Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Lost and Found: Life Lessons in Triglav National Park
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Triglavski Narodni Park je bil čudovit v poletnem času.
En: Triglav National Park was beautiful in the summer.

Sl: Vsa narava je bila v polnem razcvetu.
En: All of nature was in full bloom.

Sl: Sonce je sijalo v vsej svoji lepoti.
En: The sun was shining in all its glory.

Sl: Skupina mladih učencev je bila navdušena.
En: A group of young students was enthusiastic.

Sl: Med njimi so bili Mateja, Andrej in Nika.
En: Among them were Mateja, Andrej, and Nika.

Sl: Mateja je bila vedno radovedna.
En: Mateja was always curious.

Sl: Rada je raziskovala naravo.
En: She loved exploring nature.

Sl: Njena največja želja je bila, da bi našla redko endemično rožo.
En: Her biggest wish was to find a rare endemic flower.

Sl: Upala je, da bo s tem navdušila svojo učiteljico.
En: She hoped to impress her teacher with it.

Sl: Andrej je bil drugačen.
En: Andrej was different.

Sl: Bil je glasen in samozavesten.
En: He was loud and confident.

Sl: Rad je vedno vodil skupino.
En: He always liked to lead the group.

Sl: Nika pa je bila skrbna in vestna.
En: Nika, on the other hand, was caring and diligent.

Sl: Vedno je pazila na svoje prijatelje.
En: She always watched over her friends.

Sl: Na izletu so se učenci učili o naravnem okolju in avtohtonih skupnostih.
En: During the trip, the students were learning about the natural environment and indigenous communities.

Sl: Vodnik jim je pripovedoval o starih običajih in rastlinah v parku.
En: The guide was telling them about ancient customs and plants in the park.

Sl: Mateja je pozorno poslušala.
En: Mateja listened carefully.

Sl: Upala je, da bo našla svojo sanjsko rožo.
En: She hoped to find her dream flower.

Sl: Ko so hodili po poti, je Andrej vzel pobudo.
En: As they walked along the path, Andrej took the initiative.

Sl: "Sledite meni," je rekel.
En: "Follow me," he said.

Sl: Mateja je imela drugačne ideje.
En: Mateja had different ideas.

Sl: Vedela je, da je nekaj posebnega v drugi smeri.
En: She knew there was something special in another direction.

Sl: Ko je to predlagala, jo je Andrej takoj zavrnil.
En: When she suggested it, Andrej immediately dismissed her.

Sl: "Neumno je," je rekel.
En: "That's foolish," he said.

Sl: Pot je postajala vse bolj zahtevna.
En: The path became increasingly challenging.

Sl: Skupina je bila utrujena in zmedena.
En: The group was tired and confused.

Sl: Nenadoma so se znašli izgubljeni.
En: Suddenly, they found themselves lost.

Sl: Andrej je bil zmeden.
En: Andrej was bewildered.

Sl: "Kam zdaj?
En: "Where to now?"

Sl: " je vprašal.
En: he asked.

Sl: Mateja je zbrala pogum.
En: Mateja gathered her courage.

Sl: "Poznam pot," je rekla samozavestno.
En: "I know the way," she said confidently.

Sl: Nika ji je zaupala in je šla za njo.
En: Nika trusted her and followed.

Sl: Po nekaj minutah hoje so prišli do majhnega travnika.
En: After a few minutes of walking, they arrived at a small meadow.

Sl: Na sredi travnika je bila redka roža, ki jo je Mateja iskala.
En: In the middle of the meadow was the rare flower Mateja had been searching for.

Sl: Bila je prelepa.
En: It was beautiful.

Sl: Njena srčna želja se je uresničila.
En: Her heartfelt wish had come true.

Sl: "Prav si imela, Mateja," je rekel Andrej s sramežljivim nasmehom.
En: "You were right, Mateja," Andrej said with a shy smile.

Sl: "Hvala, da si nas rešila.
En: "Thank you for saving us."

Sl: "Skupina se je srečno vrnila k preostali skupini.
En: The group happily rejoined the rest of the party.

Sl: Mateja je zdaj vedela, da lahko zaupa svojim instinktom.
En: Mateja now knew that she could trust her instincts.

Sl: Andrej je spoznal, da mora poslušati druge.
En: Andrej realized that he needed to listen to others.

Sl: Oba sta se veliko naučila.
En: Both learned a lot.

Sl: Triglavski Narodni Park je bil zdaj ne le kraj naravnih lepot, ampak tudi kraj pomembnih lekcij in prijateljstva.
En: Triglav National Park was now not only a place of natural beauty but also a place of important lessons and friendship.


Vocabulary Words:

• bloom: razcvet
• glory: lepota
• enthusiastic: navdušen
• endemic: endemično
• impress: navdušiti
• diligent: vestna/vztrajna
• indigenous: avtohtoni
• customs: običaji
• initiative: pobuda
• dismissed: zavrnil
• foolish: neumno
• challenging: zahtevno
• bewildered: zmeden
• confidence: samozavesten
• meadow: travnik
• rare: redka
• heartfelt: s srčno
• instincts: instinkti
• curious: radovedna
• exploring: raziskovala
• confident: samozavesten
• lead: voditi
• caring: skrbna
• heard: poslušala
• direction: smer
• increasingly: vse bolj
• trusted: zaupala
• rejoined: vrnila
• learnings: lekcije
• friendship: prijateljstvo