The language of being human | Poet Ali

Prevoditelj: Leona Grujić Recezent: Gordan Prakiš

Poet Ali: Hi. Audience: Hi.

Ali: Bok. Publika: Bok.

PA: I want to ask you guys a question. How many languages do you speak?

Ali: Želim vas nešto pitati. Koliko jezika govorite?

This is not a rhetorical question.

To nije retoričko pitanje.

I actually want you to think of a number.

Želim da zamislite točan broj.

For some of you, it's pretty easy.

Za neke od vas to je prilično lako.

Inside your head, you're like, "It's one. You're speaking it, buddy. I'm done."

U glavi mislite: "Jedan, pričaš ga, stari, to je to."

Others of you maybe are wondering

Drugi među vama se pitaju

računa li se jezik koji vas je naučio bivši ili bivša,

if the language an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend taught you,

na kojem znate sve psovke,

where you learned all the cusswords,

ako se računa, računajte ga, sebi za dušu.

if it counts -- go ahead and count it.

When I asked myself the question, I came up with four,

Kad sam samog sebe to pitao, nabrojio sam četiri,

arguably five, if I've been drinking.

pet ako sam popio.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

(In Italian: With a little bit of wine I can speak Italian.)

(Malo vina i znam talijanski.)

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Cheers!

Hvala.

But on closer examination, I came up with 83 -- 83 languages,

Ali kad sam bolje promislio, izbrojio sam 83 - 83 jezika,

and I got tired and I stopped counting.

a onda sam se umorio i prestao brojati.

And it forced me to revisit this definition that we have of language.

To me prisililo da ponovno pogledam definiciju jezika.

The first entry said,

Prva natuknica:

"The method of human communication, either spoken or written,

"Metoda ljudske komunikacije, usmene ili pismene,

consisting of the use of words in a structured or conventional way."

koja se sastoji od upotrebe riječi na strukturiran ili konvencionalan način."

The definition at the bottom refers to specialized fields,

Zadnja natuknica je za specijalistička područja

like medicine, science, tech.

poput medicine, znanosti i tehnologije.

We know they have their own vernacular,

Znamo da ta područja imaju svoj jezik,

their own jargon.

svoj žargon.

But what most interested me was that definition right in the center there:

Ali najviše me zanimala ova definicija u sredini:

"the system of communication used by a particular community or country."

"Sustav komunikacije koji koristi određena zajednica ili zemlja."

And I'm not interested in altering this definition.

Ne želim mijenjati tu definiciju,

I'm interested in applying it to everything we do,

želim je primijeniti na sve što radimo,

because I believe that we speak far more languages than we realize.

jer smatram da govorimo puno više jezika nego što mislimo.

And for the rest of our time together,

Iskoristit ću ovo vrijeme s vama

I'm going to attempt to speak in one language

da govorim jezikom koji zna

that is native to every single human being in this room.

svaka osoba u ovoj prostoriji.

But that changes things a little bit,

Ali to malo mijenja stvari,

because then it's no longer a presentation.

jer onda ovo više nije prezentacija.

It becomes a conversation,

To je onda razgovor,

and in any conversation,

a u svakom razgovoru

there must be some sort of interaction.

mora biti neka vrsta interakcije.

And for any interaction to happen,

A da bi bilo interakcije,

there has to be a degree of willingness on both parties.

obje strane moraju biti spremne sudjelovati.

And I think if we just are willing, we will see the magic that can happen

Mislim da, ako smo spremni na to, vidjet ćemo magiju koja se dogodi

with just a little bit of willingness.

kad postoji samo malo spremnosti.

So I've chosen a relatively low-risk common denominator

Izabrao sam relativno siguran zajednički nazivnik

that can kind of gauge if we're all willing.

kojim mogu odrediti jeste li svi spremni.

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.

Kad si sretan, lupi dlanom ti o dlan.

(Claps)

(Pljesak)

Now you're talking!

To je to!

(In Spanish: For all the people who speak Spanish,

(španjolski: Svi koji govorite španjolski,

please stand up.

molim vas, ustanite.

And look at a person sitting to your side

I pogledajte osobu do vas,

and start laughing.)

počnite se smijati.)

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Thank you so much. Please be seated.

Hvala vam puno. Molim vas, sjednite.

Now, if that felt a little bit awkward,

Pa, to je bilo malo čudno,

I promise there was no joke being had at your expense.

obećavam da se nisam našalio s vama.

I simply asked the Spanish-speaking audience to stand up,

Samo sam zamolio govornike španjolskog da ustanu,

look at a person that was sitting close to them and laugh.

pogledaju osobu do sebe i nasmiju se.

And I know that wasn't nice, and I'm sorry,

Znam da to nije bilo lijepo od mene i žao mi je,

but in that moment,

ali u tom trenutku,

some of us felt something.

neki od nas su osjetili nešto.

You see, we're often aware of what language does

Vidite, često smo svjesni što jezik radi

when we speak somebody's language,

kad govorimo nečijim jezikom,

what it does to connect, what it does to bind.

kako nas spaja, kako nas veže.

But we often forget what it does when you can't speak that language,

Ali često zaboravljamo što radi kad ne govorite tim jezikom,

what it does to isolate, what it does to exclude.

kako izolira, kako isključuje.

And I want us to hold on as we journey through

Želim da se držimo tijekom ovog

our little walk of languages here.

našeg putovanja kroz jezik.

(In Farsi: I'd like to translate the idea of "taarof.")

(farsi: Želio bih prevesti ideju iza riječi "taarof.")

I said in Farsi, "I'd like to translate

Rekao sam na farsiju, "Želio bih prevesti

this idea of 'taarof' in the Persian culture,"

ideju "taarofa" iz perzijske kulture

which, really -- it has no equivalent in the English lexicon.

koja, zapravo, nema ekvivalent na engleskom.

The best definition would be something like an extreme grace

Najbolja definicija bila bi nešto kao ekstremna pristojnost

or an extreme humility.

ili ekstremna poniznost.

But that doesn't quite get the job done.

Ali to nije dovoljno dobro.

So I'll give you an example.

Pa ću vam dati primjer.

If two gentlemen were walking by each other,

Ako dva gospodina prolaze jedan pored drugog,

it'd be very common for the first one to say,

uobičajeno je da prvi kaže

(In Farsi: I am indebted to you),

(farsi: Tvoj sam dužnik.),

which means, "I am indebted to you."

što znači: "Tvoj sam dužnik."

The other gentlemen would respond back,

Drugi gospodin bi odvratio,

(In Farsi: I open my shirt for you)

(farsi: "Otvaram ti svoju košulju."),

što znači "Otvaram ti svoju košulju."

which means, "I open my shirt for you."

The first guy would respond back,

Prvi bi odvratio,

(In Farsi: I am your servant)

(farsi: Tvoj sam sluga.),

što znači: "Tvoj sam sluga."

which means, "I am your servant."

And then the second guy would respond back to him,

A drugi bi na to odvratio:

(In Farsi: I am the dirt beneath your feet)

(farsi: "Ja sam prašina pod tvojim nogama."),

which literally means, "I am the dirt beneath your feet."

doslovno: "Ja sam prašina pod tvojim nogama."

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Here's an exhibit for you guys, in case you didn't get the picture.

Evo slike, ako niste shvatili.

(Smijeh)

(Laughter)

And I share that with you, because

Podijelio sam to s vama jer

with new languages come new concepts that didn't exist before.

s novim jezicima dolaze novi koncepti koji prije nisu postojali.

And the other thing is,

A druga stvar je,

sometimes we think language is about understanding the meaning of a word,

ponekad mislimo da je poanta jezika razumijevanje značenja riječi,

but I believe language is about making a word meaningful for yourself.

ali ja mislim da je poanta jezika da učinite da riječi nešto znače vama.

If I were to flash this series of words on the screen,

Ako ja pokažem ovaj niz riječi na ekranu,

some of you, you'd know exactly what it is right away.

neki od vas odmah bi znali o čemu se radi.

Others of you, you might struggle a little bit.

Drugi bi se morali malo pomučiti.

And I could probably draw a pretty clear-cut line

Vjerojatno bih vas mogao podijeliti

right around the age of 35 and older, 35 and younger.

na one starije od 35 i mlađe od 35.

And for those of us that are in the know,

Za one koji znaju,

we know that's text-speak, or SMS language.

ovo je jezik poruka, ili SMS jezik.

It's a series of characters meant to convey the most amount of meaning

To je niz znakova koji prenosi najviše značenja

with the least amount of characters,

s najmanje znakova.

which sounds pretty similar to our definition of languages:

To podsjeća na našu definiciju jezika:

"system of communication used by a community."

"Sustav komunikacije koji koristi zajednica."

Now, anyone who's ever got into an argument via text

Svatko tko se posvađao putem poruka

can make a case for how it's maybe not the best method of communication,

zna da to možda nije najbolja metoda komunikacije,

but what if I told you that what you saw earlier

ali što ako vam kažem da ste maloprije vidjeli

was a modern-day love letter?

moderno ljubavno pismo?

If you follow along:

Ako ga pročitate:

"For the time being, I love you lots,

"Zasad te puno volim,

because you positively bring out all the best in me,

jer ti pozitivno izvlačiš najbolje iz mene,

and I laugh out loud, in other words, let's me know what's up.

i smijem se naglas, drugim riječima, reci mi što ima.

'Cause you are a cutie in my opinion, and as far as I know to see you,

Jer mislim da si slatkica, i ako mene pitaš, hodati s tobom,

ako si slobodna, učinilo bi me sretnikom.

if you're not seeing someone, would make happy.

For your information, I'll be right there forever.

Za tvoju informaciju, bit ću tu zauvijek.

In any case, keep in touch, no response necessary,

U svakom slučaju, javi se, ne moraš odgovoriti,

all my best wishes, don't know, don't care if anyone sees this.

najbolje želje, ne znam, nije me briga tko ovo vidi.

Nemoj to reći, vidimo se, bok zasad, grlim i ljubim,

Don't go there, see you later, bye for now, hugs and kisses,

samo jednom se živi."

you only live once."

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Kind of a modern-day Romeo or Juliet.

Poput modernog Romea i Julije.

In that moment, if you laughed,

Ako ste se sad nasmijali,

you spoke another language that needs no explanation: laughter.

govorili ste drugi jezik kojeg ne treba objašnjavati: smijeh.

It's one of the most common languages in the world.

To je jedan od najraširenijih svjetskih jezika.

We don't have to explain it to each other, it's just something we all feel,

Ne moramo ga prevoditi, to je nešto što svi osjećamo,

and that's why things like laughter and things like music are so prevalent,

i zato su stvari poput smijeha i glazbe posvuda,

because they seem to somehow transcend explanation

jer nekako nadilaze potrebu za objašnjavanjem

and convey a profound amount of meaning.

i prenose veliku količinu značenja.

Every language we learn is a portal

Svaki jezik koji naučimo je portal

by which we can access another language.

kroz koji možemo pristupiti novom jeziku.

The more you know, the more you can speak.

Što više znate, to više toga možete reći.

And it's something common that we all do.

A to je nešto što svi radimo.

We take any new concept, and we filter it through

Uzmemo neki novi koncept i filtriramo ga kroz

an already existing access of reality within us.

već postojeći pristup stvarnosti koji nosimo u sebi.

And that's why languages are so important,

Zato su jezici tako važni

because they give us access to new worlds,

jer otvaraju pristup novim svjetovima,

not just people.

ne samo ljudima.

It's not just about seeing or hearing, it's about feeling, experiencing, sharing.

Ne radi se samo o gledanju i slušanju, već i o osjećanju, iskustvu, dijeljenju.

And despite these languages that we've covered,

Unatoč ovim jezicima kojih smo se dotaknuli,

I really don't think we've covered

ne vjerujem da smo se dotaknuli

jednog od najbogatijih jezika,

one of the most profound languages,

and that's the language of experience.

a to je jezik iskustva.

That's why when you're talking with someone,

Zato kad pričate s nekim,

if they've shared something you've shared, you don't need to explain it much.

ako su oni doživjeli što i vi, ne morate puno objašnjavati.

Or that's why, when you're sharing a story and you finish,

Ili kad ispričate priču,

and the people you're talking to don't quite get it,

a ljudi kojima ste je ispričali baš ne shvaćaju,

prvo što svi kažemo jest,

the first thing we all say is,

"Guess you had to be there."

"Valjda si trebao biti ondje."

I guess you had to be here this week to know what this is about.

Valjda ste trebali biti ovdje ovog tjedna da biste znali o čemu se radi.

It's kind of hard to explain, isn't it?

Nekako je teško objasniti, nije li?

And for the sake of our research, I'm going to close by asking

U svrhu našeg istraživanja, završit ću molbom

that you participate one more time in this language of experience.

da još jednom sudjelujete u ovom jeziku iskustva.

I'm going to filter through some languages,

Proći ću kroz neke jezike

and if I'm speaking your language,

i ako začujete svoj jezik,

I'm going to ask that you just stand and you stay standing.

molim vas da ustanete i ostanete stajati.

You don't need to ask permission,

Ne morate tražiti dopuštenje,

just let me know that you see me,

samo mi pokažite da me vidite

and I can also see you

i da ja vas mogu vidjeti

if you speak this language of experience.

ako govorite ovaj jezik iskustva.

Do you speak this language?

Govorite li ovim jezikom?

When I was growing up in primary school,

Kad sam bio u osnovnoj školi,

at the end of the year, we would have these parties,

na kraju godine imali bismo zabave,

and we'd vote on whether we wanted to celebrate at an amusement park

i glasovali bismo gdje slaviti: u zabavnom parku

or a water park.

ili u vodenom parku.

And I would really hope the party wasn't at a water park,

Molio sam se da ne bude u vodenom parku

jer bih tada morao nositi kupaći kostim.

because then I'd have to be in a bathing suit.

I don't know about you, but sometimes when I approach a dressing room,

Ne znam za vas, ali ako nekad priđem svlačionici

my sweat glands start activating on their own,

počnem se znojiti

jer znam da odjeća neće na meni izgledati onako

because I know the garment is not going to look on me

like it did on that mannequin.

kako je izgledala na lutki.

Or how about this?

Ili ovo.

Kad bih išao na obiteljska okupljanja,

When I would go to family functions or family gatherings,

every time I wanted a second plate --

svaki put kad bih želio još jednu porciju -

and I usually did --

a obično bih -

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

it was a whole exercise in cost-benefit analysis,

prošao bih kroz cijeli niz argumenata za i protiv,

my relatives looking at me like,

dok bi rođaci zurili, kao da kažu:

"I don't know. Do you really need that? Looks like you're doing OK there, bud."

"Ne znam. Treba li ti stvarno ekstra porcija? Ne čini se tako, stari."

Did my cheeks have a big "Pinch me" sign that I didn't see?

Je li mi na obrazima pisalo "uštipni me"?

And if you're squirming or you're laughing or you stood up,

Ako se migoljite, ili smijete, ili stojite na nogama,

or you're beginning to stand,

ili počinjete ustajati,

you're speaking the language that I endearingly call

govorite jezikom koji odmila zovem:

"the language of growing up a fat kid."

"jezik odrastanja kao debeljuco."

And any body-image issue is a dialect of that language.

Svaka nesigurnost oko našeg izgleda je jedan dijalekt tog jezika.

I want you to stay standing.

Želim da ostanete stajati.

Again, if I'm speaking your language, please go ahead and stand.

Opet, ako govorim vašim jezikom, molim vas da ustanete.

Imagine two bills in my hand.

Zamislite dva računa u ruci.

One is the phone bill,

Jedan je telefonski račun,

and one is the electric bill.

a drugi račun za struju.

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, pay one off, let the other one go,

Eci, peci, pec, plati jedan, pusti drugi,

which means, "I might not have enough to pay both at the current moment."

što znači "Možda nemam dovoljno da platim oba."

You've got to be resourceful. You've got to figure it out.

Morate biti snalažljivi, morate se snaći.

And if you're standing, you know the language of barely making ends meet,

A ako stojite, znate jezik "jedva spajam kraj s krajem",

of financial struggle.

ili jezik financijskih poteškoća.

And if you've been lucky enough to speak that language,

Ako ste sretnici koji govore tim jezikom,

you understand that there is no motivator of greatness like deficiency.

shvaćate da ništa ne motivira izvanrednost kao manjak.

Not having resources, not having looks, not having finances

Manjak resursa, manjak ljepote, manjak novca,

can often be the barren soil

često mogu biti neplodno tlo

from which the most productive seeds are painstakingly plowed and harvested.

u kojem mučno raste najbolje sjeme.

I'm going to ask if you speak this language.

Pitat ću vas govorite li ovaj jezik.

The second you recognize it, feel free to stand.

Čim ga prepoznate, slobodno ustanite.

When we heard the diagnosis,

Kad smo čuli dijagnozu,

I thought, "Not that word.

pomislio sam "Ne ta riječ.

Anything but that word.

Sve samo ne ta riječ.

I hate that word."

Mrzim tu riječ."

And then you ask a series of questions:

A onda ste postavili niz pitanja:

"Are you sure?"

"Jeste li sigurni?

"Has it spread?"

Je li se proširilo?

"How long?"

Koliko dugo?

"Doctor, how long?"

Doktore, koliko dugo?"

And a series of answers determines a person's life.

I niz odgovora koji vam odrede život.

And when my dad was hungry, we'd all rush to the dinner table to eat,

Kad je moj tata ogladnio, svi smo jurnuli za stol,

because that's what we did before.

jer smo to prije radili.

We ate together, so we were going to continue doing that.

Jeli smo zajedno pa smo tako i nastavili.

And I didn't understand why we were losing this battle,

I nisam shvaćao zašto gubimo bitku,

because I was taught if you fight and if you have the right spirit,

jer su me učili da ako se boriš i imaš pravi duh,

you're supposed to win.

da ćeš pobijediti.

And we weren't winning.

A mi smo gubili.

For any of you that stood up,

Za sve vas koji su ustali,

you know very well that I'm speaking the language

znate jako dobro da govorim jezikom

of watching a loved one battle cancer.

gledanja voljene osobe kako se bori s rakom.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Any terminal illness is a derivative of that language.

Svaka smrtonosna bolest je derivat tog jezika.

I'm going to speak one last language.

Govorit ću samo još ovim jezikom.

Oh -- no, no, I'm listening.

Oh - ne, ne, slušam te.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, no no, no no, me and you, right here, yup.

Aha, aha, aha, ne, ne, ne, ne, ti i ja, ovdje, aha.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

No, I'm with ya. I'm with ya!

Ne, pratim, pratim.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Or, imagine the lights are all off and a blue light is just shining in your face

Ili, zamislite da su svjetla ugašena i samo vam plavo svjetalce bode oči

as you're laying on the bed.

dok ležite na krevetu.

And I know some of you, like me,

I znam da je nekima od vas, kao i meni,

have dropped that phone right on your face.

pao taj mobitel ravno na glavu.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Or this one, right?

Ili ovo:

Passenger seat freaking out, like, "Can you watch the road?"

Suvozač šizi, "a da gledaš cestu?"

And for anybody that stood up,

Za sve koji su ustali,

you speak the language that I like to call "the language of disconnection."

govorite jezik koji zovem "jezik gubljenja veze."

It's been called the language of connection,

Zvali su ga "jezikom povezivanja"

but I like to call it the language of disconnection.

ali ja ga radije zovem jezikom gubljenja veze.

Ne mislim gubljenja signala, već gubljenja povezanosti,

I don't mean disconnection, I mean disconnection,

human disconnection,

ljudske povezanosti,

disconnected from each other,

udaljavanja od drugih,

from where we are, from our own thoughts,

od mjesta gdje jesmo, od vlastitih misli,

so we can occupy another space.

kako bismo otišli negdje drugdje.

If you're not standing,

Ako ne stojite,

you probably know what it's like to feel left out.

vjerojatno znate kako je to osjećati isključenost.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

You probably -- you know what it's like when everybody's a part of something,

Vjerojatno znate kako je to kad su svi dio nečega,

and you're not.

a vi niste.

You know what it's like being the minority.

Znate kako je to biti u manjini.

And now that I'm speaking your language,

A sad kad govorim vašim jezikom,

I'm going to ask you to stand,

zamolit ću vas da ustanete,

since we're speaking the same language.

jer govorimo istim jezikom.

Because I believe that language of being the minority

Jer smatram da je jezik bivanja u manjini

is one of the most important languages you can ever speak in your life,

jedan od najvažnijih jezika koji uopće možete govoriti,

because how you feel in that position of compromise

jer vaši osjećaji u kompromitiranom položaju

will directly determine how you act in that position of power.

izravno utječu na vaše ponašanje u položaju moći.

Thank you for participating.

Hvala vam na sudjelovanju.

If you'd take a seat, I want to speak one last language.

Molim vas, sjednite, želio bih prijeći na zadnji jezik.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

This one, you don't need to stand.

Ne morate ustajati za ovaj.

I just want to see if you recognize it.

Samo bih želio vidjeti prepoznajete li ga.

Most the girls in the world are complainin' about it.

Većina cura na svijetu kuka zbog toga.

Most the poems in the world been written about it.

Većina pjesama na svijetu se piše zbog toga.

Most the music on the radio be hittin' about it, kickin' about it,

Većina nota na radiju puca na to, vrti se oko tog,

or rippin' about it.

dere zbog toga.

Most the verses in the game people spittin' about it,

Većina stihova se pljuje o tome,

većina pjesama na svijetu priča o tome.

most the songs in the world, people talkin' about it.

Most the broken hearts I know are walkin' without it,

Većina slomljenih srca hoda bez toga,

started to doubt it,

sumnja u to,

or lost without it.

ili se gubi bez toga.

Most the shadows in the dark have forgotten about it.

Većina sjena u mraku je zaboravila na to.

Everybody in the world would be trippin' without it.

Svi na svijetu bi poludjeli bez toga.

Svaki dečko i cura umrli bi bez toga,

Every boy and every girl will be dead without it,

struggle without it, nothing without it.

mučili se bez toga, ništa bez toga.

Most the pages that are filled are filled about it.

Većina ispisanih stranica je ispisana time.

["It" = Love]

[to = ljubav]

The tears that are spilled are spilled about it.

Suze koje se liju liju se zbog toga.

The people that have felt it are real about it.

Ljudi koji su to osjetili, ne lažu o tome.

A life without it, you'd be lost.

Živjeti bez toga, bili biste izgubljeni.

When I'm in it and I feel it, I be shoutin' about it.

Kad sam u tome i osjećam to, vičem o tome.

Everybody in the whole world knowin' about it.

Svi na svijetu znaju za to.

I'm hurt and broke down and be flowin' about it,

Ranjen sam i slomljen i plovim oko toga,

goin' about it wrong 'cause I didn't allow it.

radim to krivo, jer to nisam dozvolio.

Zarasta li rana i ožiljak bez toga?

Can the wound or scar heal without it?

Can't the way that you feel be concealed about it?

Može li se osjećaj toga sakriti?

Everybody has their own ideal about it,

Svi imaju svoj ideal toga,

dream about it,

sanjaju o tome,

appeal about it.

apel za to.

So what's the deal about it?

Pa, što je to u tome?

Are you 'bout it to know that life is a dream

Jesi li u tome da shvatiš da je život san

and unreal without it?

i nestvaran bez toga?

But I'm just a writer.

Ali ja sam samo pisac.

What can I reveal about it?

Što ja znam o tome?

Why is it that the most spoken-about language in the world

Zašto je jezik o kojem svijet najviše priča

is the one we have the toughest time speaking or expressing?

onaj koji se najviše mučimo izgovoriti i izraziti?

No matter how many books, how many seminars,

Bez obzira koliko knjiga, koliko seminara,

how many life-coaching sessions we go to,

koliko tečajeva o stilu života pohađamo,

we just can't get enough of it.

ne možemo se zasititi toga.

And I ask you now:

I pitam vas:

Is that number that you had at the beginning, has that changed?

Onaj broj jezika koje govorite s početka, je li se promijenio?

And I challenge you, when you see someone,

Izazivam vas da, kad sretnete nekoga,

to ask yourself:

da se zapitate:

What languages do we share?

koje jezike dijelimo?

And if you don't come up with anything,

A ako se ne možete sjetiti nijednog,

ask yourself: What languages could we share?

zapitajte se: koje bismo jezike mogli dijeliti?

And if you still don't come up with anything,

A ako se i opet ne sjetite nijednog,

ask yourself: What languages can I learn?

zapitajte se: koje jezike mogu naučiti?

And now matter how inconsequential

I bez obzira kako se nebitan

or insignificant that conversation seems at the moment,

ili beznačajan vaš razgovor čini,

I promise you it will serve you in the future.

obećavam vam da će vam dobro poslužiti u budućnosti.

My name is Poet Ali. Thank you.

Zovem se Poet Ali. Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)