Fluent Fiction - Croatian: Clumsy Walk Turns Melodic in Zagreb!
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Story Transcript:

Hr: Jednog sunčanog jutra u Zagrebu, Marko je hodao brzo ulicom.
En: On a sunny morning in Zagreb, Marko was walking quickly down the street.

Hr: Bio je kasno za posao.
En: He was late for work.

Hr: Marko je visok i uvijek smiješan.
En: Marko is tall and always cheerful.

Hr: Neki ljudi kažu da je Marko nespretan.
En: Some people say Marko is clumsy.

Hr: I danas, Marko ide brzo, ali ne gleda ispred sebe.
En: Today, Marko walks fast, but he doesn't look ahead.

Hr: Ana i Ivan sjede na klupi u parku.
En: Ana and Ivan are sitting on a bench in the park.

Hr: Ana ima crvenu kosu i lijepe oči.
En: Ana has red hair and beautiful eyes.

Hr: Ona voli pjevati.
En: She loves to sing.

Hr: Ivan ima gitaru.
En: Ivan has a guitar.

Hr: On je ulični glazbenik.
En: He is a street musician.

Hr: Svira lijepu glazbu.
En: He plays beautiful music.

Hr: Ivan i Ana su prijatelji.
En: Ivan and Ana are friends.

Hr: Ali, danas Ivan ne svira gitaru.
En: But today, Ivan is not playing the guitar.

Hr: Ivan ima harmoniku.
En: Ivan has an accordion.

Hr: Ona je stara i posebna.
En: It's old and special.

Hr: Harmonika pripada Ivanovom djedu.
En: The accordion belonged to Ivan's grandfather.

Hr: Ivan je sretan s harmonikom.
En: Ivan is happy with the accordion.

Hr: On počinje svirati.
En: He starts to play.

Hr: Marko ne vidi Ivana i harmoniku.
En: Marko doesn't see Ivan and the accordion.

Hr: Marko ide prebrzo i – bum!
En: Marko walks too quickly and – boom!

Hr: – udara u Ivana.
En: – he bumps into Ivan.

Hr: Harmonika pada.
En: The accordion falls.

Hr: Ivan gleda Marka.
En: Ivan looks at Marko.

Hr: Marko gleda Ivana.
En: Marko looks at Ivan.

Hr: Onda, Marko čuje smiješnu glazbu.
En: Then, Marko hears funny music.

Hr: Harmonika svira, ali ne zvuči dobro.
En: The accordion is playing, but it doesn't sound good.

Hr: Ana se smije.
En: Ana laughs.

Hr: Marko se smije.
En: Marko laughs.

Hr: Ali Ivan nije sretan.
En: But Ivan is not happy.

Hr: "Moja harmonika!
En: "My accordion!"

Hr: " viče on.
En: he shouts.

Hr: "O, ne!
En: "Oh no!

Hr: Što ćemo sada?
En: What do we do now?"

Hr: " pita Marko.
En: Marko asks.

Hr: Marko ima ideju.
En: Marko has an idea.

Hr: "Idemo popraviti harmoniku!
En: "Let's fix the accordion!"

Hr: " kaže on.
En: he says.

Hr: Ana, Marko i Ivan idu tražiti majstora za harmonike.
En: Ana, Marko, and Ivan go in search of an accordion master.

Hr: Hodaju kroz Zagreb.
En: They walk through Zagreb.

Hr: Prolaze Trg bana Jelačića, idu pored Katedrale.
En: They pass the Ban Jelačić Square, and go by the Cathedral.

Hr: Zagreb je lijep, ali oni su zabrinuti.
En: Zagreb is beautiful, but they are worried.

Hr: Nađu malu radionicu.
En: They find a small workshop.

Hr: Starac u radionici pogleda harmoniku.
En: An old man in the workshop looks at the accordion.

Hr: "Mogu ovo popraviti," kaže starac.
En: "I can fix this," the old man says.

Hr: "Ali treba vremena.
En: "But it will take time."

Hr: " Marko kaže da će platiti.
En: Marko says he will pay.

Hr: Ivan je sretan.
En: Ivan is happy.

Hr: Dok čekaju, Ana počinje pjevati.
En: While they wait, Ana starts to sing.

Hr: Ljudi u Zagrebu se okupe.
En: People in Zagreb gather around.

Hr: Ana ima lijep glas.
En: Ana has a beautiful voice.

Hr: Ivan pomalo svira staracovu gitaru.
En: Ivan plays a bit on the old man's guitar.

Hr: Marko pleše s djecom.
En: Marko dances with the kids.

Hr: Prođe mnogo sati.
En: Many hours pass.

Hr: Harmonika je popravljena!
En: The accordion is fixed!

Hr: Ivan svira lijepu melodiju.
En: Ivan plays a beautiful melody.

Hr: Svi su sretni.
En: Everyone is happy.

Hr: Marko više gleda ispred sebe kad hoda.
En: Marko looks ahead more when he walks.

Hr: I svi se smiju, slušajući glazbu u srcu Zagreba.
En: And everyone laughs, listening to the music in the heart of Zagreb.


Vocabulary Words:

• sunny: sunčano
• quickly: brzo
• late: kasno
• cheerful: smiješan
• clumsy: nespretan
• bench: klupa
• red: crvena
• hair: kosa
• eyes: oči
• sing: pjevati
• guitar: gitaru
• street: ulični
• music: glazbu
• accordion: harmonika
• special: posebna
• grandfather: djedu
• falls: pada
• shouts: viče
• fix: popraviti
• search: tražiti
• workshop: radionicu
• looks: pogleda
• time: vremena
• pay: platiti
• waits: čeka
• voice: glas
• melody: melodiju
• laughs: smije
• listens: slušajući
• heart: srcu