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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the heartwarming tale of one
Speaker 3: woman's determination to transform a spring festival against all odds,
Speaker 3: revealing how creativity and community spirit can brighten any day.
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Speaker 5: Julia espersaases r de lurfanat una kunstruccio antiga alscarezda Barcelona,
Speaker 5: la sperette, the Pedra Garstada, Tania unancanespasala, la prima veda,
Speaker 5: quan las floskuman savana, paracial pati als name jugavan, sotal
Speaker 5: sal prima, varal umplin laidra, ambrialias lurfaanat, sastava, praparan pal
Speaker 5: festival da prima vera una tradisios parada, palsnans pranguan am
Speaker 5: balracursus limitad si el prasu postaustad, Julia Astava pra kupada,
Speaker 5: la seva, missio era, Clara fek A, Caddia forsas, pacial
Speaker 5: parls NaNs Julia badasidi norrandirza amda terminacio, baku man sa
Speaker 5: da mana, juda babi sital as, boutigas dlvari, babar la
Speaker 5: Mark alfourne iambana la fleurista touch those ban seson ruzus
Speaker 5: Mark bau faripasti sets iaa flosh per the kurala sala
Speaker 5: kumuna am la ju da da voluntaries, Julia Yel's NaNs
Speaker 5: ban kumansa feed curacion za matials catania alurfanat ban fegar
Speaker 5: landas da pape Ivan Pintaker tells plends the culos katanen
Speaker 5: contribuia amsumbrudas creativitat al diad alf festival al sella staba play,
Speaker 5: the noubules, grizzos, PoCA vansda kumansa la pluja baku mansa
Speaker 5: kaua suomen Julia vasan ti unafi bla dada panic pra Rapi,
Speaker 5: the men bakal marsa ibabuska una sulusio bamaua lasanimenadins transferman
Speaker 5: la sala kumuna a nunyak magic, las lums, kalidas, brilla
Speaker 5: ven i al manjau lia, dalizios la music ampli a
Speaker 5: la vitas yells names bayaven and banazea basse on exit
Speaker 5: als names as tavan felicius is, Julia Basanti cam al
Speaker 5: suk or Sumplia, The gratitude Amba la felicitad al rostradls
Speaker 5: NaNs Julia ba pendra unliso important, la creativitad, eel support a,
Speaker 5: la coumunitad, poden suparaqual saval, difficultat bassave ca, via fe,
Speaker 5: tuna grand diferencia and la vida. The cat's names Rea
Speaker 5: ferman Al, Sukum, Promeson, bees al fastival, Bakaba, Parola, lagria
Speaker 5: as Bakada, Julia, Bamidal, selbultan, Ibapan, san langbinen ames ganas ikunfianza,
Speaker 5: kamai yesh and a cat patid racoda Barcelona, lasparita, la
Speaker 5: prima vera, buffalo re miss fort camai dins ifora da lurfaat.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 5: Julia espaseva balpasaes lerda lurfaat una kunstruxio antiga, alscaresda Varsalona.
Speaker 3: Julia was walking through the long hallway of the Orphanage,
Speaker 3: an ancient building in the streets of Barcelona, La Sparette.
Speaker 5: The pedra Garstada, Tania, una canes pasiel, la la prima veda,
Speaker 5: quan las floskuman sava na bare Schalpati.
Speaker 3: The worn stone walls had a special charm in the spring,
Speaker 3: when flowers began to appear in the courtyard.
Speaker 5: Als nen zuravan sotl sal prima varl umplinlida ambrillies.
Speaker 3: The children played under the spring sun, filling the air.
Speaker 5: With laughter lurfaatraparan pal fastivalda prima veda una tra di
Speaker 5: sieur sparada balsnenz.
Speaker 3: The orphanage was preparing for the spring festival, a tradition
Speaker 3: eagerly awaited by the children.
Speaker 5: Prong juan umbalracursuz Li midad siel Prasu bostaad Julia estava prokubada.
Speaker 3: But this year, with limited resources and a tight budget,
Speaker 3: Julia was worried.
Speaker 5: La seva missieu herra clara fake a geddi of frzes
Speaker 5: pasiel parlsnens.
Speaker 3: Her mission was clear to make this day special for
Speaker 3: the children, Julia.
Speaker 5: Bad sidi norndirs.
Speaker 3: Julia decided not to give up.
Speaker 5: Amda termine sieur bacu mansada mana juda.
Speaker 3: With determination, she began to ask for.
Speaker 5: Help babizitalas wudigas d'alvari.
Speaker 3: She visited the neighborhood shops.
Speaker 5: Babar La marc Alfourna Iambana la Fleuriste.
Speaker 3: She spoke with Mark the baker and with Anna the florist.
Speaker 5: Tutdos ban segenerusus.
Speaker 3: Both were generous.
Speaker 5: Mark Baufari Perstisett, Yana flos Parda Kurla s La Cumuna.
Speaker 3: Mark offered pastries and Anna flowers to decorate the common
Speaker 3: room am La.
Speaker 5: Juda, the voluntaries, Julia yelsnens ban Kuman Sa feed Curaciunza, Mattials,
Speaker 5: catania a Lurfanat.
Speaker 3: With the help of volunteers, Julia and the children began
Speaker 3: to make decorations with materials they had at the orphanage.
Speaker 5: Ban feger Land, pape Iban Pinta, cartels, blends the culus.
Speaker 3: They made paper garlands and painted colorful signs.
Speaker 5: Gathanen kuntrivuiya amsumbrus igreati vitet.
Speaker 3: Each child contributed with smiles and creativity.
Speaker 5: Alda del firstival al sell Sababla the Nubuls Grizus.
Speaker 3: On the day of the festival, the sky was full
Speaker 3: of gray clouds.
Speaker 5: Bocavan the kuman Sa La Plugja, Bakuman Sakaua suo min.
Speaker 3: Just before it started, the rain began to fall gently.
Speaker 5: Julia basanti una fivlada the panique por rapi the men
Speaker 5: bach al marsa iba buscauna sulusieu.
Speaker 3: Julia felt a pang of panic, but she quickly calmed
Speaker 3: down and looked for a solution.
Speaker 5: Bamoura lasdimena dins terrans furman la sala kumuna anunyog magique.
Speaker 3: She moved the event indoors, transforming the common room into
Speaker 3: a magical place.
Speaker 5: Las lums kalidas brilaven yel manzaolia d lisius.
Speaker 3: Warm lights glowed and the food smelled delicious.
Speaker 5: La musicomplia la vitasio yels neenz ba javenam banarjea.
Speaker 3: Music filled the room and the children danced energetically.
Speaker 5: Basse unexit. It was a success als nenz estavan falsius
Speaker 5: is Julia basanti com mal su korsumpliad gratitute.
Speaker 3: The children were happy, and Julia felt her heart fill
Speaker 3: with gratitude.
Speaker 5: Ambra la felicita al rostra dl ends julia ba pendra
Speaker 5: una liso importan.
Speaker 3: Seeing the happiness on the children's faces, Julia learned an
Speaker 3: important lesson.
Speaker 5: La creativitat i al suporda lakumunitad badan suparakul savaldi ficultat.
Speaker 3: Creativity and community support can overcome any difficulty.
Speaker 5: Barsavec cavia fe tuna grandi ferencia and la vida the
Speaker 5: cads nends rea firman al sukum prumisambels.
Speaker 3: She knew she had made a significant difference in these
Speaker 3: children's lives, reaffirming her commitment to them.
Speaker 5: Al fastival bakava but a la la gria azbacada.
Speaker 3: The festival ended, but the joy remained.
Speaker 5: Julia ba meral seubultan ibapan san lanvinen a misganasumika.
Speaker 3: Mai Julia looked around and thought about the next year
Speaker 3: with more eagerness and confidence than ever.
Speaker 5: Yeshi annakeet patid racoda barsalona, la sparita, la prima veda,
Speaker 5: baff luri miss forca mai dens ifora l lurfaat.
Speaker 3: And so in this small corner of Barcelona, the spirit
Speaker 3: of spring bloomed stronger than ever, both inside and outside
Speaker 3: the orphanage.
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 5: Al pasadis, al pasadis, al pasadis ohway, lurfaat, lurfanat, lurfaat, orphanage, alpati, alpati,
Speaker 5: alpati courtyard, alpra su post, alpra supost, alpra su post budget,
Speaker 5: Lada terminaco, lada terminaco, la daterminaco determination, alfournee alfournee alfourna Baker, love, Florista, love, florista,
Speaker 5: love flurista, forest alspasti sets, alspasti sets, alspasti sets, pastries,
Speaker 5: Las Garlandas las garlanda's las Garlandas carlands alscartales alscartales, als cartales, signs,
Speaker 5: al snobules, alsnoobules, alcenobles, clouds Alpanic Alpanic, alpanic Panic, La
Speaker 5: su lucillo, la su lucillo, la su lucio, solution, la sala,
Speaker 5: la sala, LaSala Room, los looms, los looms, ls looms, White,
Speaker 5: Almanza almanza, almania, food, lexit, lexit, lexit success, la gratitude,
Speaker 5: la gratitude, la grattituoth gratitude, love falicitat lo falicitat, love, falicitat.
Speaker 1: Happiness, alrostra al astra alrostra faces, la Creativitat, la creativitat,
Speaker 1: la creativ.
Speaker 5: Tat creativity, lacumunitat, lacumunitat, lacu monita community, laody Farenzia, laody Ferencia,
Speaker 5: laody Farensia, difference, alcum prumise, alcumprumise, al coum prumise commitment,
Speaker 5: La lagria, la lagria, la la grilla joy, lacumfianza, lacumfienza, lacumfianza, confidence,
Speaker 5: al raco al raco, al raco corner, La sparite, la sparite,
Speaker 5: las sparite, Spirit, la primave, la prima Vedra, la prima Vedra.
Speaker 3: Spring, la Pedra, la pedra, la pedra Stone.
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