tlhagh patat 'oQqar naQHommey

french fries

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

t͡ɬɑɣpʰɑtʰɑtʰʔoq͡χqʰɑrnɑq͡χxommɛj

Sound out tlhagh patat 'oQqar naQHommey letter by letter:

• tlht͡ɬt released into a breathy lateral, no English equivalent
• aɑa as in 'father'
• ghɣvoiced version of H, like a growled gargle
• ppʰstrongly aspirated p, with a puff of air
• aɑa as in 'father'
• ttʰstrongly aspirated t
• aɑa as in 'father'
• ttʰstrongly aspirated t
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• ooo as in 'go'
• Qq͡χq and H run together, a guttural rasp
• qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
• aɑa as in 'father'
• rrlightly trilled or rolled r
• nnn as in 'nay'
• aɑa as in 'father'
• Qq͡χq and H run together, a guttural rasp
• Hxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• ooo as in 'go'
• mmm as in 'moon'
• mmm as in 'moon'
• eɛe as in 'bed'
• yjy as in 'yes'

Editor's note: I kept the plural suffix -mey here, in the Klingon, mostly because putting a singular form in the English (or Swedish) side of the dictionary seems somewhat ridiculous. /zrajm [2011-12-02]

TNK (2011-10-31-Email)

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.