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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the unexpected magic born when
Speaker 3: creativity meets tradition as three friends turn a snowy idea
Speaker 3: into a collective celebration in Barcelona's iconic Castle.
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Speaker 1: Alvenfred buffa travel canuk onjorgi, monsepera stavano comkapltra barsalona la
Speaker 1: bista del caste eraspactacula amla sutat iluminada parlas yums da
Speaker 1: cab dang il marva and sota al sel deven al
Speaker 1: stresa mix astavana, mussunats giordi tanilla una i dea bojia
Speaker 1: kunstruy al ninod the neu mes grand iriginal commasu presa
Speaker 1: paratutom giordi amlasva creativitad das burdan a villa, putat una
Speaker 1: culaxiodak sassori is paculias monse mesa, septica, drapatiya ka putse
Speaker 1: no a la miloida propera, sempra pled nargia, gastavarussaan mes
Speaker 1: nell a nunyok and pravospai parlseu projetta pratod joust kumansa
Speaker 1: bana revals primes touristas un group da da Zenas, the
Speaker 1: parsonas camaras and ma Saplaga, ven alvultandes Giordi Miraba perplex
Speaker 1: commas to ristas asla ven iregan kumbansutz kayo ra Unas,
Speaker 1: pacta ala traditional als flash us alstelefuns Ila realiaestran cavan
Speaker 1: la Kunsan traciodl triu escas pens and quesunamena the tradisio
Speaker 1: Catalana bachs Klama monse meets Frustrada pera, numez Barua, truvan
Speaker 1: las Maldi Bartida putseeam the dunarus al Cabolan, Jordi basu
Speaker 1: jeri and be walta unaida vai Lumina al zulis de Jordi,
Speaker 1: Femuna corzanovac baddi, ibacu mansa al fajida tis all niot
Speaker 1: in spiranza and alamnz the folklore catalat mirem the transfer
Speaker 1: maru a nunak to asio ban kumansa a, improvisa, moncel
Speaker 1: Barranca canta Una Maldia, traditional men trapera is, Jordi fai
Speaker 1: and danzas albultand alnot muvenzal reed medals, geran Ivaston's imaginats
Speaker 1: Alsturistas and cantach palkaway and yescultaven Bana Plaudia, bantusiasmat al Ninot,
Speaker 1: the neu Ambumba read the jaomatas un romantic Shuru, the
Speaker 1: neuper A lakara Asbakumbardi and Lastralia Alsturistas, Fhayan photos idaman
Speaker 1: aven Participati then Colombian fours and Karamez divartit alfinl Alprujetta,
Speaker 1: the jordi a Villas da vinhud Una, Casa molmes grand Alcavilla,
Speaker 1: imaginat Iba kawarienam Balsuza mix sabs monse Badi Mentrals, Touristas
Speaker 1: and avan ratiran Iya al Huna, Casas passial and the
Speaker 1: sha ca Alsultra, Suna, shin A, Lastevas, bugarias m creat Una,
Speaker 1: tradisionova Asbabra, guntapa an kara and Bunsumba da aurea yeshi
Speaker 1: an Akaya nid de vern a comparti il mpl the
Speaker 1: Iria yas cavandra suna mod.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Al Winfred Buffa Traves del caste, munzuig Onjordi monse I,
Speaker 1: perastavanro the nel comkapl Travarsalona.
Speaker 3: The cold wind was blowing through Caste Demok, where Jordi,
Speaker 3: Munsey and Pera were gathered trying to create a snowman
Speaker 3: like no other in Bursla.
Speaker 1: La vista del caste eras spectacula unless you tat Iluminada
Speaker 1: parlas lumsd il Marva and sot al sel deven.
Speaker 3: The view from the castle was spectacular, with the city
Speaker 3: illuminated by the New year lights and the sea dancing
Speaker 3: under the winter sky.
Speaker 1: Alstresa meeks aestava na mussounats.
Speaker 3: The three friends were excited.
Speaker 1: Giordi tenilla unaida Bogia kunstruill al ninodd neu mes grand
Speaker 1: euriginale comasur presa para tutom.
Speaker 3: Giordi had a crazy idea to build the largest and
Speaker 3: most original snowman as a surprise for everyone.
Speaker 1: Giordi amla seva creativitaddas burdan abiyaputtad una kulak SiO da
Speaker 1: sassoris Paculias.
Speaker 3: Giordi with his overflowing creativity had brought a collection of
Speaker 3: peculiar accessories.
Speaker 1: Monse mesa septica, drapatilla kaputz no re la miloi dere
Speaker 1: pro pira sempra ple de nargia gestavarusin mes neo a
Speaker 1: nunyok and prao spai paraseo brugette.
Speaker 3: Munsey more skept kept repeating that maybe it wasn't the
Speaker 3: best idea, but Perra, always full of energy, was already
Speaker 3: dragging more snow to a place with enough space for
Speaker 3: their project bra.
Speaker 1: To just cumansa bana rivals primes tourists.
Speaker 3: But just as they were starting, the first tourists arrived un.
Speaker 1: Group the zen as, the parsonas came resen ma sapla
Speaker 1: graven al voltandes.
Speaker 3: A group of dozens of people, cameras in hand, gathered
Speaker 3: around them.
Speaker 1: Giordi Mireva parplex comous touristas a senne la ven iregen
Speaker 1: kumbansutz ca yoira una spactec la tredciunal.
Speaker 3: Giorgi looked perplexed as the tourists pointed and laughed, convinced
Speaker 3: it was a traditional spectacle.
Speaker 1: Als flash us doos telefuns il real estra cavan lakuncan
Speaker 1: Tracio Valtriue.
Speaker 3: The flashes from phones and the laughter broke. The trio's
Speaker 3: concentration is Caspens and quezunamena the de SiO Catalana. Do
Speaker 3: they think it's some kind of catalog tradition.
Speaker 1: Bacs clama monce meets Frustrada.
Speaker 3: Exclaimed Munse half frustrated.
Speaker 1: Pea numez Bariura truvan la situ mol di vartida.
Speaker 3: Pera just laughed, finding the situation very amusing.
Speaker 1: Putze uriam the dunar luzel Cavolan.
Speaker 3: Jordi, maybe we should give them what they want Jordi.
Speaker 1: Basubjeri and veo Walta.
Speaker 3: He suggested, loudly.
Speaker 1: U nahi there vai lumina alzulz de Jordi.
Speaker 3: An idea lit up Jordi sis.
Speaker 1: Femuna carza Novac. Let's do something new, Badi ivacu mansa
Speaker 1: al fajidaiz al ninot in spiranza ann la mens the
Speaker 1: folklore Catala.
Speaker 3: He said, and started adding details to the Snowman, inspired
Speaker 3: by elements of Catalan folklore.
Speaker 1: Mirem the transformru anuna Tuursiu.
Speaker 3: Let's try to turn it into a performance.
Speaker 1: Ban kumansa a improviza.
Speaker 3: They began to improvise.
Speaker 1: Monse barranca, canta una Maldia, tradisnal min trapea, Ijiordi fe
Speaker 1: yen dan sadlnot muven sal rid madals gerenes ivastonzi Maginette.
Speaker 3: Monse started singing a traditional melody while Erra and Giordi
Speaker 3: danced around the snowman, moving to the rhythm of imagine
Speaker 3: jiggants and sticks.
Speaker 1: Alsturistas and Cantat's palcave yan yescultaven banapladillam bantuziesma.
Speaker 3: The tourists, enchanted by what they saw and heard, applauded enthusiastically.
Speaker 1: Al ninodda nieu ambunbar read de jaumatas un romantic schuru
Speaker 1: the neu pa a la cara Azbakumbarti and lastrella.
Speaker 3: The snow man, with a Jaomeda's hat and a romantic
Speaker 3: snowchuo for the face, became the star.
Speaker 1: Alsturistes feyen phothus idaman a ven partisipari finkalambien fo zen
Speaker 1: karames di bartit.
Speaker 3: The tourists took pictures and asked to participate, making the
Speaker 3: atmosphere even more fun.
Speaker 1: Alfinal al prugitta, the Jordi a villasda vingut una cosa
Speaker 1: molmes grand alcavilla, imaginette iba kwarienam balsuza meks.
Speaker 3: In the end, Jordia's project had become much bigger than
Speaker 3: he had imagined, and he ended up laughing with his
Speaker 3: friends SAPs.
Speaker 1: Monse badi Minto's touristas Savandre tien yal juna calls us
Speaker 1: passil and the sha calzautra sunna lastevasi.
Speaker 3: Is you know, mom, say he said, as the tourists
Speaker 3: began to leave. There's something special about letting others join
Speaker 3: in on your craziness.
Speaker 1: M creat una tra de SiO nova. Have we created
Speaker 1: a new tradition asaprauna pea ankaram bun sumbadya Ala wondered
Speaker 1: Pera still with a smile from ear to ear. Yes,
Speaker 1: she anake de verne ban kum partilas la grillez de
Speaker 1: la ipruvisasio ilaspuntad umplin al caste munjui the sumbes Irieyes,
Speaker 1: Cavandre suna molmesen ya de lano.
Speaker 5: And so on.
Speaker 3: That winter night they shared the joys of improvisation and spontaneity,
Speaker 3: filling the castell the musk with smiles and laughter that
Speaker 3: resonated far beyond the new year.
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 1: Alvin, Alvin, Alvin. The wind, la vista, lavista, lavista, the view, aspectacula, aspectacula, aspectacular, spectacular, bakulia, bakulia, bakulia, eccentric, acceptica, acceptica, acceptica, skeptical, lanargia, lanargia, lanargia,
Speaker 1: the energy, aplaga, aplaga, aplaga together, parplex, parplex, parplex, perplexed
Speaker 1: ouse flashes, use flashes, uls flashes, the flashes, lacuncent tracio, lacuncentracio,
Speaker 1: lacunsan tracio, the concentration, frustrada, frustrada, frustrada, frustrated, lasitosio, lasitu asio,
Speaker 1: la situ asio, the situation. Divartida, divartida, divertida, amusing illumina illumina, illumina,
Speaker 1: to illuminate in spira, in spira, in spira, to inspire, transforma, transforma, transforma.
Speaker 3: To transform, improvisa improvisa, improvisa to improvise.
Speaker 1: La Maludia, La maludia, Lama, the Melody, Ambenthusiasma, Ambenthusiasma, ambenthusiasma, enthusiastically. Albaret, albaret, albaret,
Speaker 1: the hat. Romantic Romantic, Romantic, Romantic, Participate, Participa, participa to participate, Lambian, Lambian, Lambien,
Speaker 1: The atmosphere, Imagina, Imagina, imagina to imagine, Lastria, Lastralia, Lastralia,
Speaker 1: The Star, La Riayes, La Ria, Yes, la Real, Yes,
Speaker 1: The Laughter, Lasa, l agrias, Lasa, agrias, lasa, lagrias, the Joy, laspa, laspa,
Speaker 1: las poa, spontaneity, Rasuna, rassuna, rassuna, to resonate Lettre ducieux,
Speaker 1: lettre ducieux, lettre ducieux, the Tradition.
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