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  1. Cover
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  9. Prologue
  10. Scene 1
  11. Scene 2
  12. Scene 3
  13. Scene 4
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Pomači mi da odiđem vodavde.
1. [po-MA-chi mi da od-I-djem vo-DAV-de.]
2. [pɔ-ˈma-tʃi mi da ɔd-ˈi-dʑɛm vɔ-ˈdav-dɛ. ]
3. Get me out of here.

Rači njimu da bertam vu bolnaku.
1. [RA-chi NYI-mu da BER-tam vu BOL-na-ku.]
2. [ˈra-tʃi ˈɲi-mu da ˈbɛr-tam vu ˈbɔl-na-ku.]
3. Tell him I need to go to the hospital.

Predaj varu, mila makico. Varu?
1. [PRE-daj VA-ru, MI-la MA-ki-tso. VA-ru?]
2. [ˈprɛ-daj ˈva-ru ˈmi-la ˈma-ki-tso. ˈva-ru?]
3. Water, please. Water?

Pomači mi da odiđem vodavde!
1. [po-MA-chi mi da od-I-dyem vo-DAV-de!]
2. [pɔ-ˈma-tʃi mi da ɔ-ˈdi-dʑɛm vɔ-ˈdav-dɛ!]
3. Get me out of here!

Ne znomam šta se dečova, okay? Mustam biti nevodje –
1. [ne ZNO-mam shta se DE-cho-va, okay? MU-stam BI-ti NE-vo-dje –]
2. [nɛ ˈznɔ-mam ʃta sɛ ˈdɛ-tʃɔ-va, ɔ-ˈkɛj? ˈmus-tam ˈbi-ti ˈnɛ-vo-djɛ –]
3. I don’t know what is going on, okay? But I have to get somewhere –

Tanko moštrije od žuta dajinog rani, tanda nezahvolno jemamo dejče.
1. [TAN-ko MO-shtri-ye od ZHU-ta DAY-i-nog RA-ni, TAN-da ne-za-HVOL-no YE-ma-mo DEY-che.] (NB: day rhymes with sky)
2. [ˈtan-kɔ ˈmɔ-ʃtri-jɛ ɔd ˈʒu-ta ˈdaj-i-nɔg ˈra-ni, ˈtan-da nɛ-za-ˈxvɔl-nɔ ˈjɛ-ma-mɔ ˈdɛj-tʃɛ.]
3. How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child.

Ja som ti tažio jidžek, Marko.
1. [Ja SOM ti TAZH-i-o YI-dzhek, MAR-ko]
2. [ja sɔm ti ˈta-ʒi-ɔ ˈji-dʑɛk, ˈmar-kɔ.]
3. I know you do because I taught you the language, Marko.

Vravaj mi, ne razmozgijem ničo malje nago ti … Ali ja som, Marko. Tati je.
1. [VRA-vaj mi, ne raz-MOZ-gi-yem NI-cho MA-lye NA-go ti ... A-li YA som, MAR-ko. TA-ti ye.]
2. [ˈvra-vaj mi, nɛ raz-ˈmɔz-gi-jɛm ˈni-tʃɔ ˈma-ʎɛ ˈna-gɔ ti ... ˈa-li ja sɔm, ˈmar-kɔ, -ˈta-ti yɛ]
3. Believe me, I don’t understand it any better than you do … But it’s me, Marko. It’s Daddy.

Da.
1. [DA.]
2. [ˈda.]
3. Yes.

Vola.
1. [VO-la.]
2. [ˈvo-la.]
3. Thank you.

Bolnaka, bolnaka!
1. [BOL-na-ka, BOL-na-ka!]
2. [ˈbɔl-na-ka ˈbɔl-na-ka!]
3. Hospital, hospital!

Hodem vu bolnaku.
1. [HO-dem vu BOL-na-ku.]
2. [ˈxɔ-dɛm vu ˈbɔl-na-ku.]
3. I’m going to the hospital.

Sužni
1. [SUZH-ni]
2. [ˈsuʒ-ni]
3. Sužni

Jaste li Lavinijanac?
1. [YA-ste li la-vi-ni-YA-nats?]
2. [ˈja-stɛ li la-vi-ni-ˈja-nats?]
3. Are you Lavinian?

Kato se zavite?
1. [KA-to se ZA-vi-te?]
2. [ˈka-tɔ sɛ ˈza-vi-tɛ?]
3. What is your name?

Voše nime?
1. [VO-she NI-me?]
2. [ˈvɔ-ʃɛ ˈni-mɛ?]
3. Your name?

Ko su bili ljumi koi su vas davili vodje?
1. [KO su BI-li LYU-mi KO-i vas DA-vi-li VO-dje?]
2. [kɔ su ˈbi-li ˈʎu-mi ˈkɔ-i su vas ˈda-vi-li ˈvɔ-djɛ?]
3. Who were the people who brought you here?

Njima vaza.
1. [NYI-ma VA-za.]
2. [ˈɲi-ma ˈva-za.]
3. It doesn’t matter.

Čilemo vam pomači ali berta nam voše nime.
1. [CHI-le-mo vam PO-ma-chi A-li BER-ta nam VO-she NI-me.]
2. [ˈtʃi-lɛ-mɔ vam ˈpɔ-ma-tʃi ˈa-li ˈbɛr-ta nam ˈvɔ-ʃɛ ˈni-mɛ.]
3. We want to help, but we need your name.