Mistica gurl wrote:
Okay before, I asked did gimli understand elvish. You all said yes. And you said the dwarves spoke elvish fluently (or something to that effect)
Well, I'm not sure about these guys but I assure you that Gimli do not know Elvish due to his generation. Maybe someone who has survive from the Dark Days could've understood Elvish but not Gimli.
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(Right now the place that I noticed was in the FOTR when he said to, I believe, Halidir, to speak in a language we all can understand, and then he speaks something back to him. But I have noticed in other places to.)
This was in the Extended Edition, I believe.
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<<Haldir: A, Aragorn in Dúnedain istannen le ammen. (Oh, Aragorn of the Dúnedain, you are known to us.)>>
<<Aragorn: Haldir.>>
<<Gimli: So much for the legendary courtesy of the Elves! Speak words we can also understand!>>
<<Haldir: We have not had dealings with the Dwarves since the Dark Days.>>
<<Gimli: And you know what this Dwarf says to that? Ishkhaqwi ai durugnul!>>
<<Aragorn: That was not so courteous.>>
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Okay also on Aragorn, How many forms of elvish does he know and what form does he mainly use? And what form is used for the most part in the movies.
I think this was answered already, Aragorn being raised in Rivendell but has travelled around, knows both forms of Elvish.
Also about the "Ladder" thing in TTT - Aragorn shouts "Pendraith!" which is "Ladders!" in Elvish but Gimli doesn't know this --- he actually sees the top ends of the ladders shoves against the curve I believe. Thus "Good!".