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