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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll join a family as they turn
Speaker 3: chaos into creativity, learning that the real masterpiece is the
Speaker 3: laughter and bonds forged while building their imperfect yet perfect
Speaker 3: Swedish table.
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Speaker 5: A la kulidura, salazavis urial elaja, esta's the familias, that's
Speaker 5: the lumi vernal and treven perlas, finestres, illuminana records, familiars
Speaker 5: if photographiaspanjadas a, la speretz lulo, duna, bundan, cassola, alfon
Speaker 5: umpli elaira al CenTra iya villa una, taula a mich munta,
Speaker 5: the sha da parmunta, uriel, practic protusut bulia, the mustra kera, kapas,
Speaker 5: the munta kea, taula, moza d labutiga sueca and instructions
Speaker 5: laya semprarie lera davan alcos numez bulia, mantanila, pao on
Speaker 5: soon alscargols, bakridaan jauma, altiet curios, kavilla da SidD in, tvani,
Speaker 5: craig cats, banaki, badi la tieta and nam kumvixio arsenel
Speaker 5: al jokaibukat uriel asaya am las pas aldaban la fustracio
Speaker 5: kum and saba kristia seu interio mentra kata membra la
Speaker 5: familia tani a la seva propia, tauriya sobra communtala taula
Speaker 5: SIUs plow adds utin kuntru lad badi urial masper kumbensersa
Speaker 5: elmatesh cal sultras laya bay in tantas with zalasio and
Speaker 5: bunsumba put se uriam dabaya na directa meena manja igadida
Speaker 5: kella cassola, basu jeri a buntolera la seva intencio eradis
Speaker 5: tra la tensio and bunmumenda bao lavos babassa al kattamien
Speaker 5: unmumimada discusio sobraon and ava las potas ila taula basadi
Speaker 5: las potas as bandas muntasuruo zamen il si lensi baka
Speaker 5: la sala commun umbra urio asbad ibarraspirap fundamen a castera
Speaker 5: al punda kulminasio astrian lasa musion za flo da pel
Speaker 5: ilamatsha laya asba du na ka villa the felguna, corsa,
Speaker 5: uriol putseefe muna, tau la unika, kumbinan laside as, the
Speaker 5: toads badi ambuntosu gerido, the espress, dunmumenda, dupta, uriol ba
Speaker 5: sent ti ashi amlasuma, the la zupinions ila pasienzia, dalaya
Speaker 5: ban kumansarravaya juns danaw in tra larisa yelskunsels la tau
Speaker 5: la ba pendra forma and kara kaduna manera paculia las potas,
Speaker 5: kulukadas and anglas mescreatius de alspravistus, banduna una personalitatas pasil
Speaker 5: al mapla uriol bara iba pendra kadama na ajuda yescultal
Speaker 5: zltras no zum signa da fablezza sinoda forsa laya badas
Speaker 5: kubrika ambumor pudia y la familia a travezdlkos quan final
Speaker 5: meen banakaba la taula basseeuna radarkulaktiva familias banumpli la sala
Speaker 5: da plau dimens uriol a villa kuncarrid tara nonumezu na
Speaker 5: taula sinol respecta i al khalidun momen kumpartite plan amen
Speaker 5: and familiar imentra laya, serville, la supera, sabilla, kakeldia a
Speaker 5: mis al dadra il realias masublideria.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 5: A la kulidura, paradasurd nada, sala destar, la casa del
Speaker 5: zabiz uriol elaya astabanambul. That's the familias.
Speaker 3: In the cozy yet cluttered living room of al Zabi's house,
Speaker 3: where All and Laya were surrounded by family members.
Speaker 5: Ret de lumi arnal and treven barlas finestres illuminanal records,
Speaker 5: familias ifutu, grafias panjadas lasparret.
Speaker 3: Rays of winter light streamed through the windows, illuminating the
Speaker 3: family memories and photographs hanging on the walls.
Speaker 5: Lulo duna undan cassola alforn umplid.
Speaker 3: The smell of a hearty casserole baking in the oven
Speaker 3: filled the air.
Speaker 5: Alcintra ia, villa una taula, michu munta, the shada parmunta.
Speaker 3: In the center, there was a half assembled table left
Speaker 3: to be put together.
Speaker 5: Urial Pratt protusu Ulia the mustra queira capas de munta
Speaker 5: keola famosa lautia sueca sint sintstruxions.
Speaker 3: Uriol practical but stubborn, wanted to prove he was capable
Speaker 3: of building that famous table from the Swedish store without instructions.
Speaker 5: Laya simper rie lead van alcos numis vuliya mantanila pao.
Speaker 3: Laya always cheerful amidst chaos, just wanted to keep the peace.
Speaker 5: Enson alskargos. Where are the screws bakridan jooma al tiet
Speaker 5: curios cavilla the cid Tintervanni, shouted Jauma, the curious uncle
Speaker 5: who had decided to intervene greg ketzwana kui badi la
Speaker 5: tie tam kumbixio a sennel a yo kakat.
Speaker 3: I think these go here, said aunt Anna conviction, pointing
Speaker 3: to the wrong spot.
Speaker 5: Uriel esse ya am la spel davan.
Speaker 3: Uriol sat with the pieces in front of him.
Speaker 5: La frustrasio kuman saba grishal seu interior mintra cadamembra d
Speaker 5: la familia denil la seba propieturia sobra coomuntala taola.
Speaker 3: Frustration began to build within him as each family member
Speaker 3: had their own theory on how to assemble the table.
Speaker 5: SIUs plau adots utin kuntru lat badi Uriel miss perkumvenser
Speaker 5: sael matesh calaltras.
Speaker 3: Please everyone, I've got this under control, said Uriel, more
Speaker 3: to convince himself than the others.
Speaker 5: Laya baintan tasua vizala s a mun sumbri.
Speaker 3: Laya tried to ease the situation with a smile.
Speaker 5: Put se uri amda ve nad di rectamen a mane
Speaker 5: igo did kella cassola bassugeri a munto.
Speaker 3: Maybe we should have gone straight to enjoy that casserole,
Speaker 3: she suggested, in a cheerful tone.
Speaker 5: La seba in thensiu era distria la densieu ammunmumenda bao.
Speaker 3: Her intention was to ease the tension with a moment
Speaker 3: of calm.
Speaker 5: Levos babarsal catottamien.
Speaker 3: Then it happened what everyone feared, unmu.
Speaker 5: Min de nimada discusio so broona navan las potas ila
Speaker 5: tao la basadi.
Speaker 3: A moment of lively discussion about where the legs went
Speaker 3: and the table collapsed.
Speaker 5: Las Potassbanda's muntasurulo za minh i elsi lensi bacaua sal
Speaker 5: la communombre.
Speaker 3: The legs came apart noisily, and silence fell over the
Speaker 3: room like a shadow.
Speaker 5: Uriel lasbatur ivaraspirab Prufunda.
Speaker 3: Minh Uriol stopped and took a deep breath.
Speaker 5: Agues thea al punda kul mine Sieur. This was the
Speaker 5: climax Astrien la Za musion za flo the pale Ila
Speaker 5: matsha Laya asba du na ka villa the fel Runa Corza.
Speaker 3: Emotions were running high, and even Laya realized she needed
Speaker 3: to do something.
Speaker 5: Uriel put sefe muna taola unika kumbi nan laside's the
Speaker 5: thoughts badi a muntosujerido.
Speaker 3: Uriol. Maybe we should make a unique table combining everyone's ideas,
Speaker 3: she said suggestively.
Speaker 5: Despres dunmumenda da ur l Basenthi.
Speaker 3: After a moment of hesitation, or we all nodded.
Speaker 5: Ashi amlasuma the la zupinions Ila paciencia da laya ban
Speaker 5: kumansa travalla juns the now.
Speaker 3: So with a mix of opinions and Lia's patients. They
Speaker 3: began to work together again.
Speaker 5: In tra lars, zielskunsels, la tau la vapendra forma and
Speaker 5: cara caduna manera paculia.
Speaker 3: Amidst laughter and advice, the table took shape, albeit in
Speaker 3: a peculiar way.
Speaker 5: Las potas, kulukadas and anglas miscretius dels, pravistus, bandu na
Speaker 5: una personnalitadas pasiel mapla.
Speaker 3: The legs, placed at more creative angles than expected, gave
Speaker 3: a special personality to the piece of furniture.
Speaker 5: Uriol bara iba pena da manajuda yes, cultalsltras no zum signa,
Speaker 5: the fablesa sin, the forsa.
Speaker 3: Uri all laughed and learned that asking for help and
Speaker 3: listening to others isn't a sign of weakness, but of strength.
Speaker 5: Laya badas kubrika ambumor pudia yala familia a travezd al caos.
Speaker 3: Laya discovered that with humor she could lead the family
Speaker 3: through chaos quan.
Speaker 5: Final men bana cava la tao la barse unadula tiva.
Speaker 3: When they finally finished, the table was a collective work
Speaker 3: of art.
Speaker 5: Familias banumbla salad blow. The mens.
Speaker 3: Family members filled the room with applause.
Speaker 5: Uril la villa kun kaidara, nonumezunataola sinor respecta iel khalidulu
Speaker 5: men kumbartid menan familia.
Speaker 3: Riol had not only conquered a table, but also the
Speaker 3: respect and warmth of a moment fully shared with family.
Speaker 5: Imen tra la ya, servia, la suba, sevilla, cakedia, ahmit
Speaker 5: del i, reales masublida.
Speaker 3: And as laya served the stew. She knew that day,
Speaker 3: amidst the mess and laughter would never be forgotten.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Catalan, then in English.
Speaker 5: A kulidora, akulidora, a kulidora, cozyda, dedada, dassur danada, colored rats, rats, rats, raise, ivarnell, ivarnell, ivarnell, winter, illuminan,
Speaker 5: illuminaan illuminan illuminating, avun dan avun dan a wun dan hardy, cassola, cassola, cassola, casserole,
Speaker 5: forn forn forn oven, to sooth, to soothe, to soothe, stubborn,
Speaker 5: The mustra, the mustra, the mustra.
Speaker 6: Proof real edra real, edra realira, cheerful, coos, coos, caos, chaos.
Speaker 5: Cargolls, cargalls, cargoles, screws, courios, courios, courios, curious, cumbiksio, cumbixio, cumbiksio, conviction,
Speaker 5: luk yuk yuk, Spamunta, munta, munta assembled, frustracio, frustracio, frustracio, frustration, Dupta, dupta, dupta, hesitation, unica, unica, unika, unique, punda, culminacio, punda, culminacio,
Speaker 5: pund cul minacio, climax, tensio, tensio, ten zeal, tension, This couzio,
Speaker 5: this couzio, this couseo, discussion, suruloza, min suruloza, minh, surulosa, minh, noisily, silency, silency, silency, silence, umbra, umbra, ombra, shadow,
Speaker 5: creativy tat, creativy tat, creativ tat, creativity, mabla mobla mobla, furniture,
Speaker 5: fablezure fa bleazure fableza, weakness applow the means appload, the
Speaker 5: means applowd the means applause.
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