Fluent Fiction - Slovak:
Whispers Through Autumn: A Family's Journey to Healing Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:
Sk: Vo vzduchu voňala jeseň, a na psychiatrickom oddelení sa všetko zdalo byť tichým a pokojným, aj keď vonku fúkal chladný vietor, rozfúkavajúc oranžové a červené listy.
En: The scent of fall permeated the air, and in the psychiatric department, everything seemed quiet and peaceful, even though a chilly wind blew outside, scattering orange and red leaves.
Sk: Vnútri nemocnice sa Ladislav cítil, akoby prechádzal iným svetom.
En: Inside the hospital, Ladislav felt like he was walking through a different world.
Sk: Bola tam vôňa dezinfekcie a jemný, tlmený šum rozhovorov zdravotného personálu.
En: There was the smell of disinfectant and a gentle, muted murmur of conversations from the medical staff.
Sk: Pocity úzkosti mu pribúdali v hrudi, no stále kráčal ďalej.
En: Anxiety was building in his chest, yet he continued to walk.
Sk: V tejto budove bola jeho sestra Jana.
En: In this building was his sister, Jana.
Sk: Pred pár týždňami ju prijali kvôli ťažkej depresii.
En: A few weeks ago, she had been admitted due to severe depression.
Sk: Ladislavom prenikala silná obava.
En: A strong sense of worry penetrated Ladislav.
Sk: Nevedel, ako sa jej postaviť; ani čo povedať, aby nezhoršil jej stav.
En: He didn't know how to face her; nor what to say to not worsen her condition.
Sk: Pri každej návšteve mal pocit, že na jeho pleciach leží niečo ťažké, niečo, čo ho tlačí dole.
En: During each visit, he felt something heavy weighing on his shoulders, something that pressed down on him.
Sk: Zastavil sa pred jej izbou.
En: He stopped in front of her room.
Sk: Marek, ich otec, už na neho v izbe čakal.
En: Marek, their father, was already waiting for him in the room.
Sk: Bol to muž, ktorý málokedy prejavil emócie, a teraz sedel na stoličke s rukami rezignovane zloženými v lone.
En: He was a man who rarely showed emotions, and now he sat on a chair with his hands folded resignedly in his lap.
Sk: „Ahoj, syn môj,“ povedal ticho, keď Ladislav vstúpil.
En: "Hello, my son," he said quietly as Ladislav entered.
Sk: Nevedeli veľmi spolu hovoriť o pocitoch, ale tentoraz im to možno pomôže.
En: They were not very good at talking about feelings, but this time it might help them.
Sk: Jana ležala na posteli a hľadela uprene na strop.
En: Jana lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling.
Sk: Kútikom oka spozorovala Ladislava a usmiala sa.
En: She noticed Ladislav from the corner of her eye and smiled.
Sk: Smútok bol však v jej očiach jasne čitateľný.
En: However, the sadness was clearly readable in her eyes.
Sk: „Ahoj, Lado,“ oslovila ho jemne, s miernym chvením v hlase.
En: "Hi, Lado," she addressed him gently, with a slight tremor in her voice.
Sk: Ladislav sa pokúsil o úsmev.
En: Ladislav tried to smile.
Sk: Usadil sa na stoličku pri jej lôžku.
En: He sat on a chair by her bed.
Sk: „Ako sa cítiš, Jani?“ opýtal sa, snažiac sa o uvoľnený tón.
En: "How are you feeling, Jani?" he asked, trying for a relaxed tone.
Sk: V hĺbke duše však vedel, že sa na to neodpovedá ľahko.
En: Deep down, though, he knew it wasn't an easy question to answer.
Sk: Jana si na chvíľu zahryzla do pery.
En: Jana bit her lip for a moment.
Sk: „Je to... lepšie. Ale ťažké. Cítim sa osamelá, ale som rada, že ste tu,“ priznala.
En: "It's... better. But hard. I feel lonely, but I'm glad you're here," she confessed.
Sk: Ladislav prikývol, cítil, že má konečne šancu povedať to, čo už dlho chcel.
En: Ladislav nodded, feeling that he finally had a chance to say what he had long wanted to.
Sk: No slov ostávalo málo.
En: But words were scarce.
Sk: Von z okna bolo vidno haloweenske drobnosti.
En: Outside the window, Halloween trinkets were visible.
Sk: Krídla svetla blikotali na dverách domu, ktorý bol naproti.
En: Wings of light flickered on the doors of the house across the street.
Sk: Pestovali si tradíciu oslavovať Halloween, aj keď to nebolo natoľko rozšírené v ich končinách.
En: They had cultivated the tradition of celebrating Halloween, even though it wasn't as widespread in their area.
Sk: Pomalé blednutie farieb na listoch, ktoré víril vietor, tvorilo melancholickú kulisu.
En: The slow fading of colors on the leaves, swirled by the wind, created a melancholic backdrop.
Sk: „Vieš, Jana,“ začal Ladislav nervózne, „pamätáš si, ako sme kedysi vždy snívali o tom, ako oblečieme strašidelné kostýmy a budeme strašiť susedov počas Halloweenu?“
En: "You know, Jana," Ladislav began nervously, "do you remember how we used to always dream about dressing up in spooky costumes and scaring the neighbors during Halloween?"
Sk: Jana sa krátko zasmiala.
En: Jana laughed briefly.
Sk: Tento smiech prelomil ten nahromadený chlad medzi nimi.
En: This laughter broke the accumulated cold between them.
Sk: Ladislav cítil, že je to signál, aby pokračoval.
En: Ladislav felt it was a signal to continue.
Sk: „Neboj sa, mala. Som tu pre teba. A myslím, že sa musíme viac rozprávať... o všetkom, čo sme možno doteraz zanedbávali.“
En: "Don't worry, dear. I'm here for you. And I think we need to talk more... about everything we might have been neglecting."
Sk: Vyslovil to, čo mu už dlho ležalo na srdci.
En: He expressed what had been weighing on his heart for so long.
Sk: Lenže jeho myšlienky neboli úplne jasné, ešte sa všetko hľadalo.
En: Yet his thoughts weren't entirely clear; everything was still being searched for.
Sk: Jana sa na neho pozrela s oveľa väčším uistením, než doteraz v jej očiach videl.
En: Jana looked at him with much more assurance than he had ever seen in her eyes before.
Sk: „Chcem o tom hovoriť. Naozaj,“ odpovedala, dotkla sa jeho ruky jemne, pevne.
En: "I want to talk about it. Really," she replied, touching his hand gently and firmly.
Sk: Tento skutočne úprimný moment zmenil všetkých.
En: This truly sincere moment changed all of them.
Sk: Marek sa pozrel von oknom a tíško kývol.
En: Marek looked out the window and nodded silently.
Sk: Prvýkrát po dlhej dobe cítil, že rodina sa môže zblížiť viac než kedykoľvek predtým.
En: For the first time in a long time, he felt that the family could come closer together than ever before.
Sk: Jeseň sa premenila na symbol nových začiatkov a prísľubu, že sa všetko môže zlepšiť.
En: Autumn turned into a symbol of new beginnings and a promise that everything could get better.
Sk: Keď Ladislav odišiel z nemocnice, mal v srdci nádej.
En: When Ladislav left the hospital, he had hope in his heart.
Sk: Videl, že Jana znova nájde vnútornú silu a že jeho miesto je byť pri nej.
En: He saw that Jana would find her inner strength again and that his place was to be by her side.
Sk: Uvedomil si, že v podpore a skutočnej prítomnosti je cesta k uzdraveniu, a to bol ich spoločný začiatok.
En: He realized that in support and genuine presence lies the path to healing, and this was their shared beginning.
Vocabulary Words:
- permeated: voňala
- psychiatric: psychiatrickom
- disinfectant: dezinfekcie
- murmur: šum
- anxiety: úzkosti
- admitted: prijali
- depression: depresii
- penetrated: prenikala
- resignedly: rezignovane
- assurance: uistením
- inner strength: vnútornú silu
- gentle: jemne
- clearly readable: jasne čitateľný
- bit her lip: zahryzla do pery
- lonely: osamelá
- trinkets: drobnosti
- flickered: blikotali
- melancholic: melancholickú
- accumulated: nahromadený
- negligence: zanedbávali
- genuine: skutočnej
- presence: prítomnosti
- healing: uzdraveniu
- weighing: ležalo
- communal: spoločný
- sigh: kývol
- symbol: symbol
- promise: prísľubu
- new beginnings: nových začiatkov
- confessed: priznala
