Learn how to speak Klingon

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Free Klingon lessons are now available on the Duolingo app. CNET's Bridget Carey learns about the Star Trek alien language from one of the course creators.
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@seroberts 3 жыл бұрын

When my uncle was younger he learned Klingon. I'm here so I can have a conversation with him and not have anyone else know what we're saying 😂

@gringo3002 2 жыл бұрын

It will help to study the broad concept of constructed languages.

@jrs4753 5 жыл бұрын

The duolingo owl will shoot me with a phaser if I miss one lesson.

@Tlaloc89 3 жыл бұрын

*Disruptor. A phaser is far too polite a weapon for a Klingon.

@doomi8210 3 жыл бұрын

No The duolingo owl would duel you to a bat'leth battle

@felixstone3.14 3 жыл бұрын

When (I hope it's when...) elvish comes to duolingo and you miss a lesson: **duolingo owl waiting outside your house with a longbow**

@justmegumi34 Жыл бұрын

Lol

@nathanburman1701 Жыл бұрын

Bruh I was just thinking about that😂😂😂😂

@_september_4799 6 жыл бұрын

That man is a nerd cultural hero lol.

@twfaucet 3 жыл бұрын

@cabbagealley5489 2 жыл бұрын

@@twfaucet Did you not watch the video? He was one of the 5 who founded and developed the Klingon language course

@Senor_Penor 3 жыл бұрын

"I LOVE star trek" *Stuffs face with popcorn at the sight of Picard*

@johnlukecampbell3140 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@rmccombs66 Жыл бұрын

It sounds to me like she says Star Track, whatever that is.

@sendia4744 6 жыл бұрын

The downside of the Duolingo Klingon course is that as of now, there is no audio. So no pronunciation guides whatsoever! You can't learn a language if you don't know how to pronounce the words.

@jsalata4113 5 жыл бұрын

Thankfully they added some audio

@theyoutubewizard1126 5 жыл бұрын

You could become some text translator or something.

@redstone51 4 жыл бұрын

Use the Google translator!!!

@woodfamily5229 4 жыл бұрын

@@jsalata4113 Oh, did they? Good. That's why I did not stick with it before. Thanks. I'll check it out again

@potatoalpacas6114 4 жыл бұрын

@@woodfamily5229 the voice they added is a little bit annoying but it's good his pronunciation sounds fine

@thieluar 6 жыл бұрын

You said "no earth language uses apostrophes in the middle of words", but you are wrong. Hawaiian uses them. In fact, Hawaii is properly spelt Hawai'i. It's called a glottal stop and several other languages use it, including guaraní and samoan. In fact English also uses the sound, though not the spelling, in words such as oh-oh.

@jeremycowan1062 6 жыл бұрын

I think this error comes about because Duolingo has never had a language with "apostrophes in the middle of words" before. Even that's not really true since English contractions use apostrophes in the middle of words. Be assured that the Klingon team knows all about it, even if Duolingo PR doesn't.

@BridgetCarey 6 жыл бұрын

Andres you are right. I should have worded that better. I was going off of what the Duolingo team told me but the takeaway I wanted to convey is that Duolingo needed special programming to handle the unique apostrophe rules of Klingon.

@SilasHaglund 6 жыл бұрын

Not apostrophes, ʻOkinas, there's a difference.

@Post_Stall_Maneuver 4 жыл бұрын

ʻO kēia ka pololei, ʻoiai he ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi maoli, he mau ʻanuʻiona ke ʻano he ʻoluʻolu e haʻi, e like me Mainlanders, no ka mea ua ʻōlelo lākou i kahi ʻōlelo ʻaʻole nā kuʻina o ka maka, okina, a i ʻole he mau ʻūhā ma waena o nā huaʻōlelo, nā huaʻōlelo e like me Lanaʻi ua haʻi ʻia ʻo "Lah-nye," a ʻaʻole ʻo "Lah-na-ee."

@YourMajesty143 3 жыл бұрын

In Arabic, the equivalent of the apostrophe is the diacritic Maddah It looks like a minus squiggle above Arabic letters. For instance, the word Qur'an is spelled القرآن‎ You can also see apostrophes transliterated for the Hamza symbol: ء For instance, the name Fu'ad is spelled by placing the hamza above the knotted letter: فؤاد

@likkerland 4 жыл бұрын

Duolingo: Did You Do your Klingon Lessons today? Me: Immediately Starts Running.

@joemelton4747 3 жыл бұрын

GET THE BATLETH

@joemelton4747 3 жыл бұрын

@Gabriel Sommerdom omg I hear it too

@Code_Lin 3 жыл бұрын

Duolingo:"FIGHT BACK YOU HONORLESS DOG!"

@joemelton4747 3 жыл бұрын

@@Code_Lin ID RATHER FACE DISCOMMENDATION

@IronSpyder-ky2lk 3 жыл бұрын

*Gowron stares at you* You are without honour!

@ibaygushev 3 жыл бұрын

In Russian we can use ‘ in the middle of words. You can use it instead of ъ, but your writing will look 50 years old ;) объявление = об’явление. Подъезд = под’езд

@cactustree505 4 жыл бұрын

Man, I am a nerd. Going to get the Duolingo app now.

@fatfrankthepeteacher2503 3 жыл бұрын

You’re not a nerd, stop calling yourself a nerd

@cactustree505 3 жыл бұрын

@@fatfrankthepeteacher2503 LOL Really? I dunno. Well perhaps. But, while bringing up the Double Slit Experiment in casual conversation the other day I gushed, "it's my favorite experiment." My. Favorite. Experiment. So, uh, yeah, I heard it echo in my head as I pondered who brings up physics experiments in conversation. I am such a nerd, Sandor.

@iconsnart Жыл бұрын

Its so fun! Are you fluent now? Qapla!

@leylacaner1361 Жыл бұрын

Same lol I just found out there's High Valyrian and Klingon available on Duolingo and as of now I'm downloading the app lmao

@mrbaneseyeballz5854 3 жыл бұрын

Her popcorn eating at the start😐

@elsagillsten 4 жыл бұрын

I just realised that that is the guy that who I interviewed for my school project about Klingon...

@rabbitpiet7182 6 жыл бұрын

One, German distinguishes between nouns and verbs using capitalizations.

@GCKteamKrispy 6 жыл бұрын

for kazakh speakers it is easy to learn klingon, because we have the same sounds like 'Q', 'H'

@Vextrove 5 ай бұрын

Same in Dutch

@L.NEVER.LOSES. 4 ай бұрын

qazhaqstan

@r4blo 5 жыл бұрын

I'm *TERRIFIED* with my spanish class...... And now i'm learning *KLINGON* WTF

@panagiotisgeorgakis1449 2 жыл бұрын

Same but with German class

@Benimation 6 жыл бұрын

But it's so hard.. I'll go back to learning Mandarin Chinese..

@pyro265 6 жыл бұрын

Benimation is it that hard?

@SketchyTigers 6 жыл бұрын

Benimation how "hard" something is, is purely subjective to the person

@DoubIoons 6 жыл бұрын

dude, chinese has thousands of characters and is a tonal language it is very hard

@tthkkkkk 4 жыл бұрын

@@DoubIoons r/Woooosh

@vintaests40yearsago24 4 жыл бұрын

You should check out japanese too

@RobeonMew 4 жыл бұрын

2:00 - But if you understand the parts of speech in any language you can put things that you believe would be a prefix and a suffix to it and still get the word correct. I've used this trick to speak out words that I don't know and then after when I look them up the words are already legit

@KPcpt 4 жыл бұрын

Why the heck does Duolingo have Klingon and high Valyrian and only one native African language?

@user-ty8me4hm1w 4 жыл бұрын

3:30 is the best part.

@stevesilverman3505 Жыл бұрын

Hawaiian uses apostrophes for glottal stops. They can be in the middle of a word.

@QFGEE 2 жыл бұрын

Who would have thought an expert in Klingon would be so socially awkward.

@kunstderfugue Жыл бұрын

What about his manners made you think that he's socially awkward?

@shieldwalker 5 жыл бұрын

3:38 Yes! There is an earthly language that uses apostrophes in the middle of words!!! IT'S HAWAIIAN AND IT IS OFFERED ON DUOLINGO TOO. I can't believe this person.

@Post_Stall_Maneuver 4 жыл бұрын

@yvngdoja 4 жыл бұрын

They asked me to translate klingon words on my first lesson and I have never learned klingon before

@Tlaloc89 3 жыл бұрын

If I understand what you are saying, then it might be that you are using the app and not the website. The website has massively helpful tips for each lesson and makes all the difference in learning. Those tips are available via the app in other languages, but for some reason they don't show up for Klingon. ...You still will need to use hints in lessons to learn vocab, but you pick it up fast due to repetition. Hope this helps.

@user-cn2ow9bf5z 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I feel you, I love Star Trac too.

@Hackberryofficer Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your lock screen and am thinking of copying it

@sahbarthegolden-tungued7436 5 жыл бұрын

I don't even like star trek, I just love fictional languages.

@warriormom5232 5 жыл бұрын

That’s how I learned and understand ~15 klingon things and liked star trek

@somepizzaguy8855 5 жыл бұрын

It's not really a fictional language, though. It's a real language made for fiction.

@privateuser2283 4 жыл бұрын

Me too ❤

@shivvypoppy 5 жыл бұрын

"I love Star Track," said no Trekkie EVER.

@eddiehead9794 5 жыл бұрын

I laughed SO hard when she said that. That little "oh my gosh" move before she grabs the mug is hilarious too.

@bettyveronica460 5 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!!!

@Nichalia 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I cackled at that bit.

@gringo3002 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously, when I was younger, I thought it was "track".

@jakesmerth1919 Жыл бұрын

Looked up P'tok, says there's no specific translation but generally "weirdo" or "being weird." When you watch the various times it's used in STNG, DS9, Voyager, etc., every single time it comes across in context more in a way that suggests "queer." As in, they're calling you a homophobic slur when someone calls you a P'tok.

@DungeonDrugDealers 4 ай бұрын

Your gymnast coach would be very proud of that stretch!

@Kaffedreng38 2 жыл бұрын

In Star trek Discovery the klingon language sound so cool :o

@WadeWalkerYT 4 жыл бұрын

I kinda wanna learn this language, now.

@cathrynsmith9872 5 жыл бұрын

Is it on Duolingo the phone app? Or another Duolingo program. My next phone will have Duolingo if it's on there. Even if not, because I'm learning Russian right now. 🙂

@musicwiggle22 5 жыл бұрын

On the app and the website

@subjectnether959 5 жыл бұрын

This really helps here is a familiar quote in Klingon. logh: HeH Qav'e'. DaH 'entepray' Duj lengmey lutalu'. Qu' vagh-DIS: Huj qo' chu' explore. yISam chu' yIn chu' tayqeq je. V vay' boldly nuqDaq pagh!

@alexbrittain8970 5 жыл бұрын

You messed up the translation I think....

@amberdolphin1210 5 жыл бұрын

I have found out how to learn Klingon! Qapla'

@warriormom5232 5 жыл бұрын

tlhlngan maH! Qapla’ = Sucess (It is a goodbye you wish someone success till you meet again) Again tlhlngan maH!

@blackberuang 6 жыл бұрын

doubt klingon will benefit for your job application lol

@qurgh 6 жыл бұрын

Depends on the job. As a professional Klingon translator, people expect it to be on mine. :D

@alananderson2616 6 жыл бұрын

Your doubt is misplaced, sir. I personally know four people besides myself who got paid gigs because of their knowledge of Klingon.

@cathrynsmith9872 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! I did not know that was a job! :)

@warriormom5232 5 жыл бұрын

tlhlngan maH!petaQ!

@tomvesely4008 4 жыл бұрын

If you can speak different languages

@Igor-qm5qs 9 ай бұрын

That is an awsome book

@charliesgamingplace2371 5 ай бұрын

‘Kosh, kapleck mog. Sorry, that was Klingon for ‘buy something or die’’ - The terraria merchant

@rahmanhakim1 6 жыл бұрын

Good for you man, keep it up

@Goodiesfanful Жыл бұрын

I have started Klingon with Duolingo. It makes a change from French or German.

@latinbroly 3 жыл бұрын

Let's see if I can find it.str8 laser to that book.

@sugardaddy9721 2 жыл бұрын

Don't mind me, I'm just here admiring her eyes and smile.

@batty2259 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating

@13wayz70 2 жыл бұрын

thats amazing

@emeraldinc.9755 2 жыл бұрын

ha, I'm making my own language based of English so now I know it's possible to not have to do it for ten years or so but most likely half of one year, good luck to me

@musymel7187 4 жыл бұрын

I wanna get into Star Trek so what should I start with in the Star Trek series

@geordijules 4 жыл бұрын

I'd tell you to start with The Original Series but that's really old and some people don't like old effects and get frustrated. You could start with The New Generation :):) Have fun watching the series!!

@TheYouTubeNetworkFan 3 жыл бұрын

That means Alien Curse War!, Too!...

@mathewweeks9069 2 жыл бұрын

I big fan star trek

@antwan1357 2 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to get a certificate of achievement in Klingon?

@AuntLALA 4 жыл бұрын

I mean. I saw someone taking this on duolingo and had to make sure this was a "thing"

@Apple-mg6jr 3 жыл бұрын

Shakespeare and the bible have been translated into Klingon 🤣

@knightthenerfer 3 жыл бұрын

I am a big star trek fan

@xenomorph1317 4 жыл бұрын

We are the Borg. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile

@glenmartin7978 5 жыл бұрын

Do klingons in the Kelvin Universe and Discovery which I still think is Kelvin speak the same klingon

@elizakeating8415 4 жыл бұрын

They do! (But discovery isn't Kelvin)

@dominikfabos4520 3 жыл бұрын

Khr sound is basically means klingons just want humans to throw up all the time 😂

@eyon3071 3 жыл бұрын

Im here to understand klingon from sheldon

@MrCheckersAndN 3 жыл бұрын

Pls do the plqad version

@legolas7r 6 жыл бұрын

Sheldon Cooper and Lenoard Hofstader - Big Bang Theory 😉

@erickjames822 Ай бұрын

Just bought that book for a dollar at a local yard sale

@Cirkelo 2 жыл бұрын

the gutteral krr sound is native in danish, so I def. have an advantage over english speakers :D Danish has that back of the throat, but still all of the mouth sound everywhere. try using text to speak on the danish word grød.

@papaxsmurf7678 8 ай бұрын

It is in Arabic too

@alexbrittain8970 5 жыл бұрын

What was that intro lol?

@justmeonthebeach 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting..

@treasurevit4375 4 жыл бұрын

Came here because of the big bang theory

@shaharbano3706 3 жыл бұрын

Me too I also started watching star trek because of it

@paudsmcmack3117 4 жыл бұрын

Hmm. Let’s see if I can find it, oh right here

@snowkittwice Жыл бұрын

Has anyone actually finished this course?

@lochiephillips1626 5 жыл бұрын

Yo what’s going on, attempted to learn Klingon but I can’t have any audio for it

@Nichalia 2 жыл бұрын

They added audio. When they first released it they didn’t have any, but that’s fixed now.

@ramrodnj 4 жыл бұрын

I’m running a special on basement musk removal and if your parents pay half I will have a discount

@kahnfatman 2 жыл бұрын

How about language of Middle Earth?

@HelloThere-ki5mg 2 жыл бұрын

Came here because I saw the movie "unpregnant" and the girls were speaking Klingon to each other lolll

@blindedsurrealism262 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

@zero-gdesignstudios 11 ай бұрын

No Klingon subtitles?!?

@shobujkola 6 жыл бұрын

Kufakh means dammit in Klingon

@kessiabertram8644 6 жыл бұрын

Myo perfeau ý comme? Simples, ý solo sabir izppek theg unor poko tuy vaihent' ol unor mercánt' hiccineaule y ënteressánt' i pont' tuy dezar unar persona eck'ssiwa y sill'éermm.

@odonkor989 2 жыл бұрын

Is that Klingon?

@kessiabertram8644 2 жыл бұрын

@@odonkor989 Espaconlian

@odonkor989 2 жыл бұрын

@@kessiabertram8644 you nerd :P from which country are you?

@wolfgangoschmann2573 3 жыл бұрын

No human eats popcorn like that she must be a Klingon

@tomspettigue8791 6 ай бұрын

Oh shush i have the same Starfleet lock screen!

@thebeermaster34 3 жыл бұрын

First off... I heard her say "Star Trak"...🤦‍♂️

@theemperor5789 2 жыл бұрын

could just be a lisp or an accent who cares

@shobujkola 6 жыл бұрын

I meant khufakh

@bettyveronica460 5 жыл бұрын

She keeps saying "TRACK". 🤦🤪

@relevantconundrum 3 жыл бұрын

And “pronounce-iation”. Ugh

@SparkleWhileYouCan 3 жыл бұрын

Ik, r? KMN

@marvellousmaria774 3 жыл бұрын

Not me waiting for him to teach me simlish

@sherbournesubwaymess 9 ай бұрын

*sigh* Klingon language, the words, delivery, syntax, was originally created by James Doohan/Jon Povill for Star Trek the Motion Picture. Okrand took those few lines and extracted an entire vocabulary out of it. Had Doohan opted for Klingons sounding like Leprechauns...who knows where Trek would be today.

@sebastiantan2436 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know what but Big Bang theory introduces me to Klingon .

@sourabhkarmakar8040 Жыл бұрын

Same

@MrPillowStudios Жыл бұрын

Try to learn Sibbion.

@joostonline5146 Жыл бұрын

This is such a huge waste of time, I like it.

@Pravda_Z 3 жыл бұрын

Has anyone opened up a Klingon Restaurant? It would be fun to eat Klingon while speaking it... for total immersion. And then there's KSL - Klingon Sign Language for the Deaf.

@leylacaner1361 Жыл бұрын

THERE'S KSL?? bruh I'm deaf and a Trekie, how come I didn't know this lmaoo

@paulfairburn1510 2 жыл бұрын

EDS COOL😯

@aada19aada81 Жыл бұрын

"No earth language uses apostrophes in the middle of words" - J’ai la preuve qu’elle a tort

@kunstderfugue Жыл бұрын

I guess this whole video is an ad for duolingo?

@sofiettabalocco7568 4 жыл бұрын

I can't find it on the app

@watergrowsifwatered8048 4 жыл бұрын

If you click on add language its at about the bottom just look carefully if you haven't found it by now

@thatguynexus5935 3 жыл бұрын

But it looks like you love popcorn more than Star Trek

@randomhufflepuff385 6 жыл бұрын

What's next, parselmouth?

@overdrive7349 6 жыл бұрын

or pig latin?

@randomhufflepuff385 6 жыл бұрын

BullDax Perhaps

@warriormom5232 5 жыл бұрын

ParselTOUNGE

@Thatrdrplayer Жыл бұрын

Will I be assimilated into a Borg if I miss my Klingon lessons

@AuntLALA 4 жыл бұрын

I cant believe I am 4 min into and still watching 👀 I gotta get outta here lol

@peterstoric6560 Жыл бұрын

Why am I more interested in learning a fictional language than a real one? I want to learns Spanish too, but something about kingon is just there

@leylacaner1361 Жыл бұрын

from experience, Klingon is harder than Spanish lol but with time you can learn both of them. There are a couple of pronunciations that the Spanish language has (that the English doesn't) that will help you pronounce better Klingon :) hope I helped you decide lol