Mirin obrazac

Mira’s form

Your goalI can spell my name, say where I'm from, which languages I speak and what I do, and ask someone to speak slowly.

Mira

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Your first real morning in the flat. Early, somebody knocks. It is Mira, with a pen and a printed form under her arm.

Mira
Dobro jutro! Mogu li ući?
Good morning! May I come in?
Dobro jutro, gospođo Miro! Da, izvolite.
Good morning, Mrs Mira! Yes, please come in.
Dobro jutro, gospođo Miro! Da, izvolite.
Good morning, Mrs Mira! Yes, please come in.
She holds up a pen and a printed form.
Mira
Evo obrasca. Svaki novi susjed ispunjava obrazac.
Here's a form. Every new neighbour fills in a form.
Obrazac? Sada?
A form? Now?
Obrazac? Sada?
A form? Now?
Mira
Da, sada. Bit će brzo!
Yes, yes, now. It'll be quick!
She reads out the whole form in one breath.
Now she speaks very, very slowly.
Mira
Ime, prezime, odakle ste, koje jezike govorite, što radite?
Name, surname, where are you from, what languages do you speak, what do you do?
Oprostite, ne razumijem. Možete li govoriti sporije?
Sorry, I don't understand. Could you speak more slowly?
Oprostite, ne razumijem. Možete li govoriti sporije?
Sorry, I don't understand. Could you speak more slowly?
Mira
Dobro... Prezime?
All right... Sur-name?
Moje prezime je Becker.
My surname is Becker.
Moje prezime je Becker.
My surname is Becker.
Mira
Slovo po slovo, molim.
Letter by letter, please.
B, E, C, K, E, R.
B, E, C, K, E, R.
B, E, C, K, E, R.
B, E, C, K, E, R.
Mira
Još jednom, molim. Polako.
Once more, please. Slowly.
B, E, C, K, E, R.
B, E, C, K, E, R.
B, E, C, K, E, R.
B, E, C, K, E, R.
Mira
A odakle ste?
And where are you from?
Nijemac sam. Iz Njemačke, iz Hamburga.
I am German. From Germany, from Hamburg.
Njemica sam. Iz Njemačke, iz Hamburga.
I am German. From Germany, from Hamburg.
She is delighted, and talks even faster.
Mira
Koje jezike govorite?
Which languages do you speak?
Njemački i engleski. I malo hrvatski.
German and English. And a little Croatian.
Njemački i engleski. I malo hrvatski.
German and English. And a little Croatian.
Mira
Hrvatski? Govorite hrvatski! Vrlo dobro!
Croatian? You speak Croatian! Very, very good!
Samo malo! I sporije, molim!
Only a little! And more slowly, please!
Samo malo! I sporije, molim!
Only a little! And more slowly, please!
Mira
Dobro. A što radite?
All right, all right. And what do you do?
Ja sam... Kako se kaže ova riječ na hrvatskom?
I am... How do you say this word in Croatian?
Ja sam... Kako se kaže ova riječ na hrvatskom?
I am... How do you say this word in Croatian?
Mira
Inženjer. Znam.
An engineer. I know.
Mira
Inženjerka. Znam.
An engineer. I know.
From her cardigan pocket she takes a small brass name plate for your letterbox.
Mira
Evo. Ovo je za Vas.
Here. This is for you.
Moje prezime! Ali... Vi već znate sve!
My surname! But... you already know everything!
Moje prezime! Ali... Vi već znate sve!
My surname! But... you already know everything!
Čemu onda obrazac?
So what's the form for?
Čemu onda obrazac?
So what's the form for?