Fluent Fiction - Croatian: Braving the Storm: Friendship and Courage on Split's Shores
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Story Transcript:

Hr: Mateo je stajao na rivi, gledajući u more.
En: Mateo stood on the pier, looking at the sea.

Hr: Split je bio živahan i pun ljudi.
En: Split was lively and full of people.

Hr: Jesen je stigla, a more je bilo hladno.
En: Autumn had arrived, and the sea was cold.

Hr: Mateo je volio more.
En: Mateo loved the sea.

Hr: Otac mu je bio poznat mornar.
En: His father was a renowned sailor.

Hr: Mateo je želio biti kao on - najbolji.
En: Mateo wanted to be like him - the best.

Hr: Splitski jedriličarski festival bio je važan za njega.
En: The Split sailing festival was important to him.

Hr: Ivana je bila Mateoova prijateljica iz djetinjstva.
En: Ivana was Mateo's childhood friend.

Hr: Voljela je proučavati vrijeme.
En: She loved studying the weather.

Hr: Bila je budući meteorolog.
En: She was a future meteorologist.

Hr: Uvijek je pazila na vremenske promjene.
En: She always kept an eye on weather changes.

Hr: Tog jutra, Ivana je primijetila nešto zabrinjavajuće.
En: That morning, Ivana noticed something worrying.

Hr: Nebo je postajalo tamno, a vjetar je pojačavao.
En: The sky was getting dark, and the wind was picking up.

Hr: Dolazila je oluja.
En: A storm was coming.

Hr: "Mateo!
En: "Mateo!"

Hr: " viknula je Ivana dok je trčala prema njemu.
En: shouted Ivana as she ran towards him.

Hr: "Oluja stiže!
En: "A storm is coming!

Hr: Morate se povući.
En: You need to pull back."

Hr: "Mateo ju je pažljivo slušao.
En: Mateo listened to her carefully.

Hr: Njegovo srce je bilo podijeljeno.
En: His heart was divided.

Hr: Želio je odati počast ocu.
En: He wanted to honor his father.

Hr: Njegov san je bio sudjelovati u festivalu.
En: His dream was to participate in the festival.

Hr: No, također je vjerovao u Ivinino znanje.
En: But he also trusted Ivana's knowledge.

Hr: "Lako je vama govoriti," rekao je Mateo, ali Ivana je inzistirala.
En: "Easy for you to say," said Mateo, but Ivana insisted.

Hr: "Ovo nije šala, Mateo.
En: "This is not a joke, Mateo.

Hr: Vrijeme se pogoršava.
En: The weather is getting worse.

Hr: Želim da budeš siguran.
En: I want you to be safe."

Hr: "Mateo je izgubio fokus na festival.
En: Mateo lost focus on the festival.

Hr: Valovi su postajali veći.
En: The waves were getting bigger.

Hr: Oblaci su se skupljali brzo.
En: The clouds were gathering quickly.

Hr: Dok su natjecatelji pripremali svoje jedrilice, Mateo je pogledao Ivanu.
En: While competitors prepared their sailboats, Mateo looked at Ivana.

Hr: Znala je više o vremenu nego itko drugi.
En: She knew more about the weather than anyone.

Hr: Oluja je počela.
En: The storm began.

Hr: Nebo je tutnjalo, oblaci su plesali.
En: The sky thundered, clouds danced.

Hr: Mateo se borio s valovima.
En: Mateo struggled with the waves.

Hr: Situacija je bila ozbiljnija nego što je očekivao.
En: The situation was more serious than he expected.

Hr: Ivana nije mirovala.
En: Ivana was not idle.

Hr: Pronašla je mjesto na brodu za spasavanje.
En: She found a spot on the rescue boat.

Hr: Posada je plovila prema Matteu.
En: The crew sailed towards Mateo.

Hr: Ivana je vikala iz sveg glasa, "Mateo!
En: Ivana shouted at the top of her lungs, "Mateo!

Hr: Okreni natrag!
En: Turn back!"

Hr: "Mateo je pogledao oko sebe.
En: Mateo looked around.

Hr: Ostali natjecatelji također su se borili.
En: The other competitors were also struggling.

Hr: Oluja nije bila šala.
En: The storm was no joke.

Hr: Shvatio je što mu je otac uvijek govorio - moru treba poštovanje.
En: He realized what his father always told him - the sea demands respect.

Hr: Napokon, Mateo je okrenuo jedrilicu prema obali.
En: Finally, Mateo turned the sailboat towards the shore.

Hr: Ivana je pomogla.
En: Ivana helped.

Hr: Navigirali su kroz oluju zajedno.
En: They navigated through the storm together.

Hr: Mateo je znao da donosi ispravnu odluku.
En: Mateo knew he was making the right decision.

Hr: Njegovo srce sada je bilo mirno.
En: His heart was now at peace.

Hr: Stigli su na obalu mokri, ali sigurni.
En: They reached the shore wet, but safe.

Hr: Mateo je zagrlio Ivanu.
En: Mateo hugged Ivana.

Hr: "Hvala ti," rekao je.
En: "Thank you," he said.

Hr: "Tata bi bio ponosan.
En: "Dad would be proud."

Hr: "Ivana se nasmiješila.
En: Ivana smiled.

Hr: "Ponosni smo jer si siguran, Mateo.
En: "We're proud because you're safe, Mateo."

Hr: "Mateo je naučio da je snaga i hrabrost u mudrim izborima.
En: Mateo learned that strength and courage lie in wise choices.

Hr: Čuvanje života je vrednije od bilo kojeg natjecanja.
En: Preserving life is worth more than any competition.

Hr: Ivana je dokazala svoju sposobnost u kritičnom trenutku, pomogla je onima koje voli.
En: Ivana proved her capability in a critical moment, helping those she loves.

Hr: I to je bila pobjeda za oboje.
En: And that was a victory for both.

Hr: More je još uvijek bilo veličanstveno, ali sada ga je gledao s novom poštovanjem.
En: The sea was still magnificent, but now he looked at it with newfound respect.


Vocabulary Words:

• pier: riva
• renowned: poznat
• sailor: mornar
• meteorologist: meteorolog
• changes: promjene
• worrying: zabrinjavajuće
• storm: oluja
• clouds: oblaci
• thundered: tutnjalo
• struggled: borio se
• crew: posada
• lung: glas
• competitors: natjecatelji
• respect: poštovanje
• shore: obala
• navigate: navigirali
• hugged: zagrlio
• proud: ponosan
• strength: snaga
• courage: hrabrost
• choices: izbori
• preserving: čuvanje
• competition: natjecanje
• capability: sposobnost
• critical: kritičan
• victory: pobjeda
• magnificent: veličanstveno
• newfound: novo
• festival: festival
• participate: sudjelovati