Fluent Fiction - Croatian: Domino Day: The Banana Peel Incident
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Story Transcript:

Hr: Jednog sunčanog jutra, Ivan je koračao prema tržnici Dolac.
En: On a sunny morning, Ivan walked towards the Dolac market.

Hr: Zagreb je bio pun života, ljudi su žurili oko svojih jutarnjih poslova.
En: Zagreb was bustling with life, people rushing about their morning errands.

Hr: Ivan je razmišljao o kupnji svježeg voća kad je odjednom, kao munja iz vedra neba, njegova noga stala na nešto klizavo.
En: Ivan was thinking about buying some fresh fruit when suddenly, out of the blue, his foot stepped on something slippery.

Hr: Bilo je to korica od banane!
En: It was a banana peel!

Hr: Ivan se okliznuo i mahnuo rukama u pokušaju da sačuva ravnotežu.
En: Ivan slipped and waved his arms in an attempt to keep his balance.

Hr: Nažalost, bilo je prekasno.
En: Unfortunately, it was too late.

Hr: Pao je na pločnik ispred ljekarne na Ilici, i evo ti čuda, njegov pad je izazvao pravu pometnju.
En: He fell on the sidewalk in front of the pharmacy on Ilica, and to everyone's surprise, his fall caused a real commotion.

Hr: Kao u crtiću, jedna po jedna osoba, posrćući jedna preko druge, završile su na tlu.
En: Like in a cartoon, one by one, people stumbled over each other and ended up on the ground.

Hr: Tu je bila i Ana, koja je iz dućana izlazila s vrećicom knjiga.
En: Among them was Ana, who was coming out of a store with a bag of books.

Hr: Petar, dostavljač cvijeća, također se našao u toj nesretnoj koloni padova.
En: Peter, the flower delivery man, also found himself in this unfortunate chain of falls.

Hr: Nakon nekoliko trenutaka, zavladao je smijeh.
En: After a few moments, laughter filled the air.

Hr: Ivan se prvi počeo dizati, pružajući ruku Ani kako bi joj pomogao.
En: Ivan was the first to pick himself up, reaching out to Ana to help her.

Hr: "Ispričavam se, nisam vidio tu bananu!
En: "I'm sorry, I didn't see that banana!"

Hr: ", rekao je crveneći se od srama.
En: he said, blushing with embarrassment.

Hr: Ana je nasmiješena prihvatila pomoć, a i Petar se uspravio, pokušavajući spasiti što se spasiti daje od buketa koji je nosio.
En: Ana accepted the help with a smile, and Peter also stood up, trying to salvage what he could of the bouquet he was carrying.

Hr: Cvijeće je ipak bilo pomalo zgužvano, ali je i dalje mirisalo jednako slatko.
En: The flowers were a bit crumpled, but still smelled just as sweet.

Hr: Ljudi su pomagali jedni drugima da se dignu, a tako je počelo i novo prijateljstvo.
En: People helped each other get up, and a new friendship began.

Hr: Ivan, Ana i Petar su se nasmejali cijelom incidentu.
En: Ivan, Ana, and Peter laughed about the whole incident.

Hr: Nedugo zatim, otišli su na piće u obližnji kafić, dijeleći priče i smijeh.
En: Shortly after, they went for a drink at a nearby café, sharing stories and laughter.

Hr: Sve je završilo dobro - čak su i zgužvani cvjetovi Petru pomogli da sklopi prijateljstvo.
En: Everything turned out well - the crumpled flowers even helped Peter to form a new friendship.

Hr: Nakon toga dana, Ivan je bio poznat kao "čovjek koji je započeo domino efekt na Ilici", a priča o korici od banane postala je urbana legenda koju su svi u Zagrebu sa smiješkom prepričavali.
En: After that day, Ivan was known as "the man who started a domino effect on Ilica," and the story of the banana peel became an urban legend that everyone in Zagreb retold with a smile.


Vocabulary Words:

• Ivan walked towards the Dolac market: Ivan je koračao prema tržnici Dolac.
• people rushing about their morning errands: ljudi su žurili oko svojih jutarnjih poslova.
• buying: kupnja
• fresh fruit: svježe voće
• suddenly: odjednom
• out of the blue: kao munja iz vedra neba
• foot: noga
• slippery: klizavo
• banana peel: korica od banane
• wave: mahnuti
• arms: ruke
• attempt: pokušaj
• balance: ravnoteža
• sidewalk: pločnik
• pharmacy: ljekarna
• caused: izazvao
• real: pravu
• commotion: pometnju
• cartoon: crtić
• one by one: jedna po jedna
• stumbled: posrćući
• each other: jedna preko druge
• ground: tlo
• store: dućan
• bag: vrećica
• books: knjige
• flower delivery man: dostavljač cvijeća
• unfortunate: nesretnoj
• chain: koloni
• falls: padova