Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Maria's Emotional Reunion: Finding Family in the Majestic Tatras
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Story Transcript:

Sk: Mária stála na vrchole kopca v Tatrách.
En: Maria stood at the top of a hill in the Tatras.

Sk: Pred ňou sa rozprestieral nádherný výhľad – lesy, rieky a vzdialené horské štíty.
En: Before her spread a magnificent view – forests, rivers, and distant mountain peaks.

Sk: Bolo to miesto, kde jej rodina chodievala kempovať, keď boli deti.
En: It was a place where her family used to camp when they were children.

Sk: Teraz, po mnohých rokoch, bola späť.
En: Now, after many years, she was back.

Sk: Keď Mária opustila Slovensko, jej rodina sa rozdelila.
En: When Maria left Slovakia, her family split apart.

Sk: Ona išla do ďalekej krajiny.
En: She went to a far-off country.

Sk: Bez telefónov a internetu nebolo ľahké udržiavať kontakt.
En: Without phones and the internet, it wasn't easy to keep in touch.

Sk: Časom sa stratil aj posledný list.
En: Over time, even the last letter was lost.

Sk: Roky prešli.
En: Years passed.

Sk: Napokon dostala list od svojho brata.
En: Finally, she received a letter from her brother.

Sk: Písal, že sa celá rodina konečne znovu stretne v Tatrách.
En: He wrote that the whole family was finally going to reunite in the Tatras.

Sk: Miesto, ktoré všetci milovali od detstva.
En: A place they all loved since childhood.

Sk: Mária bola šťastná a nadšená.
En: Maria was happy and excited.

Sk: Chcela ich všetkých vidieť a objímať.
En: She wanted to see and hug them all.

Sk: Na ceste hore kopcom sa zastavila pri starom strome.
En: On the way up the hill, she stopped by an old tree.

Sk: Jej otec tam vždy sadával a hral na gitare.
En: Her father used to sit there and play the guitar.

Sk: Jej srdce sa naplnilo radosťou, keď začula vzdialené hlasy a smiech.
En: Her heart filled with joy when she heard distant voices and laughter.

Sk: Podišla bližšie.
En: She walked closer.

Sk: Tam stáli.
En: There they stood.

Sk: Jej brat Jozef prvý uvidel svoju sestru.
En: Her brother Joseph was the first to see his sister.

Sk: Zamával jej a rozbehol sa k nej.
En: He waved at her and ran toward her.

Sk: „Mária!
En: "Maria!"

Sk: “ zvolal.
En: he exclaimed.

Sk: „Si tu!
En: "You're here!"

Sk: “Mária sa rozbehla, srdce jej búchalo.
En: Maria started running, her heart pounding.

Sk: Objali sa.
En: They embraced.

Sk: Jej matka a otec prišli k nim, obaja plakali.
En: Her mother and father came over, both crying.

Sk: „Chýbala si nám,“ povedala jej matka.
En: "We missed you," her mother said.

Sk: „Aj vy mne,“ odpovedala Mária so slzami v očiach.
En: "I missed you too," Maria replied with tears in her eyes.

Sk: Slnko pomaly zapadalo.
En: The sun was slowly setting.

Sk: Všetci si sadli okolo ohňa.
En: They all sat around the fire.

Sk: Otec opäť vytiahol gitaru a začal hrať staré piesne.
En: Her father once again took out his guitar and started playing old songs.

Sk: Spievali a smiali sa.
En: They sang and laughed.

Sk: Mária spomínala na detstvo.
En: Maria reminisced about her childhood.

Sk: V tme noci Mária cítila, ako ju obklopuje teplo rodiny.
En: In the darkness of the night, Maria felt enveloped by the warmth of her family.

Sk: Vedela, že tu vždy bude jej domov.
En: She knew this would always be her home.

Sk: Boli spolu, a to bolo jediné, na čom záležalo.
En: They were together, and that was all that mattered.

Sk: A tak Mária našla to, čo stratila pred mnohými rokmi.
En: And so, Maria found what she had lost many years ago.

Sk: Lásku rodiny a radosť z prítomnosti blízkych.
En: The love of her family and the joy of being with her loved ones.

Sk: Tam, v náruči Tatier, našli všetci svoje miesto.
En: There, in the embrace of the Tatras, they all found their place.

Sk: Spolu.
En: Together.


Vocabulary Words:

• magnificent: nádherný
• hill: kopec
• distant: vzdialené
• reunite: znovu stretnúť
• excited: nadšená
• embraced: objali
• pounding: búchalo
• remisce: spomínala
• enveloped: obklopuje
• childhood: detstvo
• spread: rozprestieral
• forests: lesy
• peaks: štíty
• camp: kempovať
• far-off: ďalekej
• finally: napokon
• joy: radosť
• voices: hlasy
• guitar: gitara
• crying: plakali
• sing: spievali
• fire: oheň
• letter: list
• hug: objímať
• finally: konečne
• love: lásku
• place: miesto
• together: spolu
• lost: stratila