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Catalan Coffee Courage: A Tale of Brave Travelers in Barcelona

Mar 1, 2024 · 13m 18s
Catalan Coffee Courage: A Tale of Brave Travelers in Barcelona
Chapters

01 · Main Story

9m 32s

02 · Vocabulary Words

12m 37s

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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Catalan Coffee Courage: A Tale of Brave Travelers in Barcelona Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/catalan-coffee-courage-a-tale-of-brave-travelers-in-barcelona/ Story Transcript: Ca: Un matí esplèndid...

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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Catalan Coffee Courage: A Tale of Brave Travelers in Barcelona
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.org/catalan-coffee-courage-a-tale-of-brave-travelers-in-barcelona

Story Transcript:

Ca: Un matí esplèndid banyava Barcelona amb llum daurada.
En: One splendid morning, Barcelona was bathed in golden light.

Ca: Els carrers estaven vius i ple de color.
En: The streets were alive and full of color.

Ca: A l'ombra de la majestuosa Sagrada Família, una cafeteria petita i acollidora havia obert les portes.
En: In the shadow of the majestic Sagrada Família, a small and cozy cafe had opened its doors.

Ca: Marta, Jordi i Laia entraren entusiasmats.
En: Marta, Jordi, and Laia entered excitedly.

Ca: Eren amics que estaven visitant Barcelona des de Madrid i volien tenir una experiència autèntica catalana.
En: They were friends visiting Barcelona from Madrid and wanted to have an authentic Catalan experience.

Ca: La Marta, la més atrevida del grup, va decidir que demanarien el cafè en català tot i que tenien un fort accent espanyol.
En: Marta, the boldest of the group, decided they would order their coffee in Catalan even though they had a strong Spanish accent.

Ca: La Marta, amb somriure nerviós a la cara, es va dirigir al barista.
En: With a nervous smile on her face, Marta approached the barista.

Ca: "Bones, vull un café con leche, por favor," va intentar dir en català, però el seu accent era tan evident que tota la cafeteria es va girar a mirar-la.
En: "Bones, vull un café con leche, por favor," she attempted to say in Catalan, but her accent was so noticeable that the entire cafe turned to look at her.

Ca: Tot i això, ella no es va desanimar i ho va intentar de nou.
En: Nevertheless, she was undeterred and tried again.

Ca: El barista, un home gran amb una gran barba blanca, va somriure.
En: The barista, an elderly man with a large white beard, smiled.

Ca: "Et refereixes a un 'cafè amb llet', oi?
En: "Do you mean 'cafè amb llet', right?"

Ca: " Va corregir-lo de bona gana.
En: he kindly corrected her.

Ca: La Marta va assentir emocionada, mentre que el Jordi i Laia es reien.
En: Marta nodded excitedly, while Jordi and Laia laughed.

Ca: Després de fer la seva comanda, els tres es van asseure a una taula prop de la finestra, gaudint de la vista de la ciutat i dels seus cafès recents.
En: After placing their order, the three sat at a table near the window, enjoying the view of the city and their recent coffees.

Ca: Tot i les mirades curioses i les rialles, es sentien orgullosos per haver-ho intentat.
En: Despite the curious glances and laughter, they felt proud for having tried.

Ca: La història va correr ràpidament per la cafeteria, fins que un altre client, un regular, va parlar.
En: The story quickly spread around the cafe, until another customer, a regular, spoke up.

Ca: Era un home vell i arrugat, la seva pell era com el paper de pell encès per la llum suau.
En: He was an old, wrinkled man, his skin like parchment lit by the soft light.

Ca: Va aixecar la seva tassa cap als tres visitants i va dir: "Un brindis per l'atreviment i l'esperit d'aprendre.
En: He raised his cup to the three visitors and said, "A toast to bravery and the spirit of learning.

Ca: Benvinguts a Barcelona!
En: Welcome to Barcelona!"

Ca: "Amb aquest encoratjament, Marta, Jordi i Laia continuaren la seva aventura a Barcelona amb molta més confiança.
En: With this encouragement, Marta, Jordi, and Laia continued their adventure in Barcelona with much more confidence.

Ca: Aquell simple acte de demanar un cafè en una llengua diferent s'havia convertit en una experiència inoblidable.
En: That simple act of ordering coffee in a different language had become an unforgettable experience.

Ca: I malgrat les seves dificultats iniciales, havien conquerit un petit però significatiu desafiament.
En: And despite their initial difficulties, they had conquered a small yet meaningful challenge.

Ca: La resta de la seva estada a Barcelona va estar plena de somriures, rialles i nombrosos intents de parlar en català.
En: The rest of their stay in Barcelona was filled with smiles, laughter, and numerous attempts to speak Catalan.

Ca: Recordaran sempre aquell dia a la cafeteria sota l'ombra de la Sagrada Família com el dia que van vèncer la seva por a l'estranger.
En: They would always remember that day at the cafe under the shadow of the Sagrada Família as the day they overcame their fear of being in a foreign land.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Morning: Matí
  • Barcelona: Barcelona
  • Light: Llum
  • Streets: Carrers
  • Color: Color
  • Cafe: Cafeteria
  • Marta: Marta
  • Jordi: Jordi
  • Laia: Laia
  • Friends: Amics
  • Authentic: Autèntica
  • Catalan: Català
  • Order: Demanar
  • Coffee: Cafè
  • Accent: Accent
  • Barista: Barista
  • Smile: Somriure
  • Nervous: Nerviós
  • Face: Cara
  • Correction: Correcció
  • Excited: Emocionada
  • Laugh: Rialles
  • View: Vista
  • City: Ciutat
  • Guests: Visitants
  • Bravery: Atreviment
  • Learning: Aprendre
  • Welcome: Benvinguts
  • Stay: Estada
  • Attempts: Intents
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Author FluentFiction.org
Organization Kameron Kilchrist
Website www.fluentfiction.org
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