Ho'Du' Say'moHwI' tlhagh

toothpaste

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/xoʔɖuʔʂɑjʔmoxwɪʔt͡ɬɑɣ/

Sound out Ho'Du' Say'moHwI' tlhagh letter by letter:

• H/x/harsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• o/o/o as in 'go'
• '/ʔ/glottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• D/ɖ/retroflex d (tongue curled back)
• u/u/u as in 'boot'
• '/ʔ/glottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• S/ʂ/retroflex sh, between English 's' and 'sh'
• a/ɑ/a as in 'father'
• y/j/y as in 'yes'
• '/ʔ/glottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• m/m/m as in 'moon'
• o/o/o as in 'go'
• H/x/harsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• w/w/w as in 'way'
• I/ɪ/i as in 'bit'
• '/ʔ/glottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• tlh/t͡ɬ/t released into a breathy lateral, no English equivalent
• a/ɑ/a as in 'father'
• gh/ɣ/voiced version of H, like a growled gargle

TNK (2011-11-02-Email)

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.