Pronunciation Guide
Or’zet is written in modern letters. If there ever was a written language, it’s lost now because the book Robert Page built Or’zet from was written in Sperethiel script.
b, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, y, and z are all just like standard English. There are no consonant blends, so th is pronounced like t followed by h and sh is pronounced like s followed by h.
c is pronounced like the sh in sheet or bash.
q is pronounced like the ch in cheese or scratch.
x is pronounced the ch in Bach or chutzpah.
‘ (the apostrophe) is like a k but all the way down your throat, like you’re gagging. This is the “letter” that makes Or’zet hard to speak if you’re not an ork or a troll; humans tend to vomit when they try to say it correctly. To pronounce this one yourself, either hawk like you’re about to cough up a hairball or just treat it like the glottal stop in kitten or button.
a, e, i, o, and u are pronounce the same way as in the words, hat trick mess no mud. If there are two vowels in a row, you say it a little longer, like in Japanese.
Most words have the accent on the first syllable, or on a double vowel if there is one.
Useful Phrases
Skraa! Hello!
Duky curet! Goodbye!
Bi’ce. Please/thanks/you’re welcome/excuse me
Cuto eyume’tu’? What’s your name?
Bi’ce, s’azate kom ya Or’zet. Please speak to me in Or’zet.
Bi’ce, s’azate ‘om p’oni. Please say that again.
Bi’ce, s’azate saporeya. Please speak more slowly.
Bi’ce, qlavate me hze ya. Please don’t spit on me.
Ya me s’azate Or’zet. I don’t speak Or’zet.
S’azate tu’ Inglic? Do you speak English?
Bi’ce, edinu A bottle of booze, please.
Hgecu’ vajza, hulg za! Cheers!
Ya xutee ekunij’kuurma. May I see a menu?
Ya me yecti devilrat. I do not eat devil rats.
‘oliiko ecena’xom? How much does this cost?
Bute xom s’und? Is this genuine?
Mo’ti ya upuuti xom van caarb me kulun? Does this come in a color other than dirty?
We’ax tu’ epistl’ya? Have you seen my pistol?
Ak tu’ ji’noo, me drundeah tu’ san enorgoz’ya. If you move, I will kill you with my weapon.
Kaa’u ya gru kom Siyaatul? How do I get back to Seattle?
Drundeah ‘om caaliah! Geek the mage!
Ya bledjeax. I’m sorry.
Ya me yumedi akaa kredstik. I do not have any credsticks.
Ak tu’ me drundeah ya, tu’ polu’e eyertz’ya. If you do not kill me, you can have my money.
Bi’ce ma’noo kom DokWagun. Please call DocWagon.
buunda - Expletive, often accompanied by an obscene gesture (i.e. the finger).
cerri - sibling, alang: chummer
djoto - Way of life, slang: life of crime or SINless
drundeah - Execution, slang: to murder someone
egrand - Protector, slang: crime lord
egrand'rohodo - slang: a pimp or a girlfriend's parents
ereth - home
ereth'cerri - slang: ghetto or turf
eth - group, slang: gang
eunabo - best pick of the lot, slang:sexually desirable
fahd - sacrifice, slang: personal sacrifice for a friend
glok - runner, slang: shadowrunner
grumoge - to fight, slang: a brawl (screamed before starting a fight)
hez - tusk, slang: an ork's courage, nerve, and sexual prowess
hurlg - alcohol
norgoz - weapon (typically "gun")
quaalz - idiocy, idiomatic: "full of quaalz"
rohodo - sex
skraa - a greeting ("Hello!")
tharon - dead, slang: corporate
turgma - traitor
ujnort - non-Orks
vrukart - boyfriend
vruken - girlfriend
vut - expletive, ("drek")
wejoto - Against the way, rebellion
yerz - money
zakhan - enemy
