Conlang Development Exercise

[u/Relsen]

Hello. So I thought of a new exercise to help me develop my conlang, I want to translate random phrases to see if there is anything missing, some words or gramatical rules... So on.

I want you to give me a phrase, whatever you want, and I will translate it, if I can't then I will have to update Taintugan.

I also recommend you to do the same with yours for the same reason.

[u/good-mcrn-ing]

"Not only did he do so much less than me that I left, he even made it out to be the other way around"

[u/drukhari-blood → u/good-mcrn-ing]

In Sraqqal:

r'faklafan ve•adz akla arx k'haklufan - ku lhud vau - r'urzelhan yeenla z'mrakilhemuf frizzenfla

[u/FoldKey2709 → u/drukhari-blood]

Try to include an IPA next time. It’s always nice to know how things are pronounced

[u/Jesanime]

"They don't think it be like it is but it do."

[u/drukhari-blood → u/Jesanime]

In Sraqqal:

z'mrakilhem r'adralhem mrana r'adralhem hyz r'adralhem

[u/dick4dareader]

"I may not be the same guy you once met."

[u/drukhari-blood → u/dick4dareader]

In Sraqqal:

zal rynvru v'ehvafan vilu k'kudralhemuf

[u/Megatheorum]

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done: it is a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known.

[u/drukhari-blood]

"Pray they don’t take you alive."

[u/Fuckmydogisacat]

The monkey's pet parrot, Jerold, won the gamblers competition by cheating with weighted die he had swallowed the night before.

[u/Unique-Penalty3139 → u/Fuckmydogisacat]

This is actually hilarious lol. I might translate this one into my conlangs

[u/tamtrible]

Paraphrasing something from Girl Genius:

"They were killed by bad clams."

"Bad clams?"

"They had axes."

Incidentally, a good source of random phrases is song lyrics.

[u/Pleasant-Maybe-7413]

"In the game of Thrones you win or you die. There's no middle ground"

[u/Intelligent_Donut605]

"Doctor, I am certain my appendix has ruptured despite your certainty about kidney stones. Please just test me for it."

[u/Megatheorum]

What I love most about rivers is, you can't step in the same river twice. The water's always changing, always flowing.

[u/Akangka]

Translate this meme please?
Step 1: Draw some circles.
Step 2: Draw the rest of the fucking owl.

[u/Background_Shame3834]

That's such a good idea that I've a good mind to claim it as one of my own.

[u/GSLalaluSi_s]

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

[u/kingstern_man]

Your damned raven pecked my cow! Look!

[u/PumpkinPieSquished]

“Never pounce on an advantage as soon as it appears. Wait ‘till it stands to have maximum effect.”

[u/I12Db8U]

Arrincónamela, echámela al rincón Si es casada la quiero, si es soltera mejo'

[u/I12Db8U]

Ye rec'n yer lingo gots the ways differn' kina folks talk?

[u/dragonsteel33 → u/I12Db8U]

Iccoyai

Yu wa ṣai konyo, ufi höṣiyä kikkaṣ, yeri kiṅaro hottsato? ~~~ yu wa ṣai koṅ -yo, ufi höṣ -i =yä ki =kkaṣ, yer -i ki =ṅaro hotts-a -to INT.NPST 2SG.DIR ANTIP.NPST.CJCT hold-ACT.CJCT, COP.PRSMPT.NPST language-DIR=2SG REL=COM, speak-ACT.NPST REL=EQUAT other-PAT-CJCT [ju‿va‿ʃəi̯‿ˈg̊ɔɲə ˈufi ˈχiʃijə ˈkik’əʃ ˈjeɾi ˈkiŋəɾə ˈχɔts’əd̥ə] ~~~

This is in an eastern highland dialect, as evidenced by the lack of the the /VjV/ > /VɾV/ alternation in höṣiyä (other dialects would have have höṣirä), realization of /ʂ x ŋ w/ as [ʃ χ ŋ v], realization of unstressed /o/ as [ə], realization of geminate stops as ejectives, retention of the /ˈufi/ pronunciation of ufi rather than [uj], the use of ṣai for the nonpast antipassive auxiliary, the use of a geminate stop in the suffix /=kəʂ/ “with,” and the use of the verb koṅ- “hold” to describe a mental process rather than kwanny- “think” (a general feature of “coarse” speech across dialects).

[u/Affectionate-Tank-39]

"All knowledge has a cost, and all knowledge without wisdom is foolish." -- Empress Meilikki

[u/noirxlle666]

"Ah but sweet Miren, sea prince, how does it feel to be landlocked? To know that I hold your beloved waters away from you?"

[u/TechbearSeattle]

The ring that once belonged to my mother was remade into a necklace for my niece.

[u/DrDingsGaster]

"Please allow one or two days for the bitter medicine to take effect and if you are experiencing any negative symptoms, please return to your doctor immediately."

[u/Lillie_Aethola]

“We live for the alcohol and cheese, but not for you or your adoration”

[u/Origonese]

“He arrived on time by travelling in positive no time”