Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Nervous Beginnings: Marek's First Day Adventure in Bratislava
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Story Transcript:

Sk: Marek sa prebudil skoro ráno.
En: Marek woke up early in the morning.

Sk: Bol veľmi nervózny.
En: He was very nervous.

Sk: Dnes bol jeho prvý deň na strednej škole.
En: Today was his first day at high school.

Sk: Marek žije v Bratislave so svojimi rodičmi a mladšou sestrou Lindou.
En: Marek lives in Bratislava with his parents and younger sister Linda.

Sk: Bratislavský hrad sa mu vždy páčil.
En: He always liked the Bratislava Castle.

Sk: Vyskytol sa mu nápad.
En: He had an idea.

Sk: Pôjde tam pred školou, aby sa trochu upokojil.
En: He would go there before school to calm down a bit.

Sk: Marek si obul svoje nové tenisky a hodil školskú tašku na plece.
En: Marek put on his new sneakers and slung his school bag over his shoulder.

Sk: Zaspieval si obľúbenú pesničku, aby odbúral stres.
En: He sang his favorite song to reduce his stress.

Sk: Keď dorazil na hrad, bolo ešte skoro ráno a v hradnom dvore nebolo veľa ľudí.
En: When he arrived at the castle, it was still early in the morning, and there weren’t many people in the castle courtyard.

Sk: Marek sa usadil na lavičku a dýchal zhlboka.
En: Marek sat down on a bench and breathed deeply.

Sk: Obdivoval výhľad na Bratislavu a myšlienky mu blúdili.
En: He admired the view of Bratislava, and his thoughts wandered.

Sk: Zrazu sa na lavičku vedľa neho posadilo dievča.
En: Suddenly, a girl sat down on the bench next to him.

Sk: „Ahoj,“ povedala.
En: "Hi," she said.

Sk: „Ty si tiež prvý deň na strednej?
En: "Is it your first day at high school too?"

Sk: “ Marek prikývol.
En: Marek nodded.

Sk: Dievča sa predstavilo ako Petra.
En: The girl introduced herself as Petra.

Sk: Petra mala rovnaké obavy ako Marek.
En: Petra had the same worries as Marek.

Sk: Čoskoro sa zaplietli do rozhovoru o škole, učiteľoch a nových priateľoch.
En: They soon got into a conversation about school, teachers, and new friends.

Sk: Cítili sa spolu lepšie.
En: They felt better together.

Sk: Blížil sa čas ísť na školu.
En: The time to head to school was approaching.

Sk: Marek a Petra sa rozhodli ísť spolu.
En: Marek and Petra decided to go together.

Sk: Cesta bola krátka, ale prebehla v priateľskej atmosfére.
En: The walk was short but filled with friendly atmosphere.

Sk: Spolu sa smiali a rozprávali.
En: They laughed and talked.

Sk: V okamihu stáli pred školou.
En: In no time, they were standing in front of the school.

Sk: Marek si všimol, že už sa necíti tak nervózne.
En: Marek noticed he wasn’t feeling as nervous anymore.

Sk: Petra bola tiež pokojnejšia.
En: Petra was also calmer.

Sk: Vošli do školy a zistili, že sú v tej istej triede.
En: They entered the school and found out they were in the same class.

Sk: Učiteľka sa usmiala a privítala ich.
En: The teacher smiled and welcomed them.

Sk: Deň plynul rýchlo a Marek zistil, že sa mu nová škola páči.
En: The day passed quickly, and Marek realized he liked the new school.

Sk: Petra sa stala jeho prvou kamarátkou.
En: Petra became his first friend.

Sk: Po škole sa zhodli, že sa chcú stretnúť aj ďalší deň.
En: After school, they agreed to meet again the next day.

Sk: Keď sa Marek vracal domov, cítil sa veľmi šťastný.
En: As Marek was returning home, he felt very happy.

Sk: V hlave mal len pekné myšlienky na dnešný deň.
En: His mind was filled with pleasant thoughts of the day.

Sk: Marek už nebol tak nervózny.
En: Marek was no longer as nervous.

Sk: Bol pripravený na nové dobrodružstvá na strednej škole.
En: He was ready for new adventures at high school.

Sk: Hrad, ktorý ho ráno upokojil, sa stal symbolom nového začiatku.
En: The castle, which had calmed him that morning, became a symbol of a new beginning.


Vocabulary Words:

• nervous: nervózny
• younger: mladšou
• mount: obul
• bag: tašku
• shoulder: plece
• castle: hrad
• early: skoro
• courtyard: dvor
• bench: lavičku
• deeply: zhlboka
• admire: obdivoval
• wandering: blúdili
• suddenly: zrazu
• approaching: blížil sa
• atmosphere: atmosfére
• noted: všimol
• calmer: pokojnejšia
• class: trieda
• friend: kamarátkou
• pleasant: pekné
• adventures: dobrodružstvá
• symbol: symbolom
• morning: ráno
• song: pesničku
• reduce: odbúral
• thoughts: myšlienky
• conversation: rozhovoru
• teachers: učiteľoch
• short: krátka
• smiled: usmiala