Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Reviving Tradition: How Lavender Transformed a Family Bakery
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Ljubljana je zjutraj jeseni posebno živahna.
En: Ljubljana is particularly lively on an autumn morning.

Sl: Barve dreves se skoraj zlijejo s pestro ponudbo na ljubljanski centralni tržnici.
En: The colors of the trees almost blend with the diverse offerings at the Ljubljanska central market.

Sl: Med stojnicami z bučami, jabolki in medenimi izdelki se je Matej prebijal s hitrim korakom.
En: Among the stalls with pumpkins, apples, and honey products, Matej was making his way quickly.

Sl: Njegove misli so bile polne spominov na stare čase, ko je družinska pekarna cvetela.
En: His thoughts were filled with memories of the old days when the family bakery thrived.

Sl: A sedaj? Stvari niso več take.
En: But now? Things are no longer the same.

Sl: Tanja, ki je hodila ob njem, je nestrpno popravljala ruto okoli vratu.
En: Tanja, walking beside him, was impatiently adjusting the scarf around her neck.

Sl: Bila je skeptična.
En: She was skeptical.

Sl: Matej je od nje pričakoval, da bo verjela v staro kuharsko knjigo, ki sta jo našla prejšnji večer na podstrešju.
En: Matej expected her to believe in the old cookbook they had found in the attic the previous evening.

Sl: "Sliši se lepo, ampak, ni dovolj samo recept," je rekla tiho.
En: "It sounds nice, but a recipe isn't enough," she said quietly.

Sl: "Manjkajoča sestavina. Kako jo bova našla?"
En: "The missing ingredient. How will we find it?"

Sl: Matej je verjel v staro modrost stare mame.
En: Matej believed in the old wisdom of his grandmother.

Sl: "Vem, da je tržnica mesto, kjer najdem odgovore," je dejal.
En: "I know that the market is the place where I will find answers," he said.

Sl: "Stari prodajalci vedo vse."
En: "The old vendors know everything."

Sl: Potem sta se ustavila pri stojnici starega Lojzeta.
En: Then they stopped at the stall of old Lojze.

Sl: Lojze je bil stari znanec družine.
En: Lojze was an old acquaintance of the family.

Sl: "Matej, Tanja, kaj vaju prinaša sem?" je prijazno vprašal.
En: "Matej, Tanja, what brings you here?" he asked kindly.

Sl: "Imava recept, star družinski recept," je Matej začel razlagati in pokazal zmečkano stran iz kuharske knjige.
En: "We have a recipe, an old family recipe," Matej began to explain, showing the crumpled page from the cookbook.

Sl: "Manjka ena sestavina."
En: "One ingredient is missing."

Sl: Lojze je pomislil in se nasmehnil.
En: Lojze thought for a moment and smiled.

Sl: "Včasih se skrivnosti skrivajo v preprostih stvareh.
En: "Sometimes secrets are hidden in simple things.

Sl: Poskusita s sivko.
En: Try with lavender.

Sl: Daje vonj in okus, ki ga vaju nostalgične brbončice iščejo."
En: It gives the aroma and flavor your nostalgic taste buds are searching for."

Sl: Tanja je zavzdihnila, a Matej je bil odločen.
En: Tanja sighed, but Matej was determined.

Sl: "Izdelali bomo nekaj novega iz starega. Poskusimo."
En: "We will make something new from the old. Let's try."

Sl: Ko sta se vrnila v pekarno, je Matej vlil sivko v zmes.
En: When they returned to the bakery, Matej poured the lavender into the mixture.

Sl: Vonj je napolnil kuhinjo, kot da bi oživel duhove preteklosti.
En: The scent filled the kitchen, as if it brought the spirits of the past to life.

Sl: Počasi je Tanja začela oblikovati testo v pecivo in pečica je delala svojo magijo.
En: Slowly, Tanja began shaping the dough into pastries, and the oven worked its magic.

Sl: Nekega jutra, ko so vrata pekarne prvič odprli z novim izdelkom na polici, so ljudje začeli kar drveti noter.
En: One morning, when the bakery doors first opened with the new product on the shelf, people began rushing in.

Sl: Govor o novem pecivu se je širil po ulicah, kot vonj po svežem kruhu.
En: Talk of the new pastry spread through the streets like the smell of fresh bread.

Sl: Po nekaj tednih uspeha se je Matej usedel za pult in pogledal Tanjo.
En: After a few weeks of success, Matej sat down at the counter and looked at Tanja.

Sl: "Brez tvoje trdne misli bi se težko spravil v pogon," je priznal.
En: "Without your steady mind, I would have struggled to get going," he admitted.

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

Sl: "In brez tvojih korenin ne bi pridobili tega, kar imamo zdaj.
En: "And without your roots, we wouldn't have gained what we have now.

Sl: Dobra sva ekipa."
En: We're a good team."

Sl: Ljubljana je gledala nov par na tržnici.
En: Ljubljana watched the new pair at the market.

Sl: Matej in Tanja sta našla več kot le manjkajočo sestavino; našla sta ravnovesje med starimi tradicijami in novimi izzivi.
En: Matej and Tanja found more than just the missing ingredient; they found a balance between old traditions and new challenges.

Sl: Pekarna je postajala del nove zgodbe, zgodbe o uspehu in sodelovanju.
En: The bakery was becoming part of a new story, a story of success and collaboration.


Vocabulary Words:

• particularly: posebno
• lively: živahna
• blend: zlijejo
• diverse: pestro
• stalls: stojnice
• memories: spomini
• skeptical: skeptična
• attic: podstrešju
• crumpled: zmečkano
• ingredient: sestavina
• aroma: vonj
• flavor: okus
• lavender: sivko
• nostalgic: nostalgične
• determined: odločen
• shaping: oblikovati
• pastries: pecivo
• scent: vonj
• balance: ravnovesje
• challenges: izzivi
• vendors: prodajalci
• acquaintance: znanec
• kindly: prijazno
• smiled: nasmehnil
• spirits: duhove
• oven: pečica
• rush: drveti
• counter: pult
• steady: trdne
• gained: pridobili