Jamila Lyiscott: 3 ways to speak English | TED

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Today,

Danas,

a baffled lady observed

jedna zbunjena gospođa je promatrala

the shell where my soul dwells

oklop u kojem moja duša boravi

And announced that I'm

i objavila da sam ja

"articulate"

"rječita"

Which means that when it comes

Što znači da kad pričamo o

to enunciation and diction

izgovoru i dikciji

I don't even think of it

ja o tome ni ne razmišljam

‘Cause I’m "articulate"

zato što sam "rječita"

So when my professor asks a question

tako da kad mi profesor postavi pitanje

And my answer is tainted with a connotation

a moj odgovor dolazi obilježen

of urbanized suggestion

prizvukom urbanog govora

There’s no misdirected intention

tu se ne radi o pogrešnoj namjeri

Pay attention

Obratite pozornost

‘Cause I’m “articulate”

jer ja sam " rječita"

So when my father asks, “Wha’ kinda ting is dis?”

tako kad me otac upita, "A šta je ovo?"

My “articulate” answer never goes amiss

Moj "riječiti" odgovor uvijek pogodi u sridu

I say “father, this is the impending problem at hand”

ja kažem "oče, ovo je neminovni problem koji nas trenutno muči"

And when I’m on the block

A kad se nalazim u kvartu

I switch it up just because I can

prešaltam se jer mogu

So when my boy says, “What’s good with you son?”

pa kad me frend upita, 'Šta ima dobroga kod tebe sinko?'

I just say, “I jus’ fall out wit dem people but I done!”

odgovaram "Ja se samo svađam s ljudima ali sad sam gotova s tim!"

And sometimes in class

A ponekad u razredu

I might pause the intellectual sounding flow to ask

zaustavim intelektualni ton sata samo kako bih upitala

“Yo! Why dese books neva be about my peoples”

"Ej! Zašto ove knjige nikada ne spikaju o mojim ljudovima"

Yes, I have decided to treat

Da, odlučila sam tretirati

all three of my languages as equals

sva tri moja jezika kao jednake

Because I’m “articulate”

upravo zato jer sam "rječita"

But who controls articulation?

Ali tko je onaj koji kontrolira govor?

Because the English language is a multifaceted oration

Engleski jezik je oracija koja ima više vidova

Subject to indefinite transformation

a koja je podložna neograničenom broju transformacija

Now you may think that it is ignorant to speak broken English

Mogli biste misliti da je uporaba lošeg engleskog znak neznanja

But I’m here to tell you that even “articulate” Americans

Ali reći ću vam da čak i "rječiti" Amerikanci

sound foolish to the British

zvuče glupo Britancima

So when my Professor comes on the block and says, “Hello”

I kad se moj Profesor nađe u kvartu i kaže "Zdravo"

I stop him and say “Noooo …

Ja ga zaustavim i kažem "Neeee....

You’re being inarticulate …

Vi se ne znate izražavati...

the proper way is to say ‘what’s good’”

pravilno je reći "šta ima"

Now you may think that’s too hood, that’s not cool

Možda ćete pomisliti da je to previše šatrovački, da to nije kul

But I’m here to tell you that even our language has rules

Ali ja ću vam reći da i naš jezik ima svoja pravila

So when Mommy mocks me and says

tako da kad mi se Mamica ruga i kaže

“ya’ll-be-madd-going-to-the-store”

"svi-ste-vi-ludi-idući-u-dućane"

I say “Mommy, no, that sentence is not following the law

Ja odgovaram "Mamice, ne, ta rečenica ne slijedi pravila

Never does the word "madd" go before a present participle

nikada riječ 'lud' ne ide prije participa prezenta

That’s simply the principle of this English”

To je jednostavno pravilo engleskog jezika.

If I had the vocal capacity I would

Kad bih imala takve glasovne sposobnosti

sing this from every mountaintop,

pjevala bih to sa svakog planinskog vrha

From every suburbia, and every hood

iz svakog predgrađa, iz svakog kvarta

‘Cause the only God of language is the one recorded in the Genesis

Jer je jedini Bog jezika onaj koji je zabilježen u vrijeme Postanka

Of this world saying “it is good"

ovog svijeta govoreći "dobro je"

So I may not always come before you

Zato možda neću uvijek stati pred vas

with excellency of speech

koristeći vrsnu oraciju

But do not judge me by my language and assume

Ali nemojte me prosuđivati na temelju mog govora i pretpostavljati

That I’m too ignorant to teach

da sam previše neuka da bih poučavala

‘Cause I speak three tongues

jer ja govorim tri jezika

One for each:

jedan za svakoga:

Home, school and friends

za kuću, za školu i za prijatelje

I’m a tri-lingual orator

Ja sam trilingvalan orator

Sometimes I’m consistent with my language now

Ponekad sam dosljedna u svom jeziku

Then switch it up so I don’t bore later

a onda se prebacim kako ne bih počela dosađivati poslije

Sometimes I fight back two tongues

Nekada se borim protiv dva jezika

While I use the other one in the classroom

dok treći koristim u učionici

And when I mistakenly mix them up

a kada ih greškom pomiješam

I feel crazy like … I’m cooking in the bathroom

osjećam se ludo... kao da kuham u kupaonici

I know that I had to borrow your language

Znam da sam morala posuditi vaš jezik

because mines was stolen

jer je moj ukraden

But you can’t expect me to speak your history wholly

Ali ne možete očekivati da cjelovito govorim o vašoj povijesti

while mines is broken

dok je moja slomljena

These words are spoken

Ove riječi govori

By someone who is simply fed up with

netko kome je dosta

the Eurocentric ideals of this season

eurocentričnih ideala ovog doba

And the reason I speak a composite version of your language

A razlog zašto govorim mješovitu verziju vašeg jezika

Is because mines was raped away along with my history

jest taj što je moj jezik otet zajedno s mojom poviješću

I speak broken English so the profusing gashes can remind us

Govorim loš engleski kako bi nas mnogobrojne rane podsjećale

That our current state is not a mystery

da naše trenutno stanje nije nikakva misterija

I’m so tired of the negative images that are driving my people mad

Umorna sam od negativnih slika koje dovode moje ljude do ludila

So unless you’ve seen it rob a bank stop calling my hair bad

Pa ako je niste vidjeli da pljačka banku, prestanite zvati moju kosu lošom

I’m so sick of this nonsensical racial disparity

dosta mi je ove besmislene rasne nejednakosti

So don’t call it good unless your hair is known

Pa nemojte je zvati dobrom osim ako vaša kosa nije poznata

for donating to charity

po davanju priloga u humanitarne svrhe

As much as has been raped away from our people

S obzirom na to koliko je toga oteto našim ljudima

How can you expect me to treat their imprint on your language

Kako možete očekivati od mene da tretiram trag koji su oni ostavili na vaš jezik

As anything less than equal

kao nešto manje vrijedno

Let there be no confusion

Da ne bude zabune

Let there be no hesitation

Da ne bude oklijevanja

This is not a promotion of ignorance

Ovo nije podupiranje neznanja

This is a linguistic celebration

Ovo je proslava jezika

That’s why I put "tri-lingual" on my last job application

Zato sam stavila 'tri-lingvalna' u svoju zadnju molbu za posao

I can help to diversify your consumer market

mogu pomoći proširiti vaše tržište potrošača

is all I wanted them to know

i to je sve što sam im htjela dati na znanje

And when they call me for the interview

I kad me pozovu na intervju

I’ll be more than happy to show that

rado ću im pokazati kako

I can say:

znam reći:

“What’s good”

"Šta ima novoga?"

“Whatagwan”

"Šta ima"

And of course …“Hello”

i naravno ... "Zdravo"

Because I’m “articulate”

jer sam "rječita"

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)