ArabicProjectFall2009.m4v

Parody of Forrest Gump for an Arabic 101 project
Translation:
[text]
Forrest Gump
with Marie - "Little Forrest"
with Marie - "The Teacher"
with Dana - "Jenny"
with Dana - "Bubba"
with Amy - "Forrest Gump"

[dialogue]
Scene 1:
Forrest: Hello, my name is Forrest. Forrest Gump.
Teacher: Hello Forrest.
Forrest: What is your name?
Teacher: My name is Jenny.
Forrest: That's a pretty name. I know a girl and her name is Jenny. Jenny is my childhood friend. I love Jenny. Jenny was a very good student and she graduated from a university. Do you study at a university?
Teacher: I am a teacher at the University of Virginia. I teach Arabic literature and I speak Arabic. What do you study?
Forrest: I studied political science, but I wasn't a good student. I was in the same class with Jenny. I remember my childhood with Jenny.

Scene Two:
Jenny: Forrest, the numbers are one, two three, four, five. Now you say the numbers.
Forrest: one, six, thirteen, zero, five.
Jenny: No, no, no Forrest! Not excellent! The numbers are one, two, three, four, five.
Forrest: One, two, three, four, five.
Jenny: Excellent Forrest!
Forrest: I like you Jenny, a lot.
Jenny: You are my very good friend, Forrest. Forrest, is that your bus? No Forrest! The door! Go Forrest, go!

Scene 3:
Teacher: Your story is very nice. Jenny is a good friend.
Forrest: Yes. I am going to her house now on bus number 4. Where are you going?
Teacher: I am going to the airport because I am going to Vietnam.
Forrest: Vietnam?! I was in Vietnam when I was in the American army. My friend, Bubba, he was in the army too.

Scene 4:
Bubba: My dad and my mom and I work at a fish restaurant.
Forrest: What do you eat at your restaurant?
Bubba: We have fish, fish salad, fish kebab, fish chicken, fish soup, fish oil, fish bread, fish and rice, fish and meat, fish falafel, big fish, little fish, one fish, two fish, fish and vegetables, and fish sandwich.
Forrest: Is that all the fish?
Bubba: Yes, that is all the fish.

Scene 5:
Teacher: Do you eat at his restaurant?
Forrest: Yes, the food is very delicious.
Teacher: You truly have good friends. Where are they now?
Forrest: Bubba is with God. I am lonely because he is not with me.
Teacher: And Jenny?
Forrest: I have a letter from Jenny! We did not talk for five years. I am happy now because I am going to her house.
Teacher: In the world, men are happy sometimes and sad sometimes.
Teacher: Thank you.
Forrest: You're welcome.
Forrest: My momma always says...
Teacher: Is that your bus?
Forrest: Yes! Good-bye!
Teacher: Good-bye Forrest! Go Forrest! Go! No Forrest, the door!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• ArabicProjectFall2009

[bonouf14]

This good thing, but they do not spoke Arabic very well...

If you want to learn Arabic, I can teach you how do you speak Arabic good...

And you can teach me English ^_*

best regards,