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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unwrap a heartwarming tale of honesty
Speaker 3: and kindness as Joan discovers the true wealth of giving
Speaker 3: amidst Barcelona's festive streets.
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Speaker 6: Alsatran quildal mara la plagia l la barcelonetta asbareja ambalmurmuri
Speaker 6: dal MarCad malvretsee, n alslankarabrilla, duna unto magic a la
Speaker 6: zunadas i al zastan, skuluritz Esbigilia day is ibar, salona
Speaker 6: a stap lena, the jen buscan al ragl parfecta para
Speaker 6: la sevas parsonas, estimadas, juan kamina, pal marcat amlas manzalas
Speaker 6: buchakas mentral, fret al racorda, caa casa, cavad nadal al
Speaker 6: seukorra stapled the pro kupacio bolsu pendra la seva germana, patita,
Speaker 6: munzarat ambun ral significat prauls dines znas cassus, adasidid mantanila,
Speaker 6: sevasozio economica and secret vincitoddlcea MiG pau casta pox passus,
Speaker 6: the yami ran nunzbaats al matesh markat asparada van dunastan
Speaker 6: pled thea, vijutaria veeta ama una pulseabrilla and cantadoramen sota
Speaker 6: al saldibern imaginarsa al Sumbria ala caada, munzarat alfasumiya pral prea,
Speaker 6: stafforadlcellabast ambniciativa, juan da sidesh parla am Balbanado e zunoma
Speaker 6: gran am bun Bigotti, espez bondia di u juan ambun
Speaker 6: Sumbria unami canarbius aquesta, pulsa, espraciosa, pra al preu es
Speaker 6: unamikha al parami putze i alguna cosa, kapugi fepar la
Speaker 6: mesa saquipla Albanado observa juan am buis curusus in tueg
Speaker 6: alguna cosa and akael noijoba fenal men diu betchka ked
Speaker 6: ral esimputan paratu axplicam ket porta avuler lukumpra juan d
Speaker 6: raspira profun damen i explicalai storia come unsarat sempra asketat
Speaker 6: un raj the llum ala sebabida, aspasialmen and alsmomens dificiles
Speaker 6: albanado a santeesh to caansa albigotti pansativamen sabs ke di
Speaker 6: u final men unastadad com laateva s deficial da truba
Speaker 6: bui a judharta ad dunare la capod paga sentinsa yujerd
Speaker 6: juan faound jest the gray men paga al capot iam
Speaker 6: laudadamkura labuchaka sanbaka pakza guayra vekuren kuan munzarat ob al
Speaker 6: ragal a nidda ras al zuis libri and meska ku
Speaker 6: saval und nadal juanna prena ke dia calasin saritad ila
Speaker 6: franceza pod report as capaestus damabilitad in asparats yeshi mentral
Speaker 6: razer rivaven juan dascubria un ragal and karamesgran la bun
Speaker 6: dad dalstras ilaforsa the seunest ambun mattesh.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 6: Alsotranke wield al mara la plagia d la barsalonetta asbarregia
Speaker 6: ambalmurmuri dal marcadd care.
Speaker 3: The tranquil sound of the sea at La Placa de
Speaker 3: la Barcelonia mixes with the murmur of the street market.
Speaker 6: Malvret se n al solankabrilla duna unto magic a la
Speaker 6: zunadas i al zastan sculurit.
Speaker 3: Despite it being winter, the sun still shines, giving a
Speaker 3: magical touch to the waves, and the colorful stalls.
Speaker 6: Is Bijilia, the race ibar Salona Staplena, the jen buscan
Speaker 6: al ral parfecta, parla sevas, parsona estimadas.
Speaker 3: It is the eve of Reese, and Barcelona is full
Speaker 3: of people searching for the perfect gift for their loved ones.
Speaker 6: Juan Camina pal MarCad am las manzalas buchecas mintral fred
Speaker 6: al Racorda Casadal.
Speaker 3: Juan walks through the market, hands in his pockets as
Speaker 3: the cold reminds him that Christmas has just ended.
Speaker 6: Al siu kr rasta ple the pro kupasio, bolsul pendre
Speaker 6: lamana patita munzarat am bundra ral significatiu brals dines so
Speaker 6: nas cassus.
Speaker 3: His heart is full of worry. He wants to surprise
Speaker 3: his little sister muncherat with a meaningful gift, but money
Speaker 3: is tight.
Speaker 6: Ada sidid mantanila sikunamica and secret fincituddl siu amig Pao
Speaker 6: carsta box passus de la miran nunzwarret al matesh marcat.
Speaker 3: He has decided to keep his financial situation a secret,
Speaker 3: even from his friend Pao, who is a few steps
Speaker 3: away looking at hats in the same market Aspara.
Speaker 6: Da van du narstan ple the Vijuteria feeda Amah.
Speaker 3: He stops in front of a stall full of handmade jewelry.
Speaker 6: Unapriya ancantadamen solta al soldn a.
Speaker 3: Bracelet shines charmingly under the winter sun.
Speaker 6: Imagin narsa al sumbria la caada munsarat al fasumiya but
Speaker 6: al pre warstafora dalceu of ust.
Speaker 3: Imagining the smile on Wuincerada's face makes him dream, but
Speaker 3: the price is beyond his reach.
Speaker 1: Ambnicietiva Juan de sidesh parla Ambalbanado.
Speaker 3: With initiative, Juan decides to talk to the vender.
Speaker 1: E e zuno ma granam bun bigoti espees.
Speaker 3: He is an old man with a thick mustache.
Speaker 6: Bondia diu juan ambun sumbri ra una mika nerbus.
Speaker 3: Good day, says Juan with a slightly nervous smile.
Speaker 6: Aguestabusa esparaciosa pral preu una mika al parami putze i
Speaker 6: al luna corza capogi fela mesa saquipla.
Speaker 3: This bracelet is beautiful, but the price is a bit
Speaker 3: high for me. Perhaps there is something I could do
Speaker 3: to make it more affordable.
Speaker 1: Albanado juannambuls curiosus.
Speaker 3: The vendor observes Juan with curious eyes.
Speaker 6: In tuege alguna corza anaqula.
Speaker 3: He senses something in that young man.
Speaker 6: Finale min diu bech cakel isimputan paratu axplicamquet porta alkmpra.
Speaker 3: Finally, he says, I see that this gift is important
Speaker 3: to you. Tell me what brings you to want to
Speaker 3: buy it?
Speaker 6: Juan draspira prufunda min e explica lai istoria.
Speaker 3: Juan takes a deep breath and tells the story.
Speaker 6: Come unsarrat sempra astat unrach de lum a la seba
Speaker 6: vida aspasiel min and alsmumens deficiles.
Speaker 3: Haw Munchharak has always been a ray of light in
Speaker 3: his life, especially during difficult times.
Speaker 6: Al bannadoor santees toucan sa al bigotti pan se tivamen.
Speaker 3: The vender nods, touching his mustache thoughtfully, sabs q di.
Speaker 1: U fine al minh.
Speaker 6: Unas tadad com la teva is deficile da truba bui
Speaker 6: a judharta ad dunae la pulsa pal cabotpara.
Speaker 3: You know what, he finally says, Honesty like yours is
Speaker 3: hard to find. I want to help you. I'll give
Speaker 3: you the bracelet for what you can.
Speaker 6: Pay centin sa lu gerid Juan faoun jest de gray min.
Speaker 3: Feeling relieved, Juan gestures gratefully.
Speaker 1: Ba al capod i am lad makura labucheca sanbaca pacaza Guidavekurin.
Speaker 3: He pays what he can, and with the bracelet carefully
Speaker 3: stored in his pocket, he heads home, almost running.
Speaker 1: Kuan munsaat ovral ral nda ras al zuls libri and
Speaker 1: mesca qualsavalumd nadal.
Speaker 3: When Munchharac opens the gift on the night of Reese,
Speaker 3: her eyes shine brighter than any Christmas light.
Speaker 6: Juannabren a keda cala sin sitad i la franceza portas
Speaker 6: capes vidad inesparat.
Speaker 3: Juan learns that day that sincerity and straightforwardness can open
Speaker 3: doors to unexpected acts of kindness.
Speaker 1: Yes, she mentral, resavaven Juan d scubia, unl karames gran,
Speaker 1: la bundadalstres ila, forsa the sionest am bun madish and.
Speaker 3: So as the resurvived. Juan discovered an even greater gift,
Speaker 3: the goodness of others and the strength of being honest
Speaker 3: with oneself.
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: Tranquil, tranquil, tranquil, tranquil.
Speaker 7: Murmurimurmuri mourmuri murmur Bria, Bria, Bria, shines, lastan last tan,
Speaker 7: last tan, the stall.
Speaker 6: Labijilia, labijilia, labiji, yeah, dive, personas, astimadas, personas, astimadas, perssonas as, teamthers.
Speaker 3: Loved ones, La pro cupasillo, la pro cupasillo, la pro cupacio,
Speaker 3: the worry, surpendra, surpendra, surpendra, surprise significat you, significat you,
Speaker 3: significatu meaningful as cassus as cassus as cassus type vetama, vetama,
Speaker 3: veta ama hairmaide and.
Speaker 6: Canta doramin a, canta do amen and canta dooramen charmingly, initiativa, initiativa, iniativa, initiative, bannado, bannado, bernado,
Speaker 6: vender bigotti as pees bigotti as pez bigatti as pees
Speaker 6: tick mustache a sequipla, A sequipla, a sequipla affordable, alcuriusus, alcuriusus, olscuriusus,
Speaker 6: curious eyes, draspidrasio, draspirasio, d raspira, sillo brath dretch, thellum dredge,
Speaker 6: dellum dretch, thellum ray of light, soumrin arbios, soumrin arbios, sumrin.
Speaker 3: Arbios, nervous smile.
Speaker 6: Pan settivamen, pan settivamen, pans stetrivamen.
Speaker 1: Thoughtfully as to that own, as to that owns, to
Speaker 1: that honesty, paga pega, pega, pey alaoujerd alaoujerit alaoujerd relieved
Speaker 1: amcura amcura, amcura, carefully coustun coustun custom habit Brillian, Brillian
Speaker 1: Brillian Shine.
Speaker 6: Fran Geza, fran Gueza, fran Geza, Straightforwardness, Farsa Farsa force, Strength, Amabilite, Amabilite,
Speaker 6: ambilite kindness.
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