Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Croissant Encounter: A Sweet Mix-Up
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Sončna svetloba je počasi prebujala Ljubljano, ko je Matej stopil iz svojega stanovanja.
En: The sun slowly awakened Ljubljana as Matej stepped out of his apartment.

Sl: Zrak je bil svež, dan obetaven, in Matej je čutil pravo strast do življenja, ki ga je vlekla proti njegovi najljubši pekarni na vogalu.
En: The air was fresh, the day promising, and Matej felt a true passion for life pulling him towards his favorite bakery on the corner.

Sl: Pekarna je dišala po sveže pečenem kruhu in rogljičkih, in Matej ni mogel skriti nasmeha na obrazu.
En: The bakery smelled of freshly baked bread and croissants, and Matej couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Sl: Ko je Matej čakal v vrsti, je opazil, da ob njem stoji Ana, dekle s temnimi lasmi in prijaznim nasmehom.
En: As Matej waited in line, he noticed Ana, a girl with dark hair and a friendly smile, standing next to him.

Sl: Zraven nje je stisnil svoj bančni listič in si mislil, da bi danes rad poskusil nekaj novega.
En: Clutching her bank slip, she was thinking of trying something new today.

Sl: "Si že kdaj poskusil našo novost?" ga je vprašala pekarka, ko je prišel na vrsto.
En: "Have you ever tried our new item?" the baker asked him when it was his turn.

Sl: "Polnozrnati rogljiček z lešnikovo kremo."
En: "Whole-grain croissant with hazelnut cream."

Sl: "Mmm, to se sliši odlično," je odgovoril Matej in naročil rogljiček.
En: "Mmm, that sounds great," replied Matej and ordered the croissant.

Sl: V istem trenutku je Ana pomahala svoj listič in nakazala naročilo za cimetov rogljiček.
En: At the same time, Ana waved her slip and ordered a cinnamon croissant.

Sl: Matej in Ana sta plačala in odšla s svojimi papirnatimi vrečkami.
En: Matej and Ana paid and left with their paper bags.

Sl: Ravno ko sta želela ugrizniti v svoje rogljičke, se je zgodilo nekaj smešnega.
En: Just as they were about to bite into their croissants, something funny happened.

Sl: Matej je opazil, da ima v rokah cimetov rogljiček in ne polnozrnatega.
En: Matej noticed he had a cinnamon croissant in his hands instead of the whole-grain one.

Sl: Pogledal je Ane in zagledal njeno zmedo.
En: He glanced at Ana and saw her confusion.

Sl: "Oprosti," je zasmejan rekel Matej, "zdi se, da sem vzel tvoj rogljiček."
En: "Sorry," Matej chuckled, "it seems I took your croissant."

Sl: Ana je pogledala v svojo vrečko in se pridružila smehu.
En: Ana looked into her bag and joined in the laughter.

Sl: "Zdelo se mi je, da moj rogljiček diši drugače!"
En: "I thought my croissant smelled different!"

Sl: Zamenjala sta si rogljičke in se nasmejano pogovarjala.
En: They exchanged croissants and chatted with smiles on their faces.

Sl: Skupaj sta sedla pri mizi v pekarni, Matej je vztrajal, da poskusita delček rogljička en od drugega, da vidita, kaj bi skoraj zamudila.
En: They sat together at a table in the bakery, and Matej insisted they each try a piece of the other's croissant to see what they had almost missed.

Sl: Luka, ki je prav tako prihajal v pekarno, se je pridružil njunemu smehu.
En: Luka, who also frequented the bakery, joined in their laughter.

Sl: Sama ideja, da bi malo zamenjavala pekovske izdelke, ga je zabavala.
En: The idea of swapping baked goods amused him.

Sl: "Vedno pravim, da se najboljše zgodbe začnejo s pekovskimi pripetljaji," je hudomušno dodal.
En: "I always say the best stories start with bakery mishaps," he added mischievously.

Sl: Tako sta Matej in Ana v pekarni našla prijetno družbo.
En: Thus, Matej and Ana found delightful company in the bakery.

Sl: Smeh je v zraku visel še dolgo po tem, ko so se njihovi rogljički spremenili v prijetne spomine.
En: Laughter lingered in the air long after their croissants had turned into fond memories.

Sl: Matej ni več samo strmel skozi okno pekarne in razmišljal, kaj bi bilo, če bi... zdaj je vedel, da včasih priložnost za srečanje prinese samo en napačno izbran rogljiček.
En: Matej was no longer just staring out the bakery window and pondering what if... now he knew that sometimes, a chance encounter could come from just one wrongly chosen croissant.


Vocabulary Words:

• awakened: prebujala
• fresh: svež
• promising: obetaven
• passion: strast
• pulling: ki ga je vlekla
• bakery: pekarna
• corner: vogal
• smelled: dišala
• hide: skriti
• smile: nasmeh
• noticed: opazil
• dark hair: temnimi lasmi
• friendly: prijaznim
• thinking: si mislil
• new: novega
• item: novost
• whole-grain: polnozrnati
• croissant: rogljiček
• hazelnut cream: lešnikovo kremo
• cinnamon: cimetov
• bank slip: bančni listič
• funny: smešnega
• hands: v rokah
• confusion: zmedo
• laughter: smeh
• exchanged: zamenjala
• chatted: pogovarjala
• table: mizi
• frequented: prihajal
• amused: zabavala