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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover how a single vote sparks
Speaker 3: a transformative dialogue and a budding friendship, setting the tone
Speaker 3: for change in a Catalan village.
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Speaker 1: A la prima veda, lyta frescumpli, al sentracivik dumpatittal i
Speaker 1: al dia, the san juseppe ila, lum del sal and
Speaker 1: trava at travez de las granz finestres, illuminan as, cartes
Speaker 1: as kadakurava and lasparretes alog dabutazio astava, plada, bay ins, algunza,
Speaker 1: muna rosa a lama altras and munsumbrueljnad parla esta, nuriya stava,
Speaker 1: alakua esperan al seutorn parbuda era una o yeshova idynamika
Speaker 1: plana the speranza pal kambi, pusiti uka, sagonzela alsbatspudi and
Speaker 1: genera paraelia kadavad kumtava ivuliya katutmu par savezhi the rerazo
Speaker 1: pao un maestra, deescola a, munpuzadra sad miraba al sel
Speaker 1: vultan a para mendez interrasat fayetems canovaniyabuda, par alguna, corsa, alba, mutiva,
Speaker 1: fedu akestan put ra, lakuruzitat pal kambi, put selambi and
Speaker 1: fastile mantrasparavan nuriya vada sidi, tran cal ci lenci bondia, badia,
Speaker 1: bunsumbda azum grandia, parbutta creus katin dry impactabui pau vasumbria, unamika,
Speaker 1: septic bonas no putz baraspondra jugane semprasembl kabem pro res kambia,
Speaker 1: nuriya vamantani al selsumbda pradin sel san tia al repta
Speaker 1: da pao paallia rimpurtan fairli veda, katatas force vali ala
Speaker 1: pena your crag kakada, patitas forced summa baddi, fermament unavagada, una, migaba, baba,
Speaker 1: komumpatit kambi alas alaxis, milurava la vida dum familiar ceo
Speaker 1: a pao livakridala and seola storia da nuria combas shaw
Speaker 1: babragunta aramezin terasat al sell para ala juntamen bags plican
Speaker 1: uria ban buddha paruna proposta, camill urava, lascunditions, the travldls
Speaker 1: and playats gragra asbakun sagi pao as baadap and setio barakurdalas, bagadas,
Speaker 1: cassavias and tit da savut par la pasida, nuriya albafer
Speaker 1: rakunsidera put se numez putze bali a la pena just
Speaker 1: ta lasaras alsbar rival turned parbutta, the espress da dipusita
Speaker 1: al sell both pauva, mira, nuria a bunaw respecta at beda,
Speaker 1: gustun cafe, basujeri, pudryam, kuntinuaparlan, nuriya, bags abtam, benthusiasma bansur,
Speaker 1: tid al centracivic juns, kumpartinides sumbrudas in ause, proposits a kaildia,
Speaker 1: the Saint Joseppe non mesa villa and buddhad A vin
Speaker 1: initiat unanova, complicitad purtana bells unraj the Esperanza, ecumpraansio al
Speaker 1: gustat duna, finestra del cafe, sot al salprimavaral kumpartir and
Speaker 1: la Seva's visions delfutur nuriyahara antania, migliolas in Sagura, tats
Speaker 1: da pao ipau kaminawa a muna nova da terminacio al
Speaker 1: kambi bana kurda, kumensa, a munsimplak da dad alak i
Speaker 1: a kilda abuna rosa, the mun la taula banesha unanova
Speaker 1: mistat putseemes.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: A La prima veda, laida frescumpli al sintracivi, dum petit
Speaker 1: pabla the Cataluna.
Speaker 3: In the spring, the fresh air filled the center civic
Speaker 3: of a small village in Catalunia.
Speaker 1: Irel Dilla, the Saint jousepbe Ila lumdl sl and trava
Speaker 1: atravez de las Granze, finestres illuminan als cartes de las festasca,
Speaker 1: the curaven Lasparrete.
Speaker 3: It was sanchoseppe day and the sunlight streamed through the
Speaker 3: large windows, illuminating the festival posters decorating the walls.
Speaker 1: A lagda vutacio artavable, the vaines Algunza, muna rosa la
Speaker 1: ma altras amunsumbriu re luziu nad par la feste.
Speaker 3: The polling place was full of neighbors, some holding a rose,
Speaker 3: others with a hopeful smile for the celebration.
Speaker 1: Nuriya stava la coua esparan al suturnuta.
Speaker 3: Nuria was in line waiting for her turn to vote.
Speaker 1: Era una no yeshova, dynamica plena, the speranza, palcambi, pusitiuka, seronzila,
Speaker 1: alswatspudi and genera.
Speaker 3: She was a young and dynamic woman, full of hope
Speaker 3: for the positive change that, according to her, votes could generate.
Speaker 1: Paraelia kada vodkumtava ivuliya katut mubar save.
Speaker 3: For her, every vote counted and she wanted everyone to
Speaker 3: perceive it that way.
Speaker 1: The rera seu pao ummestra descola a munpuzadrel set mirava
Speaker 1: alsvultan a pare mindaz interast.
Speaker 3: Behind her, Paw, a cool teacher with a relaxed demeanor,
Speaker 3: looked around, seemingly uninterested.
Speaker 1: Feyetims canovaniya vuta bralguna corza alba mutiva fedu a gestan.
Speaker 3: It had been a while since he last voted, but
Speaker 3: something motivated him to do so this year.
Speaker 1: Put sEH hera la couruzitad palkambi put si lambien Farstill.
Speaker 3: Perhaps it was curiosity about the change, perhaps the festive atmosphere.
Speaker 1: Mintrasparavan nuriya bada sidi trang gal silensi.
Speaker 3: While they waited, Nuria decided to break the silence.
Speaker 1: Bandhia badi ammun sumbrura.
Speaker 3: Good morning, she said, with a smile.
Speaker 1: Is zum grandia paravuta greus katin draim batta wu.
Speaker 3: It's a great day to vote. Do you think it
Speaker 3: will have an impact today?
Speaker 1: Pao vasumbrida unamika setik.
Speaker 3: Pau smiled a bit skeptically.
Speaker 1: Bonas no see baraspondra jugani hi.
Speaker 3: I don't know, maybe, he replied playfully.
Speaker 1: Simpra sembla cavutem pra rescambia.
Speaker 3: It always seems like we vote, but nothing changes.
Speaker 1: Nuria vamantanil selsumbrida bradin seusantiya alritada Pao.
Speaker 3: Nuria kept her smile, but inside she felt challenged by Pao.
Speaker 1: Barela irimpurtan fairli veda cattas forzvalia la pena.
Speaker 3: For her, it was important to make him see that
Speaker 3: every effort was worth it.
Speaker 1: You creg cacada patita for suma badi ferma minh.
Speaker 3: I believe that every small effort adds up, she said firmly.
Speaker 1: Una varada Una migameva bavea comun petit kambi e las
Speaker 1: alex milurava la vida dum families.
Speaker 3: Once a friend of mine saw how a small change
Speaker 3: in the elections improved a family member's life.
Speaker 1: Abbao livadala, then sieur le Stordiada Uria.
Speaker 3: Pa was intrigued by Nuria's story.
Speaker 1: Combarseescha babraunta aramesin terasat.
Speaker 5: How is that?
Speaker 3: He asked, now more interested.
Speaker 1: Al sila junta minh bagsplica Uria.
Speaker 3: Her father worked at the town hall, explained Nuria.
Speaker 1: Banbuta paruna pruposhta camilura va lascundi sund travaldl zembleet gra
Speaker 1: ra asba gun segi.
Speaker 3: They voted for a proposal that improved the working conditions
Speaker 3: of the employees. Bit by bit it was achieved.
Speaker 1: Bao asbacada ban.
Speaker 3: Setiu Bao was thoughtful.
Speaker 1: Barra gurdas baradas cassavilla santidd savoud but a la pasieur
Speaker 1: the Nuriya al vaferra Guncidera.
Speaker 3: He remembered the times he had felt disappointed, but Nuria's
Speaker 3: passion made him reconsider.
Speaker 1: Bout se numiss b se ballia la penna.
Speaker 3: Perhaps, just perhaps it was worth it, just de.
Speaker 1: La zaras alsbarrival torn barbuda.
Speaker 3: Just then it was their turn to vote.
Speaker 1: Despres de di buzita al suvod pao bamiran Nuriya ammun
Speaker 1: now respecta.
Speaker 3: After casting his vote, Pau looked at Nuria with new respect.
Speaker 1: Ad be the rus tun kafe Basujeri.
Speaker 3: Would you like a coffee, he suggested.
Speaker 1: Pudriam kuntin noa parlan.
Speaker 3: We could continue talking.
Speaker 1: Nuriya bagh septam Bentusiasma.
Speaker 3: Nurik accepted enthusiastically.
Speaker 1: Ban sorti del sintrasivik juns cumpartinideres sumbrudes enospru posits.
Speaker 3: They left the Center Civic together, sharing ideas, smiles and
Speaker 3: new resolutions.
Speaker 1: A Kaida the Saint Jouseb nonumes a well en bhuddat
Speaker 1: aben nsiat una nova kumplicitad purtin am belzunraj de speranza ikumbrencieux.
Speaker 3: That's sanchoseppe day. They didn't just vote, They initiated a
Speaker 3: new connection, carrying with them a ray of hope and understanding.
Speaker 1: Al gustat duna finestra del cafe sotl salprima varral kumpertien
Speaker 1: la sebres visions delfutur.
Speaker 3: Next to a cafe window under the spring sun, they
Speaker 3: shared their visions for the future.
Speaker 1: Nuriara antenia milo las in saura that's the pao ibau
Speaker 1: kamnava amuna nova the termina sieux.
Speaker 3: Nuria now understood powes in securities better, and pau walked
Speaker 3: with a new determination.
Speaker 1: Al kambi banakourda kumens ammun simplaktada the.
Speaker 3: Alac change they agreed begins with a simple act of
Speaker 3: dialog e.
Speaker 1: A keda amona rosa the moon bansha unanova mistat pui mes.
Speaker 3: And that day, with a rose on the table, a
Speaker 3: new friendship was born. Perhaps more.
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: La prima vedra, la prima vedra, la prima vedra, the spring,
Speaker 1: laira fresque laira fresque laira fres the fresh air, illuminan
Speaker 1: illuminan illuminan.
Speaker 3: Illuminating aluk da vutasio aluk davutasio a luk da vuta sioux.
Speaker 3: The polling place.
Speaker 1: Alsbayans, alsbayns, alsbayn's, the neighbors LaRosa LaRosa LaRosa, the rose
Speaker 1: alsumbrura ilusunat, alsumbrura ilusunat, al sumbriura iluse.
Speaker 3: You nat, the hopeful smile.
Speaker 1: Dipussita albot, dipussit albot, de pussita albot. To cast a vote, alcambi, alcambi, alcambi,
Speaker 1: the change, lambien firstill, lambien firstill, lambien firstill festive atmosphere,
Speaker 1: tranqua al cilenzi, tranquil cilnci tranca alci lenci.
Speaker 3: To break the silence.
Speaker 1: Unimpacta unimpacta unimpacta an impact La pruposta, la pruposta, la pruposta,
Speaker 1: the proposal. Lascundisions da travail, lascundisiunsda travail, las coundisions da travail.
Speaker 3: Working conditions Enisia, Enisia, Enisia, to initiate al sumbriura, al sumbriura,
Speaker 3: al sumbriuda, the smile, cumbrencious, cumbrencio, cumprencillo.
Speaker 1: Understanding lasin segura, tats lasin segura, tats lasin sagura, tats
Speaker 1: the insecurities La da terminaciu, la da terminacio, la da terminacillo,
Speaker 1: The determination Aldi alac Aldi, alac Aldi, alac the dialog lamistat,
Speaker 1: lamistad lam istat the friendship al maestra, al maestra, al maestra.
Speaker 1: The teacher boussat, relaxette, pousseet, relaxete, poussat, relaxet, relaxed, demeanor,
Speaker 1: le jeun tamen lea jun tamen lea juntamen The town hall, dracuncidra, draguncidra,
Speaker 1: dragoon sidra, To reconsider al cafe, al cafe, al cafe,
Speaker 1: the coffee ambenthusiasma, ambenthusiasma, ambantusiasma, enthusiastically lie there, lie there,
Speaker 1: lie there the idea coom partis, coom partis GUMBARTI to
Speaker 1: share a'lproposit, I'll proposit, i'l breuposit the resolution.
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