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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll dive into the spirited rivalry between
Speaker 3: cousins Leah and Mark during their family's lively calcatata, where
Speaker 3: culinary chaos turns into a heartfelt lesson about the bonds
Speaker 3: that truly matter.
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Speaker 1: Albaizadja ambu Lamasia, the pedren tiga ambabrasdarua plends, the kuloskalit
Speaker 1: it al da de la cal sutada nual da la
Speaker 1: familia owners, the vanimenkal Scuzinza, sparava and a Vimpasiensia lastaolazer
Speaker 1: and lagas Kubertas and Bastuvalias, the quadras armels e plenas,
Speaker 1: the realias ishivari pro laya tania unubjatiu klada a castane
Speaker 1: guerre al concurs, the calsotes badi md sizio, mentra mirava,
Speaker 1: als preparatius, mark al su kuzi, kumpatitio no pudia vitasumba
Speaker 1: and super uritat jabam laya ah draspunia, mark mentra Puzava,
Speaker 1: al scalzod z a, lagrella, mentrelsfumsdal fox al save and
Speaker 1: lenta men unjirina sparad bamar cal kuman samandals disastras lagralia
Speaker 1: malcu lukada asbadumbada cop fenkauda al scalzo odd ze terra
Speaker 1: al scritchdalarma van rasuna illa rivalitat and tralaya i mark
Speaker 1: asbada shada vanda perunmumen king dasastra asbala manta jordi altar
Speaker 1: seguzi am bunar Realia, ironica, praellon no heratot pogdespress bana
Speaker 1: du narsa cal gua via presum sag the calsot al
Speaker 1: suspitosus eran la familiar rival ca seba propia cal suttad
Speaker 1: al popla laya bayen canoga s selskalsot babendra unada, sizio
Speaker 1: a guzarada mark necessitu kamfassis gustat bada man allaya puzzan
Speaker 1: da vanda lavalitat momenttania perfecta annem abuska als nostrascalsot bag
Speaker 1: sebta mark amunsumbruda coomplisa ashikha as quivan la vigilan mirada
Speaker 1: de la seba villa bancour rakappell a casa del gustat
Speaker 1: era uno parasio paracuparl vauti realies as bam barajam ladrnalina
Speaker 1: mentran travenal gerdidels, wains finale men ambalsac de calsode zellas
Speaker 1: mans ban fujisotl sell and novulat mentra la familiar rival
Speaker 1: prutastavasuru jozamen the return ala seba propia festa laya i
Speaker 1: marcu ban serawood zamba clamacions la coumpatissio kuntinuava i amidst
Speaker 1: de la musio yields control laya baguayal no pla, titul
Speaker 1: the rey nadelscalzotes asguenyads tamen laya bad metra marque a
Speaker 1: casta bagada a mun Sumbria, since laya sumbrien me trafea
Speaker 1: umbrindi is a marquis jordi bakumpendraka malgrad toot a joker
Speaker 1: real men in purtaba erasta juns rind alspatids, disastros, familias
Speaker 1: alswinklas son mesforce juana skumpartia ummu meene she elaya uba
Speaker 1: delkor yes she likestada finnskala umdal dia aba Palentamen ambalabodl
Speaker 1: calsot s Kumpli, Alaira, donadol Safesta.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Alpaiza jad Tardo, Ambula, Lamasilla, the pedro and Tiga Ambabras,
Speaker 1: the roda blends, the culoskalids.
Speaker 3: The autumn landscape surrounded the old stone magia with oak
Speaker 3: trees full of warm colors.
Speaker 1: Era Alda, the La cal Sutada, nual la la familia
Speaker 1: UNA's the vanimenkal Scuzinza, Sparava nam Bimbasiensia.
Speaker 3: It was the day of the family's annual colora an event.
Speaker 3: The cousins eagerly anticipated.
Speaker 1: Las thou la zer and Largas, Kubertas m Bastuvalas, the Quadras,
Speaker 1: armels ey Blenas, the realies Ishiwari.
Speaker 3: The tables were long, covered with red checkered tablecloths and
Speaker 3: filled with laughter and chatter.
Speaker 1: But alaye tania unubjatiu clake.
Speaker 3: But Laya had a clear objective that afternoon.
Speaker 1: Aguestain guerre al kuncurs the Calsots.
Speaker 3: This year, I'll win the Cossot's competition.
Speaker 1: Badi m de sizio mintra mirava al spraparathius, she.
Speaker 3: Said with determined as she watched the preparations Mark al.
Speaker 1: Su kuzi kumpettitiu no pudia vita sumbrida am supertat.
Speaker 3: Mark, her competitive cousin couldn't help but smile with superiority.
Speaker 3: Javo rem liya, we'll see liya ah.
Speaker 1: Ha ha draspunia Mark mintra puzava als caalsodza.
Speaker 3: Larel, replied Mark as he placed the cossades on the grill.
Speaker 1: Mintrels fums del fox sal saven lintamn ungirinesparat ba marcal
Speaker 1: kuman samend al disastras.
Speaker 3: As the smoke slowly rose from the fire. An unexpected
Speaker 3: turn marked the beginning of the disasters.
Speaker 1: Lagralia malculukada azbatumbada cop fincauda alcalsot ze terra.
Speaker 3: The grill, poorly placed, suddenly tipped over, causing the colsades
Speaker 3: to fall to the ground.
Speaker 1: Alscrit the Larma van rasunna ilval in tra la ya
Speaker 1: i marc asbada shah the van de perunmu.
Speaker 3: Mien alarms rang out, and the rivalry between Laya and
Speaker 3: Mark was set aside for a moment.
Speaker 1: Quin dasastre, what a disaster asbala mantajordi altar seguzi ambuna
Speaker 1: reallya ironica.
Speaker 3: Lamented giordi the third cousin with an ironic laugh b
Speaker 3: o llonoiretot. But that wasn't all bog despres bana du
Speaker 3: narsa kalua vi a presun sagda calsot. Shortly after, they
Speaker 3: realized someone had taken a sack of coalsats.
Speaker 1: Al suspitosus ern la familiar reval propia cal suta al pop.
Speaker 3: The suspects were the rival family who were celebrating their
Speaker 3: own colshtada in the village.
Speaker 1: Laya bayen can sin sels calsot bapendra una the sizio uzada.
Speaker 3: Laya, seeing she wouldn't win without the cossarts, made a
Speaker 3: bold decision.
Speaker 1: Mark necessitu comfassis gustat bada man laya buzan davanda.
Speaker 3: Moment, Mark, I need you to back me up, she asked,
Speaker 3: momentarily putting aside their rivalry.
Speaker 1: Perfecta perfect annema busca als nostras calsot.
Speaker 3: Let's go get our cossots back Septa.
Speaker 1: Mark a monsumbru da complissa.
Speaker 3: Mark agreed with a conspiratorial smile.
Speaker 1: Ashika asquivan la vigilan mirada de la seba villa bancoora
Speaker 1: kapala caza dl coustat.
Speaker 5: So.
Speaker 3: Dodging the watchful eye of their grandmother, they ran to
Speaker 3: the neighboring house.
Speaker 1: Ira uno parasiu para kuparal vauti.
Speaker 3: It was an operation to reclaim the lute l.
Speaker 1: Reellyes asban barajam ladre nalina mint and travenal gerdi dels wains.
Speaker 3: Their laughter mixed with adrenaline as they entered the neighbor's garden.
Speaker 1: Finelle min ambal sag de calsodz las manz ban fujisutl
Speaker 1: sell and nouvulat mintra la familiar rival putastavasuruyoza.
Speaker 3: Minh finally with the sac of cossots in and they
Speaker 3: fled under the cloudy sky as the rival family protested loudly.
Speaker 1: The raturn a la seba propia festa la ja i
Speaker 1: marc ban serravudzamba clamaciuns.
Speaker 3: Returning to their own party, Liya and Mark were greeted
Speaker 3: with cheers.
Speaker 1: La coum patissiu kuntinuava iyamtz de la musieu yel da
Speaker 1: scuntral liaya baguonal no pla titul the reina vlscalsot.
Speaker 3: The competition continued, and amid the excitement and chaos, Liya
Speaker 3: won the noble title of Queen of the Cossades.
Speaker 1: Asguona just tamn liaja bad metra marq agaesta barada a
Speaker 1: mun sumbri ra.
Speaker 3: Since you've won fair and square, Laya admitted Mark, this
Speaker 3: time with a sincere smile.
Speaker 1: Laya sumbrien men trafella umbrindisam marquis Jordi bakumpendra ka malgrato
Speaker 1: aloka real men importa heresta juns driend als patid disastras familias.
Speaker 3: Laya, smiling as she toasted with Mark and Jordi, realized
Speaker 3: that despite everything, what truly mattered was being together, laughing
Speaker 3: at the small family disasters.
Speaker 1: Alswinklas sun misforce kuana skumpartia unmu meenes elaya ubadlkor.
Speaker 3: Bonds are stronger when a moment like this is shared,
Speaker 3: and Liya was grateful from the heart.
Speaker 1: Yesh la cal sutada bain fins kala lumdl dia azba paralenta,
Speaker 1: men ambala, calsot, skumpli, elaida dunadolsafista.
Speaker 3: And so the kolshitata continue until the day's light slowly
Speaker 3: faded with the flavor of cossots filling the air with
Speaker 3: a sweet celebration.
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: Alpaizeja, al baizega, al baizaga, the landscape, lamazilla, the pedra, lamasilla,
Speaker 1: the pedra, la mazilla, the pedra, the stone masia, Alzabra's
Speaker 1: de roda, Alzabra's de roda, Alzabra's the rada, the oak trees,
Speaker 1: gulos kalit, gulos kalit, gulos kalit. Warm colors, laclsutada, lacal suada,
Speaker 1: lcal sutada, the calcatara a sparavan a sparavan a sparavan
Speaker 1: anticipated lets Us does the quadras, lets Us does the quadras,
Speaker 1: lets us to va yas, the couadras.
Speaker 3: The checker tablecloths.
Speaker 6: Real yes, real, yes, really yes. Laughter, She wary, she wary,
Speaker 6: she wary, chatter.
Speaker 1: Ubjactu cla ubjactu cla ubjactu cla.
Speaker 3: Clear objective, the zeo, the c zeo, the ce Zeo. Determination,
Speaker 3: kumpatiti you, KUMPETTITIU kumpatiti you, competitor, superuritet, superoritet superi superiority, foms, fums, foms, smoke, girna, sparat, girina,
Speaker 3: sparat geerinasparat, unexpected turn.
Speaker 1: Disastrous, disastrous, disastrous disasters, Lagraelia, Lagraelia, Lagraelia. The grill asbatumba, asbatumba,
Speaker 1: as batumba, tipped over, creats d Larma, creats Dalarma, creats
Speaker 1: the Larma, alarmed, cries rivalitadrivalitat, revalitat rivalry. Moumantania, Mumantania, Moumantania.
Speaker 3: Momentarily alsumbriura complica, alsumbura complica, al sumriura complisa, the conspiratorial smile, Lavia, Lavia, Labia,
Speaker 3: the Grandmother, Uparacio, uparacio, uparacio, operation, albuti, albuti, albuti. The lute,
Speaker 3: sell A nobulat, sell a, novulat, sell a, novulat, clardy
Speaker 3: skuy acclamacions acclamacions A clamacions cheers. Tetoo Nobla titoo Nobla
Speaker 3: ttool Nobla noble title since since since sincere Bin class bin,
Speaker 3: class bing, class bonds.
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