Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Spilled Brandy & Winter Romance
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Story Transcript:

Sr: Bila je hladna zimska veče.
En: It was a cold winter evening.

Sr: Svetla kafane obasjavala su malo selo na obroncima planine, a dim je izlazio kroz dimnjak, kao uvertira u toplu priču koja će se odvijati unutra.
En: The lights of the tavern illuminated the small village on the mountain slopes, and smoke billowed from the chimney, setting the stage for the warm story that was about to unfold inside.

Sr: Jovan, momak širokog osmeha i vedrog duha, ušao je stavljajući šal na otmeni stalak.
En: Jovan, a young man with a wide smile and a cheerful spirit, entered, placing his scarf on an elegant stand.

Sr: Sedeo je za drvenim stolom, pod svetlošću blage lampice, držeći u ruci čašu rakije koja se presijavala na svetlu.
En: He sat at a wooden table, under the soft glow of a lamp, holding a glass of brandy that shimmered in the light.

Sr: Luka, njegov verni drug, smejao se i pričao viceve dok je hrskao nešto slano.
En: Luka, his faithful friend, laughed and told jokes as he crunched on something salty.

Sr: A Milica, devojka sa očima boje lešnika, sedela je preko puta Jovana, slučajno bacajući senke na zid starinskog sata.
En: And Milica, a girl with hazel eyes, sat across from Jovan, unknowingly casting shadows on the wall of an antique clock.

Sr: Jovan se zadivio Milicinom lepotom i želeo je utisnuti u njeno sećanje nešto posebno.
En: Jovan was mesmerized by Milica's beauty and wanted to impress something special onto her memory.

Sr: Odlučio je da izvede trik sa paljenjem rakije kako bi zapalio njeno srce.
En: He decided to perform a trick with lighting the brandy to ignite her heart.

Sr: Smeškajući se šarmantno, podigao je čašu i naglo je okrenuo.
En: Smirking charmingly, he raised the glass and swiftly turned it.

Sr: Ali umesto plamena, rakija se prosula po njemu.
En: But instead of flames, the brandy spilled on him.

Sr: Milica se trgla iznenađenim pogledom dok je Luka prasnio u smeh.
En: Milica was taken aback, while Luka burst into laughter.

Sr: Mirišljava tečnost curila je niz Jovanovu košulju.
En: The fragrant liquid dripped down Jovan's shirt.

Sr: Ali umesto da pocrveni od stida, Jovan se nasmejao, s prostrtih ruku, kao da je upravo održao predstavu njegovog života.
En: Instead of blushing in embarrassment, Jovan laughed, arms wide open, as if he had just performed the act of his life.

Sr: "Nema veze", rekao je s osmehom.
En: "It's okay," he said with a smile.

Sr: "Ponekad život ima druge planove za nas.
En: "Sometimes life has other plans for us."

Sr: "Milica, koja je isprva bila zatečena, nije mogla da odoli njegovom neuništivom duhu i zaraznom smehu.
En: Milica, initially surprised, couldn't resist his indomitable spirit and infectious laughter.

Sr: Pridružila se smehotresu, a Jovan je, umesto da bude ponižen, osvojio njeno srce svojom radosnom reakcijom.
En: She joined the laughter, and instead of being humiliated, Jovan won her heart with his joyful reaction.

Sr: Razgovarali su i smejali se do kasno u noć, a osećaj srama prerastao je u slatku anegdotu kojom će se Jovan hvaliti u mnogim budućim vremenima.
En: They talked and laughed into the late hours of the night, and the feeling of shame turned into a sweet anecdote that Jovan would boast about in many future times.

Sr: Kafana je postala mesto gde se Jovan i Milica često viđaju, gde rakija više nije bila samo piće, već napitak koji je zalio klice jedne neočekivane ljubavi.
En: The tavern became a place where Jovan and Milica often met, where brandy was no longer just a drink, but a potion that nurtured the seeds of an unexpected love.

Sr: I dok su zimske noći postajale sve hladnije, srca u kafani su se grejala smehom i prijateljstvom koje se pretvorilo u nešto mnogo više.
En: And as the winter nights grew colder, the hearts in the tavern were warmed by laughter and friendship that turned into something much more.

Sr: Sve to, zahvaljujući jednoj prosutoj čaši rakije.
En: All thanks to a spilled glass of brandy.


Vocabulary Words:

• cold: hladna
• winter: zimska
• evening: veče
• lights: svetla
• tavern: kafana
• illuminated: obasjavala
• small: malo
• village: selo
• mountain slopes: obroncima planine
• smoke: dim
• chimney: dimnjak
• setting: uvertira
• stage: pozornica
• warm: topla
• unfold: odvijati
• inside: unutra
• young man: momak
• wide smile: širok osmeh
• cheerful: vedar
• spirit: duh
• entered: ušao
• placing: stavljajući
• scarf: šal
• stand: stalak
• sat: sedeo
• wooden table: drvenim stolom
• soft glow: blage
• lamp: lampice
• holding: držeći
• glass: čašu