Translating The Kerbals...

[Apollyon]

Hi guys,

Squad has posted a ton of videos, and we have been told that Kerbal speech is Spanish played in reverse.

So........has anyone translated what they are saying in all these videos????

I would, but I don't speak Spanish.

[Tortoise]

Idk, but I think you can just slow-motion a video and sit there and type each word they say. Then reverse the words and google translate them.

[Apollyon]

That would still require spelling them correctly in Spanish, and Google translate kinda sucks when you need it most.

[RocketPilot573]

I think you would have to play each word in reverse, and know Spanish to understand it.

[Apollyon]

We can decode SSTV easter eggs on Duna, but not translate backwards Spanish into English! That's kinda what I thought

[Geschosskopf]

Actually, all the Kerbals I know are quite easy to understand, at least when they're not screaming incoherently. When they do say things, it's along the lines of what Xactar's video captions have them saying, only using a LOT of R-rated words

[RocketPilot573]

Someone needs to make a transcript for the videos...

[Frafor]

Is amazing how clear is the voice of the kerbals when reversing the audio from some of the videos.

For example in the Kerbin Cup video (if i heard right, and from the end of the video to the start) you can hear: "y arrancamos con alma, vida y corazon, les llevaremos las cronicas de esta primera mitad, pelotas y afuera y tiempo para saludar a Mario Castillejos en la cancha"

In english (might be wrong, my english is not perfect) that means "and off we go with soul, life and heart, we will bring you the chronicles of this first half, balls away and time to salute Mario Castillejos in the field"

The first thing said in the video say "go for undocking", in english reversed.

Edited June 28, 2014 by Frafor

[Apollyon]

Someone needs to make a transcript for the videos...

Yea, Sorry that the poll I did is not very motivating toward this kind of action, my bad

Personally, I would LOVE to see transcripts (in sub-captions) of current and all former videos!

[Lilleman]

Something just hit me: Shouldn't Kerbals have their own alphabet? Are they even able to read and understand what's written on their rocket's parts?

[Lheim]

They do write english on their sticky notes and rocket parts. They just pronounce it like backwards spanish.

[RocketPilot573]

Is amazing how clear is the voice of the kerbals when reversing the audio from some of the videos.

For example in the Kerbin Cup video (if i heard right, and from the end of the video to the start) you can hear: "y arrancamos con alma, vida y corazon, les llevaremos las cronicas de esta primera mitad, pelotas y afuera y tiempo para saludar a Mario Castillejos en la cancha"

In english (might be wrong, my english is not perfect) that means "and off we go with soul, life and heart, we will bring you the chronicles of this first half, balls away and time to salute Mario Castillejos in the field"

The first thing said in the video say "go for undocking", in english reversed.

Wait, so are their entire sentences reversed? I though the each word was individually pronounced backwards.

[Frafor]

Wait, so are their entire sentences reversed? I though the each word was individually pronounced backwards.

Yes, in the videos you can understand something the entire sentences are reversed. In other videos, its just an incomprehensible babble.

[Apollyon]

Could anyone tell me whats being said here?

[WinkAllKerb'']

claro que si ã‚ÂãŸã— (ç§Â) speak üðш ÑÂðùý quadrilingue.

Ultimate edit: grammar & orthograph, oh plox leave that to thoose who need

Edited July 1, 2014 by WinkAllKerb''
babylonian andless الإ نقلاب ضرب من الطيور inside xD oh and sorry for edits ;)