Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Slip, Laugh, Cabbage: A Tale of Aisle Mishaps
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Story Transcript:

Sr: Jednog sunčanog prepodneva, Ana je krenula u obližnju prodavnicu.
En: One sunny morning, Ana set off for the nearby store.

Sr: Cveće je cvetalo a nebo je bilo bistrije nego ikad.
En: The flowers were blooming, and the sky was clearer than ever.

Sr: Ana je ušla u prodavnicu, u potrazi za povrćem za supu koju je planirala da skuva te popodne.
En: Ana entered the store, searching for vegetables for the soup she planned to cook that afternoon.

Sr: Oko nje su bili redovi puni svežeg voća, povrća i mirisne pekare.
En: Around her were rows filled with fresh fruits, vegetables, and the aroma of a bakery.

Sr: Milan je radio u toj prodavnici.
En: Milan worked in that store.

Sr: Bio je ljubazan i uvek spreman da pomogne.
En: He was kind and always ready to help.

Sr: Dok je slagao konzerve na policu, gledao je kako se Ana kreće između rafova.
En: As he stacked cans on the shelf, he watched Ana move between the aisles.

Sr: Odjednom, Ana je krenula ka gomili banana.
En: Suddenly, Ana headed towards a pile of bananas.

Sr: Nije videla onu koja je pala na pod.
En: She didn't see the one that had fallen to the floor.

Sr: Njen korak je bio siguran sve dok nije nagazila na izgubljenu bananu.
En: Her steps were steady until she stepped on the lost banana.

Sr: Noge su joj izletele i svi su mogli čuti kada je pala.
En: Her feet slipped, and everyone could hear her fall.

Sr: "Uh!
En: "Oof!"

Sr: " viknula je dok je sletela pravo u gomilu kupusa.
En: she exclaimed as she landed straight into a pile of cabbages.

Sr: Listovi zelenog kupusa razleteli su se na sve strane, a Ana je ostala da leži u toj neurednoj gomili.
En: Green cabbage leaves scattered everywhere, and Ana was left lying in that messy pile.

Sr: Milan je brzo pritrčao da vidi šta se dogodilo.
En: Milan quickly ran over to see what had happened.

Sr: "Jesi li dobro?
En: "Are you okay?"

Sr: " upitao je, pružajući joj ruku.
En: he asked, offering her his hand.

Sr: Ana se stidljivo nasmejala, dok je primećivala kupus u svojoj kosi.
En: Ana shyly smiled as she noticed the cabbage in her hair.

Sr: "Mislim da jesam," odgovorila je, uzimajući njegovu ruku da ustane.
En: "I think I am," she replied, taking his hand to get up.

Sr: Zajedno su počeli da skupljaju kupus i banana shell sa poda.
En: Together, they started to gather the cabbage and banana peel from the floor.

Sr: Ostali kupci su gledali, neki su nudili pomoć.
En: Other customers watched, and some offered to help.

Sr: Ana je bila zahvalna, ali i malo postiđena zbog nereda koji je napravila.
En: Ana was grateful but also a bit embarrassed by the mess she had made.

Sr: Nakon što su raščistili nered, Milan je ponudio Ani jedan svež kupus, bez naknade.
En: After clearing up the mess, Milan offered Ana a fresh cabbage, free of charge.

Sr: "Za tvoju supu," rekao je s osmehom.
En: "For your soup," he said with a smile.

Sr: Ana se nasmejala i zahvalila mu.
En: Ana laughed and thanked him.

Sr: Iako je taj dan počeo s nesrećom, završio se novim prijateljstvom i pričom za pamćenje.
En: Although the day had started with an accident, it ended with a new friendship and a memorable story.

Sr: Kada je otvorila vrata svog doma, Ana je ponosno nosila svoj kupus i priču o jednom sunčanom danu koji je donio pravi izazov, ali i nešto lepo na kraju.
En: When she opened the door to her home, Ana proudly carried her cabbage and the story of a sunny day that brought a real challenge but also something beautiful in the end.

Sr: I od tog dana, Ana je uvek gledala ispod nogu kada bi prolazila pored banane u prodavnici - zarad sebe, ali i zarad Milanovog osmeha širokog kao gomila kupusa koje će ponovo slagati na policama.
En: From that day on, whenever Ana passed by the bananas in the store, she always looked down – for herself and for Milan's wide smile, just like the pile of cabbage he would stack on the shelves again.


Vocabulary Words:

• sunny: sunčano
• morning: prepodne
• set off: krenula
• nearby: obližnja
• store: prodavnica
• flowers: cveće
• blooming: cvetalo
• sky: nebo
• clearer: bistrije
• ever: nego ikad
• entered: ušla
• searching: u potrazi
• vegetables: povrće
• soup: supu
• cook: skuva
• afternoon: popodne
• rows: redovi
• filled: puni
• fresh: sveže
• fruits: voća
• aroma: miris
• bakery: pekara
• worked: radio
• kind: ljubazan
• ready: spreman
• help: pomoći
• stacked: slagao
• cans: konzerve
• shelf: polica
• watched: gledao