Lesson 1

loD lohd man a man carrying a heavy load of equipment on his back
be' be' woman a woman being chased by a ferocious bear!
jup joop friend your best friend is so hungry, that they are going to chew up a plate
jagh jahrh enemy you've captured your enemy in a large glass jar
puq pook child a small child who is puking non-stop!
Saj shahj pet visiting a Klingon pet shop. You've never seen such terrifying animals!
HoD khohd captain two Klingon guards are holding the starship captain by each arm
yaS yahsh officer the officer fires a phaser, turning you into a pile of ash!

jaH jahkh goes Jack goes up the hill and then down again
ghoS rhohsh comes lots of people coming towards you in a rush
Sop shohp eats eating everything in the shop. It's totally empty now!
tlhutlh tlootl drinks a musician who drinks wine using the lute as a cup
jatlh jahtl speaks a chart (map) that can speak. The chart will always tell you where to go
yaj yahj understands no-one understands the inscription written on your arch
laD lahd reads reading an 800-page book called "How to make lard"
ghItlh rhitl writes burying all your money and then writing a riddle that describes where to find it

Joins sentences
'ej ' ej and you and your friend are trying to reach a stick that's hanging over the edge of a steep cliff
'ach 'ahch but the front door is locked, but it might be possible to use a stick to prise open the hatch

nov nohv alien aliens trying to escape a star system that has suddenly gone nova
yiH yikh tribble a Klingon shouting "yeek!" when waking to find himself sharing a bed with dozens of tribbles
Qel kkhel doctor a doctor who couldn't care less about your health.
SID shid patient a patient who refuses to let the nurses change the sheets
qorDu' kor-DOO' family tying your family together with a cord, to stop them from hitting each other with sticks
ghu rhoo baby giving up your baby to a kangaroo. The baby grows up inside the kangaroo's pouch!

The words for star systems, planets and the people who live on them are often the same in both English and Klingon.
You won't need images to remember these two words.

Human khoo-MAHN human

tlhIngan tli-NGAHN Klingon

Suffix verb
-be' don't, doesn't

Lesson 2

legh lerh sees seeing the lair of some dangerous animals in the far distance
Qoy kkhoy hears the Queen puts her head into the pond so she can hear the koi carp
Ghaj rhahj has a Klingon who has several ranches in Texas
neH nekh wants a thirsty vampire who wants to find a nice, juicy neck!
QaH kkhahkh helps the Queen helping some hunters to cut up the carcass of a dead animal
Lob lohb obeys a Ferengi businessman who will obey anyone who massages his earlobe
ghoj rhohj learns a classroom full of cockroaches, all of them busily learning Klingon
ghojmoH rhohj-MOHKH teaches the roaches in the classroom mocking their human teacher

-pu' can be used with any being which is capable of language. We'll talk about how to say "pets", "tribbles" and "fingers" later.

tera' te-RAH' Earth / Terra

vulqan vool-KAHN Vulcan
romuluS roh-moo-LOOSH Romulus
qarDaS kahr-DAHSH Cardassia

tera'ngan te-RAH'-ngahn a Terran

vulqangan vool-KAH-ngahn a Vulcan
romuluSngan roh-moo-LOOSH-ngahn a Romulan
qarDaSngan kahr-DAHSH-ngahn a Cardassian

je je and

Har khahr believes someone who believes that the Gods will bless this new harbour
Hon khohn doubts doubting that this 300-year-old jar of honey is still edible.
vIt vit tells the truth your feet are telling you the truth. In Klingon, "tells the truth" is a single word.
nep nep lies, fibs someone promises you a trip to the planet Neptune - but they're lying!
yIt yit walks you must walk another hundred miles before you eat
qet ket runs, jogs asking Kate out on a date - she runs away as fast as she can!
Jaw jow chats two jousting knights who stop halfway through a contest to have a nice chat
lop lohp celebrates a young couple who elope to Las Vegas to celebrate their 18th birthdays!

jI- I
bI- you

jI I (do something)
bI you (do something)
Lesson 3

Hov khohv star, sun a star orbited by billions of horse's hooves

yuQ yookkh planet a backward planet whose residents are being entertained by the Queen on her ukulele
maS mahsh moon the Earth's moon is now covered in marshland
Duj dooj ship a ship crewed exclusively by Dutch people, all of them wearing clogs
Hoqra' khohk-RAH' tricorder using your tricorder to analyse an antique hockey stick that's incredibly rare
nuH nookh weapon a nuke is the only weapon you need!
pu' poo' phaser, disruptor peww peww (shooting sound) phaser
betleH bet-LEKH Klingon sword (bat'leth) making a large bet that you will find a Klingon sword at the bottom of the lake

tlhob tlohb asks a Ferengi who always asks the lobe before making an important business decision
jang jahng answers when someone asks if you are rich, you answer by jangling the loose coins in your pockets
lo' loh' uses someone who uses the law to punish his enemies, rather than using a stick
ngeH ng-ekh sends sending some card and cake to your best friend
Hev khev receives you have received inspiration from the heavens!
je' je' buys you buy a charming chair
ngev ng-ev sells you sell something and give all the money to your friends
moj mohj becomes your company is becoming bigger and bigger by merging with all its rivals, one by one

qa- I (do something to) you

vI I (do something to) it

vav vahv father you have five fathers!

vavnI' vahv-NI grandfather

SoS shohsh mother a mother telling her noisy children to be quiet - "Shhh!"
SoSnI' shohsh-NI' grandmother

-nI' moving home to live near your grandparents.

joH johkh head, lord, lady head of house, the lord and lady of the house go for a jog around the estate
jIl jil neighbour all your neighbours are called Jill
qama' kah-MAH' prisoner becoming a prisoner because you have very bad karma!
verengan ve-REngahn Ferengi

nuq what
neH want
nuqneH nook-NEKH What do you want?
knocking on someone's door (with a knock-knock). Someone opens the door and demands, angrily, "What do you want?"

Qapla' kkahp-LAH' Success! a married couple are wishing each other success, before setting off for battle

Lesson 4

nej nej looks for following a nature trail, looking for a rare species of butterfly
tu' too' finds finding not one, but two things you thought you had lost
leng leng travels you want to travel the whole length of the country
Such shooch visits someone who visits their relatives and then shoots them all!
voq vohk trusts the countryside folk don't trust you!
par pahr dislikes you enjoy playing golf, but you really dislike the difficult par five holes
qIp kip hits two boxers who keep hitting each other until they both collapse from exhaustion
'oy' 'oy' hurts “Oy, that hurts!"

Prefix
cho- choh you (doing something to) me
Da- dah you (doing something to) it

chaw' chow' allows, permits finally being allowed to chow down on your lunch
tuch tooch forbids the teacher forbids you from touching the blackboard
qop kohp arrests the cops have come to arrest you!
rum room interrogates the cops interrogate you about what you've hidden in the room
vuv voov respects you have a great respect for the fourth one
tIch tich insults the teacher teaches you how to insult your friends - in Klingon!
moD mohd hurries hurrying to the commode
leS lesh relaxes, rests using your leisure time to relax
Lesson 5

mang mahng soldier looking across a battlefield, all you can see is the mangled remains of a soldier
mangghom mahng-RHOHM army literally means "soldier-group"
-ghom RHOHM group a vast group (army) is already at the gates of Rome

may' mai' battle my role in the battle

'ejDo' 'ej-DOH' starship (UFP) a starship which is edging ever closer to the border with the Klingons

toQDuj tohkkh-DOOJ Bird-of-Prey (Klingon)

toQ tohkkh Bird-of-Prey a daring thief who took a Bird-of-Prey from under the noses of some Klingon guards
Duj DOOJ ship a ship crewed exclusively by Dutch people, all of them wearing clogs

tengchaH teng-CHAHKH space station a secretive space station where ten copies of Jack have been cloned
peng peng torpedo converting an ordinary pen into a deadly torpedo!
DoS dohsh target painting a target (in the form of a bullseye) on each of your doors

Suffix
-pu’ beings capable of language
-mey meh animals

Qong kkhohng sleeps King Kong is fast asleep. His snoring is so loud, that even the Queen is complaining!
Vem vem wakes up waking up someone to tell them that they've achieved fame overnight
loS lohsh waits impatiently waiting for the lotion to take effect
van vahn salutes saluting your superior officers as they drive past in a rusty old van
HIv khiv attacks the soldiers attack the castle by heaving a huge cannon into position, and then firing it
Hub khoob defends asking the soldiers, "Who better to defend this position than us?"
HoH khohkh kills a pirate killing someone with a sharp hook
baH bahkh fires (a torpedo) firing the torpedo at a dog who's been barking all night

peng torpedo
cha chah torpedoes a deadly torpedo you charge up its battery with a normal phone charger!
DoS target
ray' rai' targets ray-gun shooting at targets

mang mahng soldier looking across a battlefield, all you can see is the mangled remains of a soldier
negh nerh soldiers The other soldiers have run away and are hiding nearby

-laH can
-laHbe' can't!

Suffix verb
-'a' turn a statement into a question

HIja' khi-JAH' yes I'm going to hit you with a big stick unless you say yes!
ghobe' rhoh-be' no saying no, there's no way that you can force out that ruby with just a stick

jI- I (do something alone)

bI you (do something alone)

qa- I (do something to) you

vI- I (do something to) him, her, it, them

cho- you (do something to) me

Da- you (do something to) him, her, it, them

Verb suffixes
-be' don't, doesn't
-'a' question
-laH can
-laHbe' can't
-laH'a'? can...?

Noun suffixes
-pu' more than one being
-mey more than one thing
Lesson 6

Soj shohj food you're going to show just how much food you can eat in one go
Ha'DIbaH khah'-di-BAHKH meat, animal someone hands you a rotting piece of meat, so you immediately hand it back!
Qe' kkhe' restaurant a restaurant where the waiters can only speak Spanish. "¿Qué?"
HIDjolev khid-joh-LEV menu asking the waiter for a menu. He responds by hitting you on your left cheek!
yuch yooch chocolate you check your secret supply of chocolate every five minutes
HIq khik beer, wine after drinking a little too much beer and wine, you can't stop your hiccups
Dargh dahr-rh tea writing in your diary that you've completely run out of tea
qa'vIn KAH'-vin coffee a brand of coffee, especially for Klingons, that is almost 100% pure caffeine

Suffix
-'a' ah bigger, more important Ah he is bigger, more important
-Hom khom smaller, less important home if you are smaller, less important

loDHom boy (literally smaller man)

be'Hom girl (literally smaller woman)

So' shoh' hides, cloaks hiding a big, sharp stick behind your back so you don't have to show it to the police officer
'av 'ahv guards guarding a priceless avocado
Hotlh khohtl scans scanning the rooms in a hotel for bugs and secret cameras
wam wahm hunts taking a break from hunting to rest inside a wigwam

Prefix verb
-wI' -er (English)

So' hides, cloaks

So'wI' hider, cloaker (cloaking device)

Hotlh scans
HotlhwI' scanner

wamwI' hunter
'avwI' guarder, guard

Prefix
-qang willing to
-qangbe not willing to
-qang'a' are you willing to?", "is she willing to?" and so on

Lesson 7

porgh pohr-rh body the bodies of poor people are buried together in one enormous grave
nach nahch head finding someone's head inside a box of nachos!
DeS desh arm you can't decide which arm to use
ghop rhohp hand someone ties your hands together with a rope
'uS 'oosh leg an usher at the theatre who has only one leg. It takes them ages to show you to your seat
qam kahm foot buying an expensive new camera to take photos of your foot!
tIq tik heart your heart is ticking like a clock
'Iw 'eeoo blood stirring a cauldron full of blood with a stick. Ewww, what a terrible smell!

Suffix
-Du' talking about more than one body part

Dev dev guides your tour guide is called Dave

tlha' tlah' follows, chases following the largest person
bej bej watches sitting on a bench for hours, watching people as they walk past
'Ij ' ij listens listening to each recording in your CD collection, one after the other
qIH kikh meets (first time) meeting someone for the first time, and kicking sand in their face!
lIH likh introduces visiting a farm and introducing yourself to a leek!
wIv wiv chooses with your permission, we will choose one immediately
nuQ nookkh annoys you annoy the Queen by stealing all her nukes

Prefix
mu- he, she or it is (doing something to) me
Du- he, she or it is (doing something to) you

QaQ kkhahkkh to be good everyone looks good dressed in khaki!

qab kahb to be bad carbs are bad for you!
chu' choo' to be new you chew on a stick that's brand new
ngo' ng-oh' to be old visiting a jumble sale (or a yard sale) old antiques you pay 'n' go!
tIn tin to be big drinking from a tin that's bigger than you are
mach mach to be small inventing a device that can shrink you down small enough to fit into a matchbox
tuj tooj to be hot you touch something extremely hot and burn yourself
bIr bir to be cold drinking a nice, cold beer
Lesson 8

yIn yin lives a condemned prisoner who yearns to live

Hegh kherh dies being sentenced to die because of your unusual hairstyle
vut voot cooks cutting off your own foot and cooking it for dinner!
jab jahb serves food serving food to Jabba the Hutt
paw pow arrives Superman uses his super-powers to arrive almost instantly
tlheD tled departs trains carrying shipments of the lead have already departed
qeng keng carries being ordered to carry the King
qem kem brings someone is bringing lots of dangerous chemicals

wa' wah' 1 1 baby "wahhh!"

cha' chah' 2 2 cha-cha
wej wej 3 3 trees drive a wedge into
loS lohsh 4 factor 4 suntan lotion
vagh vahrh 5 5 is far
jav jahv 6 I have 6 javelins
Soch shohch 7 show the church on the 7th day
chorgh chohr-rh 8 8 chores
Hut khoot 9 9 men go to hooters
wa'maH wah'-MAHKH 10 we make the hens lay 10 eggs

jIH jikh I I am very cheeky

SoH shohkh you you are in shock

ghaH rhahkh he, she is you have a brother and a sister. Both he and she are going on holiday to Iraq!

Lesson 9

toy' toy' serves (a master) you serve the master by bringing him toys to play with
toy'wI' toy'-WI' servant this word literally means “server"
toy'wI''a' toy'-wi'-'AH' slave this word literally means "major server"

pIn pin boss you leave a sharp pin on your boss's chair!
Dol dohl entity a mysterious entity which loves playing with dolls

puqloD pook-LOHD son this word literally means "child-man"

puqbe' pook-BE' daughter this word literally means "child-woman"

loDnal lohd-NAHL husband

be'nal be'-NAHL wife

Prefix
-nal -NAHL a husband and wife who are arguing over a nail

ngo’ not new

qan kahn to be old old people prefer to drink tea from a can
Qup kkhoop to be young when the Queen was young, she enjoyed playing in a chicken coop
Say' shai' to be clean a very shy person sitting alone at a party, cleaning
lam lahm to be dirty a dirty lamb which has been frolicking in the fields all day long
HoS khohsh to be strong a hush descends when the strong weightlifter arrives
puj pooj to be weak a pooch which is so weak, it can't even chew a bone
Quch kkhooch to be happy the Queen is only happy when she is sitting alone on her couch
QuchHa' kkhooch-KHAH' to be unhappy the Queen is very unhappy that you've left the couch here

Suffix verb
-qu' koo' very

DaH dahkh now it is dark now

Tugh toorh soon you will get a free tour of the city soon
DaHjaj dahkh-JAHJ today today, the court has appointed a duck as a judge
wa'leS wah'-LESH tomorrow tomorrow you will change your name to Wallace!
wa'Hu' wah'-KHOO' yesterday yesterday you declared war on the person who took your sticks
Lesson 10

juH jookh home installing a jukebox in your home

pa' pah' room your father, Pa, builds a new room
lojmIt lohj-MIT door the members of the lodge meet in secret behind a locked door
Qorwagh kkhohr-WAH-RH window the Queen leans through a window to pass an apple core to a Klingon warrior
letlh letl stairs someone refuses to let you up the stairs
raS rahsh table everyone who sits at the table gets a terrible rash
quS koosh chair putting a comfortable cushion on the hard, wooden chair

QongDaq kkhohng-DAHK bed this word literally means "sleep-place".

-Daq you can't fall asleep in your bed because you're afraid of the dark

'el 'el enters, goes in you manage to enter the broken elevator by prising open the door with a stick
Qam kkhahm stands the Queen stands in front of her people, urging them to be calm
ba' bah' sits sitting at the bar
Qot kkhoht lies (reclines) the Queen tries to lie down in a baby's cot

Adjective-verbs
poS pohsh to be open the door of the posh house is wide open
SoQ shohkkh to be closed the Queen receives an electric shock every time she closes the door

Suffix verb
-moH mohkh cause something to happen

Suffix
-Daq dahk in, on, at

naDev nah-DEV here, the area around here the spy will nod if it's safe to talk here

pa' there, the area over there

pa' room

Dat daht everywhere looking everywhere for a dartboard

-nIS need to a successful business needs to find its own niche

It transforms "I speak" into "I need to speak", "I wait" into "I need to wait" and "I ask you" into "I need to ask you".

-vIp afraid to you are not afraid of the vibrations

It transforms "you speak" into "you are afraid to speak", "you wait" into "you are afraid to wait" and "you ask" into "you are afraid to ask".