Fluent Fiction - Croatian: Spilled Secrets at the Cozy Café
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Story Transcript:

Hr: Jednog oblačnog popodneva, u malom, toplom kafiću na uglu ulice, tri prijatelja su se okupila na kavu.
En: One cloudy afternoon, in a small, cozy café on the corner of the street, three friends gathered for coffee.

Hr: Ivan, Marko i Ana su jedva čekali da podijele nove priče jedni s drugima.
En: Ivan, Marko, and Ana could hardly wait to share new stories with each other.

Hr: Kafić je bio pun žamora, šoljice su se lagano sudarale, a miris svježe mljevene kave ispunjavao je zrak.
En: The café was filled with chatter, cups gently clinking, and the aroma of freshly ground coffee filled the air.

Hr: Ivan, uvijek nespretan, uzeo je vruću šalicu kave i sjeo za stol koji su Marko i Ana već pripremili.
En: Ivan, always clumsy, took a hot cup of coffee and sat at the table that Marko and Ana had already prepared.

Hr: Dok je Ivan pričao o svom danu, nije primijetio psa koji je brzo protrčao pored njihovog stola.
En: As Ivan talked about his day, he didn't notice the dog quickly running past their table.

Hr: U tom trenutku, njegova ruka se trgnula i šalica kave se prevrnula, prosipajući sadržaj po Ivanovoj novoj bijeloj košulji.
En: At that moment, his hand jerked and the coffee cup overturned, spilling its contents onto Ivan's new white shirt.

Hr: Marko je odmah prasnio u smijeh, nesposoban zaustaviti ga.
En: Marko immediately burst into laughter, unable to contain himself.

Hr: Ivanov izraz lica bio je mješavina šoka i neugodnosti.
En: Ivan's expression was a mixture of shock and embarrassment.

Hr: Ana je brzo otrčala do šanka po ubruse, pokušavajući pomoći Ivanu da obriše nered.
En: Ana quickly ran to the counter for napkins, trying to help Ivan clean up the mess.

Hr: Ivan se osjećao pomalo glupo zbog nesreće i Markove reakcije, dok je Ana umirivala situaciju, govoreći im objema kako to nije kraj svijeta.
En: Ivan felt a little silly because of the accident and Marko's reaction, while Ana calmed the situation, telling both of them that it wasn't the end of the world.

Hr: Marko se konačno smirio, a Ivan je, iako još uvijek malo postiđen, shvatio da je to samo nespretni trenutak koji će uskoro postati još jedna zabavna priča za ispričati.
En: Marko finally calmed down, and Ivan, although still a little embarrassed, realized that it was just an awkward moment that would soon become another funny story to tell.

Hr: Na kraju, Ana je predložila da se svi nasmiju zajedno Ivanovom pehu.
En: In the end, Ana suggested that they all laugh together at Ivan's blunder.

Hr: Ivan je napokon otpustio svoju nelagodu i nasmijao se vlastitoj nespretnosti.
En: Ivan finally let go of his discomfort and laughed at his own clumsiness.

Hr: Dok su dan prelazio u večer, tiha glazba svirala je u pozadini, i troje prijatelja su nastavili s uživanjem u svojem vremenu zajedno, obećavši jedni drugima da će ova mala avantura u kafiću ostati njihova tajna.
En: As the day turned into evening, soft music played in the background, and the three friends continued to enjoy their time together, promising each other that this little adventure in the café would remain their secret.


Vocabulary Words:

• afternoon: popodne
• small: mali
• café: kafić
• corner: ugao
• street: ulica
• friends: prijatelji
• coffee: kava
• share: podijeliti
• stories: priče
• gathered: okupila
• chatter: žamor
• cups: šoljice
• clinking: sudarale
• aroma: miris
• freshly ground coffee: svježe mljevena kava
• filled: ispunjavao
• air: zrak
• clumsy: nespretan
• hot: vruća
• table: stol
• prepared: pripremili
• noticed: primijetio
• dog: pas
• quickly: brzo
• running: protrčao
• past: pored
• hand: ruka
• jerked: trgnula
• cup: šalica
• overturned: prevrnula