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ljbookworm (Profiel tonen) 12 oktober 2009 12:24:10
Would anyone be willing to translate these phrases for me?
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"This is Kendra Farshaw, to any Earth vessels. Come in, Earth vessels. Kendra to any Earth vessels."
"Saluton Kendra. This is the starship Zamenhof. Are you aware that you are transmitting only in infra-red?"
"I am being held on a Shaikon cargo ship. Can you pass this news on to my parents on Terra Epsilon?"
"Of course. I regret that we cannot assist you further."
"Can you give us any tactical information which may be of use?"
Rogir (Profiel tonen) 12 oktober 2009 18:53:49
Saluton Kendra. Stelŝipo Zamenhof ĉi tie. Ĉu vi konscias ke vi sendas nur infraruĝe?
Mi teniĝas en Ŝajkona ŝarĝoŝipo. Ĉu vi povas trapasigi la novaĵon al miaj gepatroj sur Tero Epsilono?
Memkompreneble. Mi bedaŭras ke ni ne povas helpi vin pli.
Ĉu vi povas doni iujn taktikajn informojn utilajn?
ljbookworm (Profiel tonen) 12 oktober 2009 18:57:45
Dankon. And you've even taught me some sci-fi themed Esperanto!
Rogir (Profiel tonen) 12 oktober 2009 20:32:28
Greyshades (Profiel tonen) 13 oktober 2009 00:05:44
Bonan sorton kun via rakonto
mnlg (Profiel tonen) 13 oktober 2009 06:33:39
Greyshades:I always thought a story where a character was sent to an Esperanto speaking era/world and had to try to learn the language would be great.Something of this sort happens in Red Dwarf, although in a comedic setting.
Cosi (Profiel tonen) 13 oktober 2009 09:33:32
Bonŝancon! ljbookworm (Profiel tonen) 13 oktober 2009 09:38:42
Its actually so cool that I managed to work some esperanto into my writing.
It makes me smile just thinking about it. 
erinja (Profiel tonen) 20 oktober 2009 01:54:22
Jen Kendra Farshaw, al ĉiuj ajn teraj ŝipoj. Respondu, teraj ŝipoj. Kendra al ĉiuj ajn teraj ŝipoj.
Saluton Kendra. Stelŝipo Zamenhof ĉi tie. Ĉu vi konscias ke vi sendas nur infraruĝe?
Mi kaptiĝas en ŝajkona ŝarĝoŝipo. Ĉu vi povas pasi la novaĵon al miaj gepatroj sur Tero Epsilono?
Kompreneble. Mi bedaŭras ke ni ne povas helpi vin pli.
Ĉu vi povas doni al ni ajnan taktikan informon kiun ni povus utiligi?
Notes on my version:
- adjective forms of proper names are not normally capitalized in Esperanto. So I live in "Usono", but I spend "usonaj dolaroj" at the store.
"Memkompreneble" is a little redundant to my ear. "Kompreneble" already means "of course" to me; at least, that's the colloquial use I hear.
I changed "tenigxi" to "kaptigxi". Being held has connotations of being captured in English, but in Esperanto, if someone "tenigxas" in a ship, I would not necessarily understand that the person is held prisoner. "kaptigxi" has the sense of being captured somewhere.
I wouldn't 'esperantize' Kendra's last name. Names are left as-is in most Esperanto literature, so long as they were originally written in the Esperanto alphabet (also note that "farnsxaux" would end in an -ow sound in Esperanto, rhyming with "cow" in English)
Pasi means to pass. It's a transitive verb. Pasigi is to cause something to pass (so "mi pasigas tempon en loko", I make time pass in a place, i.e. I spend time somewhere). You could also use "transdoni" (literally "to give across", less literally "to hand over") if you really want to have a trans in there. Transpasi sounds weird to me.
mnlg (Profiel tonen) 20 oktober 2009 06:26:59
erinja:if someone "tenigxas" in a ship, I would not necessarily understand that the person is held prisoner.I think "teniĝi" is sufficient; I have seen it used for that meaning. Rather I would change it to "Mi estas tenata", if it is an ongoing situation; -iĝ- would suggest that the change is happening right then.
erinja:Pasi means to pass. It's a transitive verb.No, "pasi" is intransitive.
erinja:Transpasi sounds weird to meTranspasi as in "to pass from one side to the other" sounds perfectly acceptable to me.