Translation Desk 110

~*~ Translation Desk ~*~

You step through an intricately carved arched doorway into the Library of Imladris. Ancient tomes and yellowed parchments are stored with care on shelves that reach to the vaulted ceilings of the long chamber. Special documents are displayed on lecterns. The peaceful hush of the room is occasionally disturbed by the rustling of papers, the faint scratching of quill on parchment, and the sighs of perplexed students seated at the numerous desks.  

In the center of the room is a desk bearing a placard labelled "Translation Desk". You are greeted with a welcoming smile.  

Greetings! How can we help you?

~ Please post what you would like to have translated.
~ Please state what language you would like to have it in.
~ Transcriptions into Tolkien's invented scripts (tengwar, sarati, cirth, angerthas, etc.) may also be requested, but should go to the Tengwar Tattoo thread also in this forum.
~ Be patient; translators may not be around to respond right away. Using "please" is nice.
~ Please ask for translations here rather than starting new threads.
~ If you would like your name translated, please first look up the meaning of your name at www.behindthename.com and post that meaning here. You will find many names in Quenya here.

ATTENTION!

Sometimes translations may be overlooked, or not done straight away. We do this in our free time because we have a love of Tolkien’s Languages, and because we enjoy translating. This is not a paid job.  Requests for long translations, such as songs or poems, might not be done.

We recommend that you try simple translations (such as single words or names) for yourself, and then if you’re uncertain, post it here for us to check over. For Sindarin, use Hiswelóke's online wordlists. For Quenya, use Helge Fauskanger’s Wordlists  If it’s not in the dictionaries, either it is not in Tolkien’s Elvish, the word has not yet been published, or the word exists and the dictionaries have not yet been updated to contain the most recent material. If the first two are applicable, please try a synonym or settle for a reconstructed word.

A lot of people ask for phrases that have already been translated! Take a look at Tara’s Sindarin Phrases before asking.

And lastly, to all people learning Elvish, please try to translate the requests here!  We encourage you, for only by translating and making mistakes can you learn!  If you make a mistake, do not fret - one of the more experienced translators will be glad to point it out and explain it to you. But they will often not translate themselves, for they would rather see you try and learn then they do it!