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High-Stakes in High-Tech City: A Startup's Risky Pitch
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Fluent Fiction - Slovak: High-Stakes in High-Tech City: A Startup's Risky Pitch
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.com/sk/episode/2026-07-24-07-38-19-sk
Story Transcript:
Sk: V letnom teple sa mesto High-Tech City lesklo v slnečných lúčoch.
En: In the summer heat, the city of High-Tech City gleamed in the sun's rays.
Sk: Sklené mrakodrapy sa vypínali nad rušnými ulicami, kde vládli inovácie a pokroky.
En: Glass skyscrapers towered over bustling streets, where innovation and progress reigned.
Sk: V tomto modernom svete sa Matej a Zuzana pripravovali na dôležitú konferenciu.
En: In this modern world, Matej and Zuzana were preparing for an important conference.
Sk: Matej bol nervózny.
En: Matej was nervous.
Sk: Stál pred zrkadlom v ich hotelovej izbe a premýšľal, či sa im podarí získať investíciu, ktorú tak nutne potrebovali.
En: He stood in front of the mirror in their hotel room, wondering if they would manage to secure the investment they so desperately needed.
Sk: Ich startup, softvérová spoločnosť, mal pred sebou veľa konkurentov.
En: Their startup, a software company, faced many competitors.
Sk: Niektoré z nich boli veľké, etablované firmy.
En: Some of them were large, established companies.
Sk: "Čo ak to nezvládneme?
En: "What if we can't handle it?"
Sk: " pomyslel si Matej ticho.
En: Matej thought quietly to himself.
Sk: Zuzana, jeho partnerka vo firme a aj v živote, sedela pri stole a prechádzala si poznámky.
En: Zuzana, his partner in the company and in life, sat at the table reviewing notes.
Sk: "Matej, nezabudni, naši nápady sú dobrí.
En: "Matej, don't forget, our ideas are good.
Sk: Máme to, čo hľadáme.
En: We have what they're looking for."
Sk: " Vedela, že Matej má pochybnosti.
En: She knew that Matej was having doubts.
Sk: Ale aj ona si kládla otázku, či to bude stačiť.
En: But she was also asking herself if it would be enough.
Sk: Konferencia bola veľká.
En: The conference was large.
Sk: Hala plná ľudí, ktorí dychtivo čakali na novinky a inovácie.
En: A hall full of people eagerly awaited news and innovations.
Sk: Vložené obrazovky ukazovali prezentácie rôznych tímov.
En: Embedded screens showed presentations from various teams.
Sk: Matej a Zuzana sa pripravovali vystúpiť na pódium.
En: Matej and Zuzana were preparing to take the stage.
Sk: Matej cítil, že nastal súboj medzi jeho vnútorným strachom a potenciálom, čo mohol dosiahnuť.
En: Matej felt a battle between his inner fear and the potential he could achieve.
Sk: Počas prezentácie všetko išlo podľa plánu.
En: During the presentation, everything went according to plan.
Sk: Spočiatku.
En: At first.
Sk: Kým Zuzana popisovala výhody ich softvéru, Matej v duchu zápasil s novým nápadom.
En: While Zuzana described the benefits of their software, Matej internally wrestled with a new idea.
Sk: Riskovať?
En: Take a risk?
Sk: Skúsiť inováciu, ktorú prakticky ešte netestovali?
En: Try an innovation they hadn't practically tested yet?
Sk: Matej urobil rozhodnutie.
En: Matej made a decision.
Sk: Z ničoho nič začal o novom prvku, ktorý by mohol zmeniť hru.
En: Out of the blue, he started talking about a new feature that could change the game.
Sk: Zuzana bola prekvapená, ale rýchlo sa pridala.
En: Zuzana was surprised but quickly joined in.
Sk: Napätie v miestnosti stúpalo.
En: Tension in the room rose.
Sk: Diváci, spočiatku skep
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.com/sk/episode/2026-07-24-07-38-19-sk
Story Transcript:
Sk: V letnom teple sa mesto High-Tech City lesklo v slnečných lúčoch.
En: In the summer heat, the city of High-Tech City gleamed in the sun's rays.
Sk: Sklené mrakodrapy sa vypínali nad rušnými ulicami, kde vládli inovácie a pokroky.
En: Glass skyscrapers towered over bustling streets, where innovation and progress reigned.
Sk: V tomto modernom svete sa Matej a Zuzana pripravovali na dôležitú konferenciu.
En: In this modern world, Matej and Zuzana were preparing for an important conference.
Sk: Matej bol nervózny.
En: Matej was nervous.
Sk: Stál pred zrkadlom v ich hotelovej izbe a premýšľal, či sa im podarí získať investíciu, ktorú tak nutne potrebovali.
En: He stood in front of the mirror in their hotel room, wondering if they would manage to secure the investment they so desperately needed.
Sk: Ich startup, softvérová spoločnosť, mal pred sebou veľa konkurentov.
En: Their startup, a software company, faced many competitors.
Sk: Niektoré z nich boli veľké, etablované firmy.
En: Some of them were large, established companies.
Sk: "Čo ak to nezvládneme?
En: "What if we can't handle it?"
Sk: " pomyslel si Matej ticho.
En: Matej thought quietly to himself.
Sk: Zuzana, jeho partnerka vo firme a aj v živote, sedela pri stole a prechádzala si poznámky.
En: Zuzana, his partner in the company and in life, sat at the table reviewing notes.
Sk: "Matej, nezabudni, naši nápady sú dobrí.
En: "Matej, don't forget, our ideas are good.
Sk: Máme to, čo hľadáme.
En: We have what they're looking for."
Sk: " Vedela, že Matej má pochybnosti.
En: She knew that Matej was having doubts.
Sk: Ale aj ona si kládla otázku, či to bude stačiť.
En: But she was also asking herself if it would be enough.
Sk: Konferencia bola veľká.
En: The conference was large.
Sk: Hala plná ľudí, ktorí dychtivo čakali na novinky a inovácie.
En: A hall full of people eagerly awaited news and innovations.
Sk: Vložené obrazovky ukazovali prezentácie rôznych tímov.
En: Embedded screens showed presentations from various teams.
Sk: Matej a Zuzana sa pripravovali vystúpiť na pódium.
En: Matej and Zuzana were preparing to take the stage.
Sk: Matej cítil, že nastal súboj medzi jeho vnútorným strachom a potenciálom, čo mohol dosiahnuť.
En: Matej felt a battle between his inner fear and the potential he could achieve.
Sk: Počas prezentácie všetko išlo podľa plánu.
En: During the presentation, everything went according to plan.
Sk: Spočiatku.
En: At first.
Sk: Kým Zuzana popisovala výhody ich softvéru, Matej v duchu zápasil s novým nápadom.
En: While Zuzana described the benefits of their software, Matej internally wrestled with a new idea.
Sk: Riskovať?
En: Take a risk?
Sk: Skúsiť inováciu, ktorú prakticky ešte netestovali?
En: Try an innovation they hadn't practically tested yet?
Sk: Matej urobil rozhodnutie.
En: Matej made a decision.
Sk: Z ničoho nič začal o novom prvku, ktorý by mohol zmeniť hru.
En: Out of the blue, he started talking about a new feature that could change the game.
Sk: Zuzana bola prekvapená, ale rýchlo sa pridala.
En: Zuzana was surprised but quickly joined in.
Sk: Napätie v miestnosti stúpalo.
En: Tension in the room rose.
Sk: Diváci, spočiatku skep