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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover the hidden magic of Barcelona's
Speaker 3: winter festivities, where three friends stumble upon an intimate, unforgettable
Speaker 3: celebration that redefines the true spirit of adventure. Right after
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Speaker 1: Assumes the pasech maritim de Barcelona, brieven am vintensitet illumina,
Speaker 1: las palmires idunan unaida, magic, al ben alstresamiks martha, urial elaya,
Speaker 1: comina and pausand guesta, plagia, amblematica, gaudin d la spactaciokala,
Speaker 1: caval katada, race sempraseneraba, las carosas cluridas ils parsunaj just
Speaker 1: disfrasat the rays mak zumpli and alscas marta and balzuis brilliance,
Speaker 1: the musio as mubilla and trallas personas am lanargia, dunnen
Speaker 1: adoraba a gesta, festa, ibulia, captura, kada, mumen amburiol ilaya
Speaker 1: al seu gustat bud the prop asba a, tusiasm, marta, yatan,
Speaker 1: tascosas perdscubri uriol sempre practi, basenela non zaluneen massa dalaruta,
Speaker 1: principal is vasil perdras am tantajin prolaya plena da ban
Speaker 1: tura ba faji, pudemax plura unamika putzetru the munyog different
Speaker 1: mezza musu nan ashidons marta badasidi pendra un kami mens kunkuragut,
Speaker 1: pansan caasaria, una, rasa capa unmillo, punda, vista uriol, babasilapavasaghila,
Speaker 1: sevasamistats ban kamina, paruna aria, mestranquilla a lunyan sadalscrits ila,
Speaker 1: lagriad aldas phila, principal pro al kabandeskugri basay in a
Speaker 1: sparat unpatit group the parsonas dalbari a staba urganidzan una
Speaker 1: spactacla in provisad baya ven i caan taban cansuns, traditionals una, sala,
Speaker 1: brazio in timai, autentica, marta bakada and sizada al sa
Speaker 1: enthusiasma nisial a villa, puttat al seuzamix abura un mumen
Speaker 1: as basial klaruta, principal no urrio fert akelia represent azio
Speaker 1: barasunna am lacenziad alka real men significabla fastividad al stresa
Speaker 1: mix as van cada a yaun thims a, claparadz parlacenziesa,
Speaker 1: ivayezza del caa prazenzieven the spress banam pendra al kamida turnada,
Speaker 1: kapaldas villa and karambal record the keria spectaculabat al cor quan,
Speaker 1: bantur nam la, multitude marta, bamirauriol elaya and bunsumbrura great
Speaker 1: abagadas almlodo las festas, noise al caplanificas, sinol ka, travas
Speaker 1: palcami a keyan it alstresa mix ban and tendra calas
Speaker 1: milosavan turas, son lasines paradas i CaAl baritabla sparit de
Speaker 1: la pifanias travatan and patita raions comman ransdas viladas al
Speaker 1: sil korras taba plea, the novas, ivalusas, vivencias, ilamistad, cal
Speaker 1: zuniyas buffet and karamezforta.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Al su ungs del pasegi Maritin the Varsalona ria ven
Speaker 1: am vinten sitad illuminan las palmires idu nan unaida magic
Speaker 1: a la nid ven.
Speaker 3: The lights of the Besege Maritim of Barcelona shone brightly,
Speaker 3: illuminating the palm trees and giving a magical air to
Speaker 3: the winter night.
Speaker 1: Alstresa meeks Marta, uriol Ilaya, camina ven pal sand guesta
Speaker 1: plagiam la matica godin the lax Patasio Cala cavalcada, the
Speaker 1: race simpregenerava.
Speaker 3: The three friends Marda, Rioal and Laya walked on the
Speaker 3: sand of this emblematic beach, enjoying the anticipation that the
Speaker 3: cavalcade of the Kings always generated.
Speaker 1: Las carosas culuridas iosparsunajes dis frasades, the rays mag zumplia
Speaker 1: als cares.
Speaker 3: The colorful floats and characters dressed as the three wise
Speaker 3: men filled the stree.
Speaker 1: Reads Marta Ambalzuiz Brillianda musio as mubilla in trelas personas
Speaker 1: am la nargia Dunn.
Speaker 3: Marta, with eyes shining with excitement, moved among the people
Speaker 3: with the energy of a child.
Speaker 1: Adorava gesta fiesta ibulia capturaka the mumen amburiol ilaya al
Speaker 1: sil gustat.
Speaker 3: She loved this celebration and wanted to capture every moment
Speaker 3: with the riol and Laya by her side.
Speaker 1: Buveo to de prop asvan tusius ma Marta.
Speaker 3: I want to see everything up close, Marto exclaimed with enthusiasm.
Speaker 1: Yat an tascosas perdascubi.
Speaker 3: There are so many things to discover.
Speaker 1: Uriol simpra practic basenela nonza lune marsa v laruta Principal.
Speaker 3: We're all always practical, pointed out, let's not stray too
Speaker 3: far from the main route.
Speaker 1: Is fasil perdres am tan ta jin.
Speaker 3: It's easy to get lost with so many people, but a.
Speaker 1: Laya plena da van tura ba fagi pudm maksplura una mika.
Speaker 3: But laya full of adventure. Added, we can explore a little.
Speaker 1: Puzetrub munjo di farin miss a mussu nan.
Speaker 3: Maybe we'll find a different, more exciting place.
Speaker 1: Ashi dons marta bada sidi pendra unkami mensch kunkuragud bansen
Speaker 1: caa sria una drasra capa unnillo pun da vista.
Speaker 3: So Marta decided to take a less crowded path, thinking
Speaker 3: it would be a shortcut to a better viewpoint.
Speaker 1: Uriol Bavasila pro basaill la setet.
Speaker 3: Uriol hesitated, but followed his friends.
Speaker 1: Ban Camna Paruna Aria mestre and Quila alunien sa alscrits
Speaker 1: ila la grilla valdas Fila Principal.
Speaker 3: They walked through a quieter area, distancing themselves from the
Speaker 3: shouts and joy of the main parade.
Speaker 1: But all cavandascubi barsna sparret.
Speaker 3: But what they discovered was unexpected unpatit.
Speaker 1: Group the parsonas dlari urgidza unas patacla in Pruvizet.
Speaker 3: A small group of local residents was organizing an impromptu show.
Speaker 1: By leaven Ican Tavan cansunstra disunals Una sa la bracio.
Speaker 3: They were dancing and singing traditional songs, an intimate, authentic celebration.
Speaker 1: Marta Bacavan Sizada.
Speaker 3: Marta was enchanted.
Speaker 1: Also Anusiasma niciel A Villa portat al suz amikhs abura
Speaker 1: unmumen es pasil Calaruta Principal no Rio fert.
Speaker 3: Her initial enthusiasm had led her friends to experience a
Speaker 3: special moment that the main route would not have offered.
Speaker 1: A Kella representacio, barra sunna amlacensiavl carell men significava la festivitet.
Speaker 3: That performance resonated with the essence of what the festivity
Speaker 3: truly meant.
Speaker 1: Alstresa meks asvan cadra a laoun tims a cla paradsparla
Speaker 1: snziza ivalesa vlka prasenzieven.
Speaker 3: The three friends stayed there for some time, overwhelmed by
Speaker 3: the simplicity and beauty of what they were witnessing the sprece.
Speaker 1: Ban ampendra al camida, turnadakapal das fila and karam balracorde
Speaker 1: de keya spectaclavat al core.
Speaker 3: Then they started the journey back to the parade, still
Speaker 3: with the memory of that private show etched in their hearts.
Speaker 1: Kuan bantur na la multitude, Marta bami rauriol elaya ambun
Speaker 1: sumbriura great.
Speaker 3: When they returned to the crowd, Marta looked at a
Speaker 3: real and laya with a grateful smile.
Speaker 1: A barradas al niluda las fiestas noisel caplanificus sinol katrobas.
Speaker 3: Palcami sometimes the best part of celebrations isn't what you plan,
Speaker 3: but what you find along the way.
Speaker 1: A kee yanit alstresa, meeks banan tindra calas miloza van
Speaker 1: turas sun la zinas, paradas, iCal barta, plas, parit de
Speaker 1: la pifanias tra battan and patita roniuns coman granzdas filadas.
Speaker 3: That night, the three friends understood that the best adventures
Speaker 3: are the unexpected ones, and that the true spirit of
Speaker 3: the Epiphany is found in both small gatherings and grand parades.
Speaker 1: Alcil corraras tabable, the navas ivalusus, vivencias ila mistat Calzunias
Speaker 1: Baffe and Caramesforta.
Speaker 3: Their hearts were now full of new and valuable experiences,
Speaker 3: and the friendship that united them grew even stronger. Today's
Speaker 3: vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 3: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Catalan, then in English.
Speaker 1: Al das la al das vila, al das fila, the parade,
Speaker 1: las carosses, las carosses, las caroses, the floats lux pectasio,
Speaker 1: luxpectasio lux pectasio.
Speaker 3: The anticipation, ambintensita, ambintensitat 'mbing tensitat brightly Las Palmeiras, Las Palmeiras,
Speaker 3: Las Palmeiras, The palm Trees, Illumina, illumina, illumina, to.
Speaker 1: Illuminate, Lanargea, Lanargea, Lanargea, The Energy, Ladrasera, Ladracea, Ladraserra, The
Speaker 1: short Cut, Labantura, Lavantura, lave Anura, The Adventure Laruta, Laruta, Laruta,
Speaker 1: The Route, the Scubri d Scubri, the Scubri, To discover
Speaker 1: a Lunarsa alunarsa, allunarsa, tstray Lisenzia, Licenzia, Licenzia, The Essence Gaudi, Gaudi, Gaudi,
Speaker 1: To rejoice, inosparat in a sparat in asparat Unexpected, Las Spectacula,
Speaker 1: Las Spectacula, Las pectacular, The show Baya Baya Baya, To Dance,
Speaker 1: Last Consuns, last consuns, last consoons.
Speaker 3: The songs in tim In tim In tim Intimate.
Speaker 1: Authentic, authentic, authentic, authentic, Al dascubrimain al dascubrimain Alda scub remain,
Speaker 1: The Discovery, Drasuna Rasuna, the Rasunna, To resonate Lossenzileza Losenzileeza, Lassenzieza,
Speaker 1: The simplicity Captura Captura Captura, to capture Baluos Baluos, Baluos Valuable,
Speaker 1: Lafur Tallezza, lafuta, Lesa la Furta Strength Grisha Grisha, Grisha
Speaker 1: to Grow, Blennifica, Blennifica, Blennifica, to plan alcore alcore alcre
Speaker 1: the heart agreat a great agraat Grateful.
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