Whisky

Marta Acu?a:
Namreh Rellok.

Herman Koller:
Come again?

Marta Acu?a:
Your name spelled backwards. Herman K?ller.

Herman Koller:
How is that?

Marta Acu?a:
Namreh Rellok.

Herman Koller:
Huh! That's great. Say something else.

Marta Acu?a:
Like what?

Herman Koller:
Um..."Hello, how are you?".

Marta Acu?a:
Olleh, woh era ouy?

Herman Koller:
[laughs] That's great. Say "the sea is choppy".

Marta Acu?a:
Eht aes si yppohc.

[both laugh]

Herman Koller:
"The girl plays with the dog".

Marta Acu?a:
Eht lrig syalp tihw eht god.

Herman Koller:
"The wind swings the palm tree".

Marta Acu?a:
Eht dniw sgniws eht mlap eert.

Herman Koller:
That's great. How do you do it?

Marta Acu?a:
I don't know. When I was little I'd get bored and read words backwards. I'd listen to conversations and spell them backwards.

Herman Koller:
[looks at Jacobo walking towards them] "Jacobo is upset".

Marta Acu?a:
Obocaj si tespu.

[both laugh]

[having breakfast]

Herman Koller:
[to break silence] Marta... Is it spelled with "h"?

Marta Acu?a:
No, with no "h".

Herman Koller:
Sure, otherwise it'd be "Martha".

[They briefly laugh]

Herman Koller:
And your last name?

Marta Acu?a:
Acu?a... with no "h".

Herman Koller:
[giggles] Ok. "Martha Hacu?a".