And Now, Some Useful Elvish Phrases

[the_gneech]

Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo. -- "A star shines upon the hour of our meeting." (A fancy way to say hello.)

Mae govannen, mellon! -- "Well met, my friend!"

Aa' menealle nauva calen ar' malta! -- "May your ways be green and golden."

Cormlle naa tanya tel'raa! -- "Your heart is that of a lion!"

Amin sinta lle? -- "Do I know you?"

Lle anta amin tu? -- "Do you need help?"

Lle quena i'lambe tel' Eldalie? -- "Do you speak elvish?"

Lle merna salk? -- "Do you want to dance?"

Mankoi? -- "Why?"

Tira ten' rashwe! -- "Look out!"

Neuma! -- "It's a trap!"

Lle auta yeste'. -- "You go first."

Amin n'rangwa edanea! -- "I don't understand these humans."

Uuner uma, n'dela no'ta. -- "No one does, don't worry about it."

Llie n'vanima ar' lle atara lanneina. -- "You're ugly and your mother dresses you funny."

Auta miqula orqu! -- "Go kiss an orc!"

Amin autien rath. -- "I'm going to bed."

-The Gneech

(My source, in case you're interested. It's a mishmash of Quenya, Sindarin, D&D lore, and whatever else strikes the author's fancy, I suspect. Fun, if not exactly rigorous scholarship!)

Comments

[bailiff.livejournal.com]

Now translate "SEX! Wonderful SEX!" :)

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

I don't think any of Tolkien's languages had the word "sex" -- not even English!

-The Gneech

[bailiff.livejournal.com]

Thanks, you've just killed my lifelong desire to visit Middle-Earth.

:)

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

The closest I could come up with was "Vestalë! Valin vestalë!" which means something like "Wedding! Joyous wedding!"

Tolkien, y'know. Catholic. Stuffy Oxford don type. ;)

-The Gneech

[bailiff.livejournal.com]

You haven't heard of the secret chapter from TLotR, circulated among the Inklings, featuring HOT LESBIAN SEXXX between Arwen and Eowyn? ;)

Your translation reminds me of the common Malay euphemism for sex, "bermesra". Literally, it means "to have fun". :)

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

I think that's Bored of the Rings you're thinking of. ;)

-TG (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451452615/103-2746590-8092665?v=glance&n=283155)