Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Lost & Found at Ljubljana's Festival
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Nekoč v središču Ljubljane, ko so se pripravljali praznovanja mestnega festivala, so trije prijatelji, Luka, Maja in Ana, sklenili, da preživijo dan skupaj, raziskujejo ulične stojnice in se zabavajo ob glasbi, ki je odmevala po ulicah.
En: Once in the heart of Ljubljana, as preparations for the city festival were underway, three friends, Luka, Maja, and Ana, decided to spend the day together, exploring the street stalls and enjoying the music echoing through the streets.

Sl: Maja, ki je bila vedno polna energije, je veselo vodila Ano in Luko mimo pisanih stojnic, kjer so prodajali domače dobrote in ročno izdelane izdelke.
En: Maja, always full of energy, cheerfully led Ana and Luka past colorful stalls selling homemade goodies and handmade crafts.

Sl: Luka je bil tih in premišljen, vedno je, ko jih je vodil, rad opazoval okolico in užival v lepoti mesta.
En: Luka was quiet and thoughtful, always observing his surroundings as he led them, delighting in the beauty of the city.

Sl: Ana, najmlajša od trojice, je stala med prijatelji in občudovala ulične umetnike, ki so z izjemnimi predstavami oživljali staro mestno jedro.
En: Ana, the youngest of the trio, stood between her friends, admiring the street artists who brought the old town center to life with their exceptional performances.

Sl: Ko je sonce visoko sijalo, so se prijatelji odpravili na glavni trg, kjer je festival dosegel vrhunec.
En: As the sun shone high, the friends made their way to the main square, where the festival reached its peak.

Sl: Glasba je bila glasnejša, smeh in klepet pa sta napolnjevala zrak.
En: The music was louder, laughter and chatter filling the air.

Sl: Zmeden in vznemirljiv vrvež množice je Luku prinesel čuden občutek, kot da ga nek nenavaden veter vleče stran od prijateljic.
En: The bustling and exciting crowd gave Luka a strange feeling, as if an unusual wind was pulling him away from his friends.

Sl: Preden je sploh vedel, kaj se dogaja, se je znašel sam, kot bi ga nenadoma požrla množica.
En: Before he knew it, he found himself alone, as if suddenly swallowed by the crowd.

Sl: Preplavil ga je nemir, saj ni našel poti nazaj k Maji in Ani.
En: He felt restless, unable to find his way back to Maja and Ana.

Sl: Hodil je po ozkih uličicah, zdaj že praznih, kakor labirint brez izhoda.
En: He walked through narrow, now-empty streets, like a labyrinth without an exit.

Sl: Poslušal je odmeve festivala in iskal znan obraz, vendar so bili vsi neznani.
En: He listened to the echoes of the festival, searching for familiar faces, but all were unknown to him.

Sl: Medtem sta Maja in Ana zaskrbljeno iskali Luko.
En: Meanwhile, Maja and Ana worriedly searched for Luka.

Sl: Maja je Ani predlagala, da si razdelita trg in iščeta vsaka na svoji strani.
En: Maja suggested they split the square and search on each side.

Sl: Medtem ko je Ana pogledovala k obrobju trga, kjer so otroci lovili milne mehurčke, je Maja stopila k vsaki stojnici in vprašala prodajalce, če so videli Luko.
En: While Ana glanced at the edge of the square where children were chasing soap bubbles, Maja approached each stall and asked the sellers if they had seen Luka.

Sl: Luka je hodil dalje, vetrič pa je prinesel zvončav zvok iz neke stranske ulice.
En: Luka continued walking, and a breeze brought the tinkling sound from a side street to his ears.

Sl: Monoton zvok je vzel Lukovo pozornost in ga zvabil za ovinek, kjer je našel majhen plac, kjer se je zbrala skupina gledalcev okoli uličnega glasbenika.
En: The monotonous sound drew his attention and led him around a corner, where he found a small space surrounded by a group of onlookers watching a street musician.

Sl: Stopil je bližje in njegovo presenečenje je bilo veliko, ko je med množico zagledal Ano in Majo, ki sta mu mahali.
En: As he approached, he was greatly surprised to see Ana and Maja among the crowd, waving at him.

Sl: Srečni, da so spet skupaj, so se objeli in smejali olajšanju.
En: Happy to be together again, they hugged and laughed in relief.

Sl: Luka je povedal o svoji nenavadni avanturi in kako ga je glasba pripeljala nazaj k njima.
En: Luka shared his unusual adventure and how the music had led him back to them.

Sl: Maja in Ana sta mu obljubili, da ga bosta naslednjič držali za roko, da se ne bo več izgubil.
En: Maja and Ana promised to hold his hand next time to prevent him from getting lost again.

Sl: Prijatelji so se vrnili na trg, kjer so sedli na rob vodnjaka, poslušali veselo glasbo, gledali pisane svetlobe in se posmehovali Lukovi avanturi, ki je zdaj postala le še zgodbica, ki jo bodo z veseljem pripovedovali drugim.
En: The friends returned to the square, where they sat on the edge of the fountain, listening to the joyful music, watching the colorful lights, and teasing Luka about his adventure, which had now become just a story they would joyfully tell others.

Sl: Varni v družbi drug drugega, na srcu polnega mesta, so občutili skupno vez, ki bo trajala še mnogo festivalov naprej.
En: Safe in each other's company, with the heart of the city full of life, they felt a bond that would last for many festivals to come.


Vocabulary Words:

• heart: središče
• preparations: priprave
• city festival: mestni festival
• decided: sklenili
• spend: preživeti
• day: dan
• exploring: raziskovanje
• street stalls: ulične stojnice
• enjoying: uživanje
• music: glasba
• echoing: odmevanje
• streets: ulice
• full of energy: polna energije
• cheerfully: veselo
• led: vodila
• past: mimo
• colorful: pisane
• selling: prodajajo
• homemade: domače
• goodies: dobrote
• handmade: ročno izdelane
• crafts: izdelke
• quiet: tih
• thoughtful: premišljen
• observing: opazuje
• surroundings: okolico
• delighting: uživanje
• beauty: lepoto
• youngest: najmlajša
• trio: trojice