Fluent Fiction - Croatian: Warmth in the Storm: A Tale of Friendship
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Story Transcript:

Hr: Bila je to bura kakva se rijetko viđa u malom primorskom selu.
En: It was a storm like one rarely seen in the small coastal village.

Hr: Tri prijatelja, Petar, Ana i Ivan, smjestili su se u tradicionalnoj konobi da se sklone od nevremena i zagriju uz vruću juhu.
En: Three friends, Petar, Ana, and Ivan, found shelter in a traditional tavern to escape the bad weather and warm up with hot soup.

Hr: Zidovi konobe bili su ukrašeni starim ribarskim mrežama i fotografijama mora.
En: The walls of the tavern were adorned with old fishing nets and sea photographs.

Hr: Miris dalmatinskih začina širio se malenim prostorom dok je vlasnik, gospodin Ante, donosio tople tanjure juhe.
En: The scent of Dalmatian spices filled the cozy space as the owner, Mr. Ante, brought out steaming plates of soup.

Hr: Petar je sjedio pokraj Ane, smijući se i pričajući priče o djetinjstvu.
En: Petar sat next to Ana, laughing and sharing childhood stories.

Hr: Ana, u svojoj novoj haljini, koja je svijetlila poput ljetnog neba, slušala je s radosnim osmijehom.
En: Ana, in her new dress, shimmering like the summer sky, listened with a joyful smile.

Hr: Ivan, s druge strane stola, veselo je podbadanje pričao vlastite dogodovštine s mora.
En: On the other side of the table, Ivan cheerfully recounted his own sea adventures.

Hr: U jednom trenutku, dok se Petar gestikulirajući prepustio svojoj priči, zanese i slučajno zamahne rukom tako da prevrne tanjur pun juhe pravo na Aninu novu haljinu.
En: At one point, while Petar was gesturing animatedly in his storytelling, he accidentally knocked over a plate full of soup right onto Ana's new dress.

Hr: Ana se ukočila u šoku, a juha se razlila po prekrasnoj plavoj tkanini.
En: Ana froze in shock, and the soup spread across the beautiful blue fabric.

Hr: Ivan, koji je baš podizao čašu vina do usana, nije mogao zadržati smijeh.
En: Ivan, who was just lifting a glass of wine to his lips, couldn't hold back his laughter.

Hr: Naglo je prasnuo, a iz usta mu je prskalo piće po cijelom stolu.
En: He burst out suddenly, and his drink splattered across the entire table.

Hr: Petar je, pocrvenio od nelagode, ispričavao se, dok je Ana gledala svoju mrljastu haljinu, znajući da je večer uništena.
En: Petar, red with embarrassment, apologized, while Ana stared at her stained dress, knowing that the evening was ruined.

Hr: Gospođa Mara, žena koja je radila u konobi, brzo je došla do stola s krpom i kantom vode.
En: Mrs. Mara, a woman working in the tavern, quickly came to the table with a cloth and a bucket of water.

Hr: Bez riječi, počela je čistiti nered, bacivši Petru smirujući pogled.
En: Without a word, she began cleaning up the mess, shooting Petar a reassuring glance.

Hr: Ana je duboko uzdahnula i pokušala sakriti razočaranje.
En: Ana sighed deeply and tried to hide her disappointment.

Hr: Dok je gospođa Mara čistila, Petar je shvatio da mora nešto poduzeti.
En: As Mrs. Mara cleaned, Petar realized he had to do something.

Hr: "Ana, tako mi je žao," izjavio je.
En: "Ana, I'm so sorry," he said.

Hr: "Obećajem, popravit ću ovo.
En: "I promise I'll make this right."

Hr: ""Ivana, molim te nemoj se smijati," dodao je trudeći se zadržati situaciju pod kontrolom.
En: "Ivan, please don't laugh," he added, trying to keep the situation under control.

Hr: Ivan je, shvativši da je njegov smijeh dodao soli na ranu, postao ozbiljan.
En: Ivan, realizing that his laughter had added insult to injury, became serious.

Hr: "Oprosti, Ana," rekao je.
En: "Sorry, Ana," he said.

Hr: "Nisam mislio.
En: "I didn't mean to."

Hr: "Sljedećeg su trenutka svi troje zamijenili teške riječi iskrenim ispričavanjima i obećanjima da će se pobrinuti za Aninu haljinu.
En: The next moment, all three exchanged heartfelt apologies and promises to take care of Ana's dress.

Hr: Ujedinjeni u nesreći koja ih je snašla, prijateljstvo im se produbilo.
En: United in the misfortune that had befallen them, their friendship deepened.

Hr: Kako se večer bližila kraju, nasmijali su se cijeloj situaciji i shvatili da je smijeh u ponekad bolji lijek od srdžbe.
En: As the evening drew to a close, they laughed about the whole situation and realized that laughter is sometimes a better remedy than anger.

Hr: "Ovo će biti priča za pamćenje," rekla je Ana, sada već s osmijehom.
En: "This is going to be a story to remember," said Ana, now smiling.

Hr: Petar je nježno odgovorio, "Idući put ću ti pokloniti haljinu otpornu na juhu.
En: Petar gently replied, "Next time, I'll give you a soup-resistant dress."

Hr: "I tako, večer koja je započela srama, završila je toplinom i još većim prijateljstvom.
En: And so, an evening that began with embarrassment ended with warmth and even stronger friendship.

Hr: A konoba je ponovno postala svjedokom ne samo bura s mora, već i malih oluja koje prijatelji zajedno prebrode.
En: And the tavern once again bore witness not only to the storms from the sea, but also to the small storms that friends weathered together.


Vocabulary Words:

• storm: bura
• coastal: primorski
• shelter: smeštaj
• weather: nevreme
• soup: juha
• tavern: konoba
• adorned: ukrašen
• fishing nets: ribarske mreže
• sea: mor
• scent: miris
• spices: začini
• cozy: malen
• steaming: tople
• plates: tanjuri
• laughing: smijanje
• childhood: djetinjstvo
• dress: haljina
• shimmering: sjajeći
• summer: ljeto
• joyful: radosan
• table: stol
• accidentally: slučajno
• knocked over: prevrnuti
• froze: zamrznuti
• shock: šok
• stained: mrljast
• ruined: uništen
• apologies: ispricavanje
• friendship: prijateljstvo