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Candles, Stories, and Friendship: Ivana’s New Beginning
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Fluent Fiction - Croatian: Candles, Stories, and Friendship: Ivana’s New Beginning
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.com/hr/episode/2026-07-06-22-34-01-hr
Story Transcript:
Hr: Ivana je stajala ispred svoje nove studentske sobe.
En: Ivana stood in front of her new student room.
Hr: Srce joj je kucalo ubrzano dok je gledala unutra.
En: Her heart was beating rapidly as she looked inside.
Hr: Prostrana soba još je bila puna kutija.
En: The spacious room was still full of boxes.
Hr: Bilo je ljeto, sunce je jako sijalo kroz velika prozorska okna.
En: It was summer, the sun was shining brightly through the large window panes.
Hr: Sve je mirisalo na svježe pokošenu travu.
En: Everything smelled of freshly cut grass.
Hr: Brujio je umoreni bum generacije mladih ljudi koji su u žurbi aranžirali svoje nove domove daleko od kuće.
En: The tired hum of a generation of young people hurriedly arranging their new homes far from home was buzzing.
Hr: Ivana je bila iz malenog grada u Hrvatskoj.
En: Ivana was from a small town in Croatia.
Hr: Sada, ispred nje, nalazilo se sve što je trebalo da učini – upoznati Marka i Anu, nove cimerice.
En: Now, in front of her, lay everything she needed to do – meet Marko and Ana, her new roommates.
Hr: Uvijek je bila ambiciozna.
En: She had always been ambitious.
Hr: Željela je studirati arhitekturu i ostvariti snove.
En: She wanted to study architecture and achieve her dreams.
Hr: Dok je unosila kutije, osjećala je nervozu.
En: As she carried in the boxes, she felt nervous.
Hr: Hoće li se uklopiti?
En: Would she fit in?
Hr: Hoće li ju prihvatiti?
En: Would they accept her?
Hr: Marko i Ana su već bili unutra.
En: Marko and Ana were already inside.
Hr: Marko, visok dečko s osmijehom koji bi mogao otopiti led, raspakiravao je svoje knjige.
En: Marko, a tall guy with a smile that could melt ice, was unpacking his books.
Hr: Ana, sitna djevojka s dugom, smeđom kosom, uređivala je police.
En: Ana, a petite girl with long brown hair, was arranging the shelves.
Hr: Zvuk glazbe dolazio je iz nekog od sobnih kutova.
En: The sound of music was coming from one of the room's corners.
Hr: "Zdravo, ja sam Ivana," rekla je veselo, iako je glas malo zadrhtao.
En: "Hello, I'm Ivana," she said cheerfully, though her voice trembled a little.
Hr: "Mislila sam da bismo mogli večeras organizirati neko malo druženje, da se bolje upoznamo?
En: "I thought we could organize a small get-together tonight to get to know each other better?"
Hr: "Marko je podigao pogled s knjiga i nasmiješio se: "Odlično!
En: Marko looked up from the books and smiled: "Great!
Hr: Možda možemo zajedno pripremiti večeru?
En: Maybe we can prepare dinner together?"
Hr: "Ana je također izgledala oduševljeno idejom.
En: Ana also seemed excited about the idea.
Hr: "Slažem se!
En: "I agree!
Hr: Možemo napraviti salatu i naručiti pizzu.
En: We can make a salad and order pizza."
Hr: "Večer je stigla brzo, i njih troje su se okupili.
En: Evening came quickly, and the three gathered together.
Hr: Razgovarali su o svemu, od studija do omiljenih filmova.
En: They talked about everything, from studies to favorite movies.
Hr: Ivana se polako počela osjećati ugodno.
En: Ivana slowly began to feel comfortable.
Hr: Iznenada, svjetla su treperila i ugasila se.
En: Suddenly, the lights flickered and went out.
Hr: Struja je nestala.<
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.com/hr/episode/2026-07-06-22-34-01-hr
Story Transcript:
Hr: Ivana je stajala ispred svoje nove studentske sobe.
En: Ivana stood in front of her new student room.
Hr: Srce joj je kucalo ubrzano dok je gledala unutra.
En: Her heart was beating rapidly as she looked inside.
Hr: Prostrana soba još je bila puna kutija.
En: The spacious room was still full of boxes.
Hr: Bilo je ljeto, sunce je jako sijalo kroz velika prozorska okna.
En: It was summer, the sun was shining brightly through the large window panes.
Hr: Sve je mirisalo na svježe pokošenu travu.
En: Everything smelled of freshly cut grass.
Hr: Brujio je umoreni bum generacije mladih ljudi koji su u žurbi aranžirali svoje nove domove daleko od kuće.
En: The tired hum of a generation of young people hurriedly arranging their new homes far from home was buzzing.
Hr: Ivana je bila iz malenog grada u Hrvatskoj.
En: Ivana was from a small town in Croatia.
Hr: Sada, ispred nje, nalazilo se sve što je trebalo da učini – upoznati Marka i Anu, nove cimerice.
En: Now, in front of her, lay everything she needed to do – meet Marko and Ana, her new roommates.
Hr: Uvijek je bila ambiciozna.
En: She had always been ambitious.
Hr: Željela je studirati arhitekturu i ostvariti snove.
En: She wanted to study architecture and achieve her dreams.
Hr: Dok je unosila kutije, osjećala je nervozu.
En: As she carried in the boxes, she felt nervous.
Hr: Hoće li se uklopiti?
En: Would she fit in?
Hr: Hoće li ju prihvatiti?
En: Would they accept her?
Hr: Marko i Ana su već bili unutra.
En: Marko and Ana were already inside.
Hr: Marko, visok dečko s osmijehom koji bi mogao otopiti led, raspakiravao je svoje knjige.
En: Marko, a tall guy with a smile that could melt ice, was unpacking his books.
Hr: Ana, sitna djevojka s dugom, smeđom kosom, uređivala je police.
En: Ana, a petite girl with long brown hair, was arranging the shelves.
Hr: Zvuk glazbe dolazio je iz nekog od sobnih kutova.
En: The sound of music was coming from one of the room's corners.
Hr: "Zdravo, ja sam Ivana," rekla je veselo, iako je glas malo zadrhtao.
En: "Hello, I'm Ivana," she said cheerfully, though her voice trembled a little.
Hr: "Mislila sam da bismo mogli večeras organizirati neko malo druženje, da se bolje upoznamo?
En: "I thought we could organize a small get-together tonight to get to know each other better?"
Hr: "Marko je podigao pogled s knjiga i nasmiješio se: "Odlično!
En: Marko looked up from the books and smiled: "Great!
Hr: Možda možemo zajedno pripremiti večeru?
En: Maybe we can prepare dinner together?"
Hr: "Ana je također izgledala oduševljeno idejom.
En: Ana also seemed excited about the idea.
Hr: "Slažem se!
En: "I agree!
Hr: Možemo napraviti salatu i naručiti pizzu.
En: We can make a salad and order pizza."
Hr: "Večer je stigla brzo, i njih troje su se okupili.
En: Evening came quickly, and the three gathered together.
Hr: Razgovarali su o svemu, od studija do omiljenih filmova.
En: They talked about everything, from studies to favorite movies.
Hr: Ivana se polako počela osjećati ugodno.
En: Ivana slowly began to feel comfortable.
Hr: Iznenada, svjetla su treperila i ugasila se.
En: Suddenly, the lights flickered and went out.
Hr: Struja je nestala.<