Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Family Tales and Traditions at Spiš Castle's Folk Festival
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Sk: Na kraji malého mesta Stará Ľubovňa je krásny Spišský hrad.
En: At the edge of the small town of Stará Ľubovňa lies the beautiful Spiš Castle.

Sk: Na hrad prichádzali ľudia z celého Slovenska.
En: People from all over Slovakia came to visit the castle.

Sk: Dnes je tradičný slovenský ľudový festival.
En: Today, there is a traditional Slovak folk festival.

Sk: Farby krojov sú viditeľné všade.
En: The colors of the folk costumes are visible everywhere.

Sk: Jana, Marek a ich malá dcéra Lucia sa vybrali na hrad.
En: Jana, Marek, and their little daughter Lucia set out for the castle.

Sk: Mali sme plán stretnúť sa s rodinou.
En: They had planned to meet their family.

Sk: Marek držal Luciu za ruku a Jana niesla košík s jedlom.
En: Marek held Lucia's hand, and Jana carried a basket of food.

Sk: "Pozri, Lucia, to je Spišský hrad," povedala Jana s úsmevom.
En: "Look, Lucia, that is Spiš Castle," said Jana with a smile.

Sk: V hrade boli stánky s jedlom, ručne vyrobené predmety a muzikanti hrali tradičné piesne.
En: In the castle, there were food stalls, handmade items, and musicians playing traditional songs.

Sk: Marek vedel, že jeho brat Juraj bude pri stánku s medovinou.
En: Marek knew his brother Juraj would be at the mead stall.

Sk: Prišli k nemu a každý si dal pohárik.
En: They approached him, and everyone had a small glass.

Sk: "Ahoj, Juraj," zvolal Marek.
En: "Hello, Juraj," Marek called out.

Sk: "Toto je Lucia.
En: "This is Lucia.

Sk: Pozri, ako už vyrástla.
En: Look how much she has grown."

Sk: "Juraj sa zasmial a objal Marka.
En: Juraj laughed and hugged Marek.

Sk: "Lucia, máš krásne šaty.
En: "Lucia, your dress is beautiful.

Sk: Páči sa ti hrad?
En: Do you like the castle?"

Sk: " opýtal sa Juraj a podal dievčaťu malý medový koláčik.
En: Juraj asked and handed the little girl a small honey cake.

Sk: Lucia s radosťou kývla hlavou.
En: Lucia nodded joyfully.

Sk: Pozrela sa na steny hradu a na strechy, ktoré sa trblietali na slnku.
En: She looked at the castle walls and the roofs glittering in the sunlight.

Sk: Marek s Janou vzali Luciu do náručia a išli sa pozrieť na výhľad z veže.
En: Marek and Jana picked Lucia up and went to see the view from the tower.

Sk: Z vrcholu veže bol nádherný výhľad na okolie.
En: From the top of the tower, there was a magnificent view of the surroundings.

Sk: Polia kvitli a rieka sa kľukatila krajinou.
En: Fields were in bloom, and the river wound through the landscape.

Sk: Jana a Marek cítili pokoj.
En: Jana and Marek felt at peace.

Sk: Takéto chvíle ich spájali a privádzali bližšie k sebe.
En: Moments like these brought them closer together.

Sk: Pod hradom sa začalo divadlo o histórii Spišského hradu.
En: Under the castle, a play about the history of Spiš Castle began.

Sk: Ľudia sedeli na tráve a deti behali okolo.
En: People sat on the grass, and children ran around.

Sk: Marek držal Luciu na kolenách, aby mala dobrý výhľad.
En: Marek held Lucia on his lap so she had a good view.

Sk: Lucia sledovala predstavenie s očami dokorán.
En: Lucia watched the performance with wide eyes.

Sk: Keď sa predstavenie skončilo, prišla babička s dedkom.
En: When the performance ended, grandmother and grandfather arrived.

Sk: Objali sa a usmievali.
En: They hugged and smiled.

Sk: "Bola to krásna oslava," povedala babička.
En: "It was a beautiful celebration," said grandmother.

Sk: "Rada vás vidím všetkých spolu.
En: "I am glad to see you all together."

Sk: "Večer sa blížil a ľudia sa začali lúčiť.
En: Evening was approaching, and people started saying their goodbyes.

Sk: Jana, Marek a Lucia išli pomaly k autu.
En: Jana, Marek, and Lucia slowly walked to the car.

Sk: Na spiatočnej ceste domov Lucia zaspala v aute.
En: On the way back home, Lucia fell asleep in the car.

Sk: Jana sa otočila na Marka.
En: Jana turned to Marek.

Sk: "Bolo to nádherné.
En: "It was wonderful.

Sk: Musíme to zopakovať.
En: We need to do this again."

Sk: "Marek sa usmial a súhlasil.
En: Marek smiled and agreed.

Sk: "Áno, tieto okamihy sú dôležité.
En: "Yes, these moments are important."

Sk: "Spišský hrad zanechal v ich srdciach krásne spomienky.
En: Spiš Castle left beautiful memories in their hearts.

Sk: Tradície a rodina sú pre nich to najcennejšie.
En: Traditions and family are the most valuable things to them.

Sk: A tak žili ďalej, držali sa týchto okamihov, ktoré im pripomínal každý kameň na hrade.
En: And so they continued to live, holding onto these moments, reminded by every stone in the castle.

Sk: A už sa tešili na ďalšie stretnutie pod hradom.
En: And they were already looking forward to the next gathering under the castle.


Vocabulary Words:

• edge: kraj
• town: mesto
• castle: hrad
• traditional: tradičný
• festival: festival
• costumes: kroje
• visible: viditeľné
• daughter: dcéra
• basket: košík
• food stalls: stánky s jedlom
• handmade items: ručne vyrobené predmety
• musicians: muzikanti
• mead stall: stánok s medovinou
• grown: vyrástla
• honey cake: medový koláčik
• view: výhľad
• tower: veža
• magnificent: nádherný
• surroundings: okolie
• fields: polia
• bloom: kvitnú
• landscape: krajina
• peace: pokoj
• play: divadlo
• history: história
• grandmother: babička
• grandfather: dedko
• celebration: oslava
• valuable: cenné
• stones: kamene