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Some phrases from [[constructed language]]s:

==Examples==

=== [[Buglere|Chakobsa]] ([[Constructed language|Fictional]] from the ''[[Dune (novel)|Dune]]'' series) ===

*Buglere: ''Buglerege'' /buu le AY e/
*hello: ''cheklemine'' /che klay mee NAY/
(contracted; show full)uld be phrased as requests are represented in Klingon by imperative verbs, which are very freely used in this language. As a result, the word "please" is absent from the Klingon lexicon. Whereas in English one asks "what is it", in Klingon one would be more likely to say ''yIngu' ''(literally, "Identify it!"), and for Klingons, "ordering" a drink is not a metaphor:'' romuluS HIq HInob'' "give me Romulan ale!"


*Klingon: ''tlhIngan Hol'' /tKINAn xol/ ("Klingon language")
*hello: ''nuqneH'' /nuqnEx/ (literally "What do you want?", only said when someone approaches you, not the other way around)
*goodbye: ''Qapla' ''/qXAplA?/ (literally "Success!")
*please: '''''Note''': Klingon usually dispenses with such things as greetings, "please", or "thank you". It is recommended that you leave out these phrases.''
*thank you: ''qatlho' ''/qAtKo?/ (when speaking to one person), ''Satlho' ''/s`AtKo?/ (when speaking to more than one person)
*that one: ''Dochvetlh'' /d`otSvEtK/ (literally "that thing")
*how much?:'' 'ar?'' /?Ar/
*yes: ''HIja' ''/xIdZA?/ or ''HISlaH'' /xIs`lAx/ in response to a yes/no question; ''luq'' /luq/ in response to an order
*no: ''ghobe' ''/GobE?/
*sorry: ''jItlhIj'' /dZItKIdZ/ (literally "I apologise")
*I don't understand: ''jIyajbe' ''/dZIjAdZbE?/
*where's the bathroom?: ''puchpa' vISuch. nuqDaq 'oH?'' /putSpA? vIs`utS nuqd`aq ?ox/ (literally "I seek the bathroom. Where is it?")
*generic toast:'' 'IwlIj jachjaj'' /?IwlIdZ dZAtSdZAdZ/
*Do you speak English? ''DIvI' Hol DajatlhlaH'a'?'' /d`IvI? xol d`AdZAtKlAx?A?/
*foreigner: ''nov'' /nov/

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*English: ''DIvI' Hol'' /d`I.vI? xol/ (dih-VIH khole)
*Klingon: ''tlhIngan Hol'' /t_KI.NAn xol/ (TLING-an khole)
*hello, good-bye, please, thank you: (can safely be left out)
*that one: ''Dochvetlh'' /d`ot_S.vEt_K/ (DOACH-vettle)
*how much?: ''<nowiki>'ar</nowiki>'' /?Ar/ (ARE)
*yes: ''<nowiki>HIja'</nowiki>'' /xI.d_ZA?/ (khi-JAH), ''HISlaH'' /xIs`.lAx/ (khish-LAHKH)
*no: ''<nowiki>ghobe'</nowiki>'' /Go.bE?/ (gho-BEH)
*sorry: ''jIQoS'' /d_ZI.q_Xos`/ (jih-KROASH)
*I don't understand: ''<nowiki>jIyajbe'</nowiki>'' /d_ZI.jAd_Z.bE?/ (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?/ (dih-VIH khole da-jattle-lahkh-AH)
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*English: ''DIvI' Hol'' /d`I.vI? xol/ (dih-VIH khole) ("Federation language")
*Klingon: ''tlhIngan Hol'' /t_KI.NAn 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/ (DOACH-vettle)
*how much?: ''<nowiki>'ar</nowiki>'' /?Ar/ (ARE)
*yes: ''<nowiki>HIja'</nowiki>'' /xI.d_ZA?/ (khi-JAH), ''HISlaH'' /xIs`.lAx/ (khish-LAHKH) (response to a yes/no question); ''luq'' /luq/ (luke) (response to an order)
*no: ''<nowiki>ghobe'</nowiki>'' /Go.bE?/ (gho-BEH)
*sorry: ''jItlhIj'' /d_ZI.t_KId_Z/ (jih-TLIDGE) (literally "I apologise"); ''jIQoS'' /d_ZI.q_Xos`/ (jih-KROASH) ("I am sorry")
*I don't understand: ''<nowiki>jIyajbe'</nowiki>'' /d_ZI.jAd_Z.bE?/ (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?/ (dih-VIH khole da-jattle-lahkh-AH)
*foreigner: ''nov'' /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'' /nuq.nEx/ (literally "What do you want?", only said when someone approaches you, not the other way around)
*goodbye: ''<nowiki>Qapla'</nowiki>'' /q_XAp.lA?/ (krap-LAH) (literally "Success!")
*please: ''qatlhob'' /qa.t_Kob/ (ka-TLOBE)
*thank you: ''<nowiki>qatlho'</nowiki>'' /qA.t_Ko?/ (when speaking to one person), ''<nowiki>Satlho'</nowiki>'' /s`A.t_Ko?/ (when speaking to more than one person)⏎

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

*Lojban: ''la lojban'' /lah LOZH-bahn/
*hello: ''coi'' /shoy/
*good-bye: ''co'o'' /SHO-ho/
*please: ''pe'u'' /PEH-hoo/
*thank you: ''ki'e'' /KEE-heh/
(contracted; show full)*how much?: ''flagedö?''
*English: ''Linglanik'', ''Nelijik''
*yes: ''si''
*no: ''no''
*I don't understand: ''No suemob''

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