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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll follow Nuria's heartfelt journey through the
Speaker 3: vibrant Mericat to sant Antony as she discovers the true
Speaker 3: spirit of giving amidst the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping.
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Speaker 1: Al marcat de san antoni vuya dat tivitat akeidi ben
Speaker 1: assumes the nadal panjaven alaida illuminanos pasadisus intralasparadas nuria van
Speaker 1: sava par rapit qui, then the not tupam balsualtras, kumprados
Speaker 1: bulba al ragals per fact as para la seva familiar
Speaker 1: eamix sentia and siatad kreshna masura kamirabalas vistas the preus
Speaker 1: iqal culaba man talmen al presupost al suo la genve
Speaker 1: ya canuria, santis, mes parduda protanilla, umpla, pizabil ragals alces,
Speaker 1: familias mes prupes sili kada venem sides alasaras pansia and
Speaker 1: la resta pera al selzer mapatit as timabal's libras davanturas
Speaker 1: ashi kavada sidibuska unkalia grades pro entra lagentada truba una parada,
Speaker 1: the libras sam lava unatashka titannica, pavos barakuda and jordi
Speaker 1: unbia map laka, sempra la villa du nad bons kunces bada,
Speaker 1: sidibuska la seva parada parda mana a judah and beriba
Speaker 1: giordi la vasa uda and buon sumbri raklid nuriya bandia,
Speaker 1: cat porta parakiya vui allah Jordi bar respondra nuria busku
Speaker 1: rals basis par nadal stick una, mika parduda, creus, capoda, judharma,
Speaker 1: jordias and tam bandusiasma sklakasi bina tink calgunas causas kudria
Speaker 1: agradatu lava kundu a una pata padada dreda unbad the
Speaker 1: lums a locust have a plad object as zama artazanias
Speaker 1: joyas buffandas de la pardas kuntat debres nuriyavaku mansa a
Speaker 1: lad's a tota RelA on libre lustra parapera una bufand
Speaker 1: maa unasa rakada para seva germana mentraskuia la svanziatad asba
Speaker 1: na dissipan ivas and ti una lagria, paved rals than
Speaker 1: reginals is singificatius am la vosa plena el correo, nuriya vasutidl,
Speaker 1: markat la undl matiriava mes ten samen reflatinsa and al
Speaker 1: susu a villa press called car real men in purtaba
Speaker 1: la parva ragls sinol, pansamen e elea mordad dees arah,
Speaker 1: mentra kaminaba, kapa, casa, sabilla, candal saria, espacial nov munataridl, ragls,
Speaker 1: sino par lada, dica, el sentimen, kabilla, puzzad akadas, kundels
Speaker 1: alo era albaritabla s paridd al nadal.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Al marcat de san Antoni vullia, the tividad a matidi ven.
Speaker 3: The Marcat de san Antony was buzzing with activity that
Speaker 3: winter morning.
Speaker 1: Al zums, the nadal panjaven alaida illuminan alspasadisus intra lasparadas.
Speaker 3: The Nadal lights hung in the air, illuminating the aisles
Speaker 3: between the stalls.
Speaker 1: Nuria van savampar rapid quidn the not tupa ambalsaltrescumpredos.
Speaker 3: Nuria moved quickly, careful not to bump into the other shoppers.
Speaker 1: Buliya truva al rerals parfactas parla seva familia eamiks.
Speaker 3: She wanted to find the perfect gifts for her family
Speaker 3: and friends.
Speaker 1: Santilla and sietad kreshena massura camiravalas lists the preus ikal
Speaker 1: culava mantalmen al presupost.
Speaker 3: Her anxiety grew as she looked at the price lists
Speaker 3: and made calculated her budget.
Speaker 1: Al suru de la gen fe ya canuria sentis mis parduda.
Speaker 3: The noise from the crowd made Noura feel more lost pro.
Speaker 1: Tanilla umpla prza pimel rals thl sils familias miss prupes.
Speaker 3: But she had a plan. Prioritized the gifts for her
Speaker 3: closest family members first.
Speaker 1: Silka da venem zidnez a la zoras panseri and laste.
Speaker 3: If she had any time and money left, then she
Speaker 3: would think about the others.
Speaker 1: Pea al sijmpatit astimb albras davan turas ashikvada sidi usca unka.
Speaker 3: Pira Her little brother loved adventure books, so she decided
Speaker 3: to look for one he would like.
Speaker 1: Bro In tra le Gentada, truba una Parada, the libras
Speaker 1: sm lava una tascatia.
Speaker 3: But amid the crowd, finding a bookstall seemed like a
Speaker 3: herculean task.
Speaker 1: Yevos Barrakurda and Jordi unbuie map la ca sempra la
Speaker 1: villa du nad bons kunselz.
Speaker 3: Then she remembered Gjiordi, a friendly shopkeeper who had always
Speaker 3: given her good advice.
Speaker 1: Bada sidivus calada parda mana juda.
Speaker 3: She decided to look for his stall to ask for help.
Speaker 1: And bea la reva Giordi la vasa lu da am
Speaker 1: buon sumbri ra Khalid.
Speaker 3: Seeing her arrive, Gjordi greeted her with a warm smile.
Speaker 1: Luria bondia.
Speaker 3: Nuria, good morning, get porta parakilla Vui what brings you
Speaker 3: here today?
Speaker 1: Allah Giordi, barraspondre Luria busku unraralzas parsil sarl yes tink
Speaker 1: una mika parduda Hello Jerdi.
Speaker 3: Noria replied, I'm looking for some special gifts for Nadal,
Speaker 3: and I feel a bit lost greus capodzama. Do you
Speaker 3: think you can help me?
Speaker 1: Jordia sent tiam bantusisma.
Speaker 3: Jordi nodded enthusiastically is clacasi.
Speaker 1: Of course, bina tink cal runas casas cadatu. Come, I
Speaker 1: have some things you might like Lava kundui a una
Speaker 1: patita parada marada the reda un bad lums.
Speaker 3: He led her to a small stall hidden behind a
Speaker 3: curtain of lights.
Speaker 1: A last zanias jo yes bufanda pards kuntet ibres.
Speaker 3: The place was full of handmade items, craft's jewelry, will scarves,
Speaker 3: and of course.
Speaker 1: Books nuriyavaku man sa ave a totarel.
Speaker 3: Nuria began to see possibilities everywhere.
Speaker 1: Batuba un livre, lustra paraba una bufand sua parava mara
Speaker 1: una zada paramana.
Speaker 3: She found an illustrated book for Pera, a soft scarf
Speaker 3: for her mother, and elegant ear rings for her sister.
Speaker 1: Mantras Kuria la sevan sietat asba na di siban ivas
Speaker 1: and ti una la ria kreshen paravels tanginales is singhi
Speaker 1: fi catius.
Speaker 3: As. She chose, her anxiety dissipated and She felt a
Speaker 3: growing joy for having found such original and meaningful gifts.
Speaker 1: Am La vosa plena il cor nuria vasulti del marquat.
Speaker 3: With her bag fall in her heart light, Nouria left
Speaker 3: the market.
Speaker 1: La lund al mati riyava mesin ten samenra fla tinsa
Speaker 1: and al susumbrire.
Speaker 3: The morning light shone more brightly, reflecting in her smile.
Speaker 1: Avilla pres cal carrel menin purtaba no re la parfaxio
Speaker 1: del rals sinol pan samen eye lea morda rere dez.
Speaker 3: She had learned that what really mattered was not the
Speaker 3: perfection of the gifts, but the thought and love behind them.
Speaker 1: Are men tre ka minaba ca pa caza sabilla cal
Speaker 1: serias pasiel.
Speaker 3: Now, as she walked home, she knew this Nadal would
Speaker 3: be special.
Speaker 1: Nopal valor Munatari del rarals sin no par la da
Speaker 1: di cassio e el sentimenka villa pouzad a cadascundees.
Speaker 3: Not because of the monetary value of the gifts, but
Speaker 3: because of the dedication and feelings she had put into
Speaker 3: each one of them.
Speaker 1: Aloira albarta blas pardalaval.
Speaker 3: That was the true spirit of Nadal.
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: Al marquat, al marquat, al marquat, the market, bulliah, bulliah, bulliah, buzzing, activitat, activitat,
Speaker 1: activitet activity, almati, almati, al mati, the morning, bums, bums, blums, lights, banja, banja, banja,
Speaker 1: to hang, parsadesus pasadesus pasadesus isles, lasparadas, lasparadas, lasparadas, the stalls, tupa, tupa, tupa,
Speaker 1: to bump and seat, un seat, unseat, anxiety, legentada, legendada, legentada,
Speaker 1: the crowd, tusca, tusca, tasca, task, titannica, titannica, titannica, herculean albutigue, albutigue, albhutrigue,
Speaker 1: the shopkeeper, Khalid Khalid Khalid warm a cent t a
Speaker 1: cent a sent to nod ambenthusiasma, ambenthusiasma, ambenthusiasma, enthusiastically kundui
Speaker 1: kundui kundu e to lead a magada a magadha, a
Speaker 1: magrada hidden, baddey bade bade curtain fad Zama, fed Zama,
Speaker 1: faiths Ama, handmade Artazanias artazanias Artazannias, crafts, joy Yes, Joy, Yes,
Speaker 1: Ja Yes, Jewelry, boffand Us buffandas boofund us scarves, bussy bill,
Speaker 1: that's pussy bill, that's boosy bly, that's possibilities. Ilustrat, elustrat, elustrat.
Speaker 5: Illustrated, alegance, alegance, alegance, elegant, dicipa dcipa d c pa
Speaker 5: to dissipate.
Speaker 1: Reflect, reflect, reflect, to reflect the de casillo, the the casieu,
Speaker 1: the the casieu dedication.
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