Fluent Fiction - Serbian: String Fling Night: Tune, Laugh, and Legends
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Story Transcript:

Sr: Bila je tope večeri u malom, prijatnom gradiću, kada je kafana "Kod zlatne gitare" bila puna gostiju.
En: It was a lively evening in a small, cozy town, when the tavern "At the Golden Guitar" was full of guests.

Sr: Ljudi su pričali, smejali se i uživali u ukusnoj hrani i hladnoj piću.
En: People chatted, laughed, and enjoyed tasty food and cold drinks.

Sr: Na maloj pozornici pored prozora, gde je mesecina plesala na starim daskama, stajao je Marko sa svojom gitarom.
En: On a small stage by the window, where the moonlight danced on the old planks, Marko stood with his guitar.

Sr: Dok su svetla kafane blistala u njegovim očima, Marko je počeo svirati omiljene pesme meštana.
En: As the tavern lights sparkled in his eyes, Marko began to play the favorite songs of the locals.

Sr: Zvuci gitare bili su kao magija koja se prelivala preko zidova kafane.
En: The sounds of the guitar were like magic flowing over the tavern walls.

Sr: Gosti su tapšali u ritmu dok su njihovi osmesi svetleli u polutami.
En: The guests clapped to the rhythm as their smiles shone in the dim light.

Sr: Jelena, konobarica sa najlepšim očima u gradu, raznosila je narudžbine, plešući između stolova u ritmu muzike.
En: Jelena, the waitress with the most beautiful eyes in town, served orders, dancing between tables to the music's rhythm.

Sr: Smeškala se Marku dok je prolazila pored njega, a on joj je uzvratio osmehom.
En: She smiled at Marko as she passed by him, and he returned the smile.

Sr: Tada se desilo nešto neočekivano.
En: Then something unexpected happened.

Sr: Dok je pokušavao izvesti posebno težak deo pesme, Marko je previše stisnuo strunu i ona je pukla.
En: While trying to play a particularly difficult part of the song, Marko tightened the string too much and it snapped.

Sr: Odjednom, kao praćka, iskočila je i ošinula Nikolu, koji je sedeo neposredno pred pozornicom.
En: Suddenly, like a slingshot, it shot out and hit Nikola, who was sitting right in front of the stage.

Sr: Nikola je upravo nagnuo glavu kako bi otpio gutljaj svog pića, kada je osetio neobičan udarac preko lica.
En: Nikola had just tilted his head to take a sip of his drink when he felt a strange hit across his face.

Sr: Nikola je zastao, potpuno zbunjen, dok je cela kafana utihnula.
En: Nikola paused, completely bewildered, as the whole tavern fell silent.

Sr: U prvom trenutku, niko nije razumeo šta se desilo.
En: At first, no one understood what had happened.

Sr: Zatim, kada su shvatili, cela kafana je prasnula u smeh.
En: Then, when they realized, the whole tavern burst into laughter.

Sr: Čak je i Nikola, nakon što se oporavio od prvobitnog šoka, počeo da se smeje svojoj nespretnoj situaciji.
En: Even Nikola, after recovering from the initial shock, started laughing at his awkward situation.

Sr: Marko je odmah prestao da svira i ispričao se Nikoli, ali Nikola je samo mahnuo rukom.
En: Marko immediately stopped playing and apologized to Nikola, but Nikola just waved it off.

Sr: "Nema problema, Marko.
En: "No problem, Marko.

Sr: Samo mi daj novu strunu, i sve je u najboljem redu!
En: Just give me a new string, and everything will be fine!"

Sr: "Jelena je donela novu strunu, a Marko je brzo popravio gitaru dok su mu gosti tapšali podršku.
En: Jelena brought a new string, and Marko quickly fixed the guitar while the guests applauded their support.

Sr: Atmosfera u kafani je brzo postala toplija nego ikada, a uveče se nastavilo sa još većom radošću.
En: The atmosphere in the tavern quickly became warmer than ever, and the evening continued with even greater joy.

Sr: I tako, u maloj kafani "Kod zlatne gitare", muzika, smeh i dobro društvo osvetlili su noć, dok su priče o Nikolinom "koncertu sa letućom strunom" postale deo legende malog gradića.
En: And so, in the small tavern "At the Golden Guitar," music, laughter, and good company lit up the night, while stories of Nikola's "concert with the flying string" became part of the legend of the small town.


Vocabulary Words:

• lively: tope
• cozy: prijatnom
• tavern: kafana
• golden: zlatne
• guests: gostiju
• chatted: pričali
• laughed: smejali se
• enjoyed: uživali
• tasty: ukusnoj
• food: hrani
• cold: hladnoj
• drinks: piću
• stage: pozornica
• window: prozora
• moonlight: mesecina
• danced: plesala
• planks: daskama
• guitar: gitarom
• sparkled: blistala
• eyes: očima
• began: počeo
• play: svirati
• favorite: omiljene
• songs: pesme
• locals: meštana
• sounds: zvuci
• magic: magija
• flowing: prelivala
• walls: zidova
• clapped: tapšali