Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Laughter Echoes in Ljubljana's Castle
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Bilo je neke hladne, a zvezdnate noči v starem mestu Ljubljani, ko se je mlada Ana odpravila na nočno avanturo z dvema najboljšima prijateljema, Luko in Majo.
En: It was a chilly, starry night in the old city of Ljubljana when young Ana set out on a night adventure with her two best friends, Luka and Maja.

Sl: Odpravili so se na Ljubljanski grad, kjer naj bi potekal nočni voden ogled poln skrivnosti in zabave.
En: They headed to Ljubljana Castle for a night-time tour full of secrets and fun.

Sl: Trije prijatelji so se z vzpenjačo povzpeli na vrh grajskega hriba.
En: The three friends ascended to the top of the castle hill with a funicular.

Sl: Ko so izstopili, so se znašli na dvorišču starega gradu, kjer so v mraku gorele bakle in lanterne.
En: As they stepped out, they found themselves in the courtyard of the old castle, where torches and lanterns glowed in the dusk.

Sl: Ana je bila navdušena nad lepoto okolja in je takoj začela raziskovati, medtem ko sta Luka in Maja še malo poklepetala pri vhodu.
En: Ana was thrilled by the beauty of the surroundings and immediately began to explore, while Luka and Maja chatted by the entrance.

Sl: Medtem ko je Ana hodila med starimi zidovi, se je odmaknila od svetlobe in se znašla v temnem kotu dvorišča.
En: As Ana walked among the old walls, she moved away from the light and found herself in a dark corner of the courtyard.

Sl: Zdelo se ji je, da vidi Luko, kako stoji ob steni in jo čaka.
En: She thought she saw Luka standing by the wall, waiting for her.

Sl: Ana se je približala "Luki" in začela govoriti o starodavni zgodovini gradu, kako čuti energijo preteklih stoletij.
En: Ana approached "Luka" and started talking about the ancient history of the castle, feeling the energy of centuries past.

Sl: Govorila je in govorila, a "Luka" ni reagiral.
En: She kept talking, but "Luka" did not respond.

Sl: Prijela ga je za roko, da bi pritegnila njegovo pozornost, a roka je bila hladna in trda.
En: She grabbed his hand to get his attention, but it was cold and hard.

Sl: Ana je v hipu zaslutila, da nekaj ni prav.
En: In an instant, Ana sensed that something was not right.

Sl: Ob boljšem pogledu in ko je priplaval madež svetlobe iz bližnje bakle, je spoznala, da se je pogovarjala kipu vojščaka iz bronaste dobe!
En: Upon closer inspection and as a patch of light from a nearby torch emerged, she realized she had been conversing with a bronze age warrior statue!

Sl: Ob tej spoznanju je Ana zajela sapo in se zasmejala.
En: Realizing this, Ana gasped and burst into laughter.

Sl: V istem trenutku sta Luka in Maja prispela do nje, vprašala sta jo, s kom se tako zabava.
En: At that moment, Luka and Maja arrived and asked her who she was having so much fun with.

Sl: Ko sta videla, kaj se je zgodilo, so vsi trije prasnili v glasen smeh.
En: When they saw what had happened, all three burst into laughter.

Sl: Ko so se naposled umirili, so se skupaj počasi odpravili naprej po poti ki je vodila v notranjost gradu, kjer so nadaljevali s svojim nočnim raziskovanjem.
En: After they finally calmed down, they slowly continued together along the path leading into the interior of the castle, where they continued their night-time exploration.

Sl: Ana je bila malo rdeča v obrazu, a veseli smeh prijateljev je dokazal, da bo ta zmešnjava postala ena izmed dragocenih zgodb, ki jih bodo skupaj pripovedovali še leta.
En: Ana was a little red-faced, but the joyful laughter of her friends proved that this mishap would become one of the cherished stories they would tell together for years to come.

Sl: Na koncu so si ogledali vse grajske zaklade in preden so odšli, so si obljubili, da bodo to nočno dogodivščino ponovili.
En: In the end, they saw all the castle's treasures, and before they left, they promised to repeat this night-time adventure.

Sl: Ana nikoli več ni pozabila te smešne zgodbe ob bronastem vojščaku, prav tako kot Ljubljanski grad ni pozabil nagajivih senc te noči.
En: Ana never forgot this funny story about the bronze warrior, just as Ljubljana Castle never forgot the mischievous shadows of that night.


Vocabulary Words:

• chilly: mrzlo
• adventure: avantura
• funicular: vzpenjača
• courtyard: dvorišče
• torch: bakla
• lantern: lanterna
• glowed: gorele
• dusk: mrak
• surroundings: okolje
• explore: raziskovati
• walls: zidovi
• corner: kot
• approached: približala
• ancient: starodavni
• centuries: stoletij
• responded: reagiral
• grabbed: prijela
• attention: pozornost
• bronze: bronasti
• warrior: vojščak
• statue: kip
• gasped: zajela sapo
• burst into laughter: zasmejala
• mishap: zmešnjava
• repeated: ponovili
• treasures: zakladi
• mischievous: nagajivo
• shadows: sence
• cherished: dragocenih