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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how Marisol finds the true
Speaker 3: spirit of home and belonging amidst the enchanting winter nights
Speaker 3: of Barcelona, wrapped in festive lights and soulful melodies.
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Speaker 1: Le Nocheve Barcelona, Ramchica, lusazlava, la casta, saras, maris sosabricos, frio, Marisol, Mira,
Speaker 1: val reddor, susho, reflejava, la duda yesperanza characteristic as the
Speaker 1: sunuovo comienzuoa qui simpressionante verdad prebunto alonzo con entusiasmo senlando,
Speaker 1: las torresi luminadas de la vasilica, sushos, brijavan conorguyo mienrasavlava, marisola, cintio, maravillada,
Speaker 1: por la machestosidad de l dificio abad, suejesa urn consu coason, continuava,
Speaker 1: suspirando por caassa por la navidades familiar esque, tanto extra
Speaker 1: nava pes sermoso, Alonso perro, ziferente, pasar la navidad, le jos,
Speaker 1: rem familia admityo, Marisol, subos, temblorosa, Alonso ntando la melancolia
Speaker 1: de suamiga sonrio calidamente, kiake, Marisol, cinterral, rilla, pertenencia and
Speaker 1: sun neva sudad then de monstra real especial di ju Alonzo, guillendola,
Speaker 1: al interior de la sagrada, Familia, denro lambent reno, yes
Speaker 1: spiritual las vidriras, coloriadas lan sava una LUs suave and
Speaker 1: las parades alfondo uncoro, comenzoa can tarvian sicos, la musica,
Speaker 1: ra tam vedia, tampura ke marisol sestremesio me and traces
Speaker 1: cochavan Alonso losorelas tradition is catalanas lexplicoso realtio, the naval,
Speaker 1: el tronco, conna, manta, el canta tracelea conumbastm para, regalos entonces,
Speaker 1: los ninos le pegan al tronco paraque, cage regallos, pregun
Speaker 1: marisol conuna risa finalmente s indiendo di version see esuna
Speaker 1: tradition muida a ki veras po the same contra igria
Speaker 1: in cosas pekenas comostas respond to Alonso la musica, genavala,
Speaker 1: eglesia yira comosicavantest via did parasare Leespirito, Marisol, Rolo, sojos, Cintiolamaze, gratitude,
Speaker 1: No the tristesa es since stante algo, cambiodentrodega, Gracias, Alonso,
Speaker 1: crece Po and Casa Susuro Marisol Sonrindo sin seramente al
Speaker 1: salir Barcelona, Le Recivia, consu festivo, braso, Avia, prendido, la
Speaker 1: machia de la Navidad, no solos en kilometros, Zeloga, sinoon,
Speaker 1: el calo del CORAZONI, la mista verdadera aura, Marisol, sa via,
Speaker 1: ke log Lugar, Sinon, Stimiento, Yes in Vino and Medio,
Speaker 1: the LUs Cimelo, dias, lo vien contrado and Barcelona.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have.
Speaker 1: Missed Lacee de Vino and Barcelona Ramchica.
Speaker 3: The winter night in Barcelona was magical.
Speaker 1: Na vida da dornava, las caa, Yesila de lilla, Castasa savas.
Speaker 3: Christmas lights adorned the streets and the air smelled of
Speaker 3: roasted chestnuts.
Speaker 1: Marisoli, Alonzo ca Mi neva, Nasie, la sa rada, familia, sousa, brigos,
Speaker 1: grunia and contrel frio.
Speaker 3: Marisol and Alonzo walked towards Lasagrada Familia, their coats rustling
Speaker 3: against the cold.
Speaker 1: Marisol mira val revedor so soho rele la du la yesperanza,
Speaker 1: caacteristica ze sunuvo comie and sua qui.
Speaker 3: Marisol looked around, her eyes reflecting doubt and hope, characteristics
Speaker 3: of her new beginning.
Speaker 1: Here is simprecionante verda prebunto Alonzo conentus segnelando las torresilun
Speaker 1: neda ze la Vasilica.
Speaker 3: It's impressive, isn't it, asked Alonzo with enthusiasm, pointing at
Speaker 3: the illuminated towers of the Basilica.
Speaker 1: Susjos Rijeva and conor ujo Mirava.
Speaker 3: His eyes shone with pride as he spoke.
Speaker 1: Mariso, la cintio maravilleva por la machistusidre de le dificio.
Speaker 3: Marisol nodded, amazed by the majesty of the building.
Speaker 1: Asa prin con dezua son conva suspirendo porcasa porlas navide
Speaker 1: is familiar es que tanto extrenava.
Speaker 3: Despite its beauty, A corner of her heart continued to
Speaker 3: long for home for the family christmases she missed so much.
Speaker 1: De sermoso Alonso.
Speaker 3: It's beautiful, Alonso vidoz I ferente pas la navidad le
Speaker 3: jose familia.
Speaker 1: Admito Marisol subos temblorosa.
Speaker 3: But it's different spending Christmas away from my family, admitted Marisol,
Speaker 3: her voice trembling.
Speaker 1: Alonso, nondo la milenko nie de sue miga sonrio caldamente.
Speaker 3: Alonso, noticing his friend's melancholy, smiled warmly.
Speaker 1: Queriake Marisol, cintilerie pertenencien sonu va suda.
Speaker 3: He wanted Marisol to feel joy and belonging in her
Speaker 3: new city.
Speaker 1: Then de monstre reel uispeciel di ju Alonzo guillendo la
Speaker 1: linterior de la sa famili.
Speaker 3: Come, I'll show you something special, said Alonso, guiding her
Speaker 3: inside Lasa grada Familia.
Speaker 1: Then tru e la viente ra se reno, yes pirridol.
Speaker 3: Inside the atmosphere was serene and spiritual.
Speaker 1: Las vidriras colorea DA's ln saval una lu suave las parets.
Speaker 3: The stained glass windows cast a soft light on the walls.
Speaker 1: Alfondo uncooco menzoa can ter Villensicus.
Speaker 3: In the background, a choir began to sing Carol.
Speaker 1: La musi que radam vella, tampura que Marisol ses tremisieux.
Speaker 3: The music was so beautiful, so pure, that Marisol shivered.
Speaker 1: Min trasis guchevan Alonso lelsrilastra vicies catalanas.
Speaker 3: As they listened, Alonso talked to her about Catalan traditions.
Speaker 1: Lix plicosoltodal el troncoa conuna manteel canta mien trasilela conumbas
Speaker 1: tom paque regallos.
Speaker 3: He explained about the TiO de nadal, the log that
Speaker 3: is covered with a blanket and sung to while being
Speaker 3: struck with a stick to give gifts.
Speaker 1: Intonsis los ninos le peginal tronco paaque cag regallos pregunto
Speaker 1: Marisol conuna rise finelle mene sintiendo di version.
Speaker 3: So the children hit the log, so it poops gifts,
Speaker 3: asked Marisol with a laugh, finally feeling some amusement.
Speaker 1: See yes, una tradida qui.
Speaker 3: It's a very beloved tradition.
Speaker 1: Here ras pud sin contraria in cosas pegmias comstas, respond
Speaker 1: Vio Alonso.
Speaker 3: You'll see you can find joy in small things like these,
Speaker 3: responded Alonzo.
Speaker 5: La mo.
Speaker 1: Yerra comusi cava no test vira di s parasna lespirito.
Speaker 3: The music filled the church and it was as if
Speaker 3: each note was designed to heal the spirit.
Speaker 1: Mariso ro loo so jo si sintiomrat no de tristes.
Speaker 3: Marisol closed her eyes and felt tears of gratitude, not sadness.
Speaker 1: In instante al go cam villoden trode.
Speaker 3: In that moment, something changed within her. Gracias Alonso, thank you, Alonso,
Speaker 3: creocem pie soo sen time en casa susuro. Marisol sondrindo
Speaker 3: since ramente, I think I'm starting to feel at home,
Speaker 3: whispered Marisol, smiling sincerely.
Speaker 1: Al saalir Barcelona, le recivie, consul festivo raso.
Speaker 3: As they left, Barcelona embraced them with its festive hug.
Speaker 1: Avia prindido ke la marjie de la navida, No solo
Speaker 1: se mid en quilome trose ze loga sinon el calor
Speaker 1: del corrasoni la mista verda vera.
Speaker 3: She had learned that the magic of Christmas is not
Speaker 3: measured in miles from home, but in the warmth of
Speaker 3: the heart and true friendship.
Speaker 1: Aura Marisol saville ke logarno, su lugar s non sentimiento.
Speaker 3: Now Marisol knew that home is not a place but
Speaker 3: a feeling.
Speaker 1: Yesing vino in mevio de luce, simelovillez loa villen contrad.
Speaker 3: Varsa elna, and that winter amidst lights and melodies she
Speaker 3: had founded in Barcelona.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Spanish, then in English.
Speaker 1: Blaanci lance, la noci the night, blas castagnas, las castagnas,
Speaker 1: las castagas, the chestnuts, E la brigo, ela brigo, e
Speaker 1: la brigo, the coat. Bla duda, la dula, la duda doubt,
Speaker 1: bla speranza, bla speranza, la speranza, hope, helentusiasmo elentusiasmo el
Speaker 1: entusiasmo enthusiasm, elrgujo elrgujo elr ugo, pride, bla machest to
Speaker 1: see death, l machesto, sida la machest see death, the
Speaker 1: majesty pel rincon el rincon el ringcon.
Speaker 6: The corner, plamelancolia, blamilancolia, la melancolia, melancholy he lambiente, el ambiente,
Speaker 6: elam viente. The atmosphere spiritual, espiritual, spiritual spiritual. Plavidria, plavidrira,
Speaker 6: la vidrieira.
Speaker 3: The stained glass window.
Speaker 1: Bla parathe, la parere, la paraee, the wall, plcoro, elko,
Speaker 1: el chorro, the choir, Helvillenzico, elvillenzico, el villencco, the carol
Speaker 1: bla ligria, la ligria, la ligrilla joy, la travision, la ravision,
Speaker 1: la travision, the tradition, peltronco, el tronco, el tronco, the
Speaker 1: log il regalo, elrigalo, el regalo, the gift, pelvaston, elvaston, elvaston,
Speaker 1: the stick. Pla grati tooth, la grati tooth, la grati tooth,
Speaker 1: gratitude plas olaidad, las olidad, la soladad, loneliness, pla pertenencia,
Speaker 1: pla pertenencia, la pertenensia, belonging pstre meserce istre meerce istremeserce
Speaker 1: to shiver, susurrah, susurah, susurra, to whisper e la Braso
Speaker 1: e la braso e lavrasso, the embrace, the ilklor il
Speaker 1: calor il calore, the warmth, blamelodea, blamelodea, lammelodea, the melody,
Speaker 1: extra nore xtrainer, extra nore to miss.
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