Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Coffee Clash: A Bratislava Romance
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Story Transcript:

Sk: Na brehu Dunaja v Bratislave sa vždy niečo deje.
En: On the banks of the Danube in Bratislava, there's always something happening.

Sk: Tam sa stretávajú priatelia, tam sa odohrávajú veselé aj nečakané príhody.
En: It's where friends meet, and where both joyful and unexpected events take place.

Sk: A práve tu začína naša história o Jane a Petrovi.
En: And it's here that our story of Jana and Peter begins.

Sk: Jedného slnečného dopoludnia sa Jana vybrala na nábrežie.
En: One sunny morning, Jana headed to the waterfront.

Sk: Stretla množstvo usmievavých tvárí a tešila sa, že bude môcť vychutnať svoju obľúbenú kávu s výhľadom na rieku.
En: She encountered many smiling faces and looked forward to enjoying her favorite coffee with a view of the river.

Sk: V ruke držala horúci papierový pohár, z ktorého sa šíril príjemný arómat.
En: She held a hot paper cup from which a pleasant aroma emanated.

Sk: Chcela sadnúť na lavičku v tieni veľkého stromu, keď tu zrazu zakopla o kameň na chodníku.
En: She wanted to sit on a bench in the shade of a large tree when suddenly she stumbled over a stone on the sidewalk.

Sk: Káva sa vymkla z jej kontroly a vyliala sa smerom k mladému mužovi stojacemu pri nej.
En: Her coffee escaped her control and spilled towards a young man standing next to her.

Sk: Bol to Peter a ani nestihol zareagovať.
En: It was Peter, who didn't even have time to react.

Sk: Horúci nápoj sa dostal na jeho tričko a vten čase Peter urobil krok dozadu.
En: The hot drink landed on his shirt, and at that moment, Peter took a step back.

Sk: Ako v pomalom zábere, kĺzal na banánovej šupke, ktorú niekto predtým nešťastne zahodil.
En: Like in slow motion, he slipped on a banana peel that someone had carelessly discarded earlier.

Sk: A tam ležal na chodníku, s kávovými škvrnami na bielom tričku a banánovou šupkou vedľa neho.
En: There he lay on the sidewalk, with coffee stains on his white shirt and a banana peel next to him.

Sk: Jana zostala v úžase a hneď sa ponáhľala k Petrovi, aby mu pomohla.
En: Jana was astonished and hurried over to help Peter.

Sk: "Prepáč, nechcela som to," povedala Jana, keď pomáhala Petrovi vstať z chodníka.
En: "Sorry, I didn't mean to," Jana said as she helped Peter get up from the sidewalk.

Sk: Peter si potľapkával škvrny na tričku a snažil sa zachovať humor: "Všetko v poriadku, aspoň viem, že banánová šupka je naozaj klzká.
En: Peter patted the stains on his shirt and tried to keep up the humor, "It's all right, at least now I know that banana peels are really slippery."

Sk: "Spoločne sa zasmiali a Peter prijal Janinu ponuku, že mu kúpi novú kávu ako náhradu za tú, ktorú poňal nešťastne.
En: They laughed together and Peter accepted Jana's offer to buy him a new coffee as a replacement for the one he unfortunately lost.

Sk: Zároveň mu ponúkla aj tričko, ktoré prevážala vo svojom ruksaku - náhodou malo rovnakú veľkosť ako Petrovo zničené.
En: She also offered him a T-shirt from her backpack, which happened to be the same size as Peter's ruined one.

Sk: S novými kávami v ruke a s priateľstvom, ktoré začalo nešťastným incidentom, našli spoločné miesto na lavičke.
En: With new coffees in hand and a friendship that began with an unfortunate incident, they found a common spot on a bench.

Sk: Hovorili o živote, o možnostiach, ktoré prináša každý nový deň, a o tom, ako nečakané situácie môžu priniesť nových priateľov.
En: They talked about life, the opportunities each new day brings, and how unexpected situations can bring new friends.

Sk: A tak sa Jana s Petrom stali dobrými priateľmi, ktorí si sem-tam dávali pozor na banánové šupky rozsypané na pohodlí a bezpečnosť chodníkov naše krásnej Bratislavy.
En: And so, Jana and Peter became good friends, occasionally keeping an eye out for banana peels scattered on the sidewalks for the comfort and safety of beautiful Bratislava.

Sk: A pri každej káve si pripomínali ich prvotné stretnutie, plné humoru a neočakávaných obratov.
En: And with every coffee, they reminisced about their initial meeting, full of humor and unexpected turns.


Vocabulary Words:

• banks: brehy
• happening: deje
• meet: stretávajú sa
• joyful: veselé
• unexpected: nečakané
• events: príhody
• story: história
• sunny: slnečné
• morning: dopoludnie
• waterfront: nábrežie
• encountered: stretla
• smiling: usmievavé
• faces: tvárí
• enjoying: vychutnávať
• favorite: obľúbenú
• bench: lavičku
• shade: tieni
• large: veľkého
• tree: stromu
• stumbled: zakopla
• sidewalk: chodníku
• escaped: vymkla sa
• spilled: vyliala sa
• young: mladému
• man: mužovi
• standing: stojacemu
• astonished: v úžase
• coffee: káva
• stains: škvrnami
• shirt: tričku