Lost in Barcelona: A Journey of Discovery

Dec 14, 2023 · 14m 48s
Lost in Barcelona: A Journey of Discovery
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01 · Main Story

10m 45s

02 · Vocabulary Words

14m 7s

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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Lost in Barcelona: A Journey of Discovery Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/lost-in-barcelona-a-journey-of-discovery/ Story Transcript: Ca: Un dia brillant, amb el sol...

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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Lost in Barcelona: A Journey of Discovery
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.org/lost-in-barcelona-a-journey-of-discovery

Story Transcript:

Ca: Un dia brillant, amb el sol repiquetejant suament als balcons de ferro forjat, Barcelona despertava.
En: One bright day, with the sun gently tapping on the wrought iron balconies, Barcelona awoke.

Ca: Aquí comença la nostra història amb Marta, una visitant de la ciutat.
En: And so begins our story with Marta, a visitor to the city.

Ca: La Marta era una dona alegre i decidida.
En: Marta was a cheerful and determined woman.

Ca: Va arribar a la majestuositat del Barri Gòtic, admirant la bellesa antiga dels seus edificis.
En: She arrived at the grandeur of the Gothic Quarter, admiring the ancient beauty of its buildings.

Ca: Aquí, el temps semblava haver-se parat, amb facanes de pedra vella, finestres de vidre emplomats i portes on recordava les històries d'algú altre temps.
En: Here, time seemed to have stood still, with old stone facades, stained glass windows, and doors that evoked stories from another time.

Ca: Marta, seguint les instruccions del seu Google Maps, va començar a caminar pels carrerons.
En: Marta, following the instructions of her Google Maps, began walking through the narrow streets.

Ca: Però aviat es va adonar que estava perduda.
En: But soon she realized she was lost.

Ca: Les direccions anaven i venien, es perllongaven i giraven pel laberint de carrerons estrets.
En: The directions came and went, stretching and twisting through the labyrinth of narrow alleyways.

Ca: Es tractava d'un joc de pista que semblava impossible de guanyar.
En: It was a game of clues that seemed impossible to win.

Ca: Comença el conflicte.
En: The conflict begins.

Ca: La Marta sentia un fil de preocupació colar-se per la seva alegria de turista.
En: Marta felt a thread of worry seeping into her tourist joy.

Ca: Flotaven preguntes a la seva ment: Com sortiria d'aquest laberint urba?
En: Questions floated in her mind: How would she escape this urban maze?

Ca: On aniria?
En: Where would she go?

Ca: Situada enmig del caos, va decidir ser proactiva.
En: Standing amidst the chaos, she decided to be proactive.

Ca: Va apagar el Google Maps, va guardar el mòbil a la bossa i va decidir confiar en la gent local.
En: She turned off Google Maps, put her phone in her bag, and decided to trust the local people.

Ca: Es va apropa a una botiga d'antiguitats amb una façana de colors, on feia olor a cuir i a pols.
En: She approached an antique shop with a colorful facade, where the smell of leather and dust filled the air.

Ca: Des d'una cadira situada al fons de la botiga, un vell amb ulls riallers va aparèixer.
En: From a chair at the back of the shop, a old man with laughing eyes appeared.

Ca: Tenia una barba blanca i riallera, i unes mans grans i marcades.
En: He had a white and jovial beard, and large, weathered hands.

Ca: L'olor a tabac li donava un aire de sabiesa.
En: The smell of tobacco gave him an air of wisdom.

Ca: "Estic perduda", li va dir ella senzillament.
En: "I am lost," she told him simply.

Ca: El vell, amb ton tranquil i serè, li va explicar com tornar a la Plaça Catalunya.
En: The old man, with a calm and serene tone, explained how to get back to Plaça Catalunya.

Ca: La Marta, agraint-li, va seguir les seves indicacions.
En: Marta, thanking him, followed his directions.

Ca: La solució badava a la porta.
En: The solution was right at the doorstep.

Ca: Les parades de la Rambla, les cares alegres dels turistes i els antics edificis modernistes li van fer saber que havia arribat a la plaça.
En: The bustling stalls of La Rambla, the cheerful faces of tourists, and the old modernist buildings let her know that she had reached the square.

Ca: Amb una gran respiració va celebrar la seva petita victòria.
En: With a deep breath, she celebrated her small victory.

Ca: Havia superat la prova.
En: She had overcome the challenge.

Ca: La Marta es va donar compte que, de vegades, la resposta no està en el camí més avançat, sinó en els esforços més senzills.
En: Marta realized that sometimes, the answer is not in the most advanced path, but in the simplest efforts.

Ca: La història de la Marta acaba aquí, amb la lliçó que no tots els laberints necessiten un mapa per a ser resolts.
En: Marta's story ends here, with the lesson that not all labyrinths require a map to be solved.

Ca: De vegades, una petita ajuda i una mica de coratge és tot el que cal per a arribar on volem.
En: Sometimes, a little help and a bit of courage is all it takes to reach where we want to be.

Ca: La nostra heroïna va continuar el seu viatge per Barcelona, no com una turista perduda, sinó com una aventurera que, en lloc d'un mapa, ara portava una història a la seva bossa.
En: Our heroine continued her journey through Barcelona, not as a lost tourist, but as an adventurer who now carried a story in her bag instead of a map.


Vocabulary Words:
  • bright: brillant
  • sun: sol
  • iron: ferro
  • awoke: despertava
  • visitor: visitant
  • cheerful: alegre
  • determined: decidida
  • grandeur: majestuositat
  • Gothic Quarter: Barri Gòtic
  • admiring: admirant
  • ancient: antiga
  • buildings: edificis
  • stood still: semblava haver-se parat
  • old stone: pedra vella
  • stained glass: vidre emplomats
  • windows: finestres
  • doors: portes
  • evoked: recordava
  • stories: històries
  • instructions: instruccions
  • walking: caminant
  • lost: perduda
  • directions: direccions
  • streets: carrerons
  • labyrinth: laberint
  • alleyways: carrerons estrets
  • game: joc
  • clues: pista
  • impossible: impossible
  • worry: preocupació
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Author FluentFiction.org
Organization Kameron Kilchrist
Website www.fluentfiction.org
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