Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Discovering Nature's Wonders: Matej's Springtime Revelation Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sl/episode/2025-04-04-22-34-02-sl Story Transcript:Sl: Matej je stal na robu poti v parku Tivoli, sonce mu je prijetno grelo hrbet.En: Matej stood on the edge of the path in Tivoli Park, the sun pleasantly warming his back.Sl: Bil je pomladni dan, več kot primeren za druženje s sošolci.En: It was a spring day, more than suitable for spending time with classmates.Sl: Matej je bil po naravi zadržan, a danes je bil njegov cilj drugačen.En: Matej was by nature reserved, but today his goal was different.Sl: Želel je deliti svojo strast do narave s prijateljema Ano in Juretom.En: He wanted to share his passion for nature with his friends Ana and Jure.Sl: Park je bil poln življenja.En: The park was full of life.Sl: Otroci so se igrali, metali žoge in se lovili.En: Children played, threw balls, and chased each other.Sl: Odrasli so na klopcah uživali v toplini dneva, klepetali in se smejali.En: Adults enjoyed the day's warmth on benches, chatting and laughing.Sl: Vonj cvetlic je polnil zrak, ob vseh barvah pa je Mateju pospešilo srce.En: The scent of flowers filled the air, and all the colors made Matej's heart race.Sl: Pomlad mu je bila najljubša.En: Spring was his favorite.Sl: Ana in Jure sta prispela, nasmejana in pripravljena na popoldne s prijatelji.En: Ana and Jure arrived, smiling and ready for an afternoon with friends.Sl: »Pripravljen?En: "Ready?"Sl: « je vprašala Ana, medtem ko je Jure že skoraj odskakljal naprej.En: asked Ana, while Jure was almost bouncing ahead.Sl: Matej je globoko vdihnil in prvič začel govoriti o svoji ljubezni do rastlin.En: Matej took a deep breath and for the first time began to talk about his love for plants.Sl: Prijatelja sta ga pozorno poslušala, kar mu je dalo malo več poguma.En: His friends listened attentively, which gave him a little more courage.Sl: »Tukaj blizu je nekaj posebnega, kar vam želim pokazati,« je rekel Matej.En: "There's something special nearby that I want to show you," said Matej.Sl: Peljali sta se po vijugasti poti mimo cvetočih dreves.En: They walked along the winding path past blooming trees.Sl: Ustavil se je blizu majhne, preprosto videti jaslice, ki je bila redko obiskana.En: He stopped near a small, simple-looking clearing that was rarely visited.Sl: Tam, med visoko travo, je cvetela redka roža.En: There, among the tall grass, a rare flower bloomed.Sl: Bila je čudovita, žareča v pomladnem soncu.En: It was beautiful, glowing in the spring sun.Sl: Matej je previdno pokazal na cvetlico in izrekel njeno ime.En: Matej carefully pointed to the flower and said its name.Sl: »To je čudež narave,« je dejal in zadrževal dih.En: "This is a miracle of nature," he said, holding his breath.Sl: Ana in Jure sta se sklonila, očarana.En: Ana and Jure leaned down, fascinated.Sl: »Nisem vedela, da si tako zaljubljen v naravo,« je priznala Ana.En: "I didn't know you were so in love with nature," Ana admitted.Sl: »To je res čudovito, Matej,« je dodal Jure navdušeno.En: "That's really amazing, Matej," added Jure enthusiastically.Sl: Matej je občutil navdušenje.En: Matej felt excitement.Sl: Njegova ljubezen do botaničnega sveta ni bila smešna.En: His love for the botanical world wasn't ridiculous.Sl: Nasprotno, bila je občudovana.En: On the contrary, it was admired.Sl: Oni trije so se usedli v travo in začeli pogovor o drugih naravnih lepotah, načrtovali, kje bi lahko še odkrili nove skrivnosti.En: The three of them sat down in the grass and began a conversation about other natural beauties, planning where they might discover new secrets.Sl: Ko se je dan bližal koncu, so se vrnili k parku, zadovoljni.En: As the day came to a close, they returned to the park, satisfied.Sl: Matej je vedel, da njegov glas šteje, in počutil se je bolj samozavestno.En: Matej knew his voice mattered, and he felt more confident.Sl: Njegovi prijatelji so zdaj bolj cenili njegovo edinstveno zanimanje in načrtovali so še več skupnih raziskovanj.En: His friends now appreciated his unique interest more, and they planned more joint explorations.Sl: Pomlad v parku Tivoli je prinesla nov začetek tudi za Mateja.En: Spring in Tivoli Park had brought a new beginning for Matej too. Vocabulary Words:reserved: zadržanwinding: vijugasticlearing: jaslicarare: redkabloomed: cvetelaglowing: žarečamiracle: čudežfascinated: očaranaadmitted: priznalaenthusiastically: navdušenobotanical: botaničnegaadmired: občudovanaconclusion: konecconfident: samozavestnounique: edinstvenoexplorations: raziskovanjpassion: strastchatting: klepetalisuitable: primerenattentively: pozornocourage: pogumabreath: dihleaned: sklonilascent: vonjappreciated: ceniliconversation: pogovorsecrets: skrivnostienchanted: očaranawarmth: toplinabeginning: začetek