Fluent Fiction - Croatian: Cappuccino Connection: A Tale of New Bonds
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Story Transcript:

Hr: Bila je to sunčana subota u malenom kafiću "Slatka tajna" u centru grada.
En: It was a sunny Saturday in the small café "Sweet Secret" in the city center.

Hr: Ana, djevojka kratke crne kose i vedrog smiješka, sastala se s prijateljicom Marijom, koja ju je uvijek znala nasmijati svojim šalama.
En: Ana, a girl with short black hair and a bright smile, met with her friend Marija, who always knew how to make her laugh with her jokes.

Hr: Marija je već bila tamo, spremna s naručenom kavom, čekajući Anu.
En: Marija was already there, ready with her ordered coffee, waiting for Ana.

Hr: "Dobar dan," pozdravi Ana dok je ulazila, mahnuvši Mariji.
En: "Good day," greeted Ana as she entered, waving to Marija.

Hr: Oko njih su ljudi brbljali, a u zraku se miješao miris svježeg peciva i kave.
En: Around them, people chatted, and the air was filled with the scent of fresh pastries and coffee.

Hr: Ana je naručila svoju omiljenu kavu – kapućino s puno pjene.
En: Ana ordered her favorite coffee – a cappuccino with lots of foam.

Hr: Dok je nosila šalicu do stola, nije primijetila da je netko izašao iz kafića i povukao stolicu malo vani na prolaz.
En: As she carried the cup to the table, she didn't notice that someone had come out of the café and pulled a chair a little outside.

Hr: Ana se okliznula o stolicu, a njezin kapućino poletio je iz ruke pravo prema muškarcu u bijeloj košulji koji je prolazio pokraj njih.
En: Ana slipped on the chair, and her cappuccino flew out of her hand straight towards a man in a white shirt who was passing by.

Hr: "Opaaa!" viknula je Marija, s očima širom otvorenim od iznenađenja.
En: "Oops!" Marija exclaimed, her eyes wide open with surprise.

Hr: Kava je završila na Luki, gospodinu s novom bijelom košuljom.
En: The coffee ended up on Luka, the gentleman in the new white shirt.

Hr: Njegovo iznenađeno lice brzo se pretvorilo u osmijeh.
En: His surprised face quickly turned into a smile.

Hr: "Izgleda da je moja košulja odabrala svoju boju dana," rekao je nasmijavši se.
En: "Looks like my shirt has chosen its color of the day," he said, smiling.

Hr: Ana je bila zapanjena. "Oprosti, stvarno mi je žao! Nisam vidjela stolicu," rekla je, trčkarajući do stola po salvete.
En: Ana was stunned. "I'm sorry, I really didn't see the chair," she said, running to the table for napkins.

Hr: Luka je odmahnuo rukom. "Nema veze, događa se," reče dok je ispod košulje nosio majicu s printom superjunaka – sada iznenada vidljivom.
En: Luka waved it off. "It's okay, it happens," he said, revealing a superhero-printed t-shirt underneath the shirt – now suddenly visible.

Hr: Da bi popravila stvar, Ana je ponudila Luki novu košulju i otišla sa Marijom u obližnju trgovinu.
En: To make amends, Ana offered Luka a new shirt and went with Marija to a nearby store.

Hr: Kad su se vratile, Luka je još uvijek bio tamo, sada s prijateljima, smijući se cijeloj situaciji.
En: When they returned, Luka was still there, now with friends, laughing about the whole situation.

Hr: Ana mu je dala novu košulju. Luka ju je prihvatio i zahvalio joj, ali nije želio da se osjeća krivom.
En: Ana gave him the new shirt. Luka accepted it and thanked her, but he didn't want her to feel guilty.

Hr: Umjesto toga, predložio je da se sva trojica druže tog popodneva.
En: Instead, he suggested that the three of them hang out that afternoon.

Hr: Cijela situacija srušila je nepotrebne zidove srama i započela novo prijateljstvo.
En: The whole situation broke down unnecessary walls of embarrassment and sparked a new friendship.

Hr: Popili su još kava, svaki put pazeći da su šalice sigurno na stolu, i proveli su dan pričajući, smijući se, i dijeleći priče.
En: They drank more coffee, each time making sure the cups were safely on the table, and spent the day talking, laughing, and sharing stories.

Hr: Kava na košulji postala je samo komičan dio njihovog prvog susreta koji će se prepričavati još mnogo puta.
En: The coffee on the shirt became just a comical part of their first encounter that would be retold many times.

Hr: Na kraju dana, Ana, Luka i Marija postali su neodvojni prijatelji.
En: At the end of the day, Ana, Luka, and Marija became inseparable friends.

Hr: Svi su se složili da je nesretni kapućino bio najbolja stvar koja im se mogla dogoditi.
En: They all agreed that the unfortunate cappuccino was the best thing that could have happened to them.


Vocabulary Words:

• Saturday: subota
• Café: kafić
• Center: centar
• Friend: prijateljica
• Jokes: šale
• Coffee: kava
• Wave: mahnuti
• People: ljudi
• Chatted: brbljali
• Scent: miris
• Fresh: svježeg
• Pastries: peciva
• Foam: pjena
• Slipped: okliznula se
• Fly: poletio
• Oops: opaaa
• Exclaimed: viknula
• Surprised: iznenađen
• Smile: osmijeh
• Stunned: zapanjena
• Napkins: salvete
• Waved off: odmahnuo rukom
• Revealing: iznenada vidljiv
• Make amends: popraviti stvar
• Returned: vratile
• Friends: prijatelji
• Breaking down: srušila
• Embarrassment: srama
• Spark: započela
• Encounter: susret