Archive for July 2023
Herring for Dessert: A Danish Christmas to Remember
Fluent Fiction – Danish www.FluentFiction.org/Danish Story Transcript: Da: Lars var ved den danske julefrokost. En: Lars was at the Danish Christmas lunch. Da: Alle var glade og spiste og drak. En: Everyone was happy and ate and drank. Da: Der var sild på bordet. En: There was herring on the table. Da: Sild, der var…
Read MoreUnforgettable Laughter: A Night in a Mexican Cantina
Fluent Fiction – Spanish www.FluentFiction.org/Spanish Story Transcript: Es: Hace un caluroso día de verano en la ciudad de México. En: It’s a hot summer day in Mexico City. Es: Alejandro y Sofía deciden refrescarse en una cantina tradicional mexicana. En: Alejandro and Sofía decide to cool off in a traditional Mexican cantina. Es: Las mesas…
Read MoreJoyful Surprises: Unforgettable Tapas in Barcelona
Fluent Fiction – Catalan www.FluentFiction.org/Catalan Story Transcript: Ca: Enmig de la bulliciosa ciutat de Barcelona, Marta i Jordi van entrar en un encantador bar de tapes. En: In the middle of the bustling city of Barcelona, Marta and Jordi entered a charming tapas bar. Ca: Estaven emocionats per provar les delicioses especialitats locals. En: They…
Read MoreA Little Hook Shot for Happiness
Fluent Fiction – Hungarian www.FluentFiction.org/Hungarian Story Transcript: Hu: Egyszer Árpád, a mosolygós férfi, intenzíven szerette kávéját. En: Once upon a time, Árpád, the smiling man, loved his coffee intensely. Hu: Minden nap elment a kedvenc budapesti kávézójába, amely a város központjában található volt. En: Every day he went to his favorite cafe in Budapest, which…
Read MoreCooking Up Friendship: Li Wei & Zhang Wei
Fluent Fiction – Mandarin Chinese www.FluentFiction.org/Mandarin Chinese Story Transcript: Zh: 在一个小镇的厨师学校里，李伟和张伟决定一起参加传统的中国烹饪班。 En: At a small-town chef school, Li Wei and Zhang Wei decide to take a traditional Chinese cooking class together. Zh: 他们都是不擅长烹饪的业余厨师，希望通过这次班级能够提高自己的厨艺水平。 En: They are all amateur chefs who are not good at cooking, and they hope to improve their cooking skills through this…
Read MoreThe Epic Oktoberfest Beer Fight
Fluent Fiction – German www.FluentFiction.org/German Story Transcript: De: Maximilian konnte es kaum erwarten, das Oktoberfest zu besuchen. En: Maximilian couldn’t wait to visit the Oktoberfest. De: Es war sein erster Besuch auf dem größten Volksfest der Welt und er war voller Vorfreude. En: It was his first visit to the world’s largest folk festival and…
Read MoreAn Unexpectedly Joyful Skating Adventure
Fluent Fiction – Dutch www.FluentFiction.org/Dutch Story Transcript: Nl: Johannes keek naar buiten en zag de dikke laag ijs op de grachten van Amsterdam liggen. En: Johannes looked outside and saw the thick layer of ice on the canals of Amsterdam. Nl: Hij keek naar zijn vriendin Sophia en zei, “Weet je wat? En: He looked…
Read MoreSolving Chaos with a Cup of Coffee
Fluent Fiction – Norwegian www.FluentFiction.org/Norwegian Story Transcript: Nb: På en travel hverdag i Oslo satt Lars på en kaffebar i lunsjpausen sin. En: On a busy weekday in Oslo, Lars sat in a coffee bar during his lunch break. Nb: Han hadde, som alltid, dårlig tid. En: He was, as always, having a bad time.…
Read MoreJoyful Friendship: Solving Spicy Riddles
Fluent Fiction – Korean www.FluentFiction.org/Korean Story Transcript: Ko: 후크! En: hook! Ko: 한 번 본 게임이나 영화에서 그 수수께끼를 풀겠다고 생각해 본 적이 있나요? En: Have you ever thought about solving that riddle in a game or movie you’ve seen? Ko: 그리고 그거 진짜 까다로워요! En: And that’s really tricky! Ko: 어떤 팀도 정말로 다…
Read MoreChopstick Slingshots: A Hot Pot Story
Fluent Fiction – Mandarin Chinese www.FluentFiction.org/Mandarin Chinese Story Transcript: Zh: 李明是一个生活在北京的普通上班族。 En: Li Ming is an ordinary office worker living in Beijing. Zh: 他喜欢火锅，每个周末都会和朋友们去吃火锅。 En: He likes hot pot, and will go to eat hot pot with his friends every weekend. Zh: 这个周末，他决定去一家新开的火锅店尝试一下。 En: This weekend, he decided to try a new hot pot restaurant.…
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