Fluent Fiction - Croatian: Reviving History: Students' Journey Through Dubrovnik's Past
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Story Transcript:

Hr: U starom gradu Dubrovniku, tri učenika po imenu Ivana, Marko i Petra imali su velik zadatak.
En: In the old city of Dubrovnik, three students named Ivana, Marko, and Petra had a significant task.

Hr: Njihova škola organizirala je projekt u povijesti.
En: Their school organized a history project.

Hr: Svaki tim trebao je pripremiti prezentaciju o gradu Dubrovniku za razred.
En: Each team had to prepare a presentation about the city of Dubrovnik for the class.

Hr: Ivana je bila vođa tima.
En: Ivana was the team leader.

Hr: Imala je mnogo ideja.
En: She had many ideas.

Hr: Marko je bio zadužen za istraživanje.
En: Marko was in charge of research.

Hr: On je volio povijest.
En: He loved history.

Hr: Petra je bila kreativna.
En: Petra was creative.

Hr: Ona je crtala plakate i slike.
En: She drew posters and pictures.

Hr: Jednog sunčanog dana, svi su se okupili u školskoj knjižnici.
En: One sunny day, they all gathered in the school library.

Hr: Ivana je rekla: "Počnimo s tvrđavom Lovrijenac.
En: Ivana said, "Let's start with the Lovrijenac Fortress.

Hr: To je simbol Dubrovnika.
En: It is a symbol of Dubrovnik."

Hr: " Marko je odmah počeo pisati bilješke.
En: Marko immediately started taking notes.

Hr: Petra je crtala prekrasnu sliku tvrđave.
En: Petra drew a beautiful picture of the fortress.

Hr: Sutradan, Ivana je došla s novom idejom.
En: The next day, Ivana came with a new idea.

Hr: "Što mislite o pričama o slobodi Dubrovnika?
En: "What do you think about stories of Dubrovnik's freedom?"

Hr: " Petra je bila sretna.
En: Petra was happy.

Hr: "Da, mogu nacrtati zastavu!
En: "Yes, I can draw the flag!"

Hr: " Marko je otišao do starih knjiga.
En: Marko went to the old books.

Hr: Pronašao je zanimljive priče.
En: He found interesting stories.

Hr: Dan prezentacije je stigao.
En: The day of the presentation arrived.

Hr: Dvorana je bila puna učenika i učitelja.
En: The hall was full of students and teachers.

Hr: Ivana je počela: "Dobro došli u našu prezentaciju o Dubrovniku.
En: Ivana began: "Welcome to our presentation about Dubrovnik.

Hr: Prvo, pričat ćemo o Lovrijencu.
En: First, we will talk about Lovrijenac."

Hr: " Marko je iznio zanimljive činjenice, a Petra je pokazivala slike.
En: Marko presented interesting facts, and Petra showed the pictures.

Hr: Nakon toga, Ivana je pričala o povijesti i slobodi grada.
En: After that, Ivana talked about the history and freedom of the city.

Hr: "Dubrovnik je poznat po svojoj neovisnosti," rekla je.
En: "Dubrovnik is known for its independence," she said.

Hr: Marko je dodao: "Grad je imao svoj vlastiti novac.
En: Marko added, "The city had its own currency."

Hr: " Petra je, sa osmjehom na licu, pokazala veliki crtež zastave.
En: Petra, with a smile on her face, showed a large drawing of the flag.

Hr: Na kraju, učiteljica je bila ponosna.
En: In the end, the teacher was proud.

Hr: "Bravo tim Ivane, Marko i Petra.
En: "Bravo, team Ivana, Marko, and Petra.

Hr: Prezentacija je bila izvrsna.
En: The presentation was excellent."

Hr: " Učenici su pljeskali.
En: The students applauded.

Hr: Svi su bili sretni i ponosni na svoj rad.
En: Everyone was happy and proud of their work.

Hr: Tim Ivana je osvojio prvo mjesto.
En: Ivana's team won first place.

Hr: Dubrovnik i njegova povijest zaživjeli su kroz njihov rad.
En: Dubrovnik and its history came to life through their work.

Hr: Na kraju dana, troje prijatelja šetali su starim ulicama Dubrovnika.
En: At the end of the day, the three friends walked through the old streets of Dubrovnik.

Hr: Bili su sretni i zadovoljni.
En: They were happy and satisfied.

Hr: Ivana je rekla: "Uspjeli smo!
En: Ivana said, "We did it!"

Hr: " Marko je dodao: "Naučili smo puno.
En: Marko added, "We learned a lot."

Hr: " Petra je veselo rekla: "I još smo se zabavljali!
En: Petra cheerfully said, "And we had fun!"

Hr: "I tako se prijatelji vratili svojim životima, bogatiji za jedno novo iskustvo i puno znanja o predivnom gradu Dubrovniku.
En: And so, the friends returned to their lives, enriched by a new experience and a lot of knowledge about the beautiful city of Dubrovnik.


Vocabulary Words:

• significant: velik
• organized: organizirala
• leader: vođa
• creative: kreativna
• gathered: okupili
• immediately: odmah
• new: novom
• freedom: slobodi
• happy: sretna
• interesting: zanimljive
• arrived: stigao
• presentation: prezentacija
• independence: neovisnosti
• currency: novac
• drawing: crtež
• proud: ponosna
• excellent: izvrsna
• applauded: pljeskali
• satisfied: zadovoljni
• learned: naučili
• cheerfully: veselo
• experience: iskustvo
• knowledge: znanja
• research: istraživanje
• posters: plakate
• pictures: slike
• sunny: sunčanog
• library: knjižnici
• notes: bilješke
• class: razred