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"Game of Thrones" fans have a long time to wait until the next season - it won't premiere until spring of next year.
But a new volume of the story that the show is based on has arrived. Today fans of the show can buy writer George RR Martin's new book, "The World of Ice & Fire," an illustrated history of the show's back-story.
But there's another way you could kill the time until the new season starts--learn to speak Dothraki.
For people unfamiliar with the story - Dothraki are a nomadic, warrior people who strike fear into anyone they come across.
In the "Game of Thrones" story one of the greatest Dothraki leaders, who are referred to as khals, was Khal Drogo, who is married to the principal heroine in the series, Daenerys Targaryen. Here is a clip of the show where actor Jason Mamoa, who plays Khal Drogo, speaks of war in the Dothraki language.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyqKWROjrq4
And actress Emilia Clarke shares her experience learning the fictional Dothraki language for the show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAmO5kNI79k
Alex Cohen learned more about the Dothraki language with the creator, David Peterson.
https://soundcloud.com/wired/sets/useful-dothraki-phrases