Marek's Historic Journey: A Young Boy's Day at Bratislava Castle

Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Marek's Historic Journey: A Young Boy's Day at Bratislava Castle Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/mareks-historic-journey-a-young-boys-day-at-bratislava-castle Story Transcript:Sk: V Bratislave, za starým hradom, sa pripravoval dôležitý deň pre mladého chlapca menom Marek.En: In Bratislava, behind the old castle, an important day was being prepared for a young boy named Marek.Sk: Marek mal prezentáciu na tému histórie Slovenska.En: Marek had a presentation on the history of Slovakia.Sk: Ako miesto si vybral Bratislavský hrad, miesto, kde sa písali dôležité kapitoly našej histórie.En: He chose Bratislava Castle as the location, a place where significant chapters of our history were written.Sk: Marek prišiel k hradu skoro ráno.En: Marek arrived at the castle early in the morning.Sk: Videl nádherné múry a staré veže.En: He saw the beautiful walls and old towers.Sk: V ruke držal poznámky.En: He held his notes in his hand.Sk: Bolo jasné, že bol nervózny.En: It was clear that he was nervous.Sk: Prechádzal po nádvorí hradu a premýšľal, ako začne svoju prezentáciu.En: He walked across the courtyard of the castle, contemplating how to start his presentation.Sk: V diaľke bolo počuť hudbu a smiech turistov.En: In the distance, music and tourists' laughter could be heard.Sk: "Musím sa pripraviť," povedal si Marek ticho.En: "I must prepare," Marek said quietly to himself.Sk: Sadol si na kamennú lavicu.En: He sat down on a stone bench.Sk: Otvoril knihu histórie a začal čítať nahlas.En: He opened a history book and began to read aloud.Sk: Zrazu si všimol staršieho muža.En: Suddenly, he noticed an older man.Sk: Muž mal bielu bradu a usmieval sa.En: The man had a white beard and was smiling.Sk: "Máš rád históriu?En: "Do you like history?"Sk: " spýtal sa muž.En: the man asked.Sk: "Ano," odpovedal Marek.En: "Yes," Marek replied.Sk: "Mám školskú prezentáciu.En: "I have a school presentation."Sk: "Muž sa posadil vedľa Mareka.En: The man sat down next to Marek.Sk: "Bratislavský hrad má bohatú históriu.En: "Bratislava Castle has a rich history.Sk: Tu žili králi a kráľovné, tu sa rozhodovalo o osude národa.En: Kings and queens lived here, and the nation's fate was decided here.Sk: Vedel si, že tu bol korunovaný aj český kráľ?En: Did you know that a Czech king was also crowned here?"Sk: "Marek sa usmial.En: Marek smiled.Sk: "To nevedel.En: "I didn't know that.Sk: Ďakujem!En: Thank you!"Sk: "Marek pokračoval v čítaní a zapisovaní si poznámok.En: Marek continued reading and jotting down notes.Sk: Bol rád, že sa dozvedel nové fakty.En: He was pleased to have learned new facts.Sk: Čas rýchlo ubiehal.En: Time flew by quickly.Sk: Blížil sa čas prezentácie.En: The time for the presentation approached.Sk: Marek sa postavil pred triedu spolužiakov.En: Marek stood in front of his classmates.Sk: Všetci pozorne počúvali, keď začal rozprávať.En: Everyone listened attentively as he began to speak.Sk: "Hrad v Bratislave je starší ako niektoré európske zámky.En: "The castle in Bratislava is older than some European castles.Sk: Tu žila Mária Terézia a mnohí iní panovníci.En: Maria Theresa and many other rulers lived here."