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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how one brother's quest for
Speaker 3: freedom challenges family bonds and opens doors to newfound understanding
Speaker 3: and opportunities.
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Speaker 1: Al cafea barsalona, la primavera, mple elaida Amuna, fresca, dulso
Speaker 1: las taulas, estaban plein as, the turistas i lucals lakumbersa,
Speaker 1: nimada varazensa mbalso the la sculeretas, ramuveen lastasa mark an
Speaker 1: nae luke castavan rau needs za una taol al fonds
Speaker 1: unaila da kaos entra la multitude, mark bab serva al
Speaker 1: Germans el sempra, villas, tat al jarmaras, punsapla, fincitutara, mentraparlave
Speaker 1: and dalarenzia el senti al pestalas, Expectativa's familiars anna asahuda
Speaker 1: and treliluk in tantawa coom sempra, mantanila pao proel savilla
Speaker 1: keela tani a la sevas propius ambitions look fayaba canol, importavares,
Speaker 1: promark bil and elda provacio al suzuls al tema, dalarenzia
Speaker 1: a villa tret ala um belias, tansions, look buliya, bendra,
Speaker 1: tod ikum and sadano anna propusava imbartis anuna patita fond,
Speaker 1: the familiar mark and kambi my nobuliya par la dashah
Speaker 1: el numez ulias seluda mas and lad alas familiars par
Speaker 1: larenzia era un altracadena parceno pudhem simplement, the side al
Speaker 1: car real men bulemotes, baddy mark final men la rabia, kumulada,
Speaker 1: tramulan ala eda, pud via, lameva, vida, sen saketpes pros
Speaker 1: muna familia mark badian nam suavitat m the feru plagats
Speaker 1: see pros prasok you all cadar usaga, questa, cara baraplicamarque
Speaker 1: jotamba bulda, lameva vida ibab unmoment, the sileenzi al suoi
Speaker 1: de al cafe and karra toumbaba al seubultan proilsa stavan
Speaker 1: a nun altramon putseetenrao bad metreluk ma and zuem plantajad
Speaker 1: des d'ltel pun da vista anzeendar raculza no prasuna ba
Speaker 1: fajianna vaienla sincetat a la kara, the mark final men
Speaker 1: tots van astada, court limpurtan raan tendras irrespectar sa mutuamen
Speaker 1: akela tarda, am bultade dal brujid del cafe ban kum
Speaker 1: and sa kunstrui, unanova, kumpraancio, mark bassur, tid al cafe ambuna,
Speaker 1: lejeras and sassio de libertad, al su garman sabi and
Speaker 1: ara kael tani al susomnis ikuman sarian axceptarlus, la prima
Speaker 1: vera pu novaad imarasm totalcor.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Al cafe Barsalona, la prima vera, umpli elaida ammuna fresca dulsu.
Speaker 3: At the cafe in Barcelona, the spring filled the air
Speaker 3: with a fresh sweetness.
Speaker 1: Los taulas gestavan plain as, the touristas i lucals, la cumbersa,
Speaker 1: nima da varazansa ambalso the lasculeretas ramuven las TESSAs.
Speaker 3: The tables were filled with tourists and locals, lively conversation
Speaker 3: mingling with the sound of spoons stirring cups.
Speaker 1: Mark an Naelu castavanro need Za Una Tao lalfonds Unaila
Speaker 1: the cow Sentra la multitude.
Speaker 3: Mark, Anna and Laco were gathered at a table in
Speaker 3: the back an island of Chaos. Amid the crowd.
Speaker 1: Mark baub serva al su Germans.
Speaker 3: Mark observed his siblings el.
Speaker 1: Simpra vias tat al germaras puns.
Speaker 3: He had always been the responsible brother.
Speaker 1: Finzitutara mintre par la venda larentia is santi al pez
Speaker 1: de las expectativas familiars.
Speaker 3: Even now, while they talked about the inheritance, he felt
Speaker 3: the weight of family expectations.
Speaker 1: Anna A seruda entreleluc intentaba come simpra mantani la pau.
Speaker 3: Anna, sitting between him and Luck, tried as always to
Speaker 3: keep the peace.
Speaker 1: Broil sevilla Kiela tanil la sevas propius ambitions.
Speaker 3: But he knew she had her own ambitions.
Speaker 1: Luc fe ya veda canol impurtavares pro marque beja la
Speaker 1: neel de pruvacio al suzuls.
Speaker 3: Luck pretended not to care about anything, but Mark saw
Speaker 3: the desire for approval in his eyes.
Speaker 1: Altema la la rencia a villa treta la lum belstanciuns.
Speaker 3: The topic of the inheritance had brought old tensions to light.
Speaker 1: Luc Bulia bendre to ti kuman Sadano.
Speaker 3: Luck wanted to sell everything and start.
Speaker 1: Anew annapurusava imbarti anuna partita fund familia.
Speaker 3: Anna proposed investing in a small family in mark.
Speaker 1: Kambi my novulia Parladasha.
Speaker 3: Mark, on the other hand, never wanted to talk about it.
Speaker 1: In numes vulia selda missen lads familias.
Speaker 3: He just wanted to be free beyond family duties.
Speaker 1: But re larentcia heraun altracadna.
Speaker 3: For him, the inheritance was another chain.
Speaker 1: Barqueno pudem simple men the sidell al carell men vulemot
Speaker 1: badi marc final men la ravia cumula da tramulan ala.
Speaker 3: Why can't we just decide what we all truly want,
Speaker 3: said Mark finally, his accumulated anger trembling in his voice.
Speaker 1: E the pu viral la meva vida sin skeetpes.
Speaker 3: I should be able to live my life without this weight.
Speaker 1: But osso muna familia Mark badi anamsua vitat, but.
Speaker 3: We are a family, Mark said Anna softly, m the
Speaker 3: feru pla. We have to do it together.
Speaker 1: See prossim prasok. You'll cather russaaquesta carea baraplica marque.
Speaker 3: Yes, but it's always me who has to carry this burden.
Speaker 1: Mark replied you tam be vulva lava vida.
Speaker 3: I want to live my life too.
Speaker 1: Ibab ulmumen de silenci.
Speaker 3: There was a moment of silence.
Speaker 1: Al surruy del cafe, an cara tombab al se vultan
Speaker 1: proel sestaban anunal tramon.
Speaker 3: The noise of the cafe still echoed around them, but
Speaker 3: they were in another world.
Speaker 1: Put se tantro bad metre.
Speaker 3: Luke, maybe you're right, admitted luck.
Speaker 1: My unzuem plantat is the tupun da vista.
Speaker 3: We've never considered it from your point of view.
Speaker 1: An zeendr rakulza no brasuna ba fajiana bayen la since
Speaker 1: la caa the mark.
Speaker 3: We need to support each other, not pressure, added Anna,
Speaker 3: seeing the sincerity on Mark's face.
Speaker 1: Finale min totsubanas tada court.
Speaker 3: Finally they all agreed.
Speaker 1: Limpurtan er and tendres ires baktsa mutuamn.
Speaker 3: The important thing was to understand and respect each.
Speaker 1: Other Agda ambultad del rugid del cafe ban kumansa, kundtrui
Speaker 1: una nova Kumbraansiu.
Speaker 3: That afternoon, surrounded by the bustle of the cafe, they
Speaker 3: began to build a new understanding.
Speaker 1: Mark basur Ti del cafe ambuna us and Cecieur de livertet.
Speaker 3: Mark left the cafe with a light feeling of freedom.
Speaker 1: Al su garman savill and ara klteni, al siu somni's
Speaker 1: ikuman seria Acceptarlus.
Speaker 3: His siblings now knew that he had his own dreams,
Speaker 3: and they would begin to accept them.
Speaker 1: La prima vedava novasu imar garlasm totalcor.
Speaker 3: The spring brought new opportunities, and Mark was ready to
Speaker 3: seize them with all his heart.
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: La prima vedra, la prima vera, la prima vera.
Speaker 6: The spring, La dulsou, la dulso, la dulsou, the sweetness,
Speaker 6: La multitooth, la multitooth, la multitooth.
Speaker 1: The crowd, al Germans, al Germans, al Germans, the siblings, Larenzia, Larentzia, Larentzia,
Speaker 1: the heritage, la carraga, la carraga, la carraga, the burden, alcos, alcos,
Speaker 1: al caos, the chaos, a proofita, a proofita, a proofita,
Speaker 1: to seize.
Speaker 7: Also also also the sound.
Speaker 1: Lupour tunitat lupur that loupur, to need that, the opportunity, Larentzia, Larentzia, Larentzia,
Speaker 1: the inheritance, La coleretta, la couleretta, la colaretta. The spoon,
Speaker 1: bar rajarsa, bar rajarsa, bar rajarsa, to mingle raspoon, sappla raspoon,
Speaker 1: sappla raspoon, sapla responsible lambisio, lambisio, lambi seo, the ambition Lanelle, Lanelle, Lanelle.
Speaker 7: The desire fa favea fe beda, to pretend, pru possa,
Speaker 7: pru possa, pru pousa, to propose, imbartis imbartis, imbartis, to invest.
Speaker 1: La encio let encio let encio. The tension Tramullah, Tramullah,
Speaker 1: Tramullah to tremble, pressiuna, pressiuna, pressiuna, to pressure, moo to amen,
Speaker 1: m to amen, mood to amen mutually. La provacio, la provacio,
Speaker 1: la provasio.
Speaker 7: The approval, raculza, raculza, raculza to support.
Speaker 1: All See lency all See lency all See lency. The
Speaker 1: silence less in seri, that lets in seri, that less
Speaker 1: in seri, that the sincerity La pau, la bao, la
Speaker 1: bou the piece admetra, admetra, admetra.
Speaker 7: To admit respecta respecta respecta to respect.
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