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In this episode, we'll walk the cobblestone streets of Catalonia to witness a heartfelt dialogue between two friends striving to balance tradition and transformation in their beloved village.
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Alsolda la prima vera as calpha suaumen la patita vila catalana.
The spring sun gently warms the small cattle in a village.
Alzuses cant and mintra jord camina, pals cares de l'am bordas the regin sakapluca la lactural.
Birds sing as Jordi walks along the cobblestone streets, heading toward the polling station.
Azuna de fisi stori ple the records ya laura ple the futur.
It is a historic building, full of memories, but also full of the future.
Las bancartes, the culos alegran lantrada, mintral suta, dans as disporza navuta.
Colorful banners brighten the entrance as citizens prepare to vote.
Davan la porta, jordi troba marseille la seva migha the tota la vida.
In front of the door, Jordi finds Marseilla, his lifelong friend.
Marceeres tramanano sumabil a munzestingkid isumbrulieu men am beua Giordi.
Marcell is fiddling with her phone with an anxious gesture, and she smiles slightly upon seeing Giordi.
Is setua unsecons souspian.
He pauses for a few seconds, sighing.
Sabca guesta truvada pourtra una kumberse intense.
He knows this encounter will lead to an intense conversation.
Bondia Marseille diu Giordi intantan manteni al dolegre.
Good morning, marce says Giorgi, trying to keep a cheerful tone.
Bondia, Jordi, Rasponelia ambal mates Sumbria fursat.
Good morning, Giorgiu. She replies with the same forced smile.
Avui zundi impurtan.
No, today is an important day, isn't it?
See necessitem kambi bra damberta wilitat kumente Jordi am la mireda kapalas parsonas kintre nissurt the local.
Yes, we need change, but also stability, comments Jurdu, looking at the people coming in and out of the polling station.
Marcees Museegal Levi barguntanila sevas Paraulas.
Marsell bites her lip to hold back her words.
No pudem a vansas sin secambia, Jordi, we.
Can't move forward without changing, Jordi.
Is parasha castica ki.
That's why I'm here.
Jordi a santees antanen al bun da vista the Marseilles Protambi santine la sepia cumbiksioux.
Jordi nods, understanding Marshas as point of view, but also feeling his own conviction.
Marseilles sempre va lurat come man tingu ta questa vila.
Marseill. I've always valued how we have maintained this village.
Las tredciuns mantena la nostre dentitat traditions, keep our identity Elia xala prufunda min frustrada.
She exhales, deeply frustrated.
No pudm biura numes del parset Giordi.
We can't live only from the past.
Jurgi al mona cambiat euem de fetambe.
The world has changed and we must too.
Alcilensi asfadn's in tralsdoza miks.
Silence becomes heavy between the two friends.
Jordi the sidesh parla del supara unoma cavilla luitad per mantani la terra ila Sevaensi.
Jordi decides to talk about his father, a man who had fought to preserve the land and his heritage.
Al mio para sempred ya calcambill a villa the sem cuncid rasieu irrespecta parral catenim.
My father always said that change had to be with consideration and respect for what we have.
Marce Mira Giordi bayin lomas casa kumbartit.
Marcel looks at Giordi, seeing the man he has become.
Jordi lameva parsio percambieru tout beda voula umfutur millo parrals nostras fields para tutom.
Giorgi. My passion for changing everything comes from wanting a better future for our children, for everyone.
La cumberses intensifica imarcefinal men coustiona greus calnostra mistad podso braviura atota scha.
The conversation intensifies, and Mercif finally questions, do you think our friendship can survive all this?
Jordi ambalcora nunpun diu Marseilles em tingut mars recordunes.
Jorgi with his heart in his throat, says Marseilles. We've had too many memories together.
No pud'em the shac shon sabari.
We can't let this separate us.
The spres dun moumen der ra flexio, marsesumbrio am la seba calidesa vitual tournana flora.
After a moment of reflection, Merces smiles her usual warmth resurfacing.
Guetl citra vlem juns an un prugetta kumunitari.
How about we work together on a community project.
Bou sepudem truba una maneeda du ni al milliod al barsatill al futur.
Maybe we can find a way to unite the best of the past and the future.
Jordi alaogette respon see maghraderia mole Marseilljervi.
Relieved replies, Yes, I would really like that merce.
Buze caestse al came vicness sitem.
Maybe that's the change we need.
Asmir al zuls umbra nuva da speranza.
They look each other in the eye with renewed hope.
Al surtira lucal l la trual caminen coustata coustet am la prumesa de mantani la seba mistet parsova de las di ferentis puliticas.
As they leave the polling station, they walk side by side with the promise to keep their friendship above political differences.
Al salbrill messfort you know santid de coumprumise florescin trees come las flors de prima veda.
The sun shines brighter, and a new sense of commitment blooms between them like the spring flowers.
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Catalan, then in English.
La prima vedra, la prima vera, la prima vera.
The spring, la vila, la la la vila, the village.
Al care al care, al care, the street a lucal la lactural a luc la lactural, al luca, la lactual, The polling station, La pancarta, la bancarta, la bangcarta, the banner alcutada, al sutada, al se ta da, the citizen, al jist, al jist, al jist, the gesture al yaby al yavy al laby, the whip all see lenzy, all see lenzy, al see lency, the silence, Let me stat, let me stat la mes tat the friendship.
Almon al moon Almon, the world.
Alcambi, alcambi, alcambi, the change, La tradicio, latradiicio, latradi seo, the tradition lae, then titat lay, then titat lie, than t tat the identity, all record, I'll record, all record, the memory Lrenzia, Larnzia, larentzia, the heritage, Alfutur, alfutur, alfutur, the future, La truebada, la truebada, la truebada, The encounter
lacuncid racio, lacunci racio, lacunci da racio. The consideration al respecta, al respecta, al respecta, the respect La cumbersa, la cumbersa, la cumbersa, the conversation, alpara, alpara, alpara, the father, Alphil, Alphiel, Alfil, the child, lasparanza, La speranza, la sparanza, the hope. Alcumprumis, alcumprumis, al coum prumis, the commitment, alprujecta, al prujecta, al prugecta, the project, alpasset, alpasset, al pasat, the.
Past, La flow, la flow, la flow, the flower.
I'll combi, i'lcambi, I'll gambi, the change, La kalideza, La kalideza, la kalidza, the warmth.
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