Rain
There are 178 different Ferengi words for rain.
glebbening - an especially severe rainstorm
- DS9 "Let He Who is Without Sin..."
Ferengi Lexis
- oo-mox - massage of the ears
- There is no word for crisp, since all food gets mushy on Ferenginar.
Examples of Ferengi spoken language
(Note: the following examples are from the script for DS9: "Little Green Men")
Pip im gren tovat. Yop bree gren skin law po far.
- This is all your fault. I told you to check the ship
Yop im too, yoba. Yop sko ta yop ma.
- I'm sorry, brother. I did the best I could
Goss uff wok ton. Goss uff wok ton.
- Let us out of here. Let us out of here
Brik yop tal hopdrew, ki los hoem bog?
- If I jumped off a roof, would you do that, too?
Gren fa hoe loth pex-pil?
- Haven't you got that translator fixed yet?
Vo yop toe pah?
- Can I have that?
Yop triska gleep do-sta gren-la.
- I need that metal thing you're holding
Neep-gren.
- Thank you