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List of common phrases in constructed languages
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Here is a list of '''common phrases in [[constructed language]]s''', similar to the list of [[common phrases in different languages]] which lists phrases in natural languages.

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*English: ''DIvI' Hol'' 
/d`I.vI?{{IPA|/&#598;&#618;.v&#618;&#660; xol/}} (dih-VIH khole) ("Federation language")
*Klingon: ''tlhIngan Hol'' /t_KI.NA{{IPA|/t&#620;&#618;.&#331;&#593;n xol/}} (TLING-an khole) ("Klingon language")
*hello, good-bye, please, thank you: (can safely be left out; see Note below)
*that one: ''Dochvetlh'' /d`ot_S.vEt_K/{{IPA|/&#598;ot&#643;.v&#603;t&#620;/}} (DOACH-vettle)
*how much?: ''<nowiki>'ar</nowiki>'' /?Ar/{{IPA|/&#660;&#593;r/}} (ARE)
*yes: ''<nowiki>HIja'</nowiki>'' /xI.d_ZA?/ (khi-JAH), ''HISlaH'' /xIs`.lAx/{{IPA|/x&#618;.d&#658;&#593;&#660;/}} (khi-JAH), ''HISlaH'' {{IPA|/x&#618;&#642;.l&#593;x/}} (khish-LAHKH) (response to a yes/no question); ''luq'' {{IPA|/luq/}} (luke) (response to an order)
*no: ''<nowiki>ghobe'</nowiki>'' /Go.bE?/ (gho-BEH)
*sorry: ''jItlhIj'' /d_ZI.t_KId_Z/{{IPA|/&#611;o.b&#603;&#660;/}} (gho-BEH)
*sorry: ''jItlhIj'' {{IPA|/d&#658;&#618;.t&#620;&#618;d&#658;/}} (jih-TLIDGE) (literally "I apologise"); ''jIQoS'' /d_ZI{{IPA|/d_&#658;&#618;.q_Xos`/&#642;/}} (jih-KROASH) ("I am sorry")
*I don't understand: ''<nowiki>jIyajbe'</nowiki>'' /d_ZI.jAd_Z.bE?/{{IPA|/d&#658;&#618;.j&#593;d&#658;.b&#603;?/}} (jih-yahj-BEH)
*where's the bathroom?: ''<nowiki>nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'?</nowiki>'' /nuq.d`Aq ?ox p_hut_S.p_ha?.?E?/ (NOOK-dack oakh pooch-pah-EH)
*generic toast:'' 'IwlIj jachjaj'' /?Iw.lId_Z d_ZAt_S.d_Zad_Z/ (EWWW-lidge JATCH-jadge)
*Do you speak English?: ''DIvI' Hol DajatlhlaH'a'?'' /d`I.vI? xol d`A.d_ZAt_K.lAx.?A?/{{IPA|/nuq.&#598;&#593;q &#660;ox p_hut&#643;.p_ha&#660;.&#660;&#603;&#660;/}} (NOOK-dack oakh pooch-pah-EH)
*generic toast:'' 'IwlIj jachjaj'' {{IPA|/&#660;&#618;w.l&#618;d&#658; d&#658;&#593;tS.d&#658;ad&#658;/}} (EWWW-lidge JATCH-jadge)
*Do you speak English?: ''DIvI' Hol DajatlhlaH'a'?'' {{IPA|/&#598;&#618;.v&#618;&#660; xol &#598;&#593;.d_Z&#593;tK.l&#593;x.&#660;&#593;&#660;/}} (dih-VIH khole da-jattle-lahkh-AH)
*foreigner: ''nov'' {{IPA|/nov/}} (noav)

====Note====
Klingon usually dispenses with such things as greetings, "please", or "thank you". It is recommended that you leave out these phrases.

If you specifically wish to say these, here are some ways:

*hello: ''nuqneH'' {{IPA|/nuq.nEx/}} (nook-NEHKH) (literally "What do you want?", only said when someone approaches you, not the other way around)
*goodbye: ''<nowiki>Qapla'</nowiki>'' /q_XAp.lA?/{{IPA|/q_X&#593;p.l&#593;?/}} (krap-LAH) (literally "Success!")
*please: ''qatlhob'' /qa.t_K{{IPA|/qa.t&#620;ob/}} (ka-TLOBE)
*thank you: ''<nowiki>qatlho'</nowiki>'' /qA.t_K{{IPA|/q&#593;.t&#620;o?/}} (ka-TLOE) (when speaking to one person), ''<nowiki>Satlho'</nowiki>'' /s`A.t_K{{IPA|/s`&#593;.t&#620;o?/}} (sha-TLOE) (when speaking to more than one person)

=== [[Lojban]] (''a priori'' [[constructed language|planned language]]) === 

*Lojban: ''la lojban'' {{IPA|/la &#712;lo&#658;ban/}} (lah LOZH-bahn)
*hello: ''coi'' {{IPA|/&#643;oj/}} (shoy)
*good-bye: ''co'o'' {{IPA|/&#712;&#643;oho/}} (SHO-ho)
*please: ''pe'u'' {{IPA|/&#712;p&#603;hu/}} (PEH-hoo)
(contracted; show full)*no: ''no''
*I don't understand: ''No suemob''

==See also==
*[[Common phrases in different languages]]


[[Category:Lists of phrases]]