Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Slip-Up Meet-Cute: A Banana Bonding Story
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Bilo je sobotno jutro in središče Ljubljane je bilo polno ljudi.
En: It was a Saturday morning, and the center of Ljubljana was crowded with people.

Sl: Ana se je sprehajala po tržnici, ko je nekaj opazila.
En: Ana was strolling through the market when she noticed something.

Sl: "O, kakšne lepe jabolke!
En: "Oh, what lovely apples!"

Sl: " je vzkliknila, ne da bi gledala pod noge.
En: she exclaimed without looking at the ground.

Sl: Kar naenkrat je Ana zdrsnila.
En: Suddenly, Ana slipped.

Sl: "Ups!
En: "Oops!"

Sl: " je zakričala, ko je njeno telo izgubilo ravnotežje.
En: she cried out as she lost her balance.

Sl: Pod nogami je imela bananin olupek.
En: Under her feet was a banana peel.

Sl: Na tleh je sedela in si drgnila koleno.
En: Sitting on the ground, she rubbed her knee.

Sl: Ljudje okoli nje so se ustavili in gledali.
En: People around her stopped and looked.

Sl: Luka, ki je stal nekaj korakov stran od nje, je opazil, kaj se je zgodilo in hitro pristopil, da bi Ani pomagal.
En: Luka, who was standing a few steps away, noticed what happened and quickly approached to help Ana.

Sl: "Pazi, banana!
En: "Watch out for the banana!"

Sl: " je nekdo zaklical, ampak Luka ga ni slišal.
En: someone shouted, but Luka didn't hear.

Sl: Ko je raztegnil roko, da bi pomagal Ani, se je tudi sam znašel na tleh.
En: As he reached out to help Ana, he also ended up on the ground.

Sl: Zdaj sta oba sedela na trgu, obdani z bananinimi olupki.
En: Now, both of them were sitting in the square, surrounded by banana peels.

Sl: Množica okoli njih je začela tiho smejati.
En: The crowd around them started to quietly chuckle.

Sl: Ana in Luka pa sta se spogledala in tudi sama začela smejati.
En: Ana and Luka glanced at each other and began to laugh as well.

Sl: Njune oči so se srečale in v tem trenutku je bilo vse drugače.
En: Their eyes met, and in that moment, everything was different.

Sl: Ana je rekla: "Hvala, ker si poskusil pomagati.
En: Ana said, "Thank you for trying to help."

Sl: " Luka je odgovoril: "Ni kaj.
En: Luka replied, "No problem.

Sl: Mislim, da je ta banana hotela, da se spoznava.
En: I think that banana wanted us to meet."

Sl: "Očividci so se začeli razhajati, ko sta Ana in Luka vstala.
En: Onlookers began to disperse as Ana and Luka got up.

Sl: Skupaj sta odšla do najbližje klopi, da sta si uredila oblačila in se še malo nasmejala svoji nenavadni situaciji.
En: They walked together to the nearest bench to straighten their clothes and have a good laugh about their unusual situation.

Sl: "Saj veš, morda pa je to znak," je dejal Luka, "Da bi morala več časa preživeti skupaj.
En: "You know, maybe this is a sign," Luka said, "that we should spend more time together."

Sl: "Ana se je nasmehnila.
En: Ana smiled.

Sl: "Mogoče pa res.
En: "Maybe it is."

Sl: "Od tistega dne naprej sta Ana in Luka postala neločljiva prijatelja.
En: From that day on, Ana and Luka became inseparable friends.

Sl: Vsako soboto sta se sprehajala po tržnici, se izogibala bananinim olupkom in uživala v svojem novem prijateljstvu.
En: Every Saturday, they strolled through the market, avoiding banana peels and enjoying their new friendship.

Sl: Bananin olupek, ki je sprva pomenil neroden padec, je zdaj postal simbol njunega smešnega in srečnega srečanja v srcu Ljubljane.
En: The banana peel, which initially caused an awkward fall, became a symbol of their amusing and happy encounter in the heart of Ljubljana.


Vocabulary Words:

• Saturday: sobota
• Morning: jutro
• Center: središče
• Crowded: polno
• Strolling: sprehajala
• Market: tržnica
• Noticed: opazila
• Lovely: lepe
• Exclaimed: vzkliknila
• Without: ne da bi
• Looking: gledala
• Ground: tla
• Slipped: zdrsnila
• Oops: ups
• Cried out: zakričala
• Balance: ravnotežje
• Under: pod
• Rubbed: drgnila
• Knee: koleno
• Stopped: ustavili
• Crowd: množica
• Quietly: tiho
• Chuckled: smejali
• Glanced: spogledala
• Laugh: smeh
• Met: srečale
• Different: drugače
• Trying: poskusil
• Replied: odgovoril
• Banana peel: bananin olupek