Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Bakery Blunder: Burek & Mistaken Identities
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Story Transcript:

Sr: Jutro u Beogradu je osvitalo toplo i suncano.
En: Tomorrow morning in Belgrade dawned warm and sunny.

Sr: Jovan je prosao kroz uspavane ulice glavnog grada, dok su zraci sunca polako budili grad.
En: Jovan walked through the quiet streets of the capital city as the sun's rays slowly woke up the city.

Sr: Odlucio je da zapocne svoj dan omiljenim doruckom, pa je krenuo ka popularnoj pekari koja je pravila najbolji burek u gradu.
En: He decided to start his day with his favorite breakfast, so he headed towards a popular bakery that made the best burek in town.

Sr: "Sigurno ce biti guzva," pomisli Jovan dok je prilazio pekari.
En: "There's definitely going to be a crowd," thought Jovan as he approached the bakery.

Sr: Milena je vec bila tamo, vlasnica pekare, koja je nasmejano pozdravljala svoje musterije.
En: Milena was already there, the owner of the bakery, cheerfully greeting her customers.

Sr: Usluga je bila brza, ali red se ipak stvorio zbog jutarnjeg priliva ljudi zeljnih sveze pecene poslastice.
En: The service was fast, but a line had formed due to the morning influx of people eager for freshly baked treats.

Sr: "Idem ja posle tebe," rece Jovan coveku ispred sebe, ne pogledavsi ga dobro.
En: "I'll go after you," Jovan said to the man in front of him, without really looking at him.

Sr: Covek se okrenu i nasmesi, a Jovan se iznenadi.
En: The man turned around and smiled, surprising Jovan.

Sr: "Stefane, jesi li to ti?
En: "Stefan, is that you?"

Sr: " povika iznenadjeno.
En: he exclaimed.

Sr: Covek ispred njega nije bio njegov dugo izgubljeni rodjak Stefan, vec poznati srpski političar.
En: The man in front of him wasn't his long-lost cousin Stefan, but a well-known Serbian politician.

Sr: Jovan se zacrveni.
En: Jovan blushed.

Sr: Politicar se nasmeja i rece: "Cesto mi kazu da licim na nekoga.
En: The politician laughed and said, "People often tell me I look like someone else.

Sr: Nisam tvoj rodjak, ali zvuci kao da bi ti bilo drago da ga vidis.
En: I'm not your relative, but it sounds like you'd be happy to see him."

Sr: "Jovan se izvinuo i pomesa se nazad u red.
En: Jovan apologized and shuffled back into line.

Sr: Milena, koja je sve to posmatrala, veselo se smeje.
En: Milena, who had been watching the whole thing, laughed cheerfully.

Sr: "Jovane, burek kao burek, ali ti si danas uspeo da uneses excitement u ovu jutarnju rutinu," rece Milena.
En: "Jovan, a burek is just a burek, but you managed to bring excitement into this morning routine today," said Milena.

Sr: Politicka licnost je uzela svoj burek i otekla s osmehom, dok su ostali u red cekali na svoj red za omiljeni dorucak.
En: The political figure took his burek and left with a smile, while the others in line waited for their turn for their favorite breakfast.

Sr: Jovan je ipak uzivao u svojoj pustolovini u pekari i smejao se svojoj gresci, dok su zacini bureka ispunjavali njegova usta i misli.
En: Despite the mix-up, Jovan enjoyed his adventure in the bakery and laughed at his mistake as the flavors of the burek filled his mouth and thoughts.

Sr: Na kraju, svi su uzivali u svojim dorucima, i Jovan se osecao dobro.
En: In the end, everyone enjoyed their breakfast, and Jovan felt good.

Sr: Nije sreo rodjaka, ali je zaradio pricu koju ce dugo pamtiti.
En: He didn't encounter his cousin, but he earned a story that he would remember for a long time.

Sr: Raspoložen i siti, nastavio je dan sa osmehom na licu, trudeći se da zapamti da dobro upotrebi ovu smesnu anegdotu kad sledeći put vidi svoje prijatelje.
En: In a good mood and satisfied, he continued his day with a smile on his face, determined to remember to use this funny anecdote well the next time he saw his friends.


Vocabulary Words:

• morning: jutro
• dawned: osvitalo
• sunny: suncano
• quiet: uspavane
• streets: ulice
• rays: zraci
• decided: odlucio
• favorite: omiljen
• towards: ka
• popular: popularno
• bakery: pekari
• best: najbolji
• crowd: guzva
• approached: prilazio
• owner: vlasnica
• cheerfully: nasmejano
• greeting: pozdravljala
• fast: brza
• formed: stvorio
• approached: prilazi
• commented: rekao
• blushed: zacrvenio
• laughed: nasmejao
• misread: pogresan
• mix-up: pomesa
• apologized: izvinuo
• watching: posmatrala
• flavors: zacini
• encountered: sreo
• earned: zaradio