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Market Magic: The Quest for the Perfect Christmas Gift
Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Market Magic: The Quest for the Perfect Christmas Gift
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Story Transcript:
Sk: Bratislavský vianočný trh žiaril vianočnou náladou.
En: The Bratislavský Christmas market shone with holiday spirit.
Sk: Svetlá blikajúce na stánkoch oslepujúce vianočnú atmosféru a vôňa vareného vína a pečených gaštanov zaplňovala vzduch.
En: The lights blinking on the stalls dazzled the festive atmosphere, and the scent of mulled wine and roasted chestnuts filled the air.
Sk: Marek stál uprostred davu, na sebe mal hrubý kabát a čiapku, z ktorej vykukovali kučery.
En: Marek stood in the middle of the crowd, wearing a thick coat and a hat from which curls peeked out.
Sk: Bol rozhodnutý nájsť ten najdokonalejší vianočný darček pre Zuzanu, svoju sestru.
En: He was determined to find the most perfect Christmas gift for Zuzana, his sister.
Sk: Vedel, aká náročná môže byť na darčeky, no to ho len viac motivovalo.
En: He knew how picky she could be about gifts, but that only motivated him more.
Sk: Na chvíľu sa zastavil pri stánku s drevenými hračkami, keď ho niekto postrčil do strany.
En: He paused for a moment at a stall with wooden toys when someone nudged him aside.
Sk: "Marek! Čo ty tu robíš?" zakričal Jozef, jeho starý školský kamarát.
En: "Marek! What are you doing here?" shouted Jozef, his old school friend.
Sk: Marek sa prekvapene otočil.
En: Marek turned around, surprised.
Sk: "Jozef! Nevidel som ťa už roky. Ako sa máš?"
En: "Jozef! I haven't seen you in years. How are you?"
Sk: Potriasli si ruky a začali si rozprávať o starých časoch.
En: They shook hands and started talking about old times.
Sk: No Jozef nezostal dlho.
En: But Jozef didn't stay long.
Sk: Bol na misii vyhnúť sa nástrahám nakupovania.
En: He was on a mission to avoid the shopping traps.
Sk: "Vianoce sú len komerčný nápor, v ktorom nechcem udeliť ani cent," sťažoval sa Jozef so smiechom.
En: "Christmas is just a commercial onslaught, where I don't want to spend a cent," Jozef complained with a laugh.
Sk: Marek sa snažil sústrediť na darčeky, ale stret Jozefom ho vždy znova odviedol od jeho cieľa.
En: Marek tried to focus on gifts, but the encounter with Jozef repeatedly distracted him from his goal.
Sk: "Možno by sme mohli spolu vymyslieť niečo pre Zuzanu," navrhol Marek.
En: "Maybe we could come up with something for Zuzana together," suggested Marek.
Sk: Dvaja to zvládnu lepšie než jeden, však?
En: Two heads are better than one, right?
Sk: A tak sa spoločne vydali medzi stánky, ale Jozefova odchýľka od nákupov bola viac než očividná.
En: And so together they ventured among the stalls, but Jozef's deviation from shopping was more than apparent.
Sk: Marek bol stále bližšie k darčeku, keď sa medzi stánkami začal hromadiť hluk.
En: Marek was getting closer to the perfect gift when a noise started to build up among the stalls.
Sk: Jozef sa zamotal do vianočných svetiel, ktoré niekto práve vešal, a snažil sa z toho vymotať bez úspechu.
En: Jozef got tangled in the Christmas lights someone was hanging and tried unsuccessfully to extricate himself.
Sk: Marek sa otočil smerom k krásnemu stánku s ručne vyrábanými šálami.
En: Marek turned towards a beautiful stall with handmade scarves.
Sk: Vedel, že to je to pravé.
En: He knew this was the one.
Sk: Ale čas sa míňal, stánok sa mal čoskoro zatvoriť.
En: But time was running out, and the stall was about to c
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