Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Coffee, Laughs & Friendship in Ljubljana!
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Story Transcript:

Sl: V mestu, ki se prebuja z zvoki jutra, Ljubljana pričakuje nov dan.
En: In the city waking up to the sounds of the morning, Ljubljana awaits a new day.

Sl: Med šumenjem listja in cvrkutanjem ptic, je na glavni trg zavil prvi sončni žarek, ki je obsijal staro kavarno, imenovano "Zvezda".
En: Amidst the rustling of leaves and the chirping of birds, the first ray of sun has encompassed the old café named "Zvezda" on the main square.

Sl: Tukaj, med marmornatimi mizami in vonjem sveže kave, sta se morala srečati Ana in Luka.
En: It’s here, amidst the marble tables and the aroma of fresh coffee, that Ana and Luka were supposed to meet.

Sl: Ana, vedno nasmejana in energična, je že sedela pri okenski mizi z njenim pikčastim zvezkom in čakala na Luka.
En: Ana, always cheerful and energetic, was already seated at a window table with her polka-dotted notebook, awaiting Luka.

Sl: Njena očala so se svetila v sončni svetlobi, ko je pregledovala zapiski za današnji sestanek.
En: Her glasses shone in the sunlight as she reviewed the notes for today's meeting.

Sl: Luka pa je bil na poti, korak mu je bil hiter, misli pa polne pričakovanja.
En: Luka was on his way, his steps were quick, his mind filled with anticipation.

Sl: Ko je Luka prišel, sta se pozdravila s širokimi nasmehi.
En: When Luka arrived, they greeted each other with wide smiles.

Sl: Naročila sta kavo in si izmenjala nekaj besed o vremenu in vsakdanjih novostih.
En: They ordered coffee and exchanged a few words about the weather and daily news.

Sl: Prijatelja sta občudovala pogled na staro mestno jedro z njuno mizo in se počutila kot del pulsirajočega srca Ljubljane.
En: The friends admired the view of the old city center from their table and felt like a part of Ljubljana's pulsating heart.

Sl: Potem je prišla ideja, da bi ujela trenutek s selfijem.
En: Then came the idea to capture the moment with a selfie.

Sl: Ana je vzela telefon, Luka pa je naklonil glavo k njeni.
En: Ana took out her phone, and Luka leaned towards her.

Sl: Ko sta se smejala in iskala pravi kot, Ana nenadoma z roko udarila v njuni skodelici kave.
En: As they laughed and searched for the right angle, Ana suddenly hit their coffee cups with her hand.

Sl: V trenutku sta bila prekrita s kavo.
En: In an instant, they were covered in coffee.

Sl: Smeh je preplavil sobo, saj sta bila odeta v rjave kaplje.
En: Laughter filled the room as they were adorned with brown drops.

Sl: Ani se je zdelo, da je najbolj smešno, kako sta kava kapljala z Luka nosa, medtem ko je Luka ne more zadrži smeha, ko je videl kako se Ana trudi očistiti očala.
En: Ana found it most amusing how the coffee dripped from Luka's nose, while Luka couldn't contain his laughter as he watched Ana struggle to clean her glasses.

Sl: Malo sramu, malo smeha, in veliko papirnatih brisačk kasneje, sta se nekako posušila.
En: A bit of embarrassment, a bit of laughter, and a lot of paper towels later, they managed to dry themselves off somehow.

Sl: Nato je prišla natakarica s še dvema skodelicama kave, ki ju je postregla z besedami, "Na hišo, da se vam polepša dan po tem malem pripetljaju.
En: Then, the waitress arrived with two more cups of coffee, serving them with the words, "On the house, to brighten your day after this little mishap."

Sl: "Zahvalila sta se in nadaljevala pogovor, tokrat brez selfijev.
En: They thanked her and continued their conversation, this time without taking any selfies.

Sl: Ana je povedala Luki o svojem novem projektu, Luka pa je z zanimanjem poslušal.
En: Ana told Luka about her new project, and Luka listened with interest.

Sl: Pripetljaj s kavo ju je še bolj zbližal.
En: The coffee mishap brought them even closer.

Sl: In ko je sonce začelo zahajati za strehami ljubljanskih hiš, sta Ana in Luka zapustila kavarno.
En: And as the sun began to set behind the rooftops of Ljubljana's houses, Ana and Luka left the café.

Sl: Vsak z novim zgodbo za povedati.
En: Each with a new story to tell.

Sl: Pripetljaj s kavo v "Zvezdi", ki ju je nasmejal in naredil njun dan še bolj poseben.
En: The coffee mishap at "Zvezda" had made their day even more special.

Sl: Z zavedanjem, da so to trenutki, ki pletejo prijateljstva, se srečata ponovno, morda tokrat z manj kave na sebi.
En: With the awareness that these are the moments that weave friendships, they would meet again, perhaps this time with less coffee on them.


Vocabulary Words:

• city: mesto
• morning: jutro
• Ljubljana: Ljubljana
• awaits: pričakuje
• rustling: šumenje
• leaves: listje
• chirping: cvrkutanje
• birds: ptice
• ray: žarek
• sun: sonce
• encompassed: obsijalo
• old: staro
• café: kavarna
• named: imenovano
• square: trg
• window: okenska
• table: miza
• seated: sedela
• polka-dotted: pikčast
• notebook: zvezek
• awaiting: čakala
• steps: korak
• quick: hiter
• mind: misli
• filled: polne
• anticipation: pričakovanje
• greeted: pozdravila
• wide: široki
• smiles: nasmehi
• ordered: naročila