Happy Wednesday! I thought I’d do a mini-post on a small question that’s come up a couple times and deserves a tiny bit of fleshing out (hashtag little). More than a few people have asked how to say something along the lines of either “That’s important to me” or “I don’t care”. Our English verb… Continue reading I Care!
Author: David J. Peterson
Ughhh…
I’ve got this terrible headache right now (and an ankle ache), so in order to distract myself, I’ve decided to talk about some of Dothraki’s pain vocabulary. This should work, right? Let’s start in the most obvious place: the root nith. This root is most closely associated with “pain” in Dothraki. As an adjective, nith… Continue reading Ughhh…
Dothraki on The Office
If you happened to be watching NBC’s Thursday night line-up yesterday, you will have seen Dwight Schrute teaching Erin Hannon Dothraki on The Office. For real! I’d heard a rumor about this before the episode aired, but didn’t realize the extent to which it’s used in the B-story. If you missed it, you can (provided… Continue reading Dothraki on The Office
Asshekhqoyi Vezhvena Save!
Yes. It’s that time again. No, not time for Week 3 of the NFL season or another NHL lockout: It’s time for our own khaleesi Daenerys’s birthday. Asshekhqoyi vezhvena, zhey khaleesi! I couldn’t get you a dragon, because, well, you have them all, so here are some words (along with audio files) to fill in… Continue reading Asshekhqoyi Vezhvena Save!
Dothreddit
M’athchomaroon. Just a quick note to let folks know that Redditor shanoxilt has started up a Dothraki language subreddit. You can find it here: http://www.reddit.com/r/learnDothraki If you’re familiar with Reddit, go check it out! If you’re not familiar with Reddit, it may take some getting used to before you can feel comfortable participating (I’m like… Continue reading Dothreddit
Athchomar Chomakea!
In recent months there’s been some new interest from various quarters in Dothraki, so I thought what I’d do is write up a short post introducing you to some of the basic concepts behind Dothraki grammar and show you where to go for more detailed information. As such, this’ll be a good place to start… Continue reading Athchomar Chomakea!