You Can Learn to Speak Dothraki


The words spoken by Khal Drogo and the rest of the Dothraki people on Game of Thrones is a conlang (constructed language), as this TED Ed video explains. Dothraki joins the ranks of other conlangs like Klingon (Star Trek), Na’vi (Avatar) and Elvish (Lord of the Rings).

A conlang is defined by its system of grammar, not its lexicon — meaning that any aspiring super-nerd can't just boast a complete command of Klingon by learning a bunch of words.

So if you're a geek who really wants to level up and learn Elvish, or to converse with the Dothraki horde, you have to put in the time.

Image: YouTube, TED-Ed

Molly Horan
