Snowy Semester Surprises: Jakub's Journey to Friendship

Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Snowy Semester Surprises: Jakub's Journey to Friendship Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sk/episode/2025-01-13-23-34-02-sk Story Transcript:Sk: Jakub sedel na posteli vo svojej malej internátnej izbe.En: Jakub sat on the bed in his small dorm room.Sk: Po vianočných prázdninách sa do školy vrátilo množstvo študentov a internát bol plný energie.En: After the Christmas holidays, a lot of students returned to school, and the dorm was full of energy.Sk: Steny izby zdobili plagáty obľúbených filmov, s poznámkami rozvešanými nad stolíkom.En: The walls of the room were decorated with posters of favorite movies, with notes hanging over the desk.Sk: Na spoločnom stole sa kopili učebnice a otvorené notebooky.En: On the shared table, textbooks and open laptops piled up.Sk: Bola zima, a kým vonku padal sneh, Jakub cítil rastúci tlak nadchádzajúceho semestra.En: It was winter, and while snow was falling outside, Jakub felt the growing pressure of the upcoming semester.Sk: Jakub bol prvák.En: Jakub was a freshman.Sk: Bol nadšený, ale aj nervózny z toho, čo ho čaká.En: He was excited but also nervous about what awaited him.Sk: Triedne plány a zoznamy potrebných učebníc ho však zasiahli ako šok.En: The class schedules and lists of necessary textbooks hit him like a shock.Sk: Knihy boli drahé a jeho rozpočet praskal vo švíkoch.En: Books were expensive, and his budget was bursting at the seams.Sk: Zuzana, Jakubova spolubývajúca, zbadala jeho starosti.En: Zuzana, Jakub's roommate, noticed his worries.Sk: "Jakub, neboj sa," povedala s úsmevom.En: "Jakub, don't worry," she said with a smile.Sk: "Nájdem pre teba dobré ponuky na internete. Sľubujem, že nebudeš musieť minúť celý svoj majetok."En: "I’ll find you good deals online. I promise you won’t have to spend your entire fortune."Sk: V tú chvíľu vošiel Marek, ďalší kolega z chodby.En: At that moment, Marek, another colleague from the hallway, walked in.Sk: Zdal sa vždy sebavedomý a pripravený.En: He always seemed confident and ready.Sk: Marek bol presne ten typ človeka, ktorého Jakub zároveň obdivoval aj mu závidel.En: Marek was exactly the kind of person whom Jakub both admired and envied.Sk: „Čau, Jakub, Zuzana, ako sa máte?“ pozdravil Marek.En: "Hi, Jakub, Zuzana, how are you?" greeted Marek.Sk: Jakub len prikývol a Zuzana prikývla.En: Jakub just nodded, and Zuzana nodded.Sk: Potom mu povedala, s čím Jakub zápasí.En: Then she told him what Jakub was struggling with.Sk: "Som rád, že som ťa stretol," pokračoval Marek.En: "I'm glad I ran into you," Marek continued.Sk: "Zvyknem kupovať použité knihy v online bazároch. Mám dobrý kontakt, ak chceš."En: "I usually buy used books on online marketplaces. I have a good contact if you want."Sk: Večer sedeli Jakub a Zuzana pri Zuzaninom laptopu.En: In the evening, Jakub and Zuzana sat by Zuzana's laptop.Sk: Spoločne našli použité učebnice za prijateľnú cenu.En: Together they found used textbooks at an affordable price.Sk: Jakub cítil úľavu, ale jeho pokoj netrval dlho.En: Jakub felt relief, but his peace didn't last long.Sk: Prišli zoznamy povinných úloh, ale knihy ešte neprišli.En: Lists of mandatory assignments arrived, but the books had not yet come.Sk: V prvý deň chýbajúcej učebnice musel Jakub urobiť odvážne rozhodnutie.En: On the first day without the necessary textbook, Jakub had...