I see you?

Started by ShuryNavi, March 23, 2010, 12:42:40 AM

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ShuryNavi

Im Very new to this, How do you Say," I see you."

Id also like to know how to say," Forever and always"

NeotrekkerZ

I see you is oel ngati kameie (pronounced well ngahtee kahmayeh)

No word for forever, but always is frakrr.

EDIT:  for ng in ngahtee, ng is pronounced like ng in sing.
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Txontaw

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I see you is "Oe-l nga-ti kam<ei>e"

Or w/out the marks, "Oel ngati kameie"

As for why it's that, you'll have to look up how to do the grammar of Na'vi.

And as for "Forever and Always", I'm sure there's some strange way to phrase it, but I'm not skilled enough to figure it out.

EDIT: Ninja'd

Quote from: NeotrekkerZ on March 23, 2010, 12:56:10 AM
I see you is oel ngati kameie (pronounced ohehll ngahtee kahmayeh)

(Ohehll being pronounced Oh+the letter 'L')

No word for forever, but always is frakrr.

EDIT:  for ng in ngahtee, ng is pronounced like ng in sing.

Fix'd. :)
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Naring Taronyu

I had a question, so I thought I'd ask the experts, which is pretty much anyone but me. You say that "I See you" is "Oel ngati kameie" but NaviDictionary says that means "I see you, hello" and says "Oel ngat kame" means "I see you" but doesn't say if it means it in a spiritual way. What's The difference between the two?

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Quote from: Tavar on November 27, 2010, 01:41:54 AM
I had a question, so I thought I'd ask the experts, which is pretty much anyone but me. You say that "I See you" is "Oel ngati kameie" but NaviDictionary says that means "I see you, hello" and says "Oel ngat kame" means "I see you" but doesn't say if it means it in a spiritual way. What's The difference between the two?

They both mean the same thing--I see you. But what the dictionary is referencing is that oel ngati kameie is used as a greeting, a "hello". Kaltxì is the official word for hello, but oel ngati kameie is as much of a greeting as kaltxì. I'm pretty sure oel ngati kameie is the more formal and respectful way of greeting someone....and, of course, it has a deeper meaning than kaltxì.

Does this answer your question, ma 'eylan?

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Quote from: Tavar on November 27, 2010, 01:41:54 AM
I had a question, so I thought I'd ask the experts, which is pretty much anyone but me. You say that "I See you" is "Oel ngati kameie" but NaviDictionary says that means "I see you, hello" and says "Oel ngat kame" means "I see you" but doesn't say if it means it in a spiritual way. What's The difference between the two?

"oel ngat kame" would be in a spiritual way, the important word is "kame" which is translated as see (in a spiritual way), it contrasts with tse'a which is to see (physically). The difference between "oel ngati kameie" and "oel ngat kame", besides the use of the shorter patientive affix on nga (which doesn't affect the meaning at all) is the infix <ei>, this is an infix used to show that the speaker feels good about something, it's tempting to use it and <äng> (the speaker feels badly about it) a lot but in sentences from Frommer, they're not used tooo often, indeed, he's even said that using it in a sentence meaning "I like X" would sound strange IIRC.
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Quote from: ShuryNavi on March 23, 2010, 12:42:40 AM
Id also like to know how to say," Forever and always"

I might go with "Tì'i'avay ulte frakrr."

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Naring Taronyu

Cool thanks, it is an important phrase so I wanted to get it right. Irayo tsmukan.

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Quote from: Tavar on November 27, 2010, 01:41:54 AM
I had a question, so I thought I'd ask the experts, which is pretty much anyone but me. You say that "I See you" is "Oel ngati kameie" but NaviDictionary says that means "I see you, hello" and says "Oel ngat kame" means "I see you" but doesn't say if it means it in a spiritual way. What's The difference between the two?
Like in spanish, there is an informal way (tu) and a formal way (usted) to say some things, in Na'vi: "kaltxi" and "oel ngati kameie"

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On a side note for anyone reading this, if you want to say "I see you" in a completely literal way, with no spiritual or salutational meaning, it would be:

Oel tse'a ngati.

As in, "Can you tell where I am?"  "Yep, I see you."

The same way you can see a tree or something.  (Oel tse'a utralit.)
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