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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover how a backpack mix up
Speaker 3: at Barcelona's Sant Jordie Festival sparks a romantic adventure and
Speaker 3: empowers two writers to embrace their true passions.
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Speaker 1: Annul Matti djene alscaresda Barcelona, sumplia and da vida ambal
Speaker 1: Firstivalda Sanjordi, al zastanskula libres erosa zumpli and al paseg
Speaker 1: de gracia laida fred deliverern No there's any kapaava, ligra
Speaker 1: and trals ebras andrew ure t pro pasnad pas puemas
Speaker 1: proparaba al selas tanam kura all sell secret ad midradorabria,
Speaker 1: una suprasas, pacial un libra da puazira pro al sel
Speaker 1: plus secret as, kumplikaba al sel kustad munsarat unascriptor enthusiasta
Speaker 1: trabayan da magad and la sevan uvela Bulia, the shah
Speaker 1: unasuran ala parsona kaliubabal spansamens amdos sensa saveru duyan Mucila's
Speaker 1: identicas planners, the secrets am la multitudavan san and trees
Speaker 1: banintercambia senza dunasan las muccillas and andre U Badava la
Speaker 1: the munsarat Ladde cap doals those uban Uta, Finns, massatart
Speaker 1: Kuanasvana dunak al Sells, trasor vianda paragut, Andrew the sidid
Speaker 1: bab Serva, munsarat marshan and tralegentada i Lavasagi, munzarat pra kupada,
Speaker 1: buskabadesparada la Seva mucila and tralser stands al dasti ala
Speaker 1: alcentra al festival Alasanari principal legend asvamunta albultan couriosa an
Speaker 1: mumenu muristic and those as bantuba al mates, stems kada
Speaker 1: unam La mucilia, Kibukada Entralia yas La multitude banubrillas, Mucila's
Speaker 1: ivan beral sez malanzabalads Andrew barme Bargona pro mad dabor
Speaker 1: grassias a lam Fronto, men in esparad Basumba, munzarat imbutra mulosa,
Speaker 1: bas plicarli Lasio, munzarat Alora surpressa jada bakumfassa al seldas
Speaker 1: it is the fairy val Sell was buran sacret as
Speaker 1: ban intercambial as mucillas, the vanal public eyelsaplaudimens akel mumen play,
Speaker 1: the nervis iriayas alba al kuradjia can as a citaben
Speaker 1: alfinal la kumfuzio asba kumbarti a nunaputunitat andrew imunsarat aramescunfianza
Speaker 1: banda sidi no magrames la sevas passions ban kumansa a
Speaker 1: kumbartila sevas creasans adunansa ka kel dias pasialda san giordi,
Speaker 1: al za villa dunat al raglmes grande TODs lupu tunitad
Speaker 1: the sys matsus imustrial sell a more parla literatura ipaes matsius.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Annun matti de gene als caresda barsllona sumpli and da
Speaker 1: vida ambal festivalda san Giordi.
Speaker 3: On a January morning, the streets of Barcelona were filled
Speaker 3: with life, with the festibal de Chanjurdi.
Speaker 1: Al zastan, sculura, jades de libres irosa zumplia al passege
Speaker 1: de gracie.
Speaker 3: The colorful stands of books and roses lined the besage
Speaker 3: the gracia.
Speaker 1: Liaida fredda livern noda zenimava la jin capassejaba ligra intralsbres.
Speaker 3: The cold winter air did not discourage the people who
Speaker 3: strolled happily among the books.
Speaker 1: Andreu ul libre te ti mi bro bassunad bospuemas brabaraba
Speaker 1: Al siu stan am kura.
Speaker 3: Andreu, a shy bookseller but passionate about poetry, was carefully
Speaker 3: preparing his stand.
Speaker 1: Al siu secreta mirador ra bria una surbrezas pasiel ul
Speaker 1: librada bouisra.
Speaker 3: His secret admirer would receive a special surprise, a rare
Speaker 3: poetry book pro al.
Speaker 1: Siu pla secret as kumplikava, But.
Speaker 3: His secret plan became complicated.
Speaker 1: Al sil gustad munserat unascritura enthusiast travallanda magad and la
Speaker 1: seva nuvela bulia the shah unasuran a la parsona kaliuba alsponzemens.
Speaker 3: Beside him Muncheride, an enthusiastic writer working secretly on her
Speaker 3: novel wanted to leave a draft for the person who
Speaker 3: stole her thoughts.
Speaker 1: Amdos since severu du yen mucila identicas pleins de secrets.
Speaker 3: Both unknowingly carried identical backpacks full of secrets.
Speaker 1: Am la multituta van sen in trees ban intercmvilla since
Speaker 1: dunas and las mucillas.
Speaker 3: With the crowd moving between them, they accidentally exchanged backpacks.
Speaker 1: And andre U bah thea fa la the munseratia.
Speaker 3: Lad Andrew took mincharadas and she took.
Speaker 1: His cab dos those uban utta finns masatart khuanasbana vunac
Speaker 1: al selstrasorza vien da zaparagut.
Speaker 3: Neither noticed until it was too late, when they realized
Speaker 3: their treasures had disappeared.
Speaker 1: Andreu de sidid baub serva munserat marshan intra legendada i la.
Speaker 3: Vassi determined Andrew watched Muncharac leaving among the crowd and
Speaker 3: followed her.
Speaker 1: Munserrat pro kubada buscabazesparada la seba mucilia in tralza.
Speaker 3: Stands Muncherat worried, frantically searched for her backpack among the
Speaker 3: stands al.
Speaker 1: Dasti albata, alcindre al fastival a la Sanari.
Speaker 3: Principal Fate led them to the center of the festival,
Speaker 3: to the main stage le jin.
Speaker 1: Asva muntarra albultan Couriosa.
Speaker 3: People gathered around curious.
Speaker 1: Anun mumu muristik amdos asban turba al mates tims kada
Speaker 1: unam la mucila kivukada.
Speaker 3: In a humorous moment, they both found each other at
Speaker 3: the same time, each with the wrong backpack.
Speaker 1: Intralia yes da la multitude ban ubrillas, mucilas ivan vel
Speaker 1: al SEUs malan tezuavalats.
Speaker 3: Amid the laughter of the crowd, they opened the backpacks
Speaker 3: and saw their misunderstandings revealed.
Speaker 1: Andreu barme baron por madda valor, gracias a lamfrunta, meninas
Speaker 1: parat Basumbria, munzarat iam velutra, mulosa bags plicarli la situsio.
Speaker 3: Andreu read with embarre, but armed with courage thanks to
Speaker 3: the unexpected confrontation, smiled at muncherad and with a trembling voice,
Speaker 3: explained the situation to.
Speaker 1: Her munserat Alora surpreza ye lao java bacumfarsa al sildas
Speaker 1: the fair reval sails buren secret.
Speaker 3: Muncherat, both surprised and relieved, confessed her desire to share
Speaker 3: her secret.
Speaker 1: Draft aswan in turcambia las mucilaes d van al public
Speaker 1: eye al zaplow the mins.
Speaker 3: They exchanged the backpacks in front of the public and
Speaker 3: amidst applause a quel.
Speaker 1: Mumen ple the nerviz iriel yes albaeu ya al kurajia
Speaker 1: casa sitaven.
Speaker 3: That moment, full of nerves and laughter, gave them the
Speaker 3: courage they needed.
Speaker 1: Alfinel lakumfuzio asbakumbarti a nuna purtunitet.
Speaker 3: In the end, the confusion turned into an opportunity.
Speaker 1: Andre imunserat ara meskumfienza band sidi no maram mes la sevas.
Speaker 3: Pasiuns Andreu and Munserat, now more confident, decided not to
Speaker 3: hide their passions any longer.
Speaker 1: Ban kumansa akum parti la sevas creacions adunans ca kedillas
Speaker 1: pasiel the sanjiorgi al za villa dunat alral mes grandda
Speaker 1: toutes ses matsius imustral sea more par la literatura ipaes matsus.
Speaker 3: They began to share their creations, realizing that that special
Speaker 3: day of Sanjordi had given them the greatest gift of
Speaker 3: all the opportunity to be themselves and showcase their love
Speaker 3: for literature and for each other.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Carolan, then in English.
Speaker 1: Alscaris, alskaris, alska res. The streets almati, al maati, al maati,
Speaker 1: the morning, al Fastival, al Fastival, alfastival, the festival, Alsa
Speaker 1: stands alsa stans, alsastans, the stands ilivern ilivern ilvern, The
Speaker 1: winter does anima, does animama, to discourage al libret, al librette,
Speaker 1: al libret, the bookseller, alspuemas, alspuemas, alspuemas. The poetry, La
Speaker 1: sur prezza, la surpresa, la surpresa, the surprise, La scriptura,
Speaker 1: la scriptura, lascriptura, the writer, La nuela, la nuela, la nuveela,
Speaker 1: The novel Las bourrang las bouran, las bourin the draft.
Speaker 1: La multitude, la multitude, la multitude, the crowd. Intercambia, Intercambia, intercambia,
Speaker 1: to exchange, La mucilla, la mucilla, la muccilla. The backpack, Alcentra, alcentra, alcentra,
Speaker 1: the center, Lacenari, lacenari, lacenari, the stage, al malantes, al malantes,
Speaker 1: al malanes, the misunderstanding La riayes, la riayes, las reales,
Speaker 1: the laughter alpublic a public, al public the public. Al
Speaker 1: zaplo dei means, al zaplo dei means, al zaplau de means.
Speaker 1: The applause, alkuraga, al kuragia, al kuraga.
Speaker 6: The courage, lacunfuzio, lacunfuzio, lacumfusio, The confusion, lupu tunitat, lupu tunitat,
Speaker 6: lupur tunitat.
Speaker 1: The opportunity, Las Creacians, las creacians, las creacions, the creation,
Speaker 1: al regal, al regal, al regal. The gift prepara, brepara, brepara,
Speaker 1: to prepare, adu narsa, adu narsa, adu narsa, to realize kumvasa, kumvasa, kumvarsa.
Speaker 1: To confess, mustra, mustra, mustra, to showcase, we.
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