Bad Interpreters - Week 5
Week 5 IPA Prompt - /sto.ri.ˈnu.o u i.u.an.ˈte.la ˈi.ki hi u ˈolt.no a.ne.ˈro.la/
Welcome to Week 5 of Bad Interpreters, the chaotic conlang game where meaning is optional, phonetics are misleading, and everyone is absolutely confident in their terrible linguistic instincts.
Last week's prompt: /ˈta.e u o.ˈme.ro ˈe.fo ˈwer.mo ˈta.e en.ˈto.la/
From that, we got these top picks:
Kargese: eþ ømero þu ða data lunas, bisä þu katsol æfo þu łenðar ða jintoła eþ ta. ("Eat up your colourful lunch, because you need to practise (for) your competition of colourful duck-eaters.") [Most Coherent]
Shoáth: Tîëerá omervosh zoth efpū nūermov: tîëer entroláshk. (“Incredible ones that you twirl sing-song-like: an almost perfect one.”) [Most Random]
Mogahgo: do mêrê êba verda, do engola? ("To sit and watch it walk far into the sunset with uncertainty, do I sit here and do it all again?") [Most Poetic]
How to Play
- Decide what the prompt means in your conlang.
- Translate it using your phonotactics, grammar, and cultural flavor.
- Explain your questionable reasoning.
- Have fun!
If you have any ideas for interesting phrases or sentences for the next week, let me know in a DM! This activity will be posted on weekly on Wednesdays.
Posted Aug 12, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC