Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Coffee Spills & Friendship: A Tale of Laughter
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Story Transcript:

Sr: Bio jednom jedan sunčan dan u malom gradu blizu planine.
En: Once upon a time, there was a sunny day in a small town near the mountain.

Sr: U središtu grada postojala je jedna stara kafana po imenu "Zlatni Dunav".
En: In the center of the town, there was an old tavern named "Golden Danube".

Sr: To mesto imalo je meku svetlost, drvene stolove i stare slike na zidovima.
En: The place had a soft light, wooden tables, and old paintings on the walls.

Sr: Ljudi iz grada voleli su tu kafanu jer su mogli da popiju toplu kafu i da se nasmeju sa prijateljima.
En: The townspeople loved the tavern because they could have a warm cup of coffee and laugh with friends.

Sr: U kutku kafane sedela je Milica sa šoljom mirišljave kafe.
En: In a corner of the tavern, Milica sat with a cup of fragrant coffee.

Sr: Milica je bila mlada, vesela i poznata po svom zaraznom smehu.
En: Milica was young, cheerful, and known for her infectious laughter.

Sr: Kod susednog stola, Petar, visok i ozbiljan mladić, čitao je novine, a pored njega je njegov prijatelj Nikola, šaljivdžija koji je uvek bio spreman za dobru šalu.
En: At the neighboring table, Peter, a tall and serious young man, was reading the newspaper, and next to him was his friend Nikola, a joker always ready for a good laugh.

Sr: Odjednom, vrata kafane su se otvorila, ulio se povetarac i Milica se trgnula.
En: Suddenly, the tavern doors opened, a gust of wind blew in, and Milica startled.

Sr: Njena ruka je zadrhtala i šolja kafe se izlila preko stola pravo na Petarovu bele košulju.
En: Her hand trembled and the coffee spilled over the table right onto Peter's white shirt.

Sr: Velika tamna mrlja počela je da se širi.
En: A large dark stain began to spread.

Sr: Nikola je video šta se dogodilo i počeo je da se smeje toliko glasno da su se i stolice zanjihale.
En: Nikola saw what happened and started laughing so loudly that the chairs rocked.

Sr: Milica se prenerazila, a njeno lice postalo je crveno kao zreli paradajz.
En: Milica was startled, and her face turned as red as a ripe tomato.

Sr: "Oh, izvini, Petre!
En: "Oh, I'm sorry, Peter!

Sr: Nisam to htela," rekla je Milica, hvatajući salvetu i trčeći oko stola da bi pomogla Petru.
En: I didn't mean to," said Milica, grabbing a napkin and running around the table to help Peter.

Sr: Petar je bio iznenađen ali je pokušao da ostane miran.
En: Peter was surprised but tried to remain calm.

Sr: "Nema problema, Milice.
En: "No problem, Milica.

Sr: Samo je košulja," rekao je, dok je brisao mrlju sa svoje košulje.
En: It's just a shirt," he said, wiping the stain from his shirt.

Sr: Nikola je i dalje smeškao i rekao: "Petre, sada izgledaš kao umetnik sa tim flekom na košulji!
En: Nikola continued to smile and said, "Peter, you now look like an artist with that stain on your shirt!"

Sr: "Svi su onda prasnuli u smeh, čak i Petar.
En: Everyone then burst into laughter, even Peter.

Sr: Atmosfera u kafani postala je još toplija i prijateljskija zbog tog malog incidenta.
En: The atmosphere in the tavern became even warmer and friendlier because of that small incident.

Sr: Milica, osećajući se loše, odlučila je da kupi Petru novu košulju.
En: Feeling bad, Milica decided to buy Peter a new shirt.

Sr: Petar je na to odgovorio jednim toplim osmehom: "Hvala ti, Milice, ali važna je namera.
En: Peter responded with a warm smile, "Thank you, Milica, but the intention is what matters.

Sr: Smešni trenuci su ono što život čini lepim.
En: Funny moments are what make life beautiful."

Sr: "Nakon tog dana, Petar, Milica i Nikola postali su još bolji prijatelji.
En: After that day, Peter, Milica, and Nikola became even better friends.

Sr: Smeh i dobro raspoloženje doneli su ljudima u kafani "Zlatni Dunav" mnogo radosti.
En: Laughter and good mood brought a lot of joy to the people at the "Golden Danube" tavern.

Sr: I kada bi neko prolio kafu, svi bi se setili ovog dana i smejali se srcem.
En: And when someone spilled the coffee, everyone would remember that day and laugh from the heart.

Sr: U kafani "Zlatni Dunav", ljudi su učili da je život pun malih iznenađenja i da ne treba da brinemo o malim nesrećama.
En: In the "Golden Danube" tavern, people learned that life is full of little surprises and that we shouldn't worry about small misfortunes.

Sr: Jer na kraju, prijateljstvo i smeh su ono što naše dane čini sjajnim.
En: Because in the end, friendship and laughter are what makes our days great.


Vocabulary Words:

• Once upon a time: Bio jednom
• sunny: sunčan
• small: malom
• town: gradu
• near: blizu
• mountain: planine
• tavern: kafana
• named: nazvan
• wooden: drvene
• paintings: slike
• walls: zidovima
• loved: voleli
• warm: toplu
• cup: šolju
• laugh: smeh
• cheerful: vesela
• infectious: zarazan
• laughter: smeh
• tall: visok
• serious: ozbiljan
• young: mladić
• man: dečko
• newspaper: novine
• friend: prijatelj
• joker: šaljivdžija
• ready: spreman
• gust: povetarac
• wind: vetar
• spilled: izlila
• onto: preko