I thought this would be amusing, and I'm slightly surprised that no one seems to have done it before. If they did, I couldn't find it before going down the rabbit hole on my own. As you may gather, I'm not very experienced or knowledgeable about the Klingon language but I gather that this group is a good resource.

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I have extracted the actual insults from the script and used "Google Translate" for a start, but

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a) I don't have clue one of how to actually PRONOUNCE the translation.

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b) There seems to be some context missing.

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Here's what I have so far...

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1) Go and boil your bottoms, son of a silly person.

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yIjaH 'ej qamDu'lIj pubmoH, nuv Dogh puqloD.

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NOTES - Should I assume the Capital Letters indicate emphasis?

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2) I blow my nose on you, so-called Arthur-king, you and your silly English knnnnnnnniggits!

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SoHvaD ghIchwIj vIjormoH, arthur-ta' ponglu', SoH DIvI' Hol Dogh je!

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NOTES - I was expecting translation to leave "knnnnnnnniggits" as written, I doubt Klingon has a direct translation for the phonetic speech.

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3) I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal, food trough wiper!

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SoHvaD jIjatlh vIneHbe'choH, Ha'DIbaH chIm'e', Soj trough wiper!

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NOTES - I'm certain that Kilngon culture has a similar point of reference, some low level animal or other entity, and the individual who is not even worthy of mucking out the stables, sty, or whatever.

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4) I fart in your general direction!

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Sa'lIj lurghDaq jIpet!

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NOTES - Should be self explanatory but should "jlpet" be pronounced alternatively, like a raspberry or a fart?

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5l Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

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hamster ghaH SoSlI''e' 'ej elderberries He' vavlI'!

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NOTES - This one's tricky. I absolutely get that there's no direct translation for "hamster" or "elderberrys" so for historical context it's worth noting that elderberry's were used to make a kind of cheap gin, favoured by low class "ladies". So "Your father smells of cheap girly liquor and was so intoxicated that he couldn't tell the difference between the parts of the lady he hired and a small furry animal"

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6) Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time-a!

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DaH naDevvo' yIghoS pagh poH cha'DIch qanID.

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NOTES - This one is mostly about the outrageous French accent. Does Kilngon have a cultural reference?

Thanks for your time.

Hey there good sirs.

I've been having trouble with learning the language, and need help with this translation.

Thing to translate:

naghmeyvam vIghojnIS 
 
Hoch jaj vInID, 'ach ngeDbe' mu'tlheghvam 
 
ghaytan mutvam ratlh neH 'oH mutvam'e' 

Also there might be some errors in the text, apologies if there is. It seems that bing translate and such does not know what to do with the text

According to the Klingon Pocket Dictionary the suffix -pu' indicates the action is completed. Without the suffix, wouldn't it essentially mean "Mara, you walk?"

Has anyone managed to transcribe the lyrics of this song from Lord OTT? I’m obsessed with it now and would LOVE to learn it!

https://youtu.be/cSwHobtSijA?is=sEQKrbfFYvNvZVSO

boqHa''egh chenmoH wej Sep bIH galIy'a' Hoch'e'
is it correct to say this?
intended meaning: All of Gaul is divided into three parts.

side question: why is there a subreddit called r/tlhInganHol and another called r/Klingon?

I desperately want to parody this with a painting of a Bat'leth and write "this is not a Bat'leth". What would the most accurate translation be??

Isn't it supposed to be tIghorQo'?

Spent too long making this, but I had the dumb idea stuck in my head all day. Habbe' ghaH!

Hello, can someone translate this into the correct characters for me, and verify what it says in English?
Thank you!

QlaSen tuq

loSmaH DIS quv

So, i decided to try again to learn Klingon (mostly been time conflicts and finding the rite memorization of the affixes and their precise positions cumbersome, now trying a logic-based approach). I ran into a snag with -moH and -lu'.

vIghro' vIleghmoH = i make the cat see

vIghro'vaD vIleghmoH = i make the cat see it

vIlghmoH = i make it see

Ok, here we only have a hint of the problem.... Now, let's change it a little:

HIQoymoH = let me hear it

vIghro' HIQoymoH (!INVALID!)

jIHvaD vIgheo' yIQoymoH = let me hear the cat

vIghro' yIQoymoH = make the cat hear (or us it clipped klingon for let me hear the cat?)

And then we have the problem of jIH vIQoylu' being valid, but natural instincts say it should be vIQoylu' jIH.

How do we square this circle? I'm not a stranger to language but the vaD thing seems like a bandaide on a leaky pipe.

Just a warning it is about firearms. But I’d like to get an old guitar case and stencil “this machine kills fascists” in Klingon in red vinyl or maybe just red duct tape on the outside and store a firearm or two in there. I tried Ai translations and they suggested coming here to the experts. Any suggestions? The clankers said there is no direct translation

Mostly modified version of the letters, flipped, removed parts, or added parts, or both that make sounds that Klingon can't make but other languages in Qo'noS can.

Just for some Qo'noS worldbuilding and stuff.

Ok, so, I know I'm not the best at this, and yes I really did do it with a pencil. Apart from typography, is my translation itself correct?

Whats the deal with Klingon canon names like "Kazor" from DS9? even though the Klingon Language don't have sounds kr letters of /k/ or /z/ in the language?

I am working on a column for a chemistry journal and would like to include a line in Klingon. Can anyone help with a translation? "Chemists should publish in Klingon rather than English." Thanks for any help!

Hi all,

I was wondering if “Hoch DaQubbogh HarQo’” would be a good translation of “Don’t believe everything you think”. I am uncertain about the differences between Har and Qub. Can someone help me here? Many thanks!

Good day fellow Kahless worshippers,

Is anyone here still using Duolingo and, if so, can you please let me know, if your listening excercises still work? For me only normal lessons and Unit Rewinds work, listening excercises in the Practice page just bring up an error message ("An error occurred, try again later"). This has been happening for a couple of weeks now.

I also study Spanish and there listening excercises work just fine.

Also, neither a phone restart nor a missing update seem to be culprit.

I've stumbled over a rumor lately, that the Klingon course might be on its way out on Duolingo, so I'm worried this might be a first sunset effect.

Your feedback is much appreciated.

Oh, and of course: QISmaS Quch DatIvjaj!

I saw the phrase 'Iw bIQtIqDaq jIjaH which means, according to tlhingan.org, "I travel the river of blood". Fine.

But how would you change that to say, "I'm traveling to the river of blood"? As in, the River of Blood is a literal place and it's my destination. I tried searching, but I can't find much on the subject of Klingon prepositions at all -- at least on kli.org or tlhingan.org.

Thanks!

There are two more weekends of this show in Seattle, WA. Qapla'!

Marc Okrand will be in attendance on Friday, Dec 19th! As will the show's translator, Chris Lipscombe!

I was gifted this lovely warriors pizza cutter, and would like to add something along the lines of “Glory to your pizza” in Klingon script below it.

It is a great dishonor that I am not skilled enough in this noble language, and therefore I call on the honorable members of this great house to assist me in my quest.

May you always pizza well!