Fluent Fiction - Slovak: A Spring Triumph: Michal's Quest for Belonging Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sk/episode/2025-05-01-22-34-02-sk Story Transcript:Sk: Na jar bola Bratislava plná života.En: In the spring, Bratislava was full of life.Sk: Na veľkom dvore sirotinca sa deti smiali a hrali pod modrou oblohou.En: In the large courtyard of the orphanage, the children laughed and played under the blue sky.Sk: Stromy začali pučať, zem pohltilo teplo.En: The trees began to bud, and the ground was engulfed with warmth.Sk: Deti zo sirotinca boli nadšené, pretože sa blížilo Deň práce a s tým aj veľký šporotvý deň.En: The children from the orphanage were excited because Deň práce was approaching, and with it, the big sports day.Sk: Medzi deťmi bol dvanásťročný Michal.En: Among the children was twelve-year-old Michal.Sk: Bol premýšľavý a s dobrým srdcom.En: He was thoughtful and had a good heart.Sk: Jeho najväčšou túžbou bolo mať raz vlastnú rodinu.En: His greatest desire was to one day have a family of his own.Sk: Tento deň však mal inú ambíciu – chcel vyhrať súťaže.En: However, on this day, he had another ambition – he wanted to win the competitions.Sk: Veril, že ak vyhrá, dokáže iným, ale aj sebe, že za niečo stojí.En: He believed that if he won, he could prove to others, and to himself, that he was worth something.Sk: Na tento deň sa chystali aj staršie deti zo školy v okolí.En: Older children from the nearby school were also preparing for this day.Sk: Cvičili a pripravovali sa už týždne.En: They had been practicing and preparing for weeks.Sk: Michal si v duchu opakoval: "Môžem to zvládnuť.En: Michal kept repeating to himself, "I can do it."Sk: " Nevedel však, či tomu skutočne verí.En: However, he didn't know if he truly believed it.Sk: Vedel, že musí čeliť svojim obavám.En: He knew he had to face his fears.Sk: V súťažiach sa rozhodol spojiť s Líviou a Katarínou, ďalšími deťmi z detského domova.En: For the competitions, he decided to team up with Lívia and Katarína, other children from the children's home.Sk: Neboli športové, ale Michal cítil, že spolu môžu dokázať viac.En: They weren't athletic, but Michal felt that together they could achieve more.Sk: "Dáme to spolu," povedal im odhodlane.En: "We'll do it together," he told them determinedly.Sk: Obe dievčatá sa usmiali a súhlasili.En: Both girls smiled and agreed.Sk: Bola to príležitosť, ako vyskúšať niečo nové.En: It was an opportunity to try something new.Sk: Boly tam súťaže rôzneho druhu – beh, skok do diaľky, štafeta.En: There were competitions of various kinds – running, long jump, relay race.Sk: S každou disciplínou Michalova odhodlanosť rástla.En: With each discipline, Michal's determination grew.Sk: V poslednej disciplíne – štafete – boli s tímom starších detí v tesnom závese.En: In the last event – the relay race – they were neck and neck with a team of older kids.Sk: Lívia bežala ako vietor a odovzdala štafetu Michalovi.En: Lívia ran like the wind and handed the baton to Michal.Sk: Katarína ich povzbudzovala.En: Katarína cheered them on.Sk: Michal dobehol do cieľa, a keď prekonal posledného súpera, pocítil víťazstvo.En: Michal reached the finish line, and when he overtook the last competitor, he felt victory.Sk: "Vyhrali sme!En: "We won!"Sk: " skríkol radostne.En: he shouted joyfully.Sk: Michalov tím prekonal očakávania.En: Michal's team exceeded expectations.Sk: Siroty, vychovávatelia aj deti oslavovali.En: The orphans, caregivers, and children all celebrated.Sk: Tento pocit bol pre Michala nový.En: This feeling was new to Michal.Sk: Mal radosť a nový pocit sebadôvery.En: He felt joy and a newfound sense of confidence.Sk: Toto víťazstvo nebolo len o medailách.En: This victory wasn't just about medals.Sk: Michal pochopil silu tímovej práce a priateľstva.En: Michal understood the power of teamwork and friendship.Sk: Vedel, že môže dokázať veci, ktoré si predtým nedokázal predstaviť.En: He knew he could accomplish things he couldn't imagine before.Sk: A hoci si ešte stále prial mať rodinu, v tento deň cítil, že niekam patrí.En: And although he still longed for a family, on this day he felt that he belonged somewhere. Vocabulary Words:courtyard: dvororphanage: sirotineclaughter: smialibud: pučaťengulfed: pohltiloapproaching: blížiloambition: ambíciacompetitions: súťažeprove: dokázaťpracticing: cvičilirepeating: opakovalteamwork: tímová prácarelay race: štafetaexceeded: prekonalexpectations: očakávaniacelebrated: oslavovalifriendship: priateľstvobelong: patriťdetermination: odhodlanosťopportunity: príležitosťdiscipline: disciplínaneck and neck: v tesnom závesebaton: štafetacheered: povzbudzovalavictory: víťazstvoconfident: sebadôverymedal: medailáchcourage: odvaharesilient: ...
