Thank you for this excellent example of the phonology! The letter ‘ is intuitive when at the end of the word- Can you describe how to make a word that begins with ‘? I want to be sure to pronounce the name of the opera ‘u’ correctly, but more pressingly I need to learn the lyrics to yIbuSQo’ and a halfway job wont do.
Actually, it's the other way around in most languages. You say the initial ' in each word of the sentence "I ate an old apple". It's the final apostrophe that can be ambiguous in English. The Klingon word {Da'} must stop abruptly, while the Klingon word {Da} rhymes with "dah". If you'Re a native English speaker, for the opera 'u' just say a very short "oo".
- Is the diphthong /o:u/ an acceptable pronunciation of ? The IPA indicates a monopthong, as in the German word . - Is the trill /R/ an acceptable pronunciation of , instead of the voiced velar fricative /ɣ/, as in some pronunciation of the Spanish ? - I believe that there is a difference in the points of articulation between and . Also, doesn’t sound so much like a tl, but more like a lateral lisp combined with the sound of in both English and Klingon. This particular affricate sound exists in Nahuatl (sometimes known as Aztec), and lateral fricative that makes up the fricative portion of the affricate is used for in Welsh, as in the name , or the town name . Your pronunciation of the sound in context was spot on, but I think your explanation of the sounds separately might be a bit confusing.
These are many questions, and certainly hard to answer only using written symbols. Have you checked the KlingonWiki? It has good notes on pronunciation. To your questions: - o really is just o, don't make it a diphthong. German "Tod" is prefect. - gh should not be trilled R, it's more like the French R, or as you say, the [ɣ] sound. - The difference between H and Q is that Q is like q+H, so in IPA [x] and [qX] - The sound of tlh is indeed hard to explain, and there are several ways to explain it. It really needs some practice.
KlingonTeacher Thanks so much for the response. You’re certainly far more experienced with the language than I am, and I just wanted to double check on what I understood and didn’t understand. I also teach diction classes to singers, and I occasionally get criticized by my faculty mentors for my methods of conveying complicated concepts simply. It takes me a lot of reflection and practice and I still have a lot of things I’d like to do better myself. Your material is great and you’ll only get better with time. Thanks for making these study materials!
awww my friend try not to lose heart even I being a Newbie I too got to remind myself not to stop wanting to practice this beautiful language because I really do want to not only recognize this new way of speaking and understanding and make this a big part of my life.
also it would be nice if there's like, many practical examples. like how other people would say it. how a famous people have said it. what are the neuance.
finally another lesson in klingon. also what ever happened to the game star trek infinite space? it seems to be that i started watching your videos after developement of the game ended
Actually the tlh is a voiceless alveolar affricate which is like a t followed by a lateral fricative like in Welsh. So properly it sounds like a ch pronounced further back and around the sides of the tongue. Just tl would be voiced and not fricative at all. Too DIvI' Hol. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_alveolar_lateral_affricate
it's a bit sad to see this is the last one. hope you could revive it one day.
Here's a preview for the new lessons - on my new bridge - ruclips.net/video/okduIsUL6mE/видео.html
KlingonTeacher I have a question in Klingon:tu'lu' vay' latlh nov Hol andorians, ghoj, ghaytan vo' vulcans, 'ej ngaj?
Wie immer gibt es diesen Kurs auch auf Deutsch!
Sprachkurs Klingonisch 32: Aussprache
He's out of breath because he had to kill the other tutors for the honor of making this video.
Oh, and after this video, I can now say "fire" in Klingon. It took me about 2 days to realize that I have been making the Klingon "H" sound for years.
I've started learning Klingon and this video is really helpful. thank you!
so did I quite recently and I absolutely do love this new language :)
At 1:11 the pronunciation of "H" was [x], but at 4:55 it was [χ].
You paid attention very well! majQa'. The correct pronunciation is [χ].
So the position of the tongue for H is more to the back than for gh?
It's exactly how we say the G in Dutch.
Het is precies zoals we de G zeggen in het Nederlands.
Wil je zeggen in het Nederlands, of in het Hollands? :-P ;-)
KlingonTeacher Dat mag je zelf bepalen. Jij bent de taalkundige! XD ;-)
Thank you for this excellent example of the phonology!
The letter ‘ is intuitive when at the end of the word- Can you describe how to make a word that begins with ‘? I want to be sure to pronounce the name of the opera ‘u’ correctly, but more pressingly I need to learn the lyrics to yIbuSQo’ and a halfway job wont do.
Actually, it's the other way around in most languages. You say the initial ' in each word of the sentence "I ate an old apple". It's the final apostrophe that can be ambiguous in English. The Klingon word {Da'} must stop abruptly, while the Klingon word {Da} rhymes with "dah". If you'Re a native English speaker, for the opera 'u' just say a very short "oo".
- Is the diphthong /o:u/ an acceptable pronunciation of ? The IPA indicates a monopthong, as in the German word .
- Is the trill /R/ an acceptable pronunciation of , instead of the voiced velar fricative /ɣ/, as in some pronunciation of the Spanish ?
- I believe that there is a difference in the points of articulation between and .
Also, doesn’t sound so much like a tl, but more like a lateral lisp combined with the sound of in both English and Klingon. This particular affricate sound exists in Nahuatl (sometimes known as Aztec), and lateral fricative that makes up the fricative portion of the affricate is used for in Welsh, as in the name , or the town name . Your pronunciation of the sound in context was spot on, but I think your explanation of the sounds separately might be a bit confusing.
These are many questions, and certainly hard to answer only using written symbols. Have you checked the KlingonWiki? It has good notes on pronunciation. To your questions:
- o really is just o, don't make it a diphthong. German "Tod" is prefect.
- gh should not be trilled R, it's more like the French R, or as you say, the [ɣ] sound.
- The difference between H and Q is that Q is like q+H, so in IPA [x] and [qX]
- The sound of tlh is indeed hard to explain, and there are several ways to explain it. It really needs some practice.
KlingonTeacher Thanks so much for the response. You’re certainly far more experienced with the language than I am, and I just wanted to double check on what I understood and didn’t understand.
I also teach diction classes to singers, and I occasionally get criticized by my faculty mentors for my methods of conveying complicated concepts simply. It takes me a lot of reflection and practice and I still have a lot of things I’d like to do better myself.
Your material is great and you’ll only get better with time. Thanks for making these study materials!
Wowww, his accent is so natural! :D
I do sound like a Terran when I try it :'(
awww my friend try not to lose heart even I being a Newbie I too got to remind myself not to stop wanting to practice this beautiful language because I really do want to not only recognize this new way of speaking and understanding and make this a big part of my life.
Can't speak Klingon
10:20 later...
Can officially say "success" in Klingon. Qapla', Trekkies!!
i think im hurting my throat
Heh, this time it's good to be Polish, a lot of sounds are similar so I have no problem, especially vowels.
Your a super duper awesome language teacher thank you so much. :)
This D letter in Klingon Alphabet is the same D in the word for Captain, which is HoD :) I'm not right?
also it would be nice if there's like, many practical examples. like how other people would say it. how a famous people have said it. what are the neuance.
this helped me a lot with a couple that I got wrong. Thank you!
Wait a minute...
OH MY WORD!!
THE KLINGON “G” AND DUTCH “G” ARE THE EXACT SAME!!!!!
How did I not realize this until now?!
finally another lesson in klingon. also what ever happened to the game star trek infinite space? it seems to be that i started watching your videos after developement of the game ended
+Logan Mcmurtry a quick google shows they wouldn't find a partrner for publishing the game and it was canceled.
seguimos firmes
Que dices?
Thanks for his, I have the books, but it's much better to hear them for real :)
This vid is vary useful think you Klingon teacher
Thanks
Actually the tlh is a voiceless alveolar affricate which is like a t followed by a lateral fricative like in Welsh. So properly it sounds like a ch pronounced further back and around the sides of the tongue. Just tl would be voiced and not fricative at all. Too DIvI' Hol.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_alveolar_lateral_affricate
Wish they'd make a shoe about klingons, they speak nothing but klingon with each federation standard subtitles,
Klingon pronunciation is actually almost dutch
to tentando kkk
That ng letter is easy, but that tlh... I never say that right. I may say now baQa but it sounds too soft. I say perkele.
Too bad Michael Dorn couldn't pronounce "pimple" right in Klingon. ;)
as vogas brasileiras a pronuncia é a mesma :)
Wow this is a thing. Damn Im late too the party xD
The vogals are equal brazilian portuguese lol
Thanks for his, I have the books, but it's much better to hear them for real :)
Toby Truman I agree with u, so much easier to learn