Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Brewed Blunders: A Cafe Comedy
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Story Transcript:

Sr: Jednoga hladnog jesenjeg jutra, Milan se probudio s velikom željom za toplom kafom.
En: One cold autumn morning, Milan woke up with a strong desire for a warm cup of coffee.

Sr: Oblačio se brzo i uputio u svoju omiljenu kafanu, gde su ga uvek sačekale prijatne kelnerice i miris sveže pečenog hleba.
En: He quickly got dressed and headed to his favorite café, where pleasant waitresses and the smell of freshly baked bread always awaited him.

Sr: Kafana je bila puna. Dim cigareta plivao je u vazduhu dok je stari gramofon neumorno svirao melodije koje su vraćale u prošla vremena.
En: The café was full. Cigarette smoke filled the air as the old gramophone tirelessly played melodies that brought back memories of the past.

Sr: Na stolu blizu prozora, gde je svetlost dopirala kroz debelu maglu, sedeli su Ana i Jovan. Bili su najbolji prijatelji od detinjstva i oduvek bi se našli u kafani pre posla da razmene nove priče i planove za dan.
En: At the table near the window, where the light peeked through the thick fog, sat Ana and Jovan. They had been best friends since childhood and always met at the café before work to exchange new stories and plans for the day.

Sr: Milan je naručio kafu i seo za susjedni sto. Konobarica je donela kafu, a on je, zagledan u novine, posegnuo za šećerom.
En: Milan ordered coffee and sat at a nearby table. The waitress brought the coffee, and as he gazed at the newspaper, he reached for the sugar.

Sr: Međutim, njegova ruka je, umesto šećera, zgrabila posudu sa solju. Bez gledanja, posuo je sadržaj u šolju crne kafe i lagano promešao.
En: However, instead of sugar, his hand grabbed the salt shaker. Without looking, he poured its contents into his cup of black coffee and stirred it lightly.

Sr: Prvi gutljaj bio je grozan. Sva gorkost i slanost ovog sveta zagospodarila je Milanovim ustima. Izraz njegovog lica naglo se promenio od opuštene čitačeve zamišljenosti do iznenađene grimase.
En: The first sip was awful. The bitterness and saltiness took over Milan's mouth. His expression quickly changed from relaxed concentration to a surprised grimace.

Sr: Ana i Jovan su odmah primetili da nešto nije u redu.
En: Ana and Jovan immediately noticed that something was wrong.

Sr: Jovan je, znatiželjan i brže bolje, upitao: "Milane, šta ti je? Jesi li dobro?"
En: Curious and eager, Jovan asked, "Milan, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

Sr: Milan, u prvom trenutku zbunjen, nije mogao da odgovori. Pokušavao je da shvati šta se upravo desilo.
En: Confused at first, Milan couldn't respond. He was trying to understand what had just happened.

Sr: Nakon nekoliko sekundi neugodne tišine, Milan je ispljunuo kafu nazad u šolju i rekao: "Mislim da sam... umesto šećera... stavio so!"
En: After a few seconds of uncomfortable silence, Milan spat out the coffee back into the cup and said, "I think I... accidentally put salt instead of sugar!"

Sr: Ana, koja je do tada pokušavala da zadrži smeh, nije mogla više da se suzdrži i počela je da se smeje naglas.
En: Ana, who had been trying to hold back her laughter until then, couldn't contain it any longer and burst into loud laughter.

Sr: Njena smeh je bio zarazan i uskoro su se svi u kafani smejali Milanovoj nespretnosti, uključujući i samog Milana.
En: Her laughter was contagious, and soon everyone in the café was laughing at Milan's blunder, including Milan himself.

Sr: "Vidiš Milane, ne možeš da veruješ novinama kao ni svojim očima!" našalio se Jovan nakon što se smeh stišao, dajući Milanu novu šolju kafe, ovoga puta sa pravim šećerom.
En: "See, Milan, you can't trust the newspapers or even your own eyes!" joked Jovan after the laughter died down, handing Milan a new cup of coffee, this time with real sugar.

Sr: Milan je uz osmeh prihvatio novu šolju. "Naučio sam lekciju", rekao je. "Kafu i novine, ali prvo pogledaj što stavljaš!"
En: With a smile, Milan accepted the new cup. "I've learned my lesson," he said. "Coffee and newspapers, but first, check what you're putting in!"

Sr: Tako je prošlo jutro u kafani, sa smehom i društvom koje će pamtiti taj nesporazum sa solju i šećerom.
En: So the morning in the café passed, with laughter and company that would remember the mix-up of salt and sugar.

Sr: Milan, Ana i Jovan su proveli ostatak dana u dobroj zabavi i šalama, a Milan nikada više nije pomešao so i šećer.
En: Milan, Ana, and Jovan spent the rest of the day in good spirits and jokes, and Milan never mixed up salt and sugar again.


Vocabulary Words:

• autumn: jesen
• desire: želja
• dressed: oblačio
• waitresses: kelnerice
• baked: pečenog
• gramophone: gramofon
• fog: maglu
• stirred: promešao
• bitterness: gorkost
• grimace: grimase
• confused: zbunjen
• awkward: neugodne
• laughter: smeh
• trust: veruješ
• accidentally: slučajno
• contents: sadržaj
• expression: izraz
• curious: znatiželjan
• silence: tišine
• spat: ispljunuo
• contain: suzdrži
• contagious: zarazan
• blunder: nespretnosti
• object: posudu
• joked: našalio
• spirits: zabavi
• lesson: lekciju
• mix-up: nesporazum
• never: nikada