Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Melodies & Mishaps: A Kalemegdan Reunion
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Story Transcript:

Sr: Bilo je to toplo prolećno popodne kada se Jovan odlučio prošetati Kalemegdanom.
En: It was a warm spring afternoon when Jovan decided to take a walk in Kalemegdan.

Sr: Šetajući pored visokih zidina, sa pogledom na ušće Save u Dunav, njegov pogled pade na uličnog muzičara.
En: Walking alongside the tall walls, with a view of the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, his gaze fell upon a street musician.

Sr: Muzičar je svirao gitaru sočno i s dušom, a njegovo lice bilo je okrenuto ka nebu.
En: The musician played the guitar passionately and soulfully, with his face turned towards the sky.

Sr: Jovan je odjednom usporio korak.
En: Jovan suddenly slowed his pace.

Sr: "To mora da je Luka!
En: "That must be Luka!"

Sr: " pomisli on u sebi, posmatrajući muzičara.
En: he thought to himself, observing the musician.

Sr: Luka mu je bio stari prijatelj, koji je takođe svirao gitaru, a nisu se videli godinama.
En: Luka was an old friend of his who also played the guitar, and they hadn't seen each other for years.

Sr: Ne razmišljajući, Jovan se približi muzičaru.
En: Without thinking, Jovan approached the musician.

Sr: "Luka!
En: "Luka!

Sr: Kako si?
En: How are you?

Sr: Gde si bio sve ove godine?
En: Where have you been all these years?"

Sr: " upita Jovan s osmehom.
En: he asked with a smile.

Sr: Muzičar privremeno prestane svirati i zbunjeno pogleda Jovana.
En: The musician temporarily stopped playing and looked at Jovan in confusion.

Sr: "Nisam Luka, druže," reče muzičar nakon što je shvatio o čemu se radi.
En: "I'm not Luka, buddy," the musician said after realizing what was happening.

Sr: "Ime mi je Mihajlo.
En: "My name is Mihajlo."

Sr: "Jovan se zacrveneo od stida.
En: Jovan blushed with embarrassment.

Sr: "Oprosti, mislio sam da si neko koga poznajem," isprika se brzo.
En: "Sorry, I thought you were someone I knew," he apologized quickly.

Sr: Muzičar se nasmeja i reče: "Nema problema, to se dešava.
En: The musician laughed and said, "No problem, it happens."

Sr: "U tom trenutku, Jovanova pažnja se preusmeri ka grupi ljudi koji su se okupili oko nečega što je bilo nekoliko metara dalje.
En: At that moment, Jovan's attention shifted to a group of people gathered around something that was a few meters away.

Sr: Vide Mariju i Milicu, svoje stare drugarice iz škole, koje su očigledno bile deo te gužve.
En: He saw Marija and Milica, his old school friends, who were clearly part of the crowd.

Sr: "Jovane, vidi ovo!
En: "Jovan, look at this!"

Sr: " uzviknu Marija kada ga je uočila.
En: Marija exclaimed when she spotted him.

Sr: Milica je mahala i pozvala ga da im se pridruži.
En: Milica waved and invited him to join them.

Sr: Jovan se oprosti od Mihajla i ode kod prijateljica.
En: Jovan said goodbye to Mihajlo and went over to his friends.

Sr: Marija i Milica su ga upoznale sa još jednim uličnim atrakcijom – žonglerom koji je bacao plamene lopte u zrak.
En: Marija and Milica introduced him to another street attraction - a juggler throwing flaming balls into the air.

Sr: Fasciniran, Jovan gotovo zaboravi na svoju prethodnu nelagodu.
En: Fascinated, Jovan almost forgot about his previous discomfort.

Sr: Na kraju, tri prijatelja provedoše sat vremena uživajući u čarima Kalemegdana, smejajući se svojim avanturama i oživljavajući stare uspomene.
En: In the end, the three friends spent an hour enjoying the charms of Kalemegdan, laughing at their adventures and reminiscing about old memories.

Sr: Jovan je shvatio da je svako novo pogrešno prepoznavanje prilika za nova prijateljstva i smešne priče koje će jednog dana prenositi dalje.
En: Jovan realized that every new mistaken recognition was an opportunity for new friendships and funny stories to pass on one day.

Sr: Sunce je polako zalazilo, bojeći oblake u blistavo narandžasto, a troje prijatelja se dogovoriše da više ne dopuste da ih život izdvoji.
En: The sun was slowly setting, painting the clouds in a bright orange, and the three friends agreed not to let life separate them.

Sr: Andrijin neobični početak učinio je ovaj prolećni dan jednim od najlepših u Jovanovom životu.
En: Andrijin's unusual start made this spring day one of the most beautiful in Jovan's life.


Vocabulary Words:

• confluence: ušće
• passionately: strasno
• observiing: posmatrajući
• embarrassment: stid
• confusion: zbunjenost
• invitation: poziv
• juggler: žongler
• reminiscing: oživljavajući
• discomfort: nelagoda
• recognition: prepoznavanje
• opportunity: prilika
• mistaken: pogrešno
• charms: čari
• separating: izdvajajući
• unusual: neobičan