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The Orchid Mystery: A Prešeren's Day Adventure
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Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: The Orchid Mystery: A Prešeren's Day Adventure
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:
Sl: Matej je hodil po poti v botaničnem vrtu.
En: Matej was walking along the path in the botanical garden.
Sl: Zime so bile tukaj vedno hladne, vendar je bil snežni pokrov le dodatek k lepoti vrta.
En: Winters here were always cold, but the snow cover was just an addition to the garden's beauty.
Sl: Danes je bilo poseben dan - Prešernov dan.
En: Today was a special day - Prešeren's Day.
Sl: Ljudje so prihajali v vrt, da bi občudovali rastline in se poklonili slovenski kulturi.
En: People were coming to the garden to admire the plants and pay tribute to Slovenian culture.
Sl: Matej je skrbel za redko orhidejo, ki je bila ponos vrta.
En: Matej was taking care of a rare orchid that was the pride of the garden.
Sl: A danes so se stvari zapletle.
En: But today, things got complicated.
Sl: Orhideja je izginila.
En: The orchid had disappeared.
Sl: Matej je bil obupan.
En: Matej was desperate.
Sl: Vedel je, da mora orhidejo najti, preden novica pride v medije in povzroči škandal.
En: He knew he had to find the orchid before the news reached the media and caused a scandal.
Sl: Alenka, fotografinja, je v vrt prišla zaradi svoje razstave.
En: Alenka, a photographer, came to the garden because of her exhibition.
Sl: S sabo je imela fotoaparat in široko nasmejana raziskovala vrt.
En: She had her camera with her and was widely smiling as she explored the garden.
Sl: Matej se ji je pridružil.
En: Matej joined her.
Sl: Opazovala je različne rastline in polnila svojo zbirko čudovitih fotografij.
En: She observed different plants and filled her collection with beautiful photographs.
Sl: Matej ji je povedal o težavi.
En: Matej told her about the problem.
Sl: Zoran, dolgoletni prostovoljec, je v vrtu preživljal veliko časa.
En: Zoran, a long-time volunteer, spent a lot of time in the garden.
Sl: Njegovo znanje o rastlinah je bilo široko, prav tako pa je poznal mnoge starodavne zgodbe in legende.
En: His knowledge of plants was extensive, and he also knew many ancient stories and legends.
Sl: Matej sumil, da Zoran ve kaj več o orhideji.
En: Matej suspected that Zoran knew more about the orchid.
Sl: Toda ali bi lahko zaupal Alenki, da mu pomaga pri raziskovanju?
En: But could he trust Alenka to help him investigate?
Sl: Skupaj z Alenko se je Matej podal na raziskovanje.
En: Together with Alenka, Matej embarked on the investigation.
Sl: Najprej sta se pogovarjala z Zoranom.
En: First, they talked with Zoran.
Sl: Bil je zaskrbljen zaradi hladnih noči in nevarnosti, da bi mraz poškodoval orhidejo.
En: He was concerned about the cold nights and the danger of frost damaging the orchid.
Sl: Trdil je, da je ni videl.
En: He claimed not to have seen it.
Sl: Ampak Matej ni bil prepričan.
En: But Matej was not convinced.
Sl: Matej in Alenka sta odkrila skrit del vrta.
En: Matej and Alenka discovered a hidden part of the garden.
Sl: Tam so našli nekaj, kar je izgledalo kot sledovi, ki so vodili do skritega rastlinjaka.
En: There they found something that looked like tracks leading to a hidden greenhouse.
Sl: Vstopila sta in pred njima je zrasla čudovita redka orhideja, varno skrita pred ostro zimo.
En: They entered, and before them grew the beautiful rare orchid, safely hidden from the harsh w
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.com/sl/episode/2026-02-08-08-38-20-sl
Story Transcript:
Sl: Matej je hodil po poti v botaničnem vrtu.
En: Matej was walking along the path in the botanical garden.
Sl: Zime so bile tukaj vedno hladne, vendar je bil snežni pokrov le dodatek k lepoti vrta.
En: Winters here were always cold, but the snow cover was just an addition to the garden's beauty.
Sl: Danes je bilo poseben dan - Prešernov dan.
En: Today was a special day - Prešeren's Day.
Sl: Ljudje so prihajali v vrt, da bi občudovali rastline in se poklonili slovenski kulturi.
En: People were coming to the garden to admire the plants and pay tribute to Slovenian culture.
Sl: Matej je skrbel za redko orhidejo, ki je bila ponos vrta.
En: Matej was taking care of a rare orchid that was the pride of the garden.
Sl: A danes so se stvari zapletle.
En: But today, things got complicated.
Sl: Orhideja je izginila.
En: The orchid had disappeared.
Sl: Matej je bil obupan.
En: Matej was desperate.
Sl: Vedel je, da mora orhidejo najti, preden novica pride v medije in povzroči škandal.
En: He knew he had to find the orchid before the news reached the media and caused a scandal.
Sl: Alenka, fotografinja, je v vrt prišla zaradi svoje razstave.
En: Alenka, a photographer, came to the garden because of her exhibition.
Sl: S sabo je imela fotoaparat in široko nasmejana raziskovala vrt.
En: She had her camera with her and was widely smiling as she explored the garden.
Sl: Matej se ji je pridružil.
En: Matej joined her.
Sl: Opazovala je različne rastline in polnila svojo zbirko čudovitih fotografij.
En: She observed different plants and filled her collection with beautiful photographs.
Sl: Matej ji je povedal o težavi.
En: Matej told her about the problem.
Sl: Zoran, dolgoletni prostovoljec, je v vrtu preživljal veliko časa.
En: Zoran, a long-time volunteer, spent a lot of time in the garden.
Sl: Njegovo znanje o rastlinah je bilo široko, prav tako pa je poznal mnoge starodavne zgodbe in legende.
En: His knowledge of plants was extensive, and he also knew many ancient stories and legends.
Sl: Matej sumil, da Zoran ve kaj več o orhideji.
En: Matej suspected that Zoran knew more about the orchid.
Sl: Toda ali bi lahko zaupal Alenki, da mu pomaga pri raziskovanju?
En: But could he trust Alenka to help him investigate?
Sl: Skupaj z Alenko se je Matej podal na raziskovanje.
En: Together with Alenka, Matej embarked on the investigation.
Sl: Najprej sta se pogovarjala z Zoranom.
En: First, they talked with Zoran.
Sl: Bil je zaskrbljen zaradi hladnih noči in nevarnosti, da bi mraz poškodoval orhidejo.
En: He was concerned about the cold nights and the danger of frost damaging the orchid.
Sl: Trdil je, da je ni videl.
En: He claimed not to have seen it.
Sl: Ampak Matej ni bil prepričan.
En: But Matej was not convinced.
Sl: Matej in Alenka sta odkrila skrit del vrta.
En: Matej and Alenka discovered a hidden part of the garden.
Sl: Tam so našli nekaj, kar je izgledalo kot sledovi, ki so vodili do skritega rastlinjaka.
En: There they found something that looked like tracks leading to a hidden greenhouse.
Sl: Vstopila sta in pred njima je zrasla čudovita redka orhideja, varno skrita pred ostro zimo.
En: They entered, and before them grew the beautiful rare orchid, safely hidden from the harsh w