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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll join Marta and Jordi on a
Speaker 3: vibrant journey through Catalonia's national day fare, discovering hidden gems
Speaker 3: and unexpected friendships along the way.
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Speaker 1: Gidonnastasia, the Festa un mati fresque, the Principis letter p
Speaker 1: the l Roma, dolsa de la musica, le de la
Speaker 1: dad nasunalda catal a lafinka the flo also visitants admirabanal sculos,
Speaker 1: b branzdlskrisan thames ila rosas kadakurab and als kamins an
Speaker 1: a casta snariveimad marta, kuntam plava, alsastans amuna misio and
Speaker 1: men savilla kevuskava palskavincin uzus d la fidra marta uskava
Speaker 1: una the liar rada la joya kakum plati a la
Speaker 1: seva culaxio, thea flows mentra kaminava, alcea MiG jordi unartist
Speaker 1: ambasparid courios as fixaba and las forma ziel sculos buskava
Speaker 1: in spiracio para la seva pupera seria da pinturas marta
Speaker 1: asvaturada van du na zivisio, the floors, the milkulos no
Speaker 1: lun al vidra la seva miga ikunfiden life un jez
Speaker 1: danim marta, nasa san tia, sahuradaimatsha lipro kupaba no kuna
Speaker 1: keadalia tandazi jada a prop jordiaskultava la cumbersa and tramarta
Speaker 1: y el vidra bakap tala passida marta parlas flows yesha
Speaker 1: vadas partala seva could use it at jordi as wa
Speaker 1: prupa olla am dig giordi a scultad sora lava pasio
Speaker 1: parlas daalias putzepu ria judharta marta as vasur pendra nosparava
Speaker 1: truval hu am kikum parti la sevraserca maltas grassias jordi
Speaker 1: badi elia seemporte juda at pukaxplicat to sobral as floska
Speaker 1: truvem ban kami na jun's marta ascribin las floss dati
Speaker 1: is jordi pranen not as mantal s parla seva spinturas
Speaker 1: ban ruda ivan kum parti historias krianum binklain esparata akelian
Speaker 1: torn plada vida ikulo the espress dabuskai in tensa men
Speaker 1: bandeskubri unjardira, tirad amagada redra du na fileadlta surtensias allah
Speaker 1: guairabukul bantruvaladlilla kamarta a villa dasi jat la sevas petal
Speaker 1: zerra dum barmel force radian suttl salsuaud tardo marta vasumbruda
Speaker 1: am satisfacio ivadu nal as grassy as a jordi mayauria
Speaker 1: puvaru sen satu badi ela am gratitude m fed umbonakid
Speaker 1: bar respondra jordi sumbrien put sep dat messuvin the spress
Speaker 1: de la fidra ban prumetra mantanil la seva mistad marta
Speaker 1: vasan ti una nova cunfianza ubrinceau if urman knows jassus
Speaker 1: la cerca da la dalia saville transformat a nunada scuberta
Speaker 1: mes prufunda la vallesa de la compagnia ilas nova zuptunitads
Speaker 1: she amidst the La vallezza, thea Girona, Marta jordi banasata
Speaker 1: un kamisuns illuminats perlas flord el khalid la mistad.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Girona staastida, the festa um matti fresque, the principi is,
Speaker 1: the tardo.
Speaker 3: Girona was dressed for celebration on a crisp early Aureumn morning.
Speaker 1: Laira staba play, the ll roma dolsa, the las flores id,
Speaker 1: la musica, legrad llada, the nasunalda catalune.
Speaker 3: The air was filled with the sweet aroma of flowers
Speaker 3: and the cheerful music of the national day of cadaluya
Speaker 3: a la.
Speaker 1: Finka, the floors alsbizitans, admiraven alsculos, vranzdls, crisantemes ila, roses ca,
Speaker 1: the kurab and alsca.
Speaker 3: Mines at the finca the floss. Visitors admired the vibrant
Speaker 3: colors of the chrysanthemums and roses that decorated the paths.
Speaker 1: An agusta sinnati ve e enimat marta kuntam blava al
Speaker 1: zastans Amuna, misiu and min.
Speaker 3: In this beautiful and lively setting, Marta contemplated the stands
Speaker 3: with a mission.
Speaker 1: In mind sevilla ke Vuskava. She knew what she was
Speaker 1: looking for, palscamin sinuzuz de la fia Marta uscava una,
Speaker 1: the liarrada, la joye, cacum plateria, la seba culaxieu de flos.
Speaker 3: Along the winding paths of the fair, Marta searched for
Speaker 3: a rare dahlia, the jewel that would complete her flower collection.
Speaker 1: Mintre camnava, al sua mighgiori, unartista basparit curios as figxaba
Speaker 1: and las formasiel sculos.
Speaker 3: As she walked her friend Giordi, an artist with a
Speaker 3: curious spirit, focused on the shapes and colors.
Speaker 1: Buscava in spira sieu para la seba, prupera seria, the binturas.
Speaker 3: He was seeking inspiration for his next series of paintings.
Speaker 1: Marta asbatura, the van dunaxivisieu the flos de mil culos.
Speaker 3: Marta stopped in front of a display of flowers of
Speaker 3: a thousand colors.
Speaker 1: No lun alvida l seba miga ikumfidin life ja unjesdanim.
Speaker 3: Not far away, Albira, her friend and confidante, gave her
Speaker 3: a gesture of encouragement.
Speaker 1: Marta Nussa Santia sarura deima tscha.
Speaker 3: Marta did not feel confident.
Speaker 1: Lipro kubaba no cun serrirbaked lilla tanda zijda.
Speaker 3: She worried about not being able to find that much
Speaker 3: desired dahlia.
Speaker 1: A pro Jordia scultava la cumbers intra Marta alvida.
Speaker 3: Nearby, Jordie was listening to the conversation between Marta and Albira.
Speaker 1: Bacap tla pasiud Marta barlas flos yesesho badasparta la sebakuruzat.
Speaker 3: He caught on to MARTA's passion for flower ours and
Speaker 3: it piqued his curiosity.
Speaker 1: Giordi as vas prupa.
Speaker 3: Jordy approached them allah am dic Giordi, Hello, My name
Speaker 3: is giorgi.
Speaker 1: Aescultat sovra la teva parsio parlas dalias.
Speaker 3: I heard about your passion for dahlias.
Speaker 1: Bouzepu rilla gudarta. Maybe I could help you Martas vassurpendre.
Speaker 3: Marta was surprised.
Speaker 1: Nosparava truval ruem quikum pardil la seva raserca.
Speaker 3: She didn't expect to find someone to share her quest with.
Speaker 1: Maltes gracias, Giordi badillel.
Speaker 3: Thank you very much, Jordie, she said.
Speaker 1: Siempordajuda at buc xplicato sovra las flosca truel.
Speaker 3: If you can help me, I can tell you all
Speaker 3: about the flowers we find.
Speaker 1: Ban camna juns Marta de scribin las flossom dat i
Speaker 1: Jordi preneno tas mantal sparla sevas pinturas.
Speaker 3: They walked together, Marta describing the flowers in detail, and
Speaker 3: Giordi taking mental notes for his paintings.
Speaker 1: Banriura ivan kumparthis Thurius, krianum, binkleina, sparat and nakeli and
Speaker 1: thorn ple the vida ikulo.
Speaker 3: They laughed and shared stories, creating an unexpected bond in
Speaker 3: that vibrant and colorful environment.
Speaker 1: Despres de buscai in den smen bandescubri unjerdira tirat a
Speaker 1: magaddr rea, duna filea daltasurtensius.
Speaker 3: After searching intently they discovered a secluded garden hidden behind
Speaker 3: a row of tall hydranges.
Speaker 1: Allah guaira veu coul bantruvala d lilla camarta a villa
Speaker 1: da zidjet.
Speaker 3: They are almost concealed. They found that daya Marta had desired.
Speaker 1: La sevaspetal zere dumbarmel force dradien sut al salsuao daterdo.
Speaker 3: Its petals were a deep red radiant under the gentle
Speaker 3: autumn sun.
Speaker 1: Marta vasumbrida am setisfaxio iva du nalas gracias a Jordi.
Speaker 3: Marta smiled with satisfaction and thanked Serdi.
Speaker 1: Maoria puuvaru sin setu badiel ya am gratitut.
Speaker 3: I never could have found it without you, she said
Speaker 3: with gratitude.
Speaker 1: M fetumbona kip baraspondra, Jordi sumbrien.
Speaker 3: We made a great team, replied Jordi, smiling, putzepriemtravallat, miss Suwin.
Speaker 3: Maybe we could work together more often.
Speaker 1: The spris de la fida ban prumetra mantanil la seva mistat.
Speaker 3: After the fair, they promised to maintain their friendship.
Speaker 1: Marta Varsanti una novacumfiensa ubrin sakula ura ifur man nos
Speaker 1: les sous.
Speaker 3: Marta felt a new confidence, opening herself to collaboration and
Speaker 3: forming new bonds.
Speaker 1: La cerca de la da lilla severe transformatta una the
Speaker 1: scuberta mes prufunda, la vallesa la la coumpaunia ilas nova zupunat.
Speaker 3: The search for the dahlia had transformed into a deeper discovery,
Speaker 3: the beauty of companionship and new opportunities.
Speaker 1: Amts de la valles de Girona, Marta jordi banan staun
Speaker 1: camijuns illuminet perlas flores de dau i el kalil de
Speaker 1: la mistad.
Speaker 3: Thus, amidst the beauty of Gerona, Marta and Jury embarked
Speaker 3: on a path together, illuminated by the autumn flowers and
Speaker 3: the warmth of friendship.
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 fiesta, la fista, la festa celebration, Principis de Tardeau,
Speaker 1: Principis de tardeau, bri in cipis de terdeau early autumn,
Speaker 1: laroma laroma, laroma, aroma, allegra, allegra, allegra, cheerful alsbuzy, tents
Speaker 1: alsbus tents alsbuz tens, guest slash, visitors, B brands, B brands,
Speaker 1: B brands, vibrant ALSCA means alsca means alska means paths,
Speaker 1: kuntam plava, kuntam plava, kuntamplava, contemplated, sinuosus sinosus, sinu usus, winding,
Speaker 1: Rara rara, rara, rare, la jaya, la jaya, la jaya
Speaker 1: two las formas, las formas, las, formas, shapes, algist, algist,
Speaker 1: algist gestures, lacunfianza sagurata, lacunfianza sagurata, lacumfianza sagurata, confidence, larraserca, laraserca, laraserca, quest, retirat,
Speaker 1: retiratrati rat secluded, oul o, coul oh cool concealed, Radian,
Speaker 1: Radian radi an radiant Alcelesus Alcelesus, Alcelesus, ponds La Compagnia,
Speaker 1: La compagnia, La compagnia companion lanim lanim lanim.
Speaker 3: Encouragement in a sparat in a sparat in a sparat unexpected.
Speaker 1: Agraida agraida agraida, Grateful La keep La keep La keep
Speaker 1: Team Ban Proumetra Ban, Proumetra, Ban, Proumetra, Promised Lane Spira Seo,
Speaker 1: Lane Spira Seo, Liane Spira Seo, Inspiration a magad a magad,
Speaker 1: a magad Hidden, Lada Scuberta, Lada Scuberta, Lada Scuberta, Discovery, Lacumfianza, Lacumfianza, lacumfianza, Confidence,
Speaker 1: la zupurtunitats Lazupurtuni, la zupur.
Speaker 3: Opportunities.
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