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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll step into a spontaneous evening in
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Speaker 1: reminding us all of the beauty in the unexpected.
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Speaker 4: Letterdo a via rivata Barcelona ambalseidra fresk ILOs fulas grugen
Speaker 4: castera la la ya estava musu nada paranaviosa i al
Speaker 4: su prime supa ambanjordika via kunau dur las festas de
Speaker 4: la marce avian kadat a nuna kavateria a prop d
Speaker 4: la sagrada familiar ladifisi amla sevas lum zi luminan al
Speaker 4: sell da laid sam blava um castel magic la kafateria
Speaker 4: astaba play nada jen als cleans Gaudi and dabagudas kalantas
Speaker 4: ida patitas pastas, dolcas laromadl ca cavadda fe umpli alira
Speaker 4: lalaya barrime, ibatria na tau lam vista ala sagrada familiar
Speaker 4: al core libatavam forsa imiraba kunsta men la porta esparan
Speaker 4: la rivada than jordi quanan jordi varriva lalaya, al vasuda,
Speaker 4: munzum ivan kumsapara la kumbersaa iko mod als, those as,
Speaker 4: vans and t commudas da sagida, cumpartin patitas and egg
Speaker 4: dutas de las festas, the supta la porta de la
Speaker 4: cafeteria as ivan tra lamireya, lamiloa, miga, dala laya desdala, infancia,
Speaker 4: lamireya era and cantadora pro suvinim pulsiva, sempretania, una historia,
Speaker 4: own plana, lalaya, barsan ti una varregia, the felicitati pro
Speaker 4: kupasio nosparava bea lamireya a kel vesper laya, bakridalamireya, aventusiasma
Speaker 4: mintras apurpava a la taula mirea, bar respondra la laya, tractanda,
Speaker 4: mantani la calma ajordi vaha cal cap supress pal no
Speaker 4: persunaga la senna, lalaya, baffelus presentacions ibak's plicat klamireya era
Speaker 4: komuna German apparelia, unplay mireya badi and jordi ambunsumruda mistos
Speaker 4: lamireya amla seva ar jiya vitual bakum mansa par laso
Speaker 4: raunazhivisio the Dansas traditionals kavilla vistaal festival since sapansasu duas bagadas,
Speaker 4: bakumansa fey Algun's movie mens, the Sardanas intra las taulas
Speaker 4: al Sultras clients ban kumansa mirah alguns di bartits altrasin
Speaker 4: trigads lalaya Basanti called al su pla perfectas the sphaere
Speaker 4: Bulia feunavonna imprasio and Jordi prasha stavalundlkavilla imaginat avans kapues
Speaker 4: de res and Jordi baku mansa ura genuineamen and cantat
Speaker 4: Lamireya Animada palace no public by sistik and Jordi il
Speaker 4: alayah sunicin a la divarsio al Principi lalaya stava in
Speaker 4: the Sisa prom beral espresso alegra than jordi asbada shahpurta
Speaker 4: al mumen as bakumbarti a nuna patita festadins the La
Speaker 4: Kafateria als cleans bankuman Sapladi al Patita spectacular improvisat lambien
Speaker 4: agra ilalaya, bakum and sara alex arsa als ner vis
Speaker 4: in isials as banas bay yasa dunlaputa, lamia abia, creat
Speaker 4: unracordula quan lanit baaba and jordi il alayah bansuri la
Speaker 4: kafaia abuna winkla abi and kumpartita nonumezun cafe see non
Speaker 4: experiensi a capoxa, spera a nuna primera, sita, lalaya, babeura
Speaker 4: can jordi lia gradava la seva spuntandad as buan prumetra
Speaker 4: ve as the now agusta bagada, kuncien scalabarita, plamaggia astaba
Speaker 4: and alo in esparat an la sagrada familia o servan
Speaker 4: lusda prop lalaya ba pendra canocalia, calascosa, surtis in exac
Speaker 4: tamen com a villa planajat e the faith as she
Speaker 4: ramez bunik.
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Speaker 1: may have missed.
Speaker 4: Later though a via rivata, varsalona, ambalseara, fresqu ilas fulias,
Speaker 4: grug and casal.
Speaker 1: Terra damn had arrived in Barcelona with its crisp bear
Speaker 1: and the yellowing leaves on the ground.
Speaker 4: Lalaya Astava mussu nada Barona Riosa.
Speaker 1: Laya was excited but nervous ire.
Speaker 4: Al silprimesuba am banjordi unaika villa una la la marsee.
Speaker 1: It was her first dinner with Shorty, a guy she
Speaker 1: met during the Lamarsa festival.
Speaker 4: Avi enka dada Nuna cafeteria a prada lada Familia.
Speaker 1: They had arranged to meet in a cafe near the
Speaker 1: Chagrada Familia.
Speaker 4: La the fici amla sebas lum si lumnan al sell
Speaker 4: da la nit sambla ba um castel Magic.
Speaker 1: The building, with its lights illuminating the night sky, seemed
Speaker 1: like a magical castle. La cafeteria ata plena da jin.
Speaker 1: The cafe was full of people.
Speaker 4: Alscleans go the end of barudas cantas ida, patitas pastadolsas.
Speaker 1: Patrons were enjoying hot drinks and small sweet pastries.
Speaker 4: Laruma del cafe cavadd fe Umblada.
Speaker 1: The aroma of freshly brewed coffee filled the air.
Speaker 4: La Laya barriame ibatria na tao Lambista ala Sagrada Familia.
Speaker 1: Laya arrived first and chose a table with a view
Speaker 1: of the Chagrada Familia.
Speaker 4: Al corlivam forsa imireva kunsta men la porta esparan la
Speaker 4: rivada than Giordi.
Speaker 1: Her heart was beating fast as she kept glancing at
Speaker 1: the door, waiting for Giordi to arrive. Guananjordi varriva la
Speaker 1: laya al vasalu da munsum ivan kuman sapla. When Jordi arrived,
Speaker 1: Liya greeted him with smile and they started to talk.
Speaker 4: La cumbers here lea igommuda.
Speaker 1: The conversation was light and comfortable.
Speaker 4: Als thos asban santi commudas the saida kumbartin partitas the
Speaker 4: las Festus.
Speaker 1: They both immediately felt at ease, sharing small anecdotes from
Speaker 1: the festival.
Speaker 4: The supta la portia as ivan tra la mire ya,
Speaker 4: la miliua miga de la la ya.
Speaker 1: There's the lame Fancia. Suddenly the cafe door opened and
Speaker 1: Maya walked in. Liya's best friend since childhood, La.
Speaker 4: Mere ya eira and cantada parosu nimpulsiva.
Speaker 1: Maria was charming but often impulsive.
Speaker 4: Simpretanilla une staria own plano.
Speaker 1: She always had a story or a new plan.
Speaker 4: La laya barsanti una varga the felicita ti pro kupersieu.
Speaker 1: Liya felt a mix of happiness and concern. No sparava
Speaker 1: ba la mere ya a kelvespra. She hadn't expected to
Speaker 1: see Maria that evening. Liya liya ba.
Speaker 4: La mere ya ambentusiasma mintrasava la taula.
Speaker 1: Mirea shouted enthusiastically as she approached the table.
Speaker 4: Mireya Mirea bar respondra la laya tractanda mantani la calma.
Speaker 1: Liya replied, trying to stay calm, and.
Speaker 4: Jordi basha cal cap surpress pal no personaja la senna.
Speaker 1: Geordie looked up, surprised by the new character in the scene.
Speaker 4: La la a yea baffelus present the sions ibas plica
Speaker 4: ca lamire ya era komuna germana Parella.
Speaker 1: Laya made introductions and explained that Maria was like a
Speaker 1: sister to her.
Speaker 4: Unplay Mireya badi en jordi a mun sumbruda mistus.
Speaker 1: A pleasure, Maria, said Georgie with a friendly smile.
Speaker 4: La mere ya amla Sebonergia vitual bachumnsa parlas runagzi visio,
Speaker 4: the Dancestraditionalska villa vistel Firstival.
Speaker 1: With her usual energy, Maria began talking about a traditional
Speaker 1: dance exhibition she had seen at the festival, since sepansasu
Speaker 1: das bagadas bakumansa feil wunsu movie means the saradanas intra lastaolas.
Speaker 1: Without a second thought, she started doing some Shordanna's movements
Speaker 1: between the tables.
Speaker 4: Alsaltresclien's ban kumin sa mid alguns di vertit altrasin trigat.
Speaker 1: The other patrons began to watch, some amused, others intrigued.
Speaker 4: La laja barsani commlsu bla Perfetta's fay.
Speaker 1: Laya. Felt her perfect plan unraveling Bulia faion.
Speaker 4: A bonne impracio and Jordi brashor tavalun del caville imaginet.
Speaker 1: She wanted to make a good impression on Giordi, but
Speaker 1: this was far from what she had imagined.
Speaker 4: Avanskapures de res, Jordi bacumn Sarria, genuine men and cantet.
Speaker 1: Before she could say anything, Giordi began to laugh, genuinely delighted.
Speaker 1: La mire Ya.
Speaker 4: Anim mather pals no public bahin sistik can jordi ilalaya
Speaker 4: sunisin a la di Varsiu.
Speaker 1: Encouraged by her new audience, Mirea insisted that Giordi and
Speaker 1: Liya join in the fun.
Speaker 4: Al Principi la la yataba in the siza but ambra
Speaker 4: l'espressio than Giordi asbada shahpurta.
Speaker 1: At first, Liya was hesitant, but seeing the joyful expression
Speaker 1: on Giorgia's face, she let herself.
Speaker 4: Go al mumen asbakumbarti anuna patita festa dins the laka fateria.
Speaker 1: The moment turned into a little party inside the cafe.
Speaker 4: Alsclean's ban kuman sablodi al patita spata claim brusat.
Speaker 1: The patron started applauding the impromptu show lambiene ralegra il
Speaker 1: la yaa kumansara lexersa. The atmosphere was cheerful, and Laya
Speaker 1: began to relax als ner.
Speaker 4: Viz niciel zas banas bai yesba duna ca laspunta de
Speaker 4: la mire ya a villa creat undra cort.
Speaker 1: Her initial nerves faded away and she realized that Maria's
Speaker 1: spontaneity had created an unforgettable memory.
Speaker 4: Qulnit ba cava Anjordi ilalaya bansurti de la cafeteria ammun
Speaker 4: no winkla.
Speaker 1: When the night ended, Giordi and Laya left the cafe
Speaker 1: with a new bond.
Speaker 4: Abien kumpartit nonumezun cafe s no unaxpariencia capoc sa spera
Speaker 4: annuna primera sita.
Speaker 1: They had shared not just a coffee, but an experience
Speaker 1: rarely expected on a first date.
Speaker 4: Laalaya babe dura canjur the Lia sevas putana.
Speaker 1: Liya saw that Jordi appreciated her spontaneity asbuan prumetra, as
Speaker 1: the now against barada kuncien scalavarita, pla maggia asta all
Speaker 1: in esparat. They promised to meet again, this time aware
Speaker 1: that the real magic was in the unexpected.
Speaker 4: Amla sagrada familia servan LUs pro lalaya ba pendre canocala
Speaker 4: calascosa surtisin exact tamen coma villa plagette.
Speaker 1: With the Shagrada Familia. In watching them closely, Lia learned
Speaker 1: that things didn't need to go exactly as planned e
Speaker 1: the faith as she iramesvunik, and in fact that was
Speaker 1: more beautiful.
Speaker 3: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 3: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Catalan, then in English.
Speaker 4: Latardeau, latardeau, later dau, autumn, fresque, fresque, frest, crisp, grugancas,
Speaker 4: grugancas grugancas, yellowing, nerviosa, nerbosa, narbiosa, nervous al castell al
Speaker 4: castell al castel castle alscleeanns alscleianns alscleians, patrons.
Speaker 1: Laroma, laroma, laroma.
Speaker 4: Aroma, lasa, dudas las an egg, dutas las an egg,
Speaker 4: dutas anecdotes and cantadora and cantadora and cantadora charming in
Speaker 4: pulsiba i, pulsiba i pulsiva, impulsive, leisure mana leisure MANA
Speaker 4: LEISUREMANA sister, A mist does a mistes a mistes friendly, lanargia,
Speaker 4: lanargia lanargea energy like ZBCO like ZBCO like zbco. Exhibition
Speaker 4: in trigads, in trigads, in trigads, intrigued alpla alpla alpla
Speaker 4: plan as does fa Yea, as doesphae Ya, as the
Speaker 4: sphae Ya, unraveling, uncontat, uncontat, uncontat, delighted al public al
Speaker 4: public al public.
Speaker 1: Audience in the Caesar, in the Caesar, in the Caesar, hesitant, allegra, allegra, allegra, joyful,
Speaker 1: la esta, la esta, la festa, party, lambien, lambien, lambien.
Speaker 1: Atmosphere in sils in cils in sils, initial als, nervis als,
Speaker 1: nervis als, nervis nerves albin cla albinkla albinkla bond laka fateria,
Speaker 1: laka fateria, lucka fateria, cafe enosparet eno sparet ena sparet, unexpected,
Speaker 1: al record, al record, al record.
Speaker 4: Memory, laspoondaaet laspoondaaet las spoondaaidt sponanaeity.
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