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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll explore how one artist's courage creates
Speaker 1: a masterpiece of connection against the stunning backdrop of a
Speaker 1: vibrant art festival in Barcelona.
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Speaker 2: Alsalbri lava in ten semenda, mund al castelda, munjuik er
Speaker 2: ound a, splendid d still il firstival dar kumunitari a
Speaker 2: via transformatal's historics murzda pedra annuna spai ple the kulo ivida,
Speaker 2: banderas be brands, una jav and alven mentratistas local zi, visitants,
Speaker 2: passa javan and tralas obras dat entrails eya villadria, unartista,
Speaker 2: lucal a, munford asch the fake cal seba ora, forza, prasiada, Adriastava, Unamika, narbos, savilla, caket,
Speaker 2: festival era, una granupurtunitat, parola, sevana, turalesa, InTru bartida, lijugaba,
Speaker 2: malas pasadas and mark alcea meek the Confianza lidu nava
Speaker 2: ANIMs as, the parlam las personas, adria, cunecta, mbelias, lideya,
Speaker 2: clara una lukaidra da via jaes, the valencia astaba, intrala,
Speaker 2: multitude la seba camera, capturaba, cada da taidl jog parlsevluk
Speaker 2: parl carrel men buskava eran kunaksionzo ticas, kaminan and tra las, installacions, artisticas,
Speaker 2: daskubi una, pintura, calacaptiva, alsculos, ermbius, illas, formas, explicaban, historias,
Speaker 2: mezz and yadlas paraulas adria banutal in teresta, clara, parlav
Speaker 2: parldup talipasaba mira, komub lava, pintuda libadi and mark islupunitadkabuskavas,
Speaker 2: ambuna raspirazio profunda, adrias ba gusta, clara alla z kadria,
Speaker 2: agsta pesa is lameva, badia, bunsumbrida, timid clara, basha, cala
Speaker 2: vista surpressa ian cantata is maravallosa, raspungae elia axplicaman lay story, yeah,
Speaker 2: yesh kumen sauna, comberts a plana, the passio i enthusiasma
Speaker 2: adria par la vadl susan timens, there's the reda, the kata,
Speaker 2: transisio da culo, itrasda pinze, clara, scultava and batancio, captain kada,
Speaker 2: paraula ivaen mez and YadA la superficia, amazura, cal slkum
Speaker 2: and saba da klina clara ba proposadria, tikla sobs alcev
Speaker 2: look a cat jest since priaputari lazio, cara villa buscat
Speaker 2: am last speus il castel cooma, testimoni adriava trvaun and
Speaker 2: avacunfianza and elm tesh ian al puder del sar tikla
Speaker 2: la mistat na senam clara lemustrava calascunaxion genuinas eran pussi
Speaker 2: plas alpha stival barsion exit nonumes paradria sin tam be
Speaker 2: para clara banakun sai a jo kabuskaven kunaksiuns cavan mezzen
Speaker 2: jada las paraulas eels clicks no somni zi projecta skumparthids
Speaker 2: la seva istoria to jus kum and sava sotl sell
Speaker 2: clada Barcelona.
Speaker 1: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 1: may have missed.
Speaker 2: Al salbri lava intense samen the mound, al castelda munjui.
Speaker 1: The sun shone intensely over the Castel de mont duek.
Speaker 2: Irundi a splendid the steel il fastival dar kumunitari a
Speaker 2: villa transformatals, historics, mourzda pedra a nuna spai ple the
Speaker 2: culo ivida.
Speaker 1: It was a splendid summer day and the community art
Speaker 1: festival had transformed the historic stone walls into a space
Speaker 1: for of color and life.
Speaker 2: Bandies vivrans una javen alvin mintretistas, lucal zi, visitenes passajaven
Speaker 2: intra lasovsdat.
Speaker 1: Vibrant flags waved in the wind as local artists and
Speaker 1: visitors strolled among the artworks.
Speaker 2: In trels i a villa dria, unartista, lucal a, munft
Speaker 2: deasig the fake cala seba braforza Prasiada.
Speaker 1: Among them was Adria, a local artist with a strong
Speaker 1: desire to have his work appreciated.
Speaker 2: Adriastava una mika nervius.
Speaker 1: Adria was a bit nervous.
Speaker 2: Savilla cakeet festival era una granupurtunitad parla seva naturalsa InTru
Speaker 2: artida lijuava malas pasadas.
Speaker 1: He knew this festival was a great opportunity, but his
Speaker 1: introverted nature played tricks on him, and Marc.
Speaker 2: Alceua migh de cumfienza li dunava.
Speaker 1: Nims Mark, his trusted friend, encouraged him.
Speaker 2: As the parlam las parsonas Adria cunetabelius lidella.
Speaker 1: You have to talk to people, Adria, connect with them,
Speaker 1: he said.
Speaker 2: Clara Una lucaidra the villages the Valencia astaba intra la multitute.
Speaker 1: Clara, a travel blogger from Valencia, was among the crowd La.
Speaker 2: Seva camera capturaba cada, the tai de le parlse v
Speaker 2: luc parral carel men buscava ern cunaccionzodenticas.
Speaker 1: Her camera captured every detail of the place for her blog,
Speaker 1: but what she truly sought were authentic connections.
Speaker 2: Caminan in tra las installacion zartisticas the scui una pintura
Speaker 2: cala captiva.
Speaker 1: Walking. Among the art installations, she discovered a painting that
Speaker 1: captivated her.
Speaker 2: Alsculos ermbius ilas formas explicaveni istorius misen ya the las Paraulas.
Speaker 1: The colors were vivid and the forms told stories beyond words.
Speaker 2: Adria banut linteresda Clara parla sa parol dupta lipazava.
Speaker 1: Adria noticed Clara's interest in his work, but doubt wait
Speaker 1: on him.
Speaker 2: Mira comupserva lava pintura libadien Mark.
Speaker 1: Look at how she's observing your painting.
Speaker 2: Mark told him, is lupurtunita caa vuscavas.
Speaker 1: This is the opportunity you were looking for.
Speaker 2: Ammuna raspirasieu prufunda adriasva gusta Clara.
Speaker 1: With a deep breath. Adria approached Clara.
Speaker 2: Allah so Kadria aguestabsa is lameva badi amun Sumbria Ti meet.
Speaker 1: Hello, I'm Adria. This piece it's mine, he said, with
Speaker 1: a shy smile.
Speaker 2: Clara vasha ca la vista surpresa ian cantada.
Speaker 1: Clara looked up, surprised and delighted.
Speaker 2: Is maa vallosa raspunge elia xplika man laystaria.
Speaker 1: It's wonderful, she replied, tell me its story.
Speaker 2: Yes, cumnsona cum versa plena the basio I enthusiasma.
Speaker 1: And so a conversation full of passion and enthusiasm began.
Speaker 2: Adria parlavadl susan timans he there's the reda the kada
Speaker 2: transisi culo ittres da Binze.
Speaker 1: Adria spoke about his feelings and ideas behind each color
Speaker 1: transition and brushstroke.
Speaker 2: Clara Scultavamba, then Siu captain Kada paraola ivayen mazena the
Speaker 2: La Superficia.
Speaker 1: Clara listened, intently, capturing every word and seeing beyond the
Speaker 1: surface a.
Speaker 2: Masura, cal sulkum and saba the Clina Clara ba Pruposadria
Speaker 2: feuner tikla sol suvluc.
Speaker 1: As the sun began to set, Clara proposed to Adria
Speaker 1: to write an article about his works for her blog.
Speaker 2: A catgist, since La then siu campra villa vuskat.
Speaker 1: This here gesture could bring him the attention he had
Speaker 1: always sought.
Speaker 2: Am La seutet al siuspeus il castel coo mats Timoni
Speaker 2: Adria va truvauna novacumfiensa nel madesh een al buddl sear Tikla.
Speaker 1: With the city at their feet and the castle as
Speaker 1: a witness, Adria I found a new confidence in himself
Speaker 1: and the power of his art.
Speaker 2: La mistet nashen Am Clara limustrava calascunaxiun gennuenas eren bussiblas.
Speaker 1: The budding friendship with Clara showed him that genuine connections
Speaker 1: were possible.
Speaker 2: Al fastival barsiunexi nonumes Paradria si no tam be para Clara.
Speaker 1: The festival was a success, not only for Adria, but
Speaker 1: also for Clara.
Speaker 2: Banacun serri e llo cavuskaven cunaxiuns cavan mesen ya, the
Speaker 2: lasparaola eels clicks.
Speaker 1: They achieved what they were looking for, connections that went
Speaker 1: beyond words and clicks.
Speaker 2: No somnisi brujetta scumbarthids la storie to just kuman sava
Speaker 2: sotl sell klada Barcelona.
Speaker 1: With new dreams and shared projects. Their story was just
Speaker 1: beginning under the clear sky of Barcelona.
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 2: Al saul alsau, al Saul, the sun, al castell al
Speaker 2: castell al gastel, the castle, La comunite, lacu munitat, lacumunitat,
Speaker 2: the community, Alsmours, the pedra, Alsmours, the pedra alsmours, the
Speaker 2: pedra the stone walls, b bran, b bran, b bran, vibrant,
Speaker 2: Alvin alvin al when the wind lartista, lartista, l'artista, the
Speaker 2: artist al does, itch al does, itch al does. The
Speaker 2: desire nerveus, nerveus, nrbus nervous le natural lesa lenatur lesa,
Speaker 2: l natu lesa, the nature, La mala Pasada, La mala pasada,
Speaker 2: La mala pasada, The trick, Lamique da kum fiza Lami,
Speaker 2: the Kunfianza, la meek, the Kumfianza, the trusted friend, duna animes,
Speaker 2: dona animes du nah animes encourage. I'll look, I'll look,
Speaker 2: I'll look the blog, authentic, authentic, autentick, authentic, lane stella seo,
Speaker 2: lane stella SiO, lion stella SiO. The installation cup, the
Speaker 2: Vada cup, the Vada cup, Ti vada captivated bu bu
Speaker 2: bu vivid al Dupta al Dupta, al Dupta, the doubt,
Speaker 2: lu lu lu pour tounita, the opportunity, I'll t meat
Speaker 2: alsumbura t meat, alsumbriura.
Speaker 1: Te meat, The shy smile.
Speaker 2: Listoria, La storia listoria, the story.
Speaker 1: La passio, la passio.
Speaker 2: La passio, the passion, lenthusiasma Lenthusiasma, l Enthusiasma, the enthusiasm.
Speaker 2: Let trensizio, let trensisio, let trensizio.
Speaker 1: The Transition. I'll trust da Binze. I'll trustda Binze. I'll
Speaker 1: trust the Binze. The brushstroke, La superficia, la superficia, la superficia,
Speaker 1: the surface, La proposta, la pru posta, la preu posta,
Speaker 1: the proposal, al zast al jist, al jist, the gesture,
Speaker 1: al destd Money, al dest money, al des d money,
Speaker 1: the Witness.
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