Fluent Fiction - Croatian: Adventure & Friendship: An Unexpected Turn in Plitvice Lakes
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Hr: Bila je subota, sunčano jutro u Nacionalnom parku Plitvička jezera, kad su Ivana, Marko i Anja krenuli na izlet.
En: It was Saturday, a sunny morning in the Plitvice Lakes National Park, when Ivana, Marko, and Anja set off on their trip.

Hr: Staza je bila dugačka, ali pogled je bio predivan.
En: The trail was long, but the view was beautiful.

Hr: Sve je bilo zeleno i voda je sjajila na suncu.
En: Everything was green and the water sparkled in the sun.

Hr: "Ivana, ovo je divno!
En: "Ivana, this is wonderful!"

Hr: " rekao je Marko, dok je hodao uz vodopade.
En: said Marko as he walked by the waterfalls.

Hr: Anja je slikala sve oko sebe, nasmijana i uzbuđena.
En: Anja was taking pictures of everything around her, smiling and excited.

Hr: Dok su se penjali uz brdo, Marko je osjetio da mu noga klizi.
En: While climbing up the hill, Marko felt his foot slipping.

Hr: Pokušao je održati ravnotežu, no bilo je prekasno.
En: He tried to maintain his balance, but it was too late.

Hr: Poskliznuo se i pao.
En: He slipped and fell.

Hr: "Marko!
En: "Marko!

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

Hr: " uzviknula je Ivana, trčeći prema njemu.
En: Ivana shouted, running towards him.

Hr: "Ne mogu stati na nogu.
En: "I can't stand on my foot.

Hr: Mislim da sam izvrnuo zglob," rekao je Marko, bolan izraz na licu.
En: I think I twisted my ankle," Marko said, a pained expression on his face.

Hr: Anja mu je pomogla da sjedne na kamen.
En: Anja helped him sit on a rock.

Hr: "Moramo potražiti pomoć," rekla je odlučno.
En: "We need to get help," she said decisively.

Hr: Ivana je odmah nazvala hitne službe.
En: Ivana immediately called emergency services.

Hr: Dok su čekali, Ivana je pokušala olakšati bol držeći Markovu nogu povišeno.
En: While they waited, Ivana tried to ease the pain by keeping Marko's foot elevated.

Hr: Anja je otišla po vodu iz obližnjeg jezera.
En: Anja went to get water from a nearby lake.

Hr: Stajali su u hladu drveta, Marko je duboko disao, pokušavajući zanemariti bol.
En: They stood in the shade of a tree, Marko breathing deeply, trying to ignore the pain.

Hr: Ubrzo je stigla pomoć.
En: Help arrived soon.

Hr: Spasitelj je pregledao Markovu nogu i stavio zavoj.
En: The rescuer examined Marko’s foot and put a bandage on it.

Hr: "Moramo ga odvesti do ambulante," rekao je.
En: "We need to get him to the clinic," he said.

Hr: Ivana i Anja su ga podržale dok su išli prema izlazu iz parka.
En: Ivana and Anja supported him as they headed towards the park exit.

Hr: Dok su hodali, Marko je rekao: "Žao mi je što sam vam pokvario izlet.
En: As they walked, Marko said, "I'm sorry for ruining your outing."

Hr: ""Ma kakvi," nasmijala se Ivana.
En: "Not at all," Ivana laughed.

Hr: "Važno je da si s nama i da si dobro.
En: "The important thing is that you’re with us and that you're okay."

Hr: ""Još ćemo se jednom vratiti ovdje," dodala je Anja.
En: "We'll come back here again," added Anja.

Hr: "Ovo je tek početak naših avantura.
En: "This is just the beginning of our adventures."

Hr: "Stigli su do ambulante.
En: They reached the clinic.

Hr: Liječnik je rekao da je Marko imao sreću jer nije bilo prijeloma, samo istegnuće.
En: The doctor said Marko was lucky as there were no fractures, just a sprain.

Hr: "Trebat će ti nekoliko tjedana odmora," rekao je liječnik.
En: "You'll need a few weeks of rest," the doctor said.

Hr: Ivana i Anja su mu pomogle da sjede u auto.
En: Ivana and Anja helped him sit in the car.

Hr: Vratili su se kući, pričajući o tome kako će planirati slijedeći izlet, kad se Marko oporavi.
En: They returned home, talking about how they would plan their next trip once Marko recovered.

Hr: I tako su prijatelji, unatoč nezgodi, naučili koliko je važno brinuti jedni za druge i nikad ne odustati od svojih planova.
En: And so, despite the mishap, the friends learned how important it is to take care of each other and never give up on their plans.


Vocabulary Words:

• sunny: sunčano
• trip: izlet
• trail: staza
• view: pogled
• sparkled: sjajila
• wonderful: divno
• waterfalls: vodopade
• smiling: nasmijana
• excited: uzbuđena
• climbing: penjali
• slipping: klizi
• balance: ravnotežu
• twisted: izvrnuo
• ankle: zglob
• pain: bol
• expression: izraz
• decisively: odlučno
• emergency services: hitne službe
• elevated: povišeno
• shade: hladu
• rescuer: spasitelj
• bandage: zavoj
• clinic: ambulante
• outing: izlet
• fractures: prijeloma
• sprain: istegnuće
• rest: odmora
• recovered: oporavi
• mishap: nezgodi
• adventures: avantura