Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Umbrella Tales: Friendship in a Storm
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Story Transcript:

Sk: Bola raz jedna ulica v Bratislave, kde si ľudia vždy pomáhali.
En: Once upon a time, there was a street in Bratislava where people always helped each other.

Sk: Na tejto ulici žila Jana spolu so svojimi priateľmi Matejom a Lukášom.
En: Jana lived on this street with her friends Matej and Lukáš.

Sk: Jeden slnečný deň sa však obloha zatiahla a nad Bratislavou sa znenazdajky strhla prudká letná búrka.
En: However, one sunny day, the sky suddenly darkened, and a strong summer storm unexpectedly swept over Bratislava.

Sk: Jana sa práve vracala z knižnice a už dávno si nevšímala, aké čierne mraky sa plížia nad mestom.
En: Jana was just returning from the library and hadn't noticed the dark clouds creeping over the city.

Sk: Matej s Lukášom stáli pod veľkou lipou a diskutovali o novootvorenej kaviarni na nábreží Dunaja.
En: Matej and Lukáš were standing under a large linden tree, discussing the newly opened café on the Danube embankment.

Sk: Každý z nich mal so sebou dáždnik, pretože v Bratislave vie byť počasie nevyspytateľné.
En: Each of them had an umbrella because the weather in Bratislava can be unpredictable.

Sk: Keď sa prvé kvapky začali spúšťať z neba, Jana sa rozbehlila k chlapcom.
En: As the first drops began to fall from the sky, Jana ran towards the boys.

Sk: Bez toho, aby si to uvedomila, chytila Matejov dáždnik a odbudla ich so slovami, že si ho hneď vráti.
En: Without realizing it, she grabbed Matej's umbrella and hurried them off, saying she would return it soon.

Sk: Lukáš, ktorý si práve zapínal svoj dáždnik, ju len neisto sledoval.
En: Lukáš, who was just opening his umbrella, watched her uncertainly.

Sk: Matej však zostal v dáždi bez ochrany a čumel na Janku, ako odbehla do dažďa s jeho dáždnikom.
En: However, Matej was left in the rain without protection, staring in surprise as Jana ran off into the rain with his umbrella.

Sk: Lukáš a Matej si zrazu uvedomili, že stoja v búrke len so jedným dáždnikom.
En: Suddenly, Lukáš and Matej realized they were standing in the storm with only one umbrella.

Sk: Rozhodli sa, že sa oba schovajú pod Lukášov dáždnik a poponáhľajú sa do tepla kaviarne na nábreží.
En: They decided to both take shelter under Lukáš's umbrella and hurried to the warmth of the café on the embankment.

Sk: Cesta pod jedným dáždnikom bola však dosť nespretná a kým sa dostali do kaviarne, boli obaja premočení.
En: However, the journey under one umbrella was quite clumsy, and by the time they reached the café, both of them were soaked.

Sk: No pri káve a teplom pečive sa spoločne zasmiali na celej situácii.
En: But over coffee and warm pastries, they laughed together at the whole situation.

Sk: Matej bol síce mierne frustrovaný z toho, že Jana vziaľa jeho dáždnik, no vedel, že to nebolo úmyselné a že počasie v Bratislave je niekedy jednoducho nevyspytateľné.
En: Although Matej was slightly frustrated that Jana had taken his umbrella, he knew it wasn't intentional and that the weather in Bratislava can sometimes be unpredictable.

Sk: Medzitým Jana dorazila domov a hneď si všimla, že dáždnik, ktorý nesie, nepatrí jej.
En: Meanwhile, Jana arrived home and immediately noticed that the umbrella she carried wasn't hers.

Sk: Zahanbene a ospravedlnlivé sa vrátila späť do kaviarne.
En: Feeling embarrassed and apologetic, she returned to the café.

Sk: Keď do kaviarne vošla, priatelia na ňu s úsmevom pokynuli.
En: When she entered, her friends greeted her with a smile.

Sk: Jana im priniesla nie len Matejov dáždnik, ale aj teplý čaj a ospravedlnenie za zmätok.
En: Jana not only brought back Matej's umbrella, but also warm tea and an apology for the confusion.

Sk: Priatelia sa pohladkali a dali si slub, že nabudúce budú na počasie ešte viac pozorní.
En: The friends forgave each other and made a promise to be more attentive to the weather in the future.

Sk: Nakoniec strávili spolu príjemný večer v kaviarni, rozprávajúc si príbehy, smejúc sa a vychutnávajúc si pohodu a teplú atmosféru.
En: In the end, they spent a pleasant evening in the café, sharing stories, laughing, and enjoying the cozy atmosphere.

Sk: A aj keď búrka vonku ešte stále divoko zúrila, v ich srdciach svietilo slnko priateľstva a šťastia nenarušene.
En: And even though the storm was still raging outside, in their hearts shone the undisturbed sun of friendship and happiness.


Vocabulary Words:

• strange: zvláštny
• darkened: zatiahnutý
• creeping: plížiaci sa
• umpredictable: nevyspytateľný
• grabbed: chytila
• hurried: poponáhľal
• uncertainly: neisto
• protection: ochrana
• forgave: odpustili
• attentive: pozorný
• clumsy: nespretný
• confusion: zmätok
• embankment: nábrežie
• apology: ospravedlnenie
• undisturbed: nenarušené
• raging: divoko
• realized: uvedomili
• shelter: úkryt
• further: ďalej
• entertaining: zábavné
• streets: ulice
• shared: zdieľaný
• smilingly: usmievavo
• beckoned: pokynuli
• apologetic: ospravedlnlivé
• promise: sľub
• awkward: neohrabaný
• laughed: zasmiali sa
• cozy: pohodlný