Fluent Fiction - Slovak:
Finding Courage and Friendship Beneath the Christmas Lights Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:
Sk: Vianočné svetlá žiarili po chodbách gymnázia, kde študenti netrpezlivo čakali na prázdniny.
En: The Christmas lights shone along the corridors of the gymnázia, where students eagerly awaited the holidays.
Sk: V triede sa učili fyziku.
En: In the classroom, they were learning physics.
Sk: Voľné chvíle Jozef trávil pozorovaním Márii, ktorá sedela vpredu.
En: In his free moments, Jozef spent his time observing Mária, who sat at the front.
Sk: Bol to deň plný vzrušenia, no Jozef sa cítil nervózne.
En: It was a day full of excitement, but Jozef felt nervous.
Sk: Chcel sa poďakovať Márii, ktorá vždy pomáhala ostatným, ale nevedel, ako na to.
En: He wanted to thank Mária, who always helped others, but he didn't know how.
Sk: Počas hodiny učiteľ hovoril o gravitácii, keď z ničoho nič Mária začala kašľať.
En: During the lesson, the teacher was talking about gravity when, out of nowhere, Mária started coughing.
Sk: Jej tvár sa objavila červená, a všetci v triede zbadali jej ťažkosti.
En: Her face turned red, and everyone in the class noticed her distress.
Sk: "To je Mária!
En: "That's Mária!"
Sk: " vykríkol Tomáš, keď zbadal, že sa nevie nadýchnuť.
En: exclaimed Tomáš as he saw that she couldn’t breathe.
Sk: Jozef okamžite vedel, že ide o astmatický záchvat.
En: Jozef immediately knew it was an asthma attack.
Sk: O chvíľu sa jeho srdce začalo búšiť.
En: His heart started racing.
Sk: Nechcel sa dostať do centra pozornosti.
En: He didn't want to become the center of attention.
Sk: Pamätal si ale, že videl Máriin inhalátor na jej lavici, v jej malom modrom peračníku.
En: But he remembered seeing Mária's inhaler on her desk, in her small blue pencil case.
Sk: Toto bola jeho šanca.
En: This was his chance.
Sk: S pocitom, že nie je cesty späť, postavil sa a srdce mu bilo ako bubon.
En: With a feeling that there was no turning back, he stood up, his heart pounding like a drum.
Sk: So všetkým odvahou sa predrali cez lavice a otvoril modrý peračník.
En: With all the courage he could muster, he pushed through the desks and opened the blue pencil case.
Sk: Vytiahol inhalátor a podal ho Márii, ktorá stále lapala po dychu.
En: He pulled out the inhaler and handed it to Mária, who was still gasping for air.
Sk: Mária použila inhalátor a jej dýchanie sa pomaly vrátilo do normálu.
En: Mária used the inhaler, and her breathing slowly returned to normal.
Sk: Celá trieda mlčky sledovala túto scénu.
En: The whole class silently watched this scene unfold.
Sk: Keď Mária znovu stabilne dýchala, otočila sa k Jozefovi so slzami v očiach.
En: When Mária was breathing steadily again, she turned to Jozef with tears in her eyes.
Sk: "Ďakujem, Jozef," povedala ticho, ale s veľkým pocitom úľavy.
En: "Thank you, Jozef," she said quietly, but with great relief.
Sk: V tejto chvíli Jozef vedel, že musí prekonať svoju hanblivosť.
En: In that moment, Jozef knew he had to overcome his shyness.
Sk: "Nie je to nič," povedal Jozef, jeho hlas trochu trasľavý, "chcem ti len poďakovať za všetko, čo robíš pre nás všetkých.
En: "It's nothing," Jozef said, his voice a little shaky, "I just want to thank you for everything you do for all of us.
Sk: Ty vždy pomáhaš, a ja chcem byť tvojím priateľom.
En: You always help, and I want to be your friend."
Sk: "Na tvári Márii sa objavil jemný úsmev.
En: A gentle smile appeared on Mária's face.
Sk: Bola prekvapená a potešená jeho slovami.
En: She was surprised and delighted by his words.
Sk: "Aj ja si ťa veľmi vážim, Jozef," odpovedala.
En: "I really appreciate you too, Jozef," she replied.
Sk: Od tej chvíle sa Jozef cítil istejší a menej obával sa svetla reflektorov.
En: From that moment on, Jozef felt more confident and less afraid of the spotlight.
Sk: Uvedomil si, že hoci vystúpenie zo svojej zóny komfortu nie je ľahké, môže priniesť cenné vzťahy a hĺbu chápania.
En: He realized that, although stepping out of his comfort zone isn’t easy, it can bring valuable relationships and deep understanding.
Sk: Vianočný duch pomohol Jozefovi získať dôveru, ktorá mu ostane aj po sviatkoch.
En: The Christmas spirit helped Jozef gain a confidence that would remain with him even after the holidays.
Vocabulary Words:
- corridors: chodby
- eagerly: netrpezlivo
- observing: pozorovaním
- distress: ťažkosti
- exclaimed: vykríkol
- breathe: nadýchnuť
- inhaler: inhalátor
- gasping: lapala po dychu
- shyness: hanblivosť
- muster: odvahou
- spotlight: svetla reflektorov
- overcome: prekonať
- relief: úľava
- delighted: potešená
- confidence: dôvera
- comfort zone: zóna komfortu
- valuable: cenné
- relationships: vzťahy
- gymnázia: gymnázium
- holidays: prázdniny
- ven: pochádzalo
- unfold: odohrať
- tears: slzy
- gentle: jemný
- appreciate: vážim si
- steady: stabilne
- realized: uvedomil si
- although: hoci
- breathing: dýchanie
- spirit: duch