Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: The Witch, the Bike, and an Autumn Adventure in Ljubljana
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Matej je hitel po ulicah Ljubljane, listi so padali na tla in ustvarjali pisan tepih pod njegovimi nogami.
En: Matej was hurrying through the streets of Ljubljana, the leaves were falling to the ground creating a colorful carpet under his feet.

Sl: Jesen je že dodobra prevzela mesto, vonj po kostanju je polnil zrak, in ljudi so že vneto razpravljali o prihajajoči noči čarovnic.
En: Autumn had already fully taken over the city, the smell of chestnuts filled the air, and people were already eagerly discussing the upcoming Halloween night.

Sl: A Matej ni imel časa za praznične misli.
En: But Matej didn't have time for festive thoughts.

Sl: Bil je zaskrbljen zaradi neke druge zadeve.
En: He was worried about another matter.

Sl: Ko je vstopil v centralno policijsko postajo, ga je pozdravil nemir in šumenje policistov, ki so hiteli sem ter tja.
En: When he entered the central police station, he was greeted by the hustle and bustle of officers rushing back and forth.

Sl: Stene so bile okrašene s papirnatimi pajki in netopirji, kar se je nekoliko odbijalo od resnega vzdušja policijske postaje.
En: The walls were decorated with paper spiders and bats, which somewhat contrasted with the serious atmosphere of the police station.

Sl: Ravno v tem trenutku je Nina, policistka, ki je nadvse resno jemala svoje delo, hodila mimo s koničasto čarovniško kapo na glavi.
En: Just at that moment, Nina, a police officer who took her job very seriously, was walking by with a pointed witch's hat on her head.

Sl: Matej je stopil k pultu, kjer je Nina sedela, zaposlena s smešnimi papirji.
En: Matej stepped up to the counter where Nina was sitting, occupied with funny papers.

Sl: Njene misli so bile še vedno pri dekoraciji, namesto pri dokumentih pred njo.
En: Her thoughts were still on the decoration rather than the documents in front of her.

Sl: "Pozdravljeni, rad bi prijavil izginuli kolo," je sramežljivo začel Matej.
En: "Hello, I'd like to report a missing bike," Matej began shyly.

Sl: "Ah, pozdravljen," je rekla Nina, njen glas topel a nekoliko raztresen.
En: "Ah, hello," Nina said, her voice warm but slightly distracted.

Sl: "Najprej, srečna noč čarovnic!
En: "First, happy Halloween!

Sl: Vaše kolo, povejte več, kako izgleda?
En: Your bike, tell me more about how it looks?"

Sl: ""To je rjavo kolo, staro Schminder, s srebrnimi ročaji," je pojasnjeval Matej, vse bolj zaskrbljen, a poskušal biti čim bolj jasen.
En: "It's a brown bike, an old Schminder, with silver handles," Matej explained, increasingly worried but trying to be as clear as possible.

Sl: "Zame je zelo pomembno, saj se z njim vozim na fakulteto.
En: "It's really important to me, as I use it to get to university."

Sl: "Nina je mrda mrknila, ko se je končno zbrala, in začela beležiti.
En: Nina frowned slightly as she finally focused and began to take notes.

Sl: A njene misli so skakale k njeni jutranji vožnji na kolesu, ki ga je našla zapuščenega pred nekaj dnevi blizu reke.
En: But her thoughts flashed to her morning ride on a bike she found abandoned a few days ago near the river.

Sl: "Zelo podobno kolo sem videla," je rekla naglas.
En: "I saw a very similar bike," she said out loud.

Sl: Zvok jesenskega vetra je napolnil prostor ob odprtju vrat.
En: The sound of the autumn wind filled the room as the door opened.

Sl: Matej je pogumno nadaljeval: "Potrebujem svoje kolo nazaj, resnično, brez njega sem izgubljen.
En: Matej continued bravely: "I really need my bike back, without it, I'm lost."

Sl: "Nenadoma so se Ninine oči zaokrožile.
En: Suddenly, Nina's eyes widened.

Sl: "Matej," je rekla s presenečenjem v glasu.
En: "Matej," she said with surprise in her voice.

Sl: "Mislim, da sem jaz tista, ki vozi vaše kolo.
En: "I think I'm the one riding your bike.

Sl: Mislila sem, da je zapuščeno.
En: I thought it was abandoned."

Sl: "Matej je strmel v Nino, najprej v šoku, nato pa počasi nasmejan.
En: Matej stared at Nina, first in shock, then slowly smiling.

Sl: "Ali to pomeni, da bom dobil nazaj svoje kolo?
En: "Does this mean I'll get my bike back?"

Sl: ""Seveda!
En: "Of course!"

Sl: " je rekel Nina, njeno lice je pridobilo rdeči odtenek zaradi zadrege.
En: Nina said, her cheeks gaining a reddish tinge due to embarrassment.

Sl: "Takoj vam ga vrnem.
En: "I'll return it to you right away.

Sl: Naj se vam oddolžim: lahko vas peljem domov, če želite.
En: Let me make it up to you: I can give you a ride home if you like."

Sl: "Matej je zdihnil olajšano in prikimal.
En: Matej sighed with relief and nodded.

Sl: "Hvala, to bi bilo super.
En: "Thanks, that would be great."

Sl: "Kmalu sta Nina in Matej, on na svojem kolesu, ona pa prepiranje s plaščem čarovnice, vozila skozi mesto.
En: Soon, Nina and Matej, he on his bike and she struggling with the witch's cloak, rode through the city.

Sl: Matej je ugotovil, da nekaj tako preprostega kot jasna komunikacija lahko reši nepričakovane težave.
En: Matej realized that something as simple as clear communication could resolve unexpected problems.

Sl: In Nina, z novo previdnostjo v svojih mislih, je obljubila, da ne bo več sklepala prehitro.
En: And Nina, with new caution in her mind, promised she wouldn't jump to conclusions so quickly again.

Sl: Tako se je končala Matejeva pustolovščina s kolesom, ki ga je rešil ob svetlobi jesenskega sončnega zahoda, naučeno lekcijo pa je nosil s seboj kot del svojega novega, mestnega življenja.
En: Thus ended Matej's adventure with the bike, resolved in the light of the autumn sunset, carrying the learned lesson with him as part of his new city life.


Vocabulary Words:

• hurrying: hitel
• colorful: pisan
• carpet: tepih
• chestnuts: kostanju
• eagerly: vneto
• upcoming: prihajajoči
• matter: zadeve
• hustle: nemir
• bustle: šumenje
• officers: policistov
• contrasted: odbijalo
• atmosphere: vzdušja
• pointed: koničasto
• occupied: zaposlena
• missing: izginuli
• handles: ročaji
• frowned: mrknila
• focused: zbrala
• flash: skakale
• abandoned: zapuščenega
• cheeks: lice
• embarrassment: zadrege
• simpla: enostavno
• clear communication: jasna komunikacija
• conclusions: sklepala
• resolve: rešiti
• unexpected: nepričakovane
• struggling: prepiranje
• cape: plašč
• realized: ugotovil