Fluent Fiction - Croatian: Exploring Dubrovnik: A Journey Through Time and History
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Story Transcript:

Hr: Ana, Luka i Ivanka hodali su uskim ulicama Dubrovnika.
En: Ana, Luka, and Ivanka walked through the narrow streets of Dubrovnik.

Hr: Bio je sunčan dan.
En: It was a sunny day.

Hr: Kamen pod nogama bio je topao.
En: The stone underfoot was warm.

Hr: Nastava iz povijesti na otvorenom bila je zanimljiva.
En: The outdoor history lesson was interesting.

Hr: Profesorica Perica bila je ispred grupe.
En: Professor Perica led the group.

Hr: „Pogledajte te zidine,“ rekla je profesorica Perica.
En: "Look at those walls," said Professor Perica.

Hr: „Grad je građen kroz stoljeća.“
En: "The city was built over centuries."

Hr: Ana je bila znatiželjna.
En: Ana was curious.

Hr: „Zašto su zidovi tako visoki?“
En: "Why are the walls so high?"

Hr: „Da štite grad,“ odgovorila je profesorica Perica s osmijehom.
En: "To protect the city," answered Professor Perica with a smile.

Hr: Luka je fotografirao.
En: Luka was taking pictures.

Hr: „Ovo je prelijepo,“ rekao je.
En: "This is beautiful," he said.

Hr: Ivanka je držala knjigu.
En: Ivanka was holding a book.

Hr: Voljela je čitati o povijesti.
En: She loved reading about history.

Hr: „Dubrovnik ima mnogo priča,“ rekla je.
En: "Dubrovnik has many stories," she said.

Hr: „To je kao biti u prošlosti.“
En: "It's like being in the past."

Hr: Dok su hodali po zidinama, vidjeli su more.
En: As they walked along the walls, they saw the sea.

Hr: Bilo je mirno i plavo.
En: It was calm and blue.

Hr: Djeca su bila sretna i puna pitanja.
En: The children were happy and full of questions.

Hr: „Tko je živio ovdje?“ upitala je Ana.
En: "Who lived here?" Ana asked.

Hr: „Plemići, trgovci, obrtnici,“ odgovorila je profesorica Perica.
En: "Nobles, merchants, craftsmen," replied Professor Perica.

Hr: „Grad je bio bogat.“
En: "The city was wealthy."

Hr: Došli su do tornja Minčeta.
En: They reached the Minčeta Tower.

Hr: Profesorica Perica je stala.
En: Professor Perica stopped.

Hr: „Ovjde možete vidjeti cijeli grad.“
En: "From here you can see the whole city."

Hr: Luka je gledao.
En: Luka looked around.

Hr: „Osjećam povijest.“
En: "I can feel the history."

Hr: Ana je dotakla kamen.
En: Ana touched the stone.

Hr: „Želim znati više.“
En: "I want to know more."

Hr: Ivanka je otvorila knjigu.
En: Ivanka opened her book.

Hr: „Piše da je zidina izgrađena u 13. stoljeću.“
En: "It says the wall was built in the 13th century."

Hr: Profesorica Perica kimnula je glavom.
En: Professor Perica nodded.

Hr: „Da, to je točno.“
En: "Yes, that's correct."

Hr: Sunce je sjalo.
En: The sun was shining.

Hr: Grad Dubrovnik je bio svijetao i živ.
En: The city of Dubrovnik was bright and alive.

Hr: Hodali su kroz povijest, kroz prošlost.
En: They walked through history, through the past.

Hr: „Dubrovnik je neuništiv,“ rekla je Ivanka.
En: "Dubrovnik is indestructible," Ivanka said.

Hr: Ana je pogledala prijatelje.
En: Ana looked at her friends.

Hr: „Ovo je najbolja nastava ikada!“
En: "This is the best lesson ever!"

Hr: Svi su se složili.
En: Everyone agreed.

Hr: Dubrovnik je bio njihov učitelj, a njegove zidine bile su knjige povijesti.
En: Dubrovnik was their teacher, and its walls were history books.

Hr: Povratak u sadašnjost bio je sretan jer su sada znali više o prošlosti.
En: Returning to the present was joyful because they now knew more about the past.

Hr: Nastava je završila, ali sjećanje na dan ostalo je.
En: The lesson ended, but the memory of the day remained.

Hr: Dubrovnik će uvijek biti posebna lekcija iz povijesti.
En: Dubrovnik would always be a special history lesson.


Vocabulary Words:

• narrow: uskim
• streets: ulicama
• sunny: sunčan
• underfoot: pod nogama
• outdoor: na otvorenom
• curious: znatiželjna
• walls: zidine
• protect: štite
• towers: tornjevi
• high: visoki
• calm: mirno
• blue: plavo
• craftsmen: obrtnici
• merchants: trgovci
• wealthy: bogat
• history: povijest
• interesting: zanimljiva
• centuries: stoljeća
• century: stoljeću
• nodded: kimnula
• shining: sjalo
• bright: svijetao
• indestructible: neuništiv
• joyful: sretan
• lesson: nastava
• memory: sjećanje
• remained: ostalo
• special: posebna
• teacher: učitelj
• alive: živ