Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Unexpected Polka: A Castle Tour's Hilarious Mishap
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Story Transcript:

Sk: Bratislava je krásne mesto, známe svojím hradom.
En: Bratislava is a beautiful city, known for its castle.

Sk: V nedávny sobotný deň sa Marek, Jana a Lukáš rozhodli navštíviť Bratislavský hrad.
En: On a recent Saturday, Marek, Jana, and Lukáš decided to visit Bratislava Castle.

Sk: Vstupovali do hradu s veľkým očakávaním.
En: They entered the castle with great anticipation.

Sk: Príbeh začína obzvlášť zaujímavým momentom.
En: The story begins with a particularly interesting moment.

Sk: Práve prechádzali nádvorím hradu, keď Marekov mobil začal neviditeľne komunikovať so zvukovým systémom hradu.
En: They were just walking through the castle courtyard when Marek's phone started to inexplicably communicate with the castle's sound system.

Sk: Marek mal nový telefón, ktorý ešte dobre nepoznal.
En: Marek had a new phone that he wasn't very familiar with.

Sk: Zrazu sa začal ozývať hlasný tón priamo z hradného reproduktora.
En: Suddenly, a loud tune started blasting from the castle speakers.

Sk: Všade sa ozývala veselá polka hudba.
En: Everywhere, cheerful polka music was playing.

Sk: Sprievodca, starší pán s okuliarmi a nakrivo nasadeným klobúkom, sa obzrel prekvapene.
En: The guide, an older man with glasses and a tilted hat, turned around in surprise.

Sk: "Čo to je?
En: "What is that?"

Sk: " zakričal ponad hlavy turistov.
En: he shouted over the tourists' heads.

Sk: Marek, červený ako paprika, sa pokúšal vypnúť svoj mobil.
En: Marek, red as a beet, tried to turn off his phone.

Sk: Ale vibrácie mobilu mu skôr ešte viac sťažovali situáciu.
En: But the vibrations from the phone only made the situation worse.

Sk: Jana a Lukáš sa zmätene smiali.
En: Jana and Lukáš laughed in confusion.

Sk: Chvíľu trvalo, kým Marek zistil, ako vypnúť rušivú hudbu.
En: It took a moment for Marek to figure out how to stop the disruptive music.

Sk: Ale v tej chvíli už všetci turisti na nádvorí stáli so smiechom okolo nich.
En: By then, all the tourists in the courtyard were standing around them, laughing.

Sk: Marekov mobil prestal hrať, ale škoda už bola spôsobená.
En: Marek's phone stopped playing, but the damage was already done.

Sk: Aj sprievodca sa nakoniec pridal k smiechu, keď videl, že situácia sa upokojila.
En: Even the guide eventually joined in the laughter when he saw the situation had calmed down.

Sk: "A teraz prosím všetkých, aby sa vrátili k prehliadke," povedal sprievodca stále so širokým úsmevom.
En: "And now, please, everyone, let's return to the tour," the guide said, still with a wide smile.

Sk: „A samozrejme, dutiniem mobily.
En: "And of course, silence your phones."

Sk: “Marek, Jana a Lukáš sa ospravedlnili.
En: Marek, Jana, and Lukáš apologized.

Sk: Cítili sa trápne, ale potom to brali s humorom.
En: They felt embarrassed, but they took it with humor.

Sk: Hradná prehliadka pokraćovala bez ďalších rušivých momentov.
En: The castle tour continued without further interruptions.

Sk: Večer na tomto zážitku spomínali v jednej z bratislavských kaviarní.
En: That evening, they reminisced about the event in one of Bratislava's cafes.

Sk: "To bolo nezabudnuteľné," povedala Jana.
En: "That was unforgettable," said Jana.

Sk: "To je pravda," dodal Lukáš.
En: "That's true," added Lukáš.

Sk: "Ale nabudúce si vypneme naše mobily skôr.
En: "But next time, we'll turn off our phones sooner."

Sk: "A tak traja priatelia skončili svoj deň v Bratislave s nezabudnuteľným zážitkom a novým príbehom, ktorý budú môcť rozprávať pri rôznych príležitostiach.
En: And so, the three friends ended their day in Bratislava with an unforgettable experience and a new story they could tell on various occasions.


Vocabulary Words:

• beautiful: krásne
• castle: hrad
• anticipation: očakávanie
• courtyard: nádvorie
• inexplicably: neviditeľne
• sound system: zvukový systém
• blasting: ozývať sa
• cheerful: veselý
• polka: polka
• guide: sprievodca
• vibrations: vibrácie
• disruptive: rušivý
• red as a beet: červený ako paprika
• eventually: nakoniec
• calmed down: upokojila
• silence: vypnúť
• embarrassed: trápne
• humor: humor
• interruptions: rušivé momenty
• reminisced: spomínali
• unforgettable: nezabudnuteľné
• phone: mobil
• figure out: zistiť
• tourists: turisti
• speakers: reproduktor
• standing around: stáli okolo
• replied: dodali
• occasion: príležitosť
• friends: priatelia
• cafe: kaviareň