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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll discover how a spilled coffee sparks
Speaker 3: and unexpected romance in the bustling heart of Barcelona, challenging
Speaker 3: the balance between career ambitions and personal happiness.
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Speaker 1: Martin trava luficina ambalseal parseu it restiua barcelona ila, difici
Speaker 1: mudern the lum irum, pim lativitat propia, duno d el
Speaker 1: mentra marta segustava, kappalas and so panzaba anuna, roneo, impurtan
Speaker 1: alasdeo als cavelskastan see, vendra, kulits, kumbinavan, perfect a, man a, lava,
Speaker 1: lagankatava are now amla seva titudral sada abastad ya, fastona
Speaker 1: ala kafateriad al piece. The sutta ALUs cavell is, the
Speaker 1: spontinads ila sva camisa, the skurdada avidan sievan al character,
Speaker 1: the spro kubat cal character, zaba toti al seva specta
Speaker 1: are now rakunagud per s umbrillan especialista and informatica. The
Speaker 1: supta al dastiva vu le ka marta he are now
Speaker 1: quincidisi alescenso e ya amun cafe la ma eye a
Speaker 1: mun suma jugan al rostra lessen so as batanka a
Speaker 1: nun movie man in esparat al caafevacauda so oberal terra
Speaker 1: marta as van rusula una cosa PoCA, vitual a ella mentrin, tantava,
Speaker 1: nata jaldasastra deshama judharta badire now amunto a mappla marta
Speaker 1: vasumbriuda agraida unamika rbosa a causta, truvada in esparada, basil
Speaker 1: nisi duna patita kunaxio and tramdos allard de la samanas
Speaker 1: marta here now as ban truvac as well men maltas bagadas,
Speaker 1: mes a lufisina intercambiaven breus combersas is zumbrudas marta trubaba
Speaker 1: and are now unafrasco kalifaltaba al serriguros monda projectors idiad
Speaker 1: linaz totti, shah tania duptas erapruden bay raja fina ea
Speaker 1: firsdl kor undi vendras are now livapr pusa na junsunas
Speaker 1: dabanimens susil de lam pressa marta asbakadap sativa bulia kuneshal
Speaker 1: are now fadls murs de la ficina parlava i maadjia
Speaker 1: professional la pro kupava altrabai, kumtaba ambal respecta da tutam
Speaker 1: una lazio and mung campan pudria, kumplicarutot malgret als, dubtas badasidiaceptala,
Speaker 1: invitasio era umpas patit paranas sassari duran las dabanimen mentra
Speaker 1: to tom reya relaxaba martaba trvan are now un campagna
Speaker 1: ten la sevas combersas eran fasil zia gradaplas lun da
Speaker 1: lastres kutidia finale men anun momente sin stad kumpartida martava,
Speaker 1: kum vassala sevas pro kupacions tingpo baddhi poda perdra al
Speaker 1: respecta kea prom to absent to yomatsha arenaw serios parunkop
Speaker 1: lava miral zuls and ten comat sense pravulda mustrata kapudem
Speaker 1: feruwe a pocapoc baraspondra a muntosuao a klanid Marta vada
Speaker 1: sidi kapudiya in tantaro lavida noa villa the se una
Speaker 1: ki libri in pussipla, intra travail ifalicitad personal juns van
Speaker 1: da sidi pasamestems a legi oun park or simplement gaudin
Speaker 1: dun cafes and suppressas ashi Martaba pendra risal mondl kapuas
Speaker 1: mentra nao lacu mansa pendres as me and La Seva's
Speaker 1: nova respondza mussunals la seva historia ala deficimudernda Barcelona era
Speaker 1: numezo principi duna nova tapakumpartida.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Marta trava, luficina ambalce vitu al parseu.
Speaker 3: Marta walked into the office with her usual confidence stride.
Speaker 1: He restillua varsalona ila defici mudern iple de lum irum
Speaker 1: piam la tividad propia duno dia la voul.
Speaker 3: It was summer in Barcelona, and the building, modern and
Speaker 3: full of light, buzzed with the activity typical of a
Speaker 3: new work day.
Speaker 1: Mintra Marta Secustava Kappa lassen so bansava Anuna Ronio im
Speaker 1: A Lazzeo.
Speaker 3: As Marto approached the elevator, she thought about an important
Speaker 3: meeting at ten o'clock.
Speaker 1: Alcius cavels Castan Sievendra kulits kumbineveen perfect ta menam lava
Speaker 1: la ran Kaurava.
Speaker 3: Her brown hair, neatly gathered, perfectly matched the elegant outfit
Speaker 3: she wore.
Speaker 1: Arnow amla seba titudre lea sada abistad ya fastuna la
Speaker 1: cafeteria del pizda Suta.
Speaker 3: Are Now, with his relaxed demeanor, had already been at
Speaker 3: the cafe on the floor below for some time.
Speaker 1: Alcius Caves de spontinets il seba Camisa the scurdada Avi
Speaker 1: then Sieba al karacter the spro kubat Calza.
Speaker 3: His disheveled hair and unbuttoned shirt revealed the easy going
Speaker 3: character he was known for.
Speaker 1: Tuti al suo spig are now racuna rude perse umbrillanes
Speaker 1: pasilista nimfur matica.
Speaker 3: Despite his appearance, are Now was known to be a
Speaker 3: brilliant specialist in computer science.
Speaker 1: The Supta al dastiba vuleka Marta er now quincidsa lasenso.
Speaker 3: Suddenly fate had Marta and are now meet in the elevator.
Speaker 1: El ya a mum cafe la ma ye a moon
Speaker 1: sumbrue juganelle rastre.
Speaker 3: She with a coffee in hand, and he, with a
Speaker 3: playful smile on.
Speaker 1: His face, listensoursbtenka a n un movie menin esparad al
Speaker 1: cafebacaua sovral terre.
Speaker 3: The elevator doors closed, and in an unexpected movement, the
Speaker 3: coffee fell to the floor.
Speaker 1: Martha's van rujula una corza, bog vitualalla mintrintanavata jaldasastra.
Speaker 3: Marta blushed, something unusual for her as she tried to
Speaker 3: clean up the mess.
Speaker 1: De chamajudarta badier now a munto.
Speaker 3: Maple, let me help you are now, said with a
Speaker 3: kind tone.
Speaker 1: Marta vasumbria agraida euna mika nerviosa.
Speaker 3: Marta smiled, grateful and a bit nervous.
Speaker 1: Aguesta truvada esparada basilinissi duna patita kunaxio in tramdos.
Speaker 3: This unexpected encounter was the beginning of a small connection
Speaker 3: between them.
Speaker 1: Aller de la samanez Marta er now asban truba casual
Speaker 1: min maltas bagadas.
Speaker 3: Miss over the weeks Marta and have now met casually
Speaker 3: several more.
Speaker 1: Times Alufisina inter cambieven bruskum erses isumbrues.
Speaker 3: At the office they exchanged brief conversations and smiles.
Speaker 1: Marte Trubaba and arnaw Una frasco Califaltaba al surri ruros
Speaker 1: mon dea prujectas dr Linez.
Speaker 3: Marta found in her now a freshness that was missing
Speaker 3: in her rigorous world of projects and deadlines.
Speaker 1: To tiescha Tania dubtas.
Speaker 3: Still she had doubts are.
Speaker 1: Pruden barja faena iya fersdlcore.
Speaker 3: Was it wise to mix work in matters of the heart.
Speaker 1: Undi vendres arnau livaprupusa na juns unasd banimens susiel de
Speaker 1: lam prezza.
Speaker 3: One Friday are now suggested they go together to a
Speaker 3: work social event.
Speaker 1: Martasbacada bin Setiva.
Speaker 3: Marta paused to think.
Speaker 1: Bulia Kuneshl now fora thels murs de luficina, but a
Speaker 1: la maga prufasala proba.
Speaker 3: She wanted to get to know her now outside the
Speaker 3: office walls. But her professional image worried her.
Speaker 1: Altravai kumtavabal respecta the tutam.
Speaker 3: At work, she had everyone's respect Una ra.
Speaker 1: La sieu a mun kumban pria kumplicar.
Speaker 3: A relationship with a colleague could complicate everything.
Speaker 1: Margaret als bada sidi acceptala im vitasieux.
Speaker 3: Despite her doubts, she decided to accept the invitation.
Speaker 1: Aira umpas patid parha Sasai.
Speaker 3: It was a small step, but a necessary one.
Speaker 1: Da las da bani min mintra tu tom reya iyerra
Speaker 1: la saba Marta badruvan now umkumpagne tin.
Speaker 3: During the event, as everyone laughed and relaxed, Marta found
Speaker 3: an attentive companion in of now.
Speaker 1: La sebos cumberses ern facilzia grada plas lun de lastres Kutidia.
Speaker 3: Their conversations were easy and pleasant, far from the daily stresses.
Speaker 1: Finale min anunmu mind sincerita gumbartida Marta ba gumfarsala sebos
Speaker 1: pro kupasions.
Speaker 3: Finally, in a moment of shared sincerity, Marta confessed her
Speaker 3: concerns ting po.
Speaker 1: Baddi po the perdre al Respectake.
Speaker 3: I'm afraid, she said, afraid of losing the respect I
Speaker 3: have earned.
Speaker 1: Bro mto am sinto yo matesha.
Speaker 3: But with you, I feel like myself arnaw.
Speaker 1: Serrius parunko lava mereal zuls.
Speaker 3: Are now serious. For once looked her in the eyes.
Speaker 1: Anten komatsins bravulda mustrta kapudem ferrube abaka boc baraspondra a muntosua.
Speaker 3: I understand how you feel, but I want to show
Speaker 3: you that we can do this right slowly, he replied
Speaker 3: in a soft tone.
Speaker 1: Agelanid Marta vada sidi kapudi ain tentaru.
Speaker 3: That night, Marta decided she could give it a try.
Speaker 1: La vida noa villa the seuna kilibri im pussipla intra
Speaker 1: travail if alicitad parsunal.
Speaker 3: Life didn't have to be an impossible balance between work
Speaker 3: and personal happiness.
Speaker 1: Junes vanda sidi parsames timsea legi own park o simplmen
Speaker 1: gaudin dun cafesin ceprices.
Speaker 3: Together, they decided to spend more time reading at a
Speaker 3: park or simply enjoying an unhurried coffee.
Speaker 1: As Martaba pendra risal mondal, kapudies mintrnaovakumansa, pendras azamen la
Speaker 1: seva's nova raspunza mussunals.
Speaker 3: Thus, Marta learned to open herself to the world of
Speaker 3: what could be, while of now began to take his
Speaker 3: new emotional responsibilities seriously.
Speaker 1: La seva istoria a, la di fisimunda varsalona era numesal principi,
Speaker 1: duna nova tapa kumpartida.
Speaker 3: Their story in the modern building of Barcelona was only
Speaker 3: the beginning of a new shared chapter.
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: Alpas alpas al pass, stride, seghu, seghu, segu, confident, lad,
Speaker 1: the feci la, the feci lady, feci building irumpia, rumpia
Speaker 1: i rum pia, buzzed, rakulit ra kulit, dra kulit, gatheredssriguros, diligent,
Speaker 1: deespro kupatprou path the sprau kupath carefree, the scour dada,
Speaker 1: the scour dada, the scour dada, unbuttoned, aldes t aldes
Speaker 1: t aldest faith, juge juganey jugay, play for and roula
Speaker 1: and rusla and rousse la plushed, al diasastra, al diasastra,
Speaker 1: al disastra, mass bar cave tual parkabul par cave toul, unusual, less,
Speaker 1: Dvani men less, Dabani men, less, Davani men, gathering at
Speaker 1: ten at ten at ten, attentive, less in seritat, less
Speaker 1: in seritat, less in stat sincerity, Las pro cupassions, las
Speaker 1: pro cupassions, Las pro cupasions, concerns al respecta, al respecta,
Speaker 1: al respecta respect guaya, guanya, guan ya ern sensa, presses sensa,
Speaker 1: presses sensa, presses unhurried, lacunnaxio, lacunaxio, lacunaxio, connection, Relaxada, Relaxada, relaxada, relaxed,
Speaker 1: al campan, al campan, al campan, Companion, compartida, compartida, kumpartida shared,
Speaker 1: la raspuonsabilitats, let raspoon, set let ra spoon, sevilitet responsibilities
Speaker 1: a lagain a, lagain a lagain elegant, bri Len, brilen,
Speaker 1: bri Len, brilliant, LS Pasialista, Las pasialista LA's Pasialista specialist
Speaker 1: Albrincipi Albrincipi, albrin sip beginning Latappa, Latappa Latappa chapter.
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