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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover the hidden beats of Barcelona's
Speaker 3: streets as an artist and a journalist embark on a
Speaker 3: quest for authenticity beyond the tourist trail.
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Speaker 1: La Rambla rilavastal, salrima barl vivien alsu propiridma in tral
Speaker 1: flus kunstanda personas alsertista, the care kumpatienam la musica, kasurtiatits
Speaker 1: cafes hillaria, dels, touristas a mussunat, jordi saya anundracod al
Speaker 1: cafed Lopeda Abunas, the Cafe mal Davan, la seva, Mirada,
Speaker 1: explorabal rostras, capasa da van Seo paralceu cor not as
Speaker 1: purnad in Spiracio Casarcava, totally sam Blava, Massacu, marcial massafed
Speaker 1: Parasa duill al Turismames cannopas parla Sensia, The Barcelona Marta,
Speaker 1: mentrestan a Cababa, the Surti, Duna Rauneo and Balcella dio
Speaker 1: a Madrid Livia and Kumana Tunar tikl like Ca captures
Speaker 1: La Barsalona, the Sempra proelia aplica Una storia different lunda
Speaker 1: lasstinazovias compland las guillas da viaggia la seva, curuad pariodistica,
Speaker 1: laba purta, unarsad l UTAs, kumbans sols buscan kunaxionzautenticas, men
Speaker 1: tramata and travel cafe Una music a Suao backup turala
Speaker 1: and siodl jordi um group the musics as pontanis to
Speaker 1: kava pravda lan trada marta up servan la senna badasidia tursa,
Speaker 1: lakas waltrubada as bakumbarti a nuna kumbertsa plan na damatizus
Speaker 1: Jordi and beral interest in Seeda Marta bakum parti, la
Speaker 1: sevas lutas and la cumarcellidlartadad bull truvala antisitat kumvasava jordi
Speaker 1: lardea care s v prasubing keda clipsad palturisma a show
Speaker 1: is exact a man al kavuscu bar respondra marta and Bunsumba,
Speaker 1: bulas cruda soveral of bar Salona castammes and ladls logs,
Speaker 1: tippis la cumbersa and trails by na krashen vibrang kom
Speaker 1: lama tsha ramla asbana du na ka kumbati and undazich
Speaker 1: kumu the skubri imustra laaritadda reda da lasa parences alsol
Speaker 1: bakum and sabaha tanin al sel dun tarn jakalid in
Speaker 1: spirts parla svavada jordi imarta banda, cidi uni forces alfaria
Speaker 1: un projecta, viz wal capturan, mumens veritablas d la vida
Speaker 1: urbana mentrelia, pussai al seba ploma al serve de la seba,
Speaker 1: vizios in sera ashi kumansai and umbiad jakun jun pardascubri
Speaker 1: la veritapla barsalona ladal suskas mens transitads ladal suz racon's
Speaker 1: messacrets amasura, katayavan june jordi kum and saba la sutata
Speaker 1: bulls nose radaskubrin la pazio para marta, trubabalaestoria, cavilla, sumiata,
Speaker 1: scruda una pesa karavlatilla la seva intagritat pariodistica i la
Speaker 1: komplexitad d la sutat albend del mar, purtava, una, riza suau,
Speaker 1: yels those a, sahudzeal matshka on asbang kunesha, savillan kavi
Speaker 1: and trubat al cabuskaven Barcelona, amttala, seva, riqueza, sahia, vata, ganda,
Speaker 1: maneras in esparadas, uffarini, historias are keskavuli and dames and
Speaker 1: yadla superficia, a cats, moments, kumpartits and trajordi marta banascruda, una,
Speaker 1: capitul and lava d artistica, una kula, urasoka, commavulisila, rambla,
Speaker 1: ernumes li nisi, duna nova maludilla creat.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: La rambla, brillava, soutl salprima, varl vivien, al supra piridma
Speaker 1: in tral flukskunstand parsonas.
Speaker 3: L rambla shone under the spring sun, living its own
Speaker 3: rhythm amidst the constant flow of people.
Speaker 1: Alzertista's the care kumpatienam la musica, casurtilla del altaveos del
Speaker 1: s patids, cafez illa, reales delsturistas a Mussunat.
Speaker 3: The street, performers competed with the music coming from the
Speaker 3: speakers of the small cafes and the laughter of excited tourists.
Speaker 1: Jordi say ya anundra goodl cafeed lopeda, amuna tassa, the
Speaker 1: cafefu majanal davan.
Speaker 3: Jordi sat in a corner of the kawe the lipera
Speaker 3: with a steaming cup of coffee before him.
Speaker 1: Ba Mirada, explorav al rostrasca, savenda van seu, but alsu, cornota,
Speaker 1: lasurnad in spiracio Casarcava.
Speaker 3: His gaze explored the faces passing by, but his heart
Speaker 3: could not find the spark of inspiration He sought.
Speaker 1: Totally Samblava, marsacumarciel massa, fith Parasa, duill al turismames canopas,
Speaker 1: parcela sensiada Barcellona.
Speaker 3: Everything seemed too commercial to him, made more to seduce
Speaker 3: tourism rather than to celebrate the true essence of Barcelona.
Speaker 1: Marta mentrestan a Cabava, the Surti duna Unio ambalcella dio
Speaker 1: a Madrid.
Speaker 3: Marta meanwhile, had just left a meeting with her editor
Speaker 3: in Madrid Lia.
Speaker 1: Vien and Kuma Natunar Tikla Ca captures La VARs, Salona,
Speaker 1: the Sempre Prola Explica, Unestoria di Farin, lun de Lasstinazovias,
Speaker 1: Compla las guillas the Vige.
Speaker 3: They had commissioned her to write an article capturing the
Speaker 3: timeless Barcelona, but she wanted to tell a different story,
Speaker 3: far from the obvious destinations that fill travel.
Speaker 1: Guides Latica La Lunars, the Luta, Skumban sunals buscag kunakcizoicas.
Speaker 3: Her journalistic curiosity led her away from conventional paths, seeking
Speaker 3: authentic connections.
Speaker 1: Mintra Marta and traval Cafe Una Musi Casuao backup Tula
Speaker 1: ten Sordi.
Speaker 3: As Marta entered the cafe, a gentle music captured Jordia's attention.
Speaker 1: Un group the muzi Xas Pontanis Tucaba Pravda Lantrada.
Speaker 3: A group of spontaneous musicians played near the entrance.
Speaker 1: Marta up Servan Larsenna Bada Sidia Tuarsa.
Speaker 3: Observing the scene, Marta decided to stop.
Speaker 1: La casual Trubada as bakumbarti anuna kumbers a pleinad matisus.
Speaker 3: The casual encounter turned into a conversation full of nuances.
Speaker 1: Giordi ambu a linteres sin seeda Marte bacum parti la
Speaker 1: sevas luitas am la coumarceli seur de larta la sutat.
Speaker 3: Giordi, seeing Marta as sincere interest, shared his struggles with
Speaker 3: the commercialization of art in the city.
Speaker 1: Bultruvala tnticitat coum farsava.
Speaker 3: Giordi, I want to find authenticity, or they confessed.
Speaker 1: Lard de care is vu prosubing ked clipst plurism.
Speaker 3: Street art is alive, but it is often eclipsed by tourism.
Speaker 1: A show is exact tamin al kavusku baraspondra Marta amun sum.
Speaker 3: That's exactly what I'm looking for. Marta responded with a smile.
Speaker 1: Bulscrea sobra la barsalona castamsen yadls luks tipis.
Speaker 3: I want to write about the Barcelona that is beyond
Speaker 3: the typical places.
Speaker 1: La cumbers in trails, bakrashin, vibran kom la mates Ramela.
Speaker 3: Their conversation grew vibrant like loramblo itself.
Speaker 1: Asbana duna ka kum partien undazich kumu the skubri imustra
Speaker 1: la la press.
Speaker 3: They realized that they shared a common desire to discover
Speaker 3: and reveal the truth behind appearances al sl.
Speaker 1: Ba kuman savasha the nin al sl duntaranja kaliit.
Speaker 3: The sun began to set, painting the sky a warm
Speaker 3: orange in.
Speaker 1: Spiret par la seba truvada Jordi imarta banda sidi uni forces.
Speaker 3: Inspired by their meeting, Jordi and Marta decided to join forces.
Speaker 1: Il faria un prujetta vizual cabturan mument bartablad la vedo,
Speaker 1: rubana mintrelia, pusia la seba ploma al servey de la
Speaker 1: seba vizio sincere.
Speaker 3: He would embark on a visual project capturing true moments
Speaker 3: of urban life, while she would put her pen to
Speaker 3: the service of their sincere vision.
Speaker 1: Ashi kumansi a un biad ja kunjun Parda scubri la
Speaker 1: baritala varsalona la dl siuskies menstrensitads la dl silvra kunsme secrets.
Speaker 3: Thus they would begin a joint journey to discover the
Speaker 3: true Barcelona, the one of its less traveled streets and
Speaker 3: its most secret corners.
Speaker 1: A masura, kavan juns Jordi kuman saba vea la sata,
Speaker 1: mulsnos drada, skubrin, la pasiu parla.
Speaker 3: As they worked together, Giordi began seeing the city with
Speaker 3: new eyes, rediscovering his passion for his craft.
Speaker 1: Marta trubava leestoria, cavilla, sumiata, scriura, una pesakflatilla, la sebattica,
Speaker 1: ila kumplexad de la sutad.
Speaker 3: Marta found the story she had dreamed of writing, a
Speaker 3: piece reflecting her journalistic integrity and the complexity of the city.
Speaker 1: Albin del mar pava, una briza suau yields those a
Speaker 1: sarudz al matesh cafe onaswankunesha sawillan caveen truvat al cavuskaven.
Speaker 3: The sea breeze carried a gentle wind, and the two,
Speaker 3: sitting in the same cafe where they met, knew they
Speaker 3: had found what they were looking for.
Speaker 1: Barcelona amtotla sevarriqueza saille vataganda manera zinas paradas ufarini storias
Speaker 1: a kelskavuli and beda mesenyad. La Superficia.
Speaker 3: Barcelona, with all its richness, continued to beat in unexpected ways,
Speaker 3: offering stories to those willing to see beyond the surface.
Speaker 1: Akeets moments, kumparthids in Trajordi marta banascruda, Uno kapitul and
Speaker 1: La Dertistika Una kulaurasiuka komalulisi the La ramblamesl nsi duna
Speaker 1: nova maludia creativa.
Speaker 3: These shared moments between Jordie and Martha wrote a new
Speaker 3: chapter in their artistic lives, a collaboration that, like the
Speaker 3: bustle of the Rambla, was just the beginning of a
Speaker 3: new creative melody.
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: Alsertistas alsertistas, alsertistas. The performers Laspurna, laspurna, las pourna, the
Speaker 1: spark saidui sadui sadu e tes seduce, the Sempre da sempre,
Speaker 1: the sempre timeless, Ladito, Ladito, Ladito, The editor aun kumana
Speaker 1: an kumanna, unkumana, The commission periudistica, pariudistica, pariudis tica journalistic
Speaker 1: al xalta veus al saltaveus al xalta veus. The speakers,
Speaker 1: cumarci alid zazio, cumarcilid zazio, kumarsill alid zazio. Commercialization, lautan
Speaker 1: tisitat lautan tsitat l'autan tcitat authenticity, mathisus matthisus, mathisus nuances
Speaker 1: kum farsa, kum farsa, kum farsa. To confess aclip set
Speaker 1: aclip set, a clip set, eclipsed, b bran, bibran, b bran,
Speaker 1: vibrant kun June kun June kun June, the joint cuptura, cuptura, cuptura.
Speaker 1: To capture mumenz bar tablas, mumenz bar tablas, momentz bar
Speaker 1: tablas true moments, labriza, labriza, labriza, ta breeze, rada scubri, drada, scubri, drada, scubri.
Speaker 1: To rediscover sincera sincea sincera, sincere la kumb plexitat lacumplex
Speaker 1: tat la complexitat the complexity, then tanie the nie to
Speaker 1: paint licenzia Licenzia, Licensia, The Essence, Laruta, Laruta, Laruta, The Path, Cubduran, Cubduran,
Speaker 1: cup Turan, Capturing Superficious, Superficious, Superficious Surfaces.
Speaker 3: B Bran, b Bran, b Bran, Vibrant.
Speaker 1: Alrostra, Alrostra, Alrostra, The Face, La Truebada, La Truvada, La Truvada,
Speaker 1: The Encounter Suau Suau.
Speaker 3: Oh Ow, gentle, we.
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