Fluent Fiction - Slovak: A Summer of Healing: Bonds Forged in a Psychiatric Hospital
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Story Transcript:

Sk: Marek kráčal po dlhej chodbe psychiatrickej liečebne.
En: Marek walked down the long corridor of the psychiatric hospital.

Sk: Steny boli pastelovo zafarbené.
En: The walls were painted in pastel colors.

Sk: Upokojovali pacientov.
En: They had a calming effect on the patients.

Sk: Marek bol skúsený zdravotný brat.
En: Marek was an experienced nurse.

Sk: Staral sa o pacientov.
En: He looked after the patients.

Sk: Starostlivosť považoval za svoje poslanie.
En: He considered care to be his calling.

Sk: Marek mal svoje tajomstvo.
En: Marek had a secret.

Sk: V minulosti urobil chybu.
En: He had made a mistake in the past.

Sk: Cítil vinu.
En: He felt guilty about it.

Sk: Z toho dôvodu chcel teraz pomáhať viac.
En: Because of this, he wanted to help even more now.

Sk: Chcel pomôcť najmä Ivane.
En: He wanted to help Ivana especially.

Sk: Ivana bola nová pacientka.
En: Ivana was a new patient.

Sk: Bola stratená.
En: She was lost.

Sk: Hľadala zmysluplný život.
En: She was searching for a meaningful life.

Sk: Marek ju chcel podporiť.
En: Marek wanted to support her.

Sk: Denisa, Marekova kolegyňa, stála vedľa neho.
En: Denisa, Marek's colleague, stood next to him.

Sk: Bola empatická a starostlivá.
En: She was empathetic and caring.

Sk: Mala pred sebou veľké rozhodnutie.
En: She faced a big decision.

Sk: Dala jej ponuku na lepšiu pozíciu.
En: She had been offered a better position.

Sk: Ale to znamenalo odchod z práce v liečebni.
En: But that meant leaving her job at the hospital.

Sk: Denisa vedela, že Marek potrebuje pomoc.
En: Denisa knew that Marek needed help.

Sk: „Marek, pôjdeme dnes kúpiť nejaké potrebné zásoby,“ povedala Denisa.
En: “Marek, let's go buy some necessary supplies today,” Denisa said.

Sk: „Ivana tiež pôjde s nami.
En: “Ivana will come with us too.

Sk: Pomôže jej to.“
En: It will help her.”

Sk: Marek prikývol.
En: Marek nodded.

Sk: Ivana sa usmiala, aj keď trochu neistým úsmevom.
En: Ivana smiled, albeit a somewhat uncertain smile.

Sk: Bola ráda, že môže ísť von.
En: She was glad to go outside.

Sk: Vonku bol letný deň.
En: It was a summer day outside.

Sk: Slnko svietilo a vzduch bol teplý.
En: The sun was shining and the air was warm.

Sk: Prešli okolo parku.
En: They walked past the park.

Sk: Ivana sa rozhliadala.
En: Ivana looked around.

Sk: Cítila sa pokojnejšia.
En: She felt calmer.

Sk: Kúpili potrebné veci a vrátili sa späť.
En: They bought the necessary items and returned.

Sk: V liečebni nastala kríza.
En: A crisis arose at the hospital.

Sk: Ivana sa náhle cítila veľmi zle.
En: Ivana suddenly felt very unwell.

Sk: Marek a Denisa museli rýchlo konať.
En: Marek and Denisa had to act quickly.

Sk: Urobili všetko pre jej záchranu.
En: They did everything they could to save her.

Sk: Marek musel byť silný.
En: Marek had to be strong.

Sk: Denisa sa rozhodla ostať.
En: Denisa decided to stay.

Sk: Pomohla.
En: She helped.

Sk: Spoločne Ivanu upokojili.
En: Together they calmed Ivana down.

Sk: Vtedy Marek povedal Denise pravdu o svojej chybe.
En: That’s when Marek told Denisa the truth about his mistake.

Sk: Očakával hnev.
En: He expected anger.

Sk: Ale Denisa ho objala.
En: But Denisa hugged him.

Sk: „Všetci robíme chyby,“ povedala.
En: “We all make mistakes,” she said.

Sk: „Dôležité je, čo robíme potom.“
En: “What matters is what we do afterward.”

Sk: Ivana začala dôverovať Marekovi a Denise.
En: Ivana began to trust Marek and Denisa.

Sk: Vedela, že chcú jej dobro.
En: She knew they wanted the best for her.

Sk: Ako letné slnko zapadalo, cítila sa Ivana lepšie.
En: As the summer sun set, Ivana felt better.

Sk: Marek sa učil odpúšťať sám sebe.
En: Marek was learning to forgive himself.

Sk: Denisa našla svoj skutočný cieľ.
En: Denisa found her true purpose.

Sk: Ostala v liečebni.
En: She stayed at the hospital.

Sk: Pomáhala Marekovi a pacientom.
En: She helped Marek and the patients.

Sk: Spoločne prežívali lepšie dni.
En: Together, they experienced better days.

Sk: Konflikt bol vyriešený.
En: The conflict was resolved.

Sk: Marek, Denisa a Ivana zistili, že sú silnejší spolu.
En: Marek, Denisa, and Ivana found that they were stronger together.

Sk: Pastelové steny liečebne už neboli len o farbách.
En: The pastel walls of the hospital were no longer just about colors.

Sk: Boli o nádeji.
En: They were about hope.

Sk: Boli o nových začiatkoch.
En: They were about new beginnings.

Sk: Koniec.
En: The End.


Vocabulary Words:

• corridor: chodba
• psychiatric: psychiatrickej
• pastel: pastelovo
• calming: upokojovali
• experienced: skúsený
• nurse: zdravotný brat
• calling: poslanie
• guilty: vinu
• meaningful: zmysluplný
• empathetic: empatická
• decision: rozhodnutie
• position: pozíciu
• supplies: zásoby
• uncertain: neistým
• crisis: kríza
• act quickly: konať rýchlo
• save: záchranu
• strong: silný
• forgive: odpúšťať
• purpose: cieľ
• resolved: vyriešený
• trust: dôverovať
• support: podporiť
• offer: ponuku
• mistake: chybu
• calmer: pokojnejšia
• expected: očakával
• hugged: objala
• helped: pomohla
• together: spoločne