Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: From Snowy Ljubljana to Berlin: A Startup's Determined Journey
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Story Transcript:

Sl: V Ljubljani je padal sneg in pokrival mesto z belo odejo.
En: In Ljubljana, snow was falling, covering the city with a white blanket.

Sl: V startup inkubatorju je bilo živahno.
En: In the startup incubator, it was lively.

Sl: Računalniki so brneli, mladi podjetniki so razpravljali o svojih vizijah.
En: Computers were humming, young entrepreneurs were discussing their visions.

Sl: Tanja je sedela za svojo mizo, njen pogled pa je bil uprt v računalniški zaslon.
En: Tanja was sitting at her desk, her gaze fixed on the computer screen.

Sl: Razmišljala je o prihajajočem dogodku v Berlinu.
En: She was thinking about the upcoming event in Berlin.

Sl: To je bila velika priložnost za njo in njen startup.
En: It was a big opportunity for her and her startup.

Sl: Miran, njen poslovni partner, je hodil gor in dol po pisarni.
En: Miran, her business partner, was pacing up and down the office.

Sl: V rokah je držal letalske karte.
En: He was holding plane tickets in his hands.

Sl: "Tanja, vreme je grozno.
En: "Tanja, the weather is terrible.

Sl: Let morda odpade," je rekel skeptično.
En: The flight might be canceled," he said skeptically.

Sl: "Vem, Miran.
En: "I know, Miran.

Sl: Ampak ne smem zamuditi te priložnosti," je odgovorila odločno.
En: But I cannot miss this opportunity," she replied decisively.

Sl: Vedela je, da morajo prepričati investitorje in dobiti financiranje.
En: She knew they had to convince investors and secure funding.

Sl: "Če bo let odpovedan, kaj bova naredila?
En: "If the flight is canceled, what will we do?

Sl: Tvegaš preveč," je nadaljeval Miran, ki ni bil prepričan, ali naj sploh potuje.
En: You're risking too much," Miran continued, unsure whether to travel at all.

Sl: Tanja je pogledala skozi okno, kjer so snežinke tiho plesale po zraku.
En: Tanja looked out the window, where snowflakes were quietly dancing in the air.

Sl: Njena odločnost je začela dvomiti, a je hitro našla drugo rešitev.
En: Her determination began to waver but she quickly found another solution.

Sl: "Bova šla z nočnim vlakom.
En: "We'll take the night train.

Sl: Ne smem zamuditi dogodka.
En: I can't miss the event.

Sl: Potrebujem te ob sebi, Miran.
En: I need you by my side, Miran."

Sl: "Miran je pogledal Tanjin obraz, poln upanja in odločnosti.
En: Miran looked at Tanja's face, full of hope and determination.

Sl: Vedel je, kako pomemben je ta dogodek zanjo.
En: He knew how important this event was to her.

Sl: Povzdignil je roke v znak predaje.
En: He raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

Sl: "Prav, greva na vlak," je dejal.
En: "Alright, we'll take the train," he said.

Sl: Ponoči sta se vkrcala na vlak proti Berlinu.
En: That night, they boarded a train to Berlin.

Sl: Vozila sta se skozi zasneženo pokrajino.
En: They traveled through the snowy landscape.

Sl: Potovanje je bilo dolgo, a odločnost jima je pomagala premagati utrujenost.
En: The journey was long, but their determination helped them overcome fatigue.

Sl: Tanja in Miran sta izmenično predelala predstavitev ter se pogovarjala o prihodnosti njunega podjetja.
En: Tanja and Miran alternated working on the presentation and talked about the future of their company.

Sl: Ko sta prispela v Berlin, je bila ura zgodaj zjutraj.
En: When they arrived in Berlin, it was early morning.

Sl: Tanja je bila utrujena, a pripravljena narediti vtis.
En: Tanja was tired but ready to make an impression.

Sl: Na dogodku je s svojim nastopom navdušila investitorje.
En: At the event, she impressed the investors with her performance.

Sl: Njeno navdušenje in pripravljenost sta bila nalezljiva.
En: Her enthusiasm and readiness were contagious.

Sl: Po predstavitvi je k njima pristopil eden od investitorjev.
En: After the presentation, one of the investors approached them.

Sl: "Vaša vizija je impresivna.
En: "Your vision is impressive.

Sl: Zanimajo nas podrobnosti," je rekel.
En: We are interested in the details," he said.

Sl: Tanja in Miran sta si izmenjala poglede, polna olajšanja in veselja.
En: Tanja and Miran exchanged glances, filled with relief and joy.

Sl: Uspelo jima je.
En: They had succeeded.

Sl: Kljub izzivom na poti je Tanja dokazala, da lahko premaga ovire.
En: Despite the challenges along the way, Tanja proved that she could overcome obstacles.

Sl: Kasneje, ko sta se sprehajala po zasneženem Berlinu, je Miran rekel: "Tanja, dobro si opravila.
En: Later, as they walked through the snowy Berlin, Miran said, "Tanja, you did well.

Sl: Hvaležen sem, da sem del tega.
En: I'm grateful to be a part of this."

Sl: "Tanja se je nasmehnila.
En: Tanja smiled.

Sl: Njuno partnerstvo je postalo močnejše in zaupanje v njuno podjetje nikoli več ne bo enako.
En: Their partnership had become stronger, and the trust in their company would never be the same again.

Sl: Zdaj sta vedela, da zmoreta premagati kakršnokoli oviro, če sta skupaj.
En: Now they knew they could overcome any obstacle if they were together.

Sl: Njuna pot se je šele začela.
En: Their journey had just begun.


Vocabulary Words:

• incubator: inkubatorju
• humming: brneli
• gaze: pogled
• upcoming: prihajajočem
• skeptically: skeptično
• decisively: odločno
• opportunity: priložnost
• cancelled: odpade
• convince: prepričati
• funding: financiranje
• determination: odločnost
• waver: dvomiti
• gestured: znak
• surrender: predaje
• fatigue: utrujenost
• enthusiasm: navdušenje
• impression: vtis
• contagious: nalezljiva
• relief: olajšanja
• joy: veselja
• obstacles: ovire
• grateful: hvaležen
• partnership: partnerstvo
• trust: zaupanje
• overcome: premaga
• journey: potovanje
• snowflake: snežinke
• landscape: pokrajino
• boarded: vkrcala
• impressive: impresivna