Café Chronicles: Friendship and Fails in Gamla Stan

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Café Chronicles: Friendship and Fails in Gamla Stan Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/cafe-chronicles-friendship-and-fails-in-gamla-stan Story Transcript:Sv: Lars vaknade tidigt en lördagsmorgon.En: Lars woke up early one Saturday morning.Sv: Han gick ut från sitt lilla hus i Gamla Stan, Stockholm.En: He stepped out from his small house in Gamla Stan, Stockholm.Sv: Gatorna var tysta och fridfulla.En: The streets were quiet and peaceful.Sv: Han kände en fräsch doft av nybakat bröd och färskt kaffe.En: He smelled the fresh scent of newly baked bread and fresh coffee.Sv: Lars ägde ett litet kafé, "Söta Koppen".En: Lars owned a small café, "Söta Koppen."Sv: Det låg precis vid Stortorget.En: It was located right by Stortorget.Sv: För Lars var kaféet hans andra hem.En: For Lars, the café was his second home.Sv: Han älskade sitt jobb.En: He loved his job.Sv: Varje dag mötte han nya människor.En: Every day he met new people.Sv: På morgonen kom Hans, en äldre man, för att köpa sin vanliga kaffe.En: In the morning, Hans, an older man, came to buy his usual coffee.Sv: Hans pratade alltid om gamla historier från förr.En: Hans always talked about old stories from the past.Sv: Senare på dagen kom Eva, en ung student som alltid hade en bok med sig.En: Later in the day, Eva, a young student who always had a book with her, would come.Sv: En dag, när Lars öppnade kaféet, märkte han att något var fel.En: One day, when Lars opened the café, he noticed something was wrong.Sv: Kaffemaskinen fungerade inte.En: The coffee machine wasn't working.Sv: Lars blev orolig.En: Lars got worried.Sv: Hur skulle han servera kaffe utan maskinen?En: How would he serve coffee without the machine?Sv: Hans kom in och såg Lars ansikte.En: Hans walked in and saw Lars's face.Sv: "Vad är det som hänt?"En: "What's happened?"Sv: frågade Hans.En: Hans asked.Sv: Lars förklarade problemet.En: Lars explained the problem.Sv: Hans skrattade och sa, "Jag känner en som kan laga allt.En: Hans laughed and said, "I know someone who can fix anything.Sv: Låt mig ringa honom."En: Let me call him."Sv: Hans vän, Kurt, kom snabbt.En: Hans's friend, Kurt, arrived quickly.Sv: Kurt undersökte maskinen noggrant.En: Kurt inspected the machine carefully.Sv: "Den här är gammal, men inte omöjlig att laga," sa han.En: "This one is old, but not impossible to fix," he said.Sv: Efter en stund började maskinen fungera igen.En: After a while, the machine started working again.Sv: Lars var lättad.En: Lars was relieved.Sv: Han tackade Hans och Kurt.En: He thanked Hans and Kurt.Sv: Kaféet fylldes snart med kunder.En: The café soon filled with customers.Sv: Lukten av kaffe och bakverk spred sig igenom rummet.En: The smell of coffee and pastries spread through the room.Sv: Lars såg ut genom fönstret och kände sig tacksam.En: Lars looked out the window and felt grateful.Sv: Han hade vänner i Gamla Stan som alltid hjälpte.En: He had friends in Gamla Stan who always helped.Sv: På kvällen var kaféet fullt av skratt och samtal.En: In the evening, the café was full of laughter and conversation.Sv: Solen gick ner över Stortorget, och Lars kände värme i sitt hjärta.En:...

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