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Dragons and Heroes: A Halloween Tale at Sant Jordi

Oct 02, 202518 min
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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Dragons and Heroes: A Halloween Tale at Sant Jordi
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

Ca: Les fulles seques dansaven pel pati de l'Orfenat Sant Jordi.
En: The dry leaves danced across the courtyard of the Orfenat Sant Jordi.

Ca: Era tardor i l'aire fresc portava l'aroma de castanyes torrades dels carrers.
En: It was autumn, and the fresh air carried the aroma of roasted chestnuts from the streets.

Ca: A dins, els nens estaven emocionats.
En: Inside, the children were excited.

Ca: Halloween s'acostava i tothom parlava de les disfresses.
En: Halloween was approaching, and everyone was talking about costumes.

Ca: La Laia, amb els seus rínxols càlids, mirava el seu germà petit, l'Oriol.
En: Laia, with her warm curls, looked at her little brother, Oriol.

Ca: Volia veure’l feliç a la festa.
En: She wanted to see him happy at the party.

Ca: Però l’orfenat tenia un pressupost molt ajustat i les opcions eren poques.
En: But the orphanage had a very tight budget, and the options were few.

Ca: “Què t’agradaria ser?
En: "What would you like to be?"

Ca: ” li va preguntar amb una mica d'ansietat.
En: she asked with a bit of anxiety.

Ca: “Un drac”, va murmurar l'Oriol, la seva veu plena d'il·lusió.
En: "A dragon," Oriol murmured, his voice full of excitement.

Ca: La Nuria, sempre amb el nas ficat a tot arreu, tenia una idea.
En: Nuria, always with her nose in everything, had an idea.

Ca: “Fem un grup de superherois!
En: "Let's make a group of superheroes!

Ca: Tindrem l'èxit de la festa!
En: We’ll be the hit of the party!"

Ca: ”, va exclamar.
En: she exclaimed.

Ca: Però l'Oriol no semblava convençut.
En: But Oriol didn't seem convinced.

Ca: Els superherois no el emocionaven tant com els dracs.
En: Superheroes didn't thrill him as much as dragons did.

Ca: La Laia es va adonar del dilema.
En: Laia realized the dilemma.

Ca: Volia fer feliç el seu germà, però també volia mantenir l'harmonia amb els altres nens.
En: She wanted to make her brother happy but also wanted to maintain harmony with the other children.

Ca: Van anar a fer una ullada a les disfresses al poble.
En: They went to take a look at the costumes in the village.

Ca: Hi havia capa de superheroi, vestit de vampir, i allà, al racó, un magnífic drac verd amb ales brillants.
En: There was a superhero cape, a vampire suit, and there, in the corner, a magnificent green dragon with shiny wings.

Ca: Era perfecte.
En: It was perfect.

Ca: “És per a l'Oriol!
En: "It's for Oriol!"

Ca: ”, va pensar la Laia amb un somriure.
En: Laia thought with a smile.

Ca: Però la Nuria també havia posat els ulls sobre aquell drac.
En: But Nuria had also set her eyes on that dragon.

Ca: “Amb això farem el grup més original d’aquesta festa!
En: "With this, we’ll have the most original group at the party!"

Ca: ”, va dir, decidida a defensar la seva idea.
En: she said, determined to defend her idea.

Ca: La Laia va respirar profundament.
En: Laia took a deep breath.

Ca: Sabia que era el moment de parlar pel seu germà.
En: She knew this was the moment to speak for her brother.

Ca: “Nuria, l'Oriol mai no demana res.
En: "Nuria, Oriol never asks for anything.

Ca: Això de ser un drac el faria molt feliç.
En: Being a dragon would make him very happy.

Ca: Podem fer accessoris perquè tots siguem part d'una història amb el drac com a protagonista!
En: We can make accessories so we can all be part of a story with the dragon as the protagonist!

Ca: Jo puc ajudar-te amb les ales i les antifaços!
En: I can help you with the wings and masks!"

Ca: ”, va oferir.
En: she offered.

Ca: La Nuria va fer una pausa.
En: Nuria paused.

Ca: Al final, va somriure i va assentir amb el cap.
En: In the end, she smiled and nodded.

Ca: “D’acord, però només si les ales són genials!
En: "Alright, but only if the wings are awesome!"

Ca: ”, va dir fent broma.
En: she said, jokingly.

Ca: Quan va arribar la nit de Halloween, l'Oriol estava radiant amb la seva magnífica disfressa de drac.
En: When Halloween night arrived, Oriol was beaming in his magnificent dragon costume.

Ca: Les altres nenes i nens portaven imaginatives peces que complementaven el drac, i tot l'orfenat va elogiar la creativitat de la idea.
En: The other girls and boys wore imaginative pieces that complemented the dragon, and the entire orphanage praised the creativity of the idea.

Ca: La Laia havia aconseguit el que es proposava: veure el seu germà somrient, ple de confiança.
En: Laia had achieved what she set out to do: seeing her brother smiling, full of confidence.

Ca: I per part seva, l'Oriol, orgullós com mai, caminava amb fermesa amb les seves ales lluminoses.
En: And Oriol, prouder than ever, walked confidently with his luminous wings.

Ca: Aquella nit, no només era el drac més feliç de la festa, sinó també el timó d’una història compartida on tots brillant amb la seva llum particular.
En: That night, he wasn't just the happiest dragon at the party but also the helm of a shared story where everyone shone with their own unique light.

Ca: Sota el cel estrellat de Sant Jordi, l'autèntic esperit de Halloween havia captivat a tots.
En: Under the starlit sky of Sant Jordi, the true spirit of Halloween had captivated everyone.


Vocabulary Words:
  • courtyard: el pati
  • autumn: la tardor
  • budget: el pressupost
  • anxiety: l'ansietat
  • dilemma: el dilema
  • harmony: l'harmonia
  • options: les opcions
  • accessories: els accessoris
  • corner: el racó
  • costume: la disfressa
  • superheroes: els superherois
  • protagonist: el protagonista
  • excitement: l'il·lusió
  • creativity: la creativitat
  • confidence: la confiança
  • imaginative: imaginatives
  • luminous: lluminoses
  • captivated: captivat
  • awesome: genials
  • aroma: l'aroma
  • chestnuts: castanyes
  • orphanage: l'orfenat
  • original: original
  • dared: es proposava
  • helm: el timó
  • beam: radiant
  • shone: brillant
  • starlit: estrellat
  • praise: elogiar
  • shared: compartida

Transcript

Speaker 1

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Welcome to Fluent Fiction Catalan, the podcast where we bring you bilingual stories to supercharge your listening comprehension. In each episode, we'll present a short story in both English and Catalan with the aim of helping you to improve your listening comprehension.

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In this episode, we'll discover how one girl's determination and creativity bring a group of orphans together, turning her brother's dream into a spectacular Halloween adventure.

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tots brilliant and la seva lum particular sutl sellas tralada san jordi lautentica sparitda hallo in a villa captivata totes.

Speaker 3

Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you may have missed.

Speaker 1

Las fuller SECAs than seven palpati the lurfanad san Jordi.

Speaker 3

The dry leaves danced across the courtyard of the Orphanade San Jordi.

Speaker 1

Ertardo elaida, frescuraval roma, the castagnes, tradas dls caes.

Speaker 3

It was autumn and the fresh air carried the aroma of roasted chestnuts from the streets.

Speaker 1

Aden's alsnanzestava na mussiunat.

Speaker 3

Inside, the children were excited halloen.

Speaker 1

Sir gustava itutm parlava la las diisfreses.

Speaker 3

Halloween was approaching and everyone was talking about costumes.

Speaker 1

La laya ambalsilsling chals khalids, mirab al sugar, mape tit lurial.

Speaker 3

Laya, with her warm curls, looked at her little brother real.

Speaker 1

Bulia baud al faliza la feste.

Speaker 3

She wanted to see him happy at the party.

Speaker 1

Pralurufaat tania un prasubors to molasat ila zubciuns er and boccas.

Speaker 3

But the orphanage had a very tight budget and the options were few.

Speaker 1

Gheta ra daries, what would you like to be li ba braunda a muna mika then sietat.

Speaker 3

She asked, with a bit of anxiety.

Speaker 1

Undrac Bamurmura Lurial la seba bel pleina di luzio.

Speaker 3

A dragon. Uriel murmured, his voice full of excitement.

Speaker 1

La Nuria simpra bal nasficata to the reo Tania Una.

Speaker 3

There Nuria always with her nose and everything had an idea.

Speaker 1

Fem um group the superays.

Speaker 3

Let's make a group of superheroes.

Speaker 1

Tendrem lexi de la.

Speaker 3

Feste will be the hit of the party.

Speaker 1

Bas Clama, she exclaimed, but O luriol no sambla va kumbansut.

Speaker 3

But Arial didn't seem convinced.

Speaker 1

Al suparois Nola musu na veentang comlsdrax.

Speaker 3

Superheroes didn't thrill him as much as dragons did.

Speaker 1

La Laya asba dunadl dilemma.

Speaker 3

Laya realized the dilemma Bulia.

Speaker 1

Fe falise al segarma Prodambevulia Mantanila munilla am balzaltrasnens.

Speaker 3

She wanted to make her brother happy, but also wanted to maintain harmony with the other children.

Speaker 1

Banana fe Uno la the A l asdis fress.

Speaker 3

They went to take a look at the costumes in the village.

Speaker 1

Ya Via Kappa the superoi barstidda bampire ye la al raco un magnifi Dragbert tambalas brillianes.

Speaker 3

There was a superhero cape a vampire suit, and there in the corner a magnificent green dragon with shiny wings are Parafette. It was perfect Esparra luril. It's ver real.

Speaker 1

Baban sal la la ya ammun Sumbri, Liya thought with a smile, bra La Nuria tambe bi a buzat al zul Sobragueldrac.

Speaker 3

But Nuria had also set her eyes on that dragon.

Speaker 1

Ambasho farrem al group messurijinalda gesta festa.

Speaker 3

With this, we'll have the most original group at the party.

Speaker 1

Badi, the sidida of the Fansala said.

Speaker 3

She said, determined to defend her Idea.

Speaker 1

La laya barraspirab Prufunda min.

Speaker 3

Liya took a deep breath.

Speaker 1

Savilla Kaira al mumenda parla pal Sugarma.

Speaker 3

She knew this was the moment to speak for her brother.

Speaker 1

Luria Luri al mai No the man.

Speaker 3

Res Nuriaio never asks for anything.

Speaker 1

Ashaw the say Undra Calfaria Molfalis.

Speaker 3

Being a dragon would make him very happy.

Speaker 1

Pudem fayg sassaris parquetot sigem pard dunestaria am baldra coma pruta runista.

Speaker 3

We can make accessories so we can all be part of a story with the dragon as the protagonist.

Speaker 1

Diopuca judharta am la salas ilasantifassurs.

Speaker 3

I can help you with the wings and masks, bao fari, she offered.

Speaker 1

La nuria baffe una baosa nia paused alfinelle basumbrida ivas and tiambal capitul.

Speaker 3

In the end, she smiled and nodded.

Speaker 1

The court pronume si LaSala son genielles.

Speaker 3

All right, but only if the wings are awesome. Badi finn broma, she said jokingly.

Speaker 1

Quambarivala nidda hallo in luriol la tavaradien am la seba magnifica di is fresada.

Speaker 3

Drac When Halloween night arrived, where he all was beaming in his magnificent dragon costume.

Speaker 1

Las altras nene zensur imaginativa spesesca kumpla mana al drac itot lurfanat bluela creativitad d lay.

Speaker 3

There the other girls and boys wore imaginative pieces that complimented the dragon, and the entire orphanage praised the creativity of the idea.

Speaker 1

La la ya a villa cunst al kaspru puzava be al seuger masumbrien play the gumfiencea.

Speaker 3

Laya had achieved what she set out to do. Seeing her brother smiling full of confidence.

Speaker 1

Ibarbartseeba luril urulus comei caminava m farmesa am la sevaslas lumin usas.

Speaker 3

And you're all prouder than ever walked confidently with his luminous wings.

Speaker 1

Aguelid nunumez al drag mis falise de la festa siinutam bel timo dunestoria gumbartida ntot brillian am la seva lumparticula.

Speaker 3

That night, he wasn't just the happiest dragon at the party, but also the helm of a shared store where everyone shone with their own unique light.

Speaker 1

Sutl sela strelad de san Jordi loudenticasparid de halloeen a villa captivata.

Speaker 3

Under the starlit sky of San Jordi. The true spirit of Halloween had captivated everyone. Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Catalan, then in English.

Speaker 1

Alpati alpati, al pati courtyard, later du lat dau, later dau, Autumn, alpra, supost, alpra supost, alpra, supost budget, lenciata, lancia, tat lanciatat, anxiety, al dilemma, al dilemma, al dilemma, telemma, larmunia, larmunia, larmonia, harmony, lazubsions, lazubsions, lazubsions, options, Alzac Sassoris, Alzac Sassoris, Alzac Sasoris, accessories, al Raco al Raco,

alraco corner, Laddy is fressa, Lady is fressa, Laddy is fressa. Costume, Al Suparadoise, al suparadise, al suparaoise, Superheroes Al Prutagunista, al Prutagunista, al Prutagunista, protagonist Le Luzio, Le Luzio, Li Luizio, excitement, La creativ tat, la creativ tat, la creativ tat creativity, lacumfienza, lacumfienza, lacumfianza, confidence, imaginativas imaginativas, imaginativas, imaginative, luminousas luminousas luminousas luminous cup, Tivat Cup,

Tivat Cup, Tivat captivated. Jennielles, Jenielles, Jenials Awesome, Laroma, laroma, laroma, aroma, castagnas, castagnas, castagne, yes chestnuts, lurfaanat, lurfaat, lurfaat, orphanage, uriginell uriginell uriginal original as, propos ava as propos ava as prupos ava, dared al Timo, altimo, al Timo, helm, Radien, Radien, rady an Pam, brilliant, brilliant, brillian sean Astrayat, Astrayat, Astrayat starlet Alujia Alusia, Alusia Praise Compartida Compartida Kumpartida shared.

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