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In this episode, we'll explore how a frosty Catalan village transforms into a cozy haven where a Christmas contest helps mend a family divided by past disagreements.
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Alfrete del vern a, sentia, reu del patit catalac vert paruna finakpabra la ums the nadal panjavenin, traus, fanales, trenuna, musa, kali of we alp unda, truvada era a local electural nonmes parbutta see notan vedi duna, truvada, kummunitaria, julia ambalsumba, vitual asparavak diaputezar munia ala seva, familia, lia, gradaaa, questa, zukasions, marti, nuria, al selzer mans tanya unarla tensa parculpa dun daza cord the land passat Julia, stabada, sidida afe alguna, casa, papus,
lasla astaba, plena, dabayns iya via taulas a manuelitads musica traditional sunan and undraco is hukulata the veta paratutom, julia, baba, marti, par lana and balgunza mix in uria mirab alstravis Darda's names ba Gustarsa, al selzer mans im Bantusiasma babusa unactivitad, the group yaun concurs, the construxio, the passabas call semblaife Munaki alsbadi and balzuis brilliance, the musio, the spress dun moment, the saptiicisma marti uria banac septa, travalla Jun's baracari paciencia
e creativitat, Julia up servan, al selzer man skulaba basan tiklambien and treeser relaxaba ambasfors kumpartit al pacera ba aprenenforma brakurd reenlas historias, the Kuanera NaNs l reaya Sunavenna prop da las de Sision's Caprenian junes Mentral concurs Rebava al celfinal as Basanti la veld uranid zadora Nuncian al sel paseverra commund als buendos la sulpressa bathe marti Urias mirasine I and al selzus as van sendra una Junda complicited.
The spress sen second uguas press marti bajiarsa kapan uria put semastad masa thmes, distant yats baddy am bun tossince nuriyavas and tilentamin see zora da dashah and reda tota shaw barraspondra Julia Vasumbria, sati is veta avi aviast CoML kasam lava in pussip La, Kuman saba alcambia an akel patit local alatur al kumbartit and a spider ratrubamen i Alagria Laceva familiar Kuman sabas and afaridas and tikas taal koma villa does it jad Aldia noah kabat and salts
and bods kumtats sinoam Jasu's familiar ra forsats kuanal Salkuman saba masa i al zultims bay in suti and the local Julias bakadafora gaudin dul ci lensi idala satisfaxioda vera, nit la seva familia and senen una nova speranza am la kalideza calfred dli vern no pudilla para. Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you may have missed. Alfred dli vern A centia reo del patit pop la
catala kuvert paruna fina capa de jebre. The winter cold was felt throughout the small Carolan village, covered by a thin layer of frost Las lumsd nadal panjaven in traus fanales crea nuna mus erra kalid tot ilaida jelid. The Christmas lights hung between the street lamps, creating a warm
atmosphere despite the icy air. Avui al punda truvada ra a lucal a la turl Today the meeting point was the voting hall nonumes parbutta see no tam ve par gaudi duna truvada kumulitaria, not only for voting, but also to enjoy a community gathering. Julia umbalsumbrura vitual esparaba caa gheeddill a pultez armunia a la seba familia. Julia, with her usual smile, hoped that this day would bring harmony to her family Lia gradaba bruffita gesta zugaziunes. She liked
to take advantage of these occasions. Martis Nuria al sl Germans the Nia Nuna Ra la sieu tnsa barculpa dunda za corde de laan barset Martia Nuria. Her siblings had a tense relationship due to a disagreement from last year. Julia estaba da sidida a fe alguna corza Barabruparlus. Julian was determined to do something to bring them closer together. La salla estaba Plena d vades. The hall was full of neighbors ya Via Taulasa Manuel tats musica, tradal sunan
anundraco ishukulatato. There were tables with crafts, traditional music playing in a corner, and hot chocolate for everyone. Julia Bavela, Marti parlanam balgunza meeks Inuria Mirava altras daros nends, Julia Somerti talking with some friends and Nuria looking at the children's art projects. Ba Gustarsa al germans I am bantuziasma bauza una tivitada group. She approached her siblings and enthusiastically proposed a group activity ya unkunkurs da kunstruxis. There's a
nativity scene, building contest, gu sembla munaki. How about we form a team al zawadi amba zuz brillianes de Mussieu. She said, her eyes shining with excitement. Doesprice dun moment the sapticizma Martis Nuria van axepta. After a moment of skepticism, Marti and Nuria agreed travalla June's barrakari paciencia e creativitet. Working together required patience and creativity. Julia up servan al selgermanskula bura bassanika lambien treeser Relaxava. Julia, observing her siblings collaborate,
felt that the atmosphere between them was relaxing. Am basfort skumpartit al pasebra bana prenenforma. With shared effort, the nativity scene gradually took shape. Rakurden las historias, the kuanera neens l real sunavenna pravda las des siziuns kaprenian juns. They recalled stories from their childhood, laughter resonating alongside the decisions they made together. Mintral kunkurza revav a al silfinal asba senti la veldavora nuncian al silpasevra comunds as the contest
came to an end. The organizer's voice was heard announcing their Nativity scene as one of the winners. La sulpresa baffeka Martis Nurias mir sin e en al silzuz asban sindra una lunda kumplicitet. The surprise made Marti and Nuria look at each other, and a light of complicity ignited
in their eyes. The sprece sinceca ninguu sparees Marti bajirase Capauria. Then, unexpectedly, Marti turned to Nuria, but se em astat mass t this thence yet badi ambunt since maybe we've spent too much time apart, he said, sincerely, Nuria vas and tiltaminh. Nuria nodded slowly. See zora da da sha andreda tota sha baraspondre. Yes, it's time to move past all this, she replied. Julia Vasundria Setisveta. Julia smiled with satisfaction. A via viast comlcassam lava in pussip la kuman Sava cambilla.
She had witnessed how it had seemed impossible began to change annakee patit lu cal a la turl kumbartit anaspaiderratrubamin iya la grilla la siva familia kuman sava sanafaridas antikas. In that small voting hall turned space of reunion and joy, her family began to heal old wounds tal coma villa da zijet aldia noa kabat an sols ambots kumpets sinam laesus familiarra fororcet. Just as she had hoped, the day ended not only with counted votes, but with strengthened family ties.
Juan al sulkum and Saba maarsa i al zultims bahin surltiend lucal Julia zbaca da fora gaudin dau silensi the la setis faxio da vero nit la seva familia and senen una novasparanza am la kalidza calfred da lii vern no pudiya para. As the sun began to set and the last neighbors left the hall, Julia stayed outside, enjoying the silence and the satisfaction of having brought her family together, kindling a new hope with a warmth that the winter cold could not extinguish.
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Carolan, then in English.
Lagebra, lagebra, lazgebra, the frost, lad mus verra, lad mus veverra, lad mus vedra, the atmosphere, khalida, khalida, khalida, cozy, la trubada, latrubada, la trubada, the gathering al Germans, al Germans, als Germans, the siblings al da zacort alda za court, aldres a court, the disagreement, agustarsa, agustarsa, agustarsa to approach ambantusiasma, ambantusiasma, ambantusiasma, enthusiastically, alcuncurse, alcuncurse, alcuncurse,
the contest, lass aptisisma, lass aptisisma, lascepticisma, the skepticism record, recree the recary to require La pasciensia lapaciensia, la passiensia, the patience, la creativitat, la creativitad, la creativitad, the creativity relax arsa, relax arsa, relax arsa, to relax as far scumpartite, as far scompartite, as force coumpartit shared effort ancendra ancentdra and cendra to ignite complicit, that complicit, that complicit, that complicity.
Ambun dos ince ambun dos ince a wounds since sincerely acent ti asenti assent to nod testimonia, testimonia, testimunia, to witness Senna sena sena, to hear las faridas las faridas ls faridas, the wounds, Rafusa, rafusa rafsa. To strengthen the Jesus, the Jesus Yesus tis a magarsa a magarsa, a magarsa to set Gaudi Gaudi Gaudi, to enjoy Alcilenci, Alcilenzi, al cie lenzi, the silence, last is faxio, last is faxio,
las set is foxio, the satisfaction. And sendra, and sendra, and sendra to kindle khalideza, khalideza, kalideza warmth.
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