Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Coffee Spills, Laughter Ensues in Ljubljana
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Nekega sončnega popoldneva se je Ana odpravila na kavo v svojo najljubšo kavarno v centru Ljubljane.
En: One sunny afternoon, Ana went for coffee at her favorite café in the center of Ljubljana.

Sl: Mesto je bilo polno življenja, ljudje so hiteli po svojih opravkih, ptički pa so čivkali, kot da pozdravljajo prihod pomladi.
En: The city was bustling with life, people rushing around, and birds chirping as if welcoming the arrival of spring.

Sl: Ana je vstopila v kavarno in takoj zavohala prijeten vonj sveže kuhane kave.
En: Ana entered the café and immediately caught a pleasant whiff of freshly brewed coffee.

Sl: Sedla je za majhno mizo ob oknu, od koder je imela čudovit pogled na Ljubljanico.
En: She sat at a small table by the window, with a wonderful view of the Ljubljanica river.

Sl: Njena prijateljica Maja je že sedela tam in brala knjigo.
En: Her friend Maja was already sitting there, engrossed in a book.

Sl: "Živijo, Maja! Kako si danes?" je pozdravila Ana.
En: "Hi, Maja! How are you today?" greeted Ana.

Sl: Maja je dvignila pogled z knjige in se nasmehnila, "Odlično, Ana, le še boljše bo, ko dobim svojo kavo!"
En: Maja looked up from her book and smiled, "Great, Ana, and even better once I get my coffee!"

Sl: Natakarju je Ana naročila kavo in kakav za Majo.
En: Ana ordered coffee for herself and hot chocolate for Maja.

Sl: Ko je natakar prinesel njuna napitka, se je kavarna že dodobra napolnila.
En: As the waiter brought their drinks, the café was filling up quickly.

Sl: Med prtihljanjem kavarniškega vrveža, je za sosednjo mizo sedel fant po imenu Luka.
En: Amidst the hum of café chatter, a guy named Luka sat at the neighboring table.

Sl: Delal je na svojem prenosniku in ni opazil, kako se okoli njega zbirajo ljudje.
En: He was busy working on his laptop and didn't notice the gathering of people around him.

Sl: Ana je med pogovorom z Majo gestikulirala z rokami in nepričakovano udarila skodelico s kavo.
En: While talking to Maja and gesturing with her hands, Ana accidentally knocked over her coffee cup.

Sl: Kot počasni posnetek je vsebina skodelice lebdela v zraku, potem pa pristala naravnost na Luki, ki je bil tako zaposlen, da se ni niti zavedal, kaj se dogaja.
En: In a slow-motion-like scene, the contents of the cup hung in the air, then landed straight on Luka, who was so engrossed that he didn't even realize what was happening.

Sl: Vsi v kavarni so se ozrli na vir nenadnega vriska in videli Luka, kako presenečeno gleda svojo premočeno srajco.
En: Everyone in the café turned to the source of sudden commotion and saw Luka, looking surprised at his soaked shirt.

Sl: Ana je obnemela od sramu.
En: Ana was speechless with embarrassment.

Sl: "Oprosti, oprosti, res mi je žal!" je hitela k Luki s kupom servietov v roki.
En: "I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry!" she hurried to Luka with a handful of napkins.

Sl: Maja je komaj zadrževala smeh, medtem ko so ostali gostje bodisi zaskrbljeno bodisi zabavno opazovali kaos.
En: Maja could barely hold back her laughter, while the other guests either looked concerned or found the chaos amusing.

Sl: Luka je pogledal Ano in se nenadoma zasmejal, "Saj nič hudega, so bile tudi že hujše nesreče.
En: Luka looked at Ana and suddenly burst out laughing, "It's okay, it's not a big deal.

Sl: Torej, kdaj me boš povabila na novo srajco?"
En: There have been worse accidents. So, when are you going to invite me to get a new shirt?"

Sl: Anina zmedenost se je spremenila v olajšanje, in skupaj z Lukom so se vsi trije začeli smejati.
En: Ana's confusion turned into relief, and together with Luka, all three of them started laughing.

Sl: Maja je predlagala, da nadaljujejo pogovor na svežem zraku.
En: Maja suggested continuing their conversation in the fresh air.

Sl: Skupaj so zapustili kavarno in se sprehodili ob Ljubljanici, uživajoč v toplem popoldnevu.
En: They left the café together and strolled along the Ljubljanica, enjoying the warm afternoon.

Sl: Preden so se razšli, so izmenjali številke in se dogovorili za novo srečanje.
En: Before parting ways, they exchanged numbers and arranged to meet again.

Sl: Ana je bila presenečena, kako je en nesrečen trenutek spremenil navaden dan v nekaj posebnega.
En: Ana was surprised at how one unfortunate moment had turned an ordinary day into something special.

Sl: Od tistega dne naprej so Ana, Luka in Maja postali dobri prijatelji.
En: From that day on, Ana, Luka, and Maja became good friends.

Sl: Vsakič, ko so se dobili v tisti kavarni, so se spomnili na tisti smešni dogodek, ki jih je združil.
En: Every time they met at that café, they remembered that funny incident that had brought them together.

Sl: In Luka je dobil novo srajco, ki ga je spominjala na njihovo prvo srečanje.
En: And Luka got a new shirt that reminded him of their first meeting.

Sl: Zgodbo o kavi in srajci so pripovedovali še mnogokrat, vsakič pa jih je znova nasmejala.
En: They retold the story of the coffee and the shirt many times, and it never failed to make them laugh.


Vocabulary Words:

• afternoon: popoldne
• favorite: najljubša
• café: kavarna
• center: center
• bustling: polno življenja
• rushing: hiteti
• chirping: čivkanje
• arrival: prihod
• entered: vstopila
• caught: zavohala
• pleasant: prijeten
• whiff: vonj
• freshly brewed: sveže kuhane
• small table: majhna miza
• wonderful: čudovit
• window: okno
• river: reka
• engrossed: poglobljen
• book: knjiga
• greeted: pozdravila
• smiled: nasmehnila
• waiter: natakar
• brought: prinesel
• drinks: napitka
• filling up: napolnila
• quickly: dodobra
• hum: vrvež
• chatter: pogovor
• guy: fant
• named: po imenu