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Confused conversation

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I just called to "my family" in Albania.

16.5 years ago I visited them when I was only 13. I stayed in their home for a week and they were verty friendly. In a few weeks I am going back so I thought I should call them. And I was nervous. And I did...

The father answers. One big problem emerged. He does NOT speak a word of English. So I tried my best in Albanian. This is the conversation that followed (but off course not in English). xxx means I don't have a clue what he said at the time:

He: Hello

I: Hello. *his name*?

He: Yes