language, a rough pronunciation for each expression is given as a guide. The letters can be read with their normal English values, with the following special conventions:

 

a	as in	pa
e	as in	pet
i	as in	pit
o	as in	go
oo	as in	soon
ow	as in	cow
y	as in	cry (when used as a vowel)
kh	as ch in German Bach or Scottish loch
gh	as a softer kh, with humming (or voicing) at the same time

 

In words of more than one syllable, stressed syllables are written in all capital letters.

 

Those who follow the rough pronunciation without learning the proper Klingon pronunciation described in section 1 of this dictionary should be aware that they will be speaking with a strong Terran accent.

 

ENGLISH		KLINGON		ROUGH PRONUNCIATION
Yes.		Hlja’ or HISIaH	khi-JA or khish-LAKH
No.		ghobe’	gho-BE
I’ve done it! I’ve finished!		pltlh	pitl
Well! Aha!		toH	tokh
How did this happen? What’s going on?		chay’	chy
I don’t understand.		jlyajbe’	ji-YAJ-be
I don’t care.		jlSaHbe’	ji-SHAKH-be
No problem!		qay’be’	ky-BE
Do you speak		tlhlngan Hol	TLIngan khol da-jatl-A
Klingon?		Dajatlh’a’
I cannot speak Klingon.		tlhlngan Hol vljatlhlaHbe’	TLlngan khol vi-JATL-lakh-BE
Where is a good restaurant?		nuqDaq ’oH Qe’ QaQ’e’	NOOK-dak okh kkhe KKHAKKH-e
Where is the bathroom?		nuqDaq ’oH puchpa”e’	NOOK-dak okh pooch-PA-e
How much fuel do we have left?		nln ’ar wlghaj	nin ar wi-GHAJ
I won’t (do it)!		Qo’	kkho
Feed him!		ylje’	yi-JE
You are right.		bllugh	bi-LOOGH
You are wrong.		bllughbe’	bi-loogh-BE
Am I disturbing you?		qaSuj’a’	ka-shooj-A
It’s not my fault.		plch vlghajbe’	pich vi-ghaj-BE
My chronometer has stopped.		tlhaqwlj chu’Ha’lu’pu’	TLAK-wij choo-KHA-loo-poo
The engine is overheating.		tujqu’choH QuQ	tooj-KOO-chokh kkhookkh
Where can I get my shoes cleaned?		nuqDaq waqwlj vllamHa’ choHmoH	NOOK-dak WAK-wij vi-lam-KHA-chokh-mokh
Will it hurt?		’oy”a’	oy-A
Beam me aboard.		Hljol	khi-JOL
Activate the transport beam!		jol ylchu’	jolyi-CHOO
Surrender or die!		bljeghbe’chugh vaj bIHegh	bi-jegh-BE-choogh vaj bi-KHEGH
We will meet in the cocktail lounge.		tachDaq maghom	TACH-dak ma-GHOM
Your nose is shiny.		boch ghlchraj	boch GHICH-raj
Always trust your instincts.		Duj tlvoqtaH	dooj ti-VOK-takh
There are Klingons around here.		naDev tlhlnganpu’ tu’lu’	na-DEV tlingan-POO TOO-loo
Don’t tell him/her!		ylja’Qo’	yi-ja-KKHO
Come here!		HlghoS	khi-GHOSH
Go to jail.		blghHa’Daq ylghoS	bigh-KHA-dak yi-GHOSH
Put him on screen.		ylHotlh	yi-KHOTL
That is unfortunate.		Do’Ha’	do-KHA
Understood. I understand.		jlyaj	ji-YAJ
Success!		Qapla’	kkhap-LA
You will be remembered with honor.		batlh Daqawlu’taH	batl da-KOW-loo-takh
Animal!		Ha’DlbaH	KHA-di-bakh
There’s nothing happening here.		naDev qaS wanl’ ramqu’	na-DEV kash wa-NI ram-KOO
(Is that) understood?		yaj’a’	yaj-A
Your ship is a garbage scow.		veQDuj ’oH Dujllj’e’	vekkh-DOOJ okh DOOJ-lij-E
I have a headache.		jlwuQ	ji-WOOKKH
Hurry up!		tugh	toogh
Very good! Well done!		majQa’	maj-KKHA
What do you want? (greeting)		nuqneH	nook-NEKH
Okay.		lu’ or luq	loo or look
When will the water be hot?		ghorgh tujchoHpu’ bIQ	ghorgh TOOJ-chokh-poo bikkh
Is this seat taken?		quSDaQ ba’ lu"a’	KOOSH-dakBA-loo-a
I can’t find my communicator.		Qumwl’wlj vltu’laHbe’	kkhoom-Wl-wij vi-TOO-lakh-BE
This helmet suits you.		Du’lHchoHmoH mlvvam	doo-IKH-chokh-mokh MlV-vam
You need a rest.		blleSnIS	bi-LESH-nish
Pay now!		DaHylDII	dakh yi-DIL
Four thousand throats may be cut in one night by a running man.		qaStaHvIS wa’ ram loS SaD Hugh SljlaH qetbogh loD	KASH-takh-vish wa ram losh shad khoogh SHIJ-lakh KET-bogh lod
Revenge is a dish which is best served cold.		bortaS blr jablu’DI’reH QaQqu’ nay’	bor-TASH bir JAB-loo-DI rekh kkhakkh-KOO ny
How much do you want for that?		Dochvetlh DllmeH Huch ’ar DaneH	DOCH-vetl DIL-mekh khooch ar da-NEKH
I’m lost.		jlHtaHbogh naDev vISovbe’	JlKH-takh-bogh na-DEV vi-shov-BE
I can’t eat that.		Dochvetlh vlSoplaHbe’	DOCH-vetl vi-SHOP-lakh-BE
I can’t drink that.		Dochvetlh vltlhutlhloHbe’	DOCH-vetl vi-TLOOTL-lakh-BE
Go away!		naDev vo’ ylghoS	na-dev-VO yi-GHOSH
What do I do with this? (i.e., How do I use this?)		chay’ Dochvam vllo’	chy DOCH-vam vi-LO
What do I do with this? (i.e.,		nuqDaq Dochvam vllan	NOOK-dak DOCH-vam vi-LAN
Where do I put this?)
I’ve never seen him/her before.		not vlleghpu’	not vi-LEGH-poo
I didn’t do it.		vlta’pu’be’	vi-TA-poo-BE
I wasn’t there.		pa’ jIHpu’be’	pa JIKH-poo-BE
You look terrible, (i.e., You seem unhealthy.)		blplvHa’law’	bi-piv-KHA-low
You look terrible, (i.e., You’re very ugly.)		blmoHqu’	bi-mokh-KOO
You lie.		blnep	bi-NEP
Be quiet! (i.e., Become quiet!)		yltamchoH	yi-TAM-chokh
Be quiet! (i.e., Don’t speak!)		yljatlhQo’	yi-jatl-KKHO
Shut up! (i.e., Stop speaking!)		bljatlh ’e’ ylmev	bi-JATL e yi-MEV
Where do I sleep?		nuqDaq jlQong	NOOK-dak ji-KKHONG
Does it bite?		chop’a’	chop-A
Will you read my manuscript?		ghltlh vlghltlhta’bogh DalaD’a’	ghitl vi-GHITL-ta-bogh da-lad-A
Where do you		nuqDaq yuch	NOOK-dak yooch da-POL
keep the chocolate?		Dapol