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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover how an enigmatic tourist bridges
Speaker 3: the gap between past and present, sparking transformative friendships at
Speaker 3: a vibrantly storied festival in Barcelona.
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Speaker 1: L lumtenua, dlsturan, iluminava, lejiramen las caras del skuman sells
Speaker 1: anuna ra kunada, stuna, bella, bandera, catalana, sesayenjordi, nuriya, ipao,
Speaker 1: la marce, um plia, barcelona a buna, magica, energea, als fox, artificials,
Speaker 1: illumina ve and alcell da tardo, umplin, Luda, coulosbius, caraflatien
Speaker 1: and alv ala, sevascopas, jordi, plad enthusiasma astabadasidita proftal a
Speaker 1: it perfect Contactascalipurdria and seutils and la seva nova fina
Speaker 1: ambisious babeura and pao uno purtunitat, nuriya and kambi buscava alguna,
Speaker 1: cosames Bulia, ragunacta, a, la seva terra, sentilas calfo de
Speaker 1: la seva ensia, al principi, pausam lava, numezzun altradals mollsturistas,
Speaker 1: cagaudiendel festival pro yavill Alguna, Corsa and E Calpaea different
Speaker 1: lasistorius Kaxplicabatia untog the antikitat comes Si Perles Dunapuka Pasada,
Speaker 1: Alcewaxen Novala al Seu region Parlavas, Paraulas captivav and Nuria
Speaker 1: per cast as a ki pau Babra Hunta, Jordi sen
Speaker 1: Sagaidra Subtileza Paubasumbrura enigmatic amen La Marcees Pardami d Alguna
Speaker 1: Manera bar Respondra fanch Lameba Familia Tania onlygam Amba Casta
Speaker 1: Festa nuriya in Trigada babu le sames Kina is a
Speaker 1: Casta Kunaxio bay In Sisti base Alasaras Kuanpa mikamez famlsan
Speaker 1: Almerabazavi Ajudaba Alida Lasa tuasians Era undel raspulas, the las
Speaker 1: prusassons La Ra Valazi badaspartalakur usitad, the Jordi in Uria
Speaker 1: Pawa Villa, the Sidi mantani a Kela Kunaksio Viva ariban
Speaker 1: Kada and Parba coma villa vulus nat La Esta calgun
Speaker 1: kopa villa, courdinat al seve ancestra, quem paua parla la
Speaker 1: genal bultang cavilla, nataskultan, discreta, men baku man sa pladi
Speaker 1: a cat jest tina, sparat babuzzal stresa, mix al CenTra
Speaker 1: dala tanzio, the restauran an a, momen jordiva, kumpendra calaupurtunitads
Speaker 1: no semprasstbaba, numezan contact as, the faina subin una simpler kumbersa, puddia,
Speaker 1: purtan novas a mistads unendrickiemen, personal mes and yad subjectius, professionals,
Speaker 1: nuria a mus sunada, babe and paouna manna da hilla, Calira, tournava,
Speaker 1: la mirada a lasarelles avaluan, la profundita, duna, cultura, casempra, villa,
Speaker 1: du nad pard skumtada lanit bau am realias dances he
Speaker 1: promeses the tournaru avida, juns lanceguin lacunaxio in buluntaria, intralstress
Speaker 1: baffluri and aquel restauran barsaloni, cumbartinsa anuna transfermacio in esparada
Speaker 1: enriqui a pals gams al pasadda, pao las ambisions, the
Speaker 1: Jordi yells, the zidjus profuns, thea nuria yes she sotalcellas,
Speaker 1: tralada Barcelona, banda skubri al aritablas and tidd la esta
Speaker 1: las a la bracio da la vida id estoria kumbartida.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Lalum tenua del restauran ilumi navagramen las caras del skuman cells.
Speaker 3: The dim light of the restaurants slightly illuminated the faces
Speaker 3: of the diners.
Speaker 1: An una racunada, so tauna bell lea bandera catalana, sesayen giordi,
Speaker 1: nuria ibao.
Speaker 3: In a corner under an old bandera catalana, sachuri nuria
Speaker 3: and pao.
Speaker 1: La marse umplia barcellona ammuna magica, nargia.
Speaker 3: La marsa filled Barcelona with a magical energy.
Speaker 1: Als fox artificielles iluminava and alcelda tardo umplin luda culos
Speaker 1: bi us cara flecti en ann albi e la sevaskopas.
Speaker 3: The fireworks illuminated the autumn sky, filling it with vivid
Speaker 3: colors that reflected in the wine in their glasses.
Speaker 1: Jordi plea the entusiasma astabada Sidi the prufala nd parfecuntattas
Speaker 1: kalipurien se utils and la seva nova.
Speaker 3: Fina Giordi, full of enthusiasm, was determined to make the
Speaker 3: most of the night, to make connections that could be
Speaker 3: useful in his new job.
Speaker 1: Ambisius Babeura and bao Uno Purunitat.
Speaker 3: Ambitious, he saw in power an opportunity.
Speaker 1: Nuria Kambi buscaval Una Corzameis.
Speaker 3: Nuria, on the other hand, was looking for something more.
Speaker 1: Bullia racunacta am la seva terra senttilas Calfo de la Seas.
Speaker 3: She wanted to reconnect with her land, feel the warmth
Speaker 3: of her heritage.
Speaker 1: Al Principi, bao some Lava, numezunaldls monsturistes cagadiend al firtival.
Speaker 3: At first, Pao seemed just another of the many tourists
Speaker 3: enjoying the festival.
Speaker 1: Bra Yevi al Luna carza anekal Faye di Farin.
Speaker 3: But there was something about him that made him different.
Speaker 1: Lasistorius Kaksplicava Tania, nuntag Dan tiat come siparles Duna Buka Barsada.
Speaker 3: The stories he told had a touch of antiquity, as
Speaker 3: if he were speaking of a bygone era al.
Speaker 1: Swuk sin nouravalavl Su region but a la sevasparaulas Captiva
Speaker 1: ven Uria.
Speaker 3: His accent did not reveal his origin, but his words captivated. Nuria.
Speaker 1: Bargestazaki, Pao, why are you here, Pao Babraunta, Jordi sin
Speaker 1: Sergaida Subtilesa.
Speaker 3: Asked Jordy, not very subtly.
Speaker 1: Bao Basumbru. The enigmaticam in.
Speaker 3: Pau smiled enigmatically.
Speaker 1: La Marceespardami the laguna Maneda Baraspondra.
Speaker 3: La Marcelle is part of me in some way, he replied.
Speaker 1: Fang lameba familia Tania onlyga mamba gesta festa.
Speaker 3: Years ago. My family had a connection with this festival.
Speaker 1: Nuria intrigada Babu le savemis.
Speaker 3: Nuria, intrigued, wanted to know more.
Speaker 1: Gina is a gesta gunaxio, what is that connection? Bayin Sisti,
Speaker 1: she insisted, barseil Lazares quampasunamika miss.
Speaker 3: It was then that Pau opened up a bit more.
Speaker 1: Fa molzen Almura Bazavi ajudaba al lurid sieur de la zatuasiuns.
Speaker 3: Many years ago, my great great grandfather helped organize the performances.
Speaker 1: Eira undlraspunsa de las prus a Suns.
Speaker 3: He was one of the people in charge of the
Speaker 3: processions La.
Speaker 1: Vala sieu badaspartla cour de jordi Inuria.
Speaker 3: The revelations sparked the curiosity of Giorgi and Nuria bau.
Speaker 1: A villa the sidid Mantenia kela kunak siu Viva ariban
Speaker 1: Cadan parvea coma villa, Vulusu nat la festa Calunko, pavilla
Speaker 1: courdi nat al Seu and Sistra.
Speaker 3: Pao had decided to keep that connection alive, coming every
Speaker 3: year to see how the festival, once coordinated by his ancestor,
Speaker 3: had evolved.
Speaker 1: Quampauba Cavada, parla la vultang cavilla Nata scul than discrita
Speaker 1: min Bakumen Sablodi.
Speaker 3: When Pau finished speaking, the people around, who had been
Speaker 3: discreetly listening, began to.
Speaker 1: Applaud agetgestina, sparat babuzal stresa miksel sintre la ten sieur
Speaker 1: del restauran.
Speaker 3: This unexpected gesture put the three friends at the center
Speaker 3: of the restaurant's attention.
Speaker 1: An aquemumen Jordi bakumpendre calazunitad no simpras trubaba numezen kuntatta's
Speaker 1: the fain.
Speaker 3: At that moment, Jordi realized that opportunities aren't always found
Speaker 3: solely in work contacts.
Speaker 1: Suveen una simple kumbers budiapurtan novas mistad yun enriquie min
Speaker 1: personal mesen yadus proufersnals.
Speaker 3: Often a simple conversation could lead to new friendships and
Speaker 3: personal enrichment beyond professional goals.
Speaker 1: Nuria a mussiu nada babe uram baouna mena, the rilla, kalira, tournava,
Speaker 1: la mirada, a lazarelles avaluan, la prufundita, duna kultura casimpra
Speaker 1: villa du nad pardas kuntada.
Speaker 3: Nuria moved saw in power a sort of guide who
Speaker 3: led her gaze back to her roots, evaluating the depths
Speaker 3: of a culture she had always taken for granted la.
Speaker 1: Nit bacuntinu amb realies dancesi prumeses. The tournaru abuda junz lan.
Speaker 3: Suin the night continued with laughter, dances and promises to
Speaker 3: live it all again together the following year.
Speaker 1: La cunna siu imbuluntaria, intralstres baffluria aquelras tauran Barsaloni cumbardin
Speaker 1: sa annuna transfurmasio inparada enriqui, the palsgams del barda bao
Speaker 1: la zambisiuns de jordi eels zijus prufunsda luria.
Speaker 3: The unintended connection among the three blossomed in that burglar restaurant,
Speaker 3: turning into an unexpected transformation, enriched by the ties of powes,
Speaker 3: past jurius, ambitions and nurs profound desires.
Speaker 1: Yeshi stl sled barsalona bandescuil bartabla sentid de la festa,
Speaker 1: la s la bracieu de la vida i lestoria kumbartida.
Speaker 3: And so under the starry sky of Barcelona they discovered
Speaker 3: the true meaning of the festival, the celebration of life
Speaker 3: and shared history.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocalebulary words, first in Carolinian, then in English.
Speaker 1: Lalum tenua, lalum tenua, lalum tenua, the dim light, al
Speaker 1: Schuman cells, al Schuman cells, all Schuman cells, the diners, racunada, dracunada,
Speaker 1: rac nada, corner, magica a nargea, magica a nargea magica
Speaker 1: a nargea, magical energy als, Foxer deficials als, Foxer deficials
Speaker 1: Alspoxer deficils, the fireworks, Enthusiasma, Enthusiasma, enthusiasma, enthusiasm, ambi cius
Speaker 1: ambi cus mbi, CIOs, ambitious, up nita, upuna, upur tou nita, opportunity, arnsia, arrensia, arrenzia, heritage, touristas, touristas,
Speaker 1: touristas tourists, antiguitat, antiguita, antiga, antiquity, epuka, passada, epuka, pasada,
Speaker 1: epoca pasada, bygone era, enigmatic come in, enigmatic come in,
Speaker 1: anigmatic come in, enigmatically, ravalacio, ravalacio, ravalacio, revelation, kunnaxio, kunnaxio, kunnaxio, connection, actuasions,
Speaker 1: actu asians, actuasians, performances, bruce As Sons, Bruce As Sons,
Speaker 1: Bruce Sons, Processions, curius it that, curius, it that curious,
Speaker 1: that curiosity, ancestral ancestral, ancestral ancestors applow the applowd applow.
Speaker 3: D applaud in a sparat in a sparat in a
Speaker 3: sparat unexpected.
Speaker 1: Up tunitads, upunitads upur tounitads, opportunities, contact us, contact us,
Speaker 1: contact us, contacts, amistats a mistats a mistats, friendships, arrels, arrels, arrels, roots, prufundi,
Speaker 1: tat prufundi, tat prufundi, Death, depths, Transformasio, Transformasio, Transformasio, transformation, Istoria, Gumbartida,
Speaker 1: Istoria gumbartida, Istoria Gumbartida, Shared History, Cella Bracio, Cella Bracio, Celabracio, Celebration,
Speaker 1: sell Astrayat, sell Astrayat, sell Astraliat Starry Sky.
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