Fluent Fiction - Croatian: Tram Trio's Close Call: Friendship on Rails
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Story Transcript:

Hr: Bilo je to jutro kao i svako drugo u Zagrebu.
En: It was a morning like any other in Zagreb.

Hr: Sunce je već počelo sijati svoje prve zrake nad gradom dok su tramvaji počeli prevoziti umorne lica na posao.
En: The sun had already begun to shine its first rays over the city as the trams started transporting tired faces to work.

Hr: Ivan, Ana i Mateo bili su troje prijatelja koji su se svakog dana vozili istim tramvajem do fakulteta.
En: Ivan, Ana, and Mateo were three friends who rode the same tram to the university every day.

Hr: Ivan je uvijek kasnio.
En: Ivan was always late.

Hr: I ovog jutra, trčao je prema tramvaju dok su se vrata polako zatvarala.
En: And this morning, he was running towards the tram as the doors were slowly closing.

Hr: Ana i Mateo već su bili unutra, nervozno ga čekajući.
En: Ana and Mateo were already inside, nervously waiting for him.

Hr: "Ivane, brže!
En: "Ivan, hurry up!"

Hr: " viknula je Ana, mahajući rukama.
En: Ana shouted, waving her arms.

Hr: "Trči!
En: "Run!"

Hr: "U posljednjem trenutku Ivan je ubacio nogu između vrata tramvaja, no nije uspio proći kroz njih.
En: At the last moment, Ivan managed to stick his foot in between the tram doors, but he didn't succeed in passing through them.

Hr: Vrata su se stisnula, a Ivanova noga ostala je zaglavljena.
En: The doors closed, and Ivan's foot got stuck.

Hr: Tramvaj je krenuo, a Ivan je počeo biti vučen duž ulice.
En: The tram started moving, and Ivan began to be dragged along the street.

Hr: Ana i Mateo brzo su reagirali.
En: Ana and Mateo reacted quickly.

Hr: Mateo je pritisnuo crveni gumb za hitne slučajeve kako bi zaustavio tramvaj, dok je Ana prišla Ivanu pokušavajući ga smiriti.
En: Mateo pushed the emergency button to stop the tram, while Ana approached Ivan, trying to calm him down.

Hr: Ljudi oko njih su počeli vikati i dozivati pomoć, a vozač tramvaja je napokon zaustavio vozilo.
En: People around them started shouting and calling for help, and the tram driver finally stopped the vehicle.

Hr: Nekoliko putnika priskočilo je u pomoć, zajedno s Anom i Mateom, i polagano su oslobodili Ivanovu nogu.
En: Several passengers rushed to help, along with Ana and Mateo, and slowly freed Ivan's leg.

Hr: Na njegovu sreću, Ivan nije bio ozbiljno povrijeđen, samo malo izgreban i prestrašen.
En: Fortunately, Ivan wasn't seriously injured, just a little scraped and frightened.

Hr: Hitna pomoć je pregledala Ivanovo stanje na mjestu događaja i utvrdila da je sve u redu.
En: The paramedics checked Ivan's condition at the scene and confirmed that he was okay.

Hr: Poslije incidenta, trojka je sjela na klupu pokraj tramvajske stanice.
En: After the incident, the trio sat on a bench near the tram stop.

Hr: "Evo, sad ćeš barem zapamtiti da ne trčiš za tramvajem", rekla je Ana s laganim smijehom u glasu.
En: "Well, now you'll at least remember not to run after the tram," said Ana with a slight laughter in her voice.

Hr: "Ili bar računaj na to da imamo gumb za hitne slučajeve!
En: "Or at least count on us having an emergency button!"

Hr: "Ivan se nasmijao.
En: Ivan laughed.

Hr: "Hvala vam, dečki.
En: "Thank you, guys.

Hr: Bez vas bih bio izgubljen.
En: I would have been lost without you."

Hr: " Mateo se našalio: "Sljedeći put ti vežemo jastuke oko nogu, za svaki slučaj.
En: Mateo joked, "Next time we'll tie pillows around your legs, just in case."

Hr: "Nakon nekog vremena Ivan, Ana i Mateo su se nasmijali cijeloj situaciji.
En: After some time, Ivan, Ana, and Mateo laughed about the whole situation.

Hr: Naučili su važnu lekciju o sigurnosti i tome kako prijatelji uvijek gledaju jedni na druge.
En: They learned an important lesson about safety and how friends always look out for each other.

Hr: I iako je to bio dan koji će se pamtiti po Ivanovoj nesreći, bio je to isto dan koji je ojačao njihovo prijateljstvo.
En: And although it was a day remembered for Ivan's mishap, it was also a day that strengthened their friendship.

Hr: Sutradan, svi su došli na stanicu malo ranije.
En: The next day, they all arrived at the station a little earlier.

Hr: Ivan je vodeći se iskustvom prvi ušao u tramvaj, ovoga puta bez žurbe.
En: Leading from his experience, Ivan was the first to board the tram, this time without any rush.

Hr: Prijateljstvo i smijeh su i dalje odzvanjali dok su gradom prolazili novim putovanjem, ovoga puta bez ikakvih nezgoda.
En: Friendship and laughter continued to resonate as they traversed the city on a new journey, this time without any mishaps.


Vocabulary Words:

• morning: jutro
• Zagreb: Zagreb
• sun: sunce
• rays: zrake
• trams: tramvaji
• transporting: prevoziti
• tired: umorne
• faces: lica
• university: fakultet
• late: kasnio
• running: trčao
• doors: vrata
• closing: zatvarala
• nervously: nervozno
• waiting: čekajući
• hurry up: brže
• shouted: viknula
• waving: mahajući
• last moment: posljednjem trenutku
• foot: nogu
• succeeded: uspio
• passing through: proći kroz
• dragged: vučen
• along: duž
• street: ulice
• quickly: brzo
• emergency button: gumb za hitne slučajeve
• stop: zaustavio
• vehicle: vozilo
• free: osloboditi