Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Manhole Mishap Sparks Bratislava Bond
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Story Transcript:

Sk: Bolo krásne jarné ráno, keď sa Michal rozhodol prejsť si po starom meste Bratislavy.
En: It was a beautiful spring morning when Michal decided to take a stroll through the old town of Bratislava.

Sk: Ulice boli prázdne a pokojné, mesto ešte spalo.
En: The streets were empty and peaceful, the city was still asleep.

Sk: Až na šum listov a zvuk svojich krokov Michal nepočul nič iné.
En: Other than the rustling of leaves and the sound of his footsteps, Michal heard nothing else.

Sk: Michal bol neopatrný a nevidel otvorený kanál pri chodníku.
En: Michal was careless and didn't see the open manhole by the sidewalk.

Sk: Keď sa zastavil, aby si uviazal šnúrku na teniske, urobil krok dopredu a jeho noha uviazla v prikrytke kanálu.
En: When he stopped to tie the lace on his sneaker, took a step forward, and his foot got stuck in the manhole cover.

Sk: "Och nie!
En: "Oh no!"

Sk: " zvolal Michal.
En: exclaimed Michal.

Sk: V tom okamihu sa náhodou Jana prechádzala okolo na rannom behu.
En: At that moment, Jana happened to be passing by on her morning run.

Sk: Počula Michalovo volanie o pomoc a bežala za ním.
En: She heard Michal's cry for help and ran over to him.

Sk: "Ahoj, Michal, čo sa stalo?
En: "Hi, Michal, what happened?"

Sk: " spýtala sa Jana.
En: Jana asked.

Sk: "Moja noha je uviaznutá a neviem ju vytiahnuť," odpovedal Michal trochu zmätene.
En: "My foot is trapped and I can't pull it out," replied Michal, a little confused.

Sk: Jana ihneď zacítila potrebu pomôcť.
En: Jana immediately felt the need to help.

Sk: Skúšala nohu Michala uvoľniť, ale bola pevne zaseknutá.
En: She tried to free Michal's foot, but it was firmly stuck.

Sk: Ludia začali prichádzať a zastavovať sa, aby videli, čo sa deje, ale nikto nevedel ako pomôcť.
En: People began to gather and stop to see what was happening, but no one knew how to help.

Sk: Nápadne a odhodlane Jana zavolala hasičov a okamžité vyšli na miesto nehody.
En: Resourceful and determined, Jana called the firefighters who promptly arrived at the scene.

Sk: Keď hasiči prišli, vedeli presne, čo robiť.
En: When the firefighters arrived, they knew exactly what to do.

Sk: Rozhýbali prikrytku a pomaly vytiahli Michalovu nohu z manhole.
En: They moved the cover and slowly pulled Michal's foot out of the manhole.

Sk: Michal sa opäť postavil na nohy.
En: Michal stood back on his feet.

Sk: Bol poriadne ušpinený, ale šťastný, že môže opäť voľne kráčať.
En: He was quite dirty, but happy that he could walk freely again.

Sk: "Sme veľmi vďační za vašu pomoc," povedali Jana a Michal hasičom.
En: "We are very grateful for your help," Jana and Michal said to the firefighters.

Sk: Hasiči odchádzali so slovami: "Vždy sme tu, aby sme pomohli.
En: The firefighters left, saying, "We are always here to help."

Sk: "Ostatní ľudia, ktorí sa zastavili, aby sledovali udalosť, kričali a tlieskali, keď Michal bol konečne slobodný.
En: The other people who had stopped to watch the event cheered and clapped when Michal was finally free.

Sk: Michal a Jana sa usmievali a poďakovali každému za podporu.
En: Michal and Jana smiled and thanked everyone for their support.

Sk: Michal bol opatrný, aby nevstúpil do ďalšieho kanála a spoločne s Janou pokračovali v svojej prechádzke po kľudných uličkách Bratislavy.
En: Michal was careful not to step into another manhole and together with Jana, they continued their walk through the quiet streets of Bratislava.

Sk: A vďaka tejto nečakanej situácii sa zrodila pekná priateľstvo, a oni obaja si uvedomili, ako je dôležité pomáhať si navzájom.
En: Thanks to this unexpected situation, a beautiful friendship was born, and both of them realized how important it is to help each other.


Vocabulary Words:

• beautiful: krásne
• stroll: prechádzka
• old town: staré mesto
• empty: prázdne
• peaceful: pokojné
• asleep: spalo
• rustling: šum
• footsteps: kroky
• careless: neopatrný
• sidewalk: chodník
• lace: šnúrka
• sneaker: tenisky
• stuck: uviaznutý
• open: otvorený
• manhole: kanál
• cover: prikrytka
• exclaimed: zvolal
• passing by: prechádzať okolo
• cry for help: volanie o pomoc
• confused: zmätene
• free: uvoľniť
• firmly: pevne
• gather: zhromaždiť sa
• help: pomôcť
• resourceful: nápadne
• determined: odhodlane
• promptly: okamžite
• cheered: kričali
• clapped: tlieskali
• unexpected: nečakanej