Fluent Fiction - Croatian: Dubrovnik's Daring Quest for Hidden Treasure
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Story Transcript:

Hr: Sunce je već visoko na nebu kada se Ivana probudila i pogledala kroz prozor svog malog stana u Dubrovniku.
En: The sun was already high in the sky when Ivana woke up and looked through the window of her small apartment in Dubrovnik.

Hr: More je blistalo kao ogromno blago, a galebovi su preletavali iznad krovova kuća.
En: The sea shimmered like a huge treasure, and seagulls flew over the rooftops of houses.

Hr: Ivana je odlučila danas popiti kavu u kafiću pokraj mora.
En: Ivana decided to have coffee today at a café by the sea.

Hr: Ivana je cestom hodala polako, osjećala je miris soli i slušala šum valova.
En: Ivana walked slowly along the road, feeling the scent of salt and listening to the sound of waves.

Hr: Sjela je u omiljeni kutak kafića, naručila svoju kavu i uzela novine koje je netko zaboravio na susjednom stolu.
En: She sat in her favorite corner of the café, ordered her coffee, and picked up a newspaper that someone had forgotten on the neighboring table.

Hr: Sunce je grijalo, a Ivana je zamišljeno listala novine kada je primijetila oglas: "Traži se hrabra osoba za tajanstveno putovanje!
En: The sun was shining, and Ivana absentmindedly flipped through the paper when she noticed an advertisement: "A brave person is sought for a mysterious journey!"

Hr: "Njezino srce je zatrpalo bučno.
En: Her heart thumped loudly.

Hr: Ivana je oduvijek sanjala o avanturama, ali nikada nije imala priliku za njima.
En: Ivana had always dreamed of adventures, but never had the opportunity for them.

Hr: Ovo je bila njena šansa!
En: This was her chance!

Hr: Deklarirala je konobarici, ostavila napojnicu i stisnula oglas u ruci.
En: She signaled to the waitress, left a tip, and clutched the advertisement in her hand.

Hr: Ivana je stigla do adrese iz oglasa i pokucala na vrata stare kamene zgrade.
En: Ivana arrived at the address from the ad and knocked on the door of an old stone building.

Hr: Vrata su se otvorila i pred njom je stao čovjek u kapetanskoj uniformi.
En: The door opened, and a man in a captain's uniform stood before her.

Hr: "Dobrodošli," rekao je, "vi ste odgovor na oglas?
En: "Welcome," he said, "are you the response to the advertisement?"

Hr: " Ivana je potvrdno kimala glavom.
En: Ivana nodded in confirmation.

Hr: Kapetan joj je objasnio da traži pomoćnika za putovanje brodom na otok gdje se nalazi tajna pećina.
En: The captain explained to her that he was looking for an assistant for a journey by boat to an island where a secret cave was located.

Hr: Govorilo se da pećina krije blago, ali nitko nije bio dovoljno hrabar da ga pronađe.
En: It was said that the cave held treasure, but no one had been daring enough to find it.

Hr: Ivana je osjećala kako se uzbudjenje širi njezinim tijelom.
En: Ivana felt the excitement spreading through her body.

Hr: Prihvatila je zadatak bez oklijevanja.
En: She accepted the task without hesitation.

Hr: Sutradan, Ivana i kapetan su isplovili.
En: The next day, Ivana and the captain set sail.

Hr: More je bilo mirno, a put ih je vodio prema nepoznatom.
En: The sea was calm, and their journey led them into the unknown.

Hr: Kad su stigli do otoka, usidrili su brod i krenuli prema pećini.
En: When they reached the island, they anchored the boat and headed towards the cave.

Hr: Unutra je bilo mračno i tajanstveno, ali Ivana nije pokazivala strah.
En: Inside, it was dark and mysterious, but Ivana did not show any fear.

Hr: Nakon dugog hodanja kroz pećinu, pronašli su skrinju punu starog zlata i dragulja.
En: After a long walk through the cave, they found a chest full of old gold and jewels.

Hr: Ivana i kapetan su bili oduševljeni, ali su znali da ne mogu sve nositi sa sobom.
En: Ivana and the captain were thrilled, but they knew they couldn't carry everything with them.

Hr: Odlučili su uzeti samo po jedan komad blaga, kao uspomenu na njihovu avanturu, a ostatak ostaviti za nekog drugog pustolova koji će doći.
En: They decided to take only one piece of treasure each, as a memento of their adventure, and leave the rest for another adventurer who would come.

Hr: Vratili su se u Dubrovnik kao heroji.
En: They returned to Dubrovnik as heroes.

Hr: Ivana je sjela u isti onaj kafić s početka priče, ali ovaj put s novim sjajem u očima.
En: Ivana sat in the same café from the beginning of the story, but this time with a new sparkle in her eyes.

Hr: Držala je svoj dragulj i shvatila da je najveće blago zapravo bilo hrabrost koju je pronašla u sebi.
En: She held her jewel and realized that the greatest treasure was actually the courage she had found within herself.

Hr: Kraj.
En: The End.


Vocabulary Words:

• sun: sunce
• high: visoko
• woke: probudila
• apartment: stan
• shimmered: blistalo
• huge: ogromno
• treasure: blago
• seagulls: galebovi
• rooftops: krovova
• decided: odlučila
• coffee: kavu
• slowly: polako
• scent: miris
• waves: valova
• absentmindedly: zamišljeno
• advertisement: oglas
• thumped: zatrpalo
• dreamed: sanjala
• opportunity: priliku
• signal: deklarirala
• waitress: konobarici
• clutched: stisnula
• address: adrese
• knocked: pokucala
• assistant: pomoćnika
• journey: putovanje
• excitement: uzbuđenje
• cave: pećina
• fear: strah
• chest: skrinju