Fluent Fiction - Catalan

From Catalunya to Campus: Finding Home in Friendship


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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: From Catalunya to Campus: Finding Home in Friendship
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Story Transcript:

Ca: Les fulles de tardor cobrien el campus com una catifa acolorida.
En: The autumn leaves covered the campus like a colorful carpet.

Ca: Era un matí tranquil al dormitori de la universitat.
En: It was a quiet morning in the university dormitory.

Ca: Els llibres estaven repartits sobre la taula del menjador comunal.
En: Books were scattered on the communal dining table.

Ca: Els ordinadors portàtils xiulaven suaument.
En: The laptops were softly humming.

Ca: Soc la Núria, una estudiant catalana estudiant a l'estranger.
En: I am Núria, a Catalan student studying abroad.

Ca: Em quedaven pocs dies per als exàmens finals.
En: There were only a few days left until the final exams.

Ca: Estava preocupada.
En: I was worried.

Ca: Necessitava bones notes per aconseguir una beca important.
En: I needed good grades to win a significant scholarship.

Ca: Però em sentia esgotada.
En: But I felt exhausted.

Ca: A més, la nostàlgia de la meva terra em feia difícil concentrar-me.
En: Moreover, the homesickness for my land made it difficult for me to concentrate.

Ca: El meu cor era pesat amb records de Catalunya.
En: My heart was heavy with memories of Catalunya.

Ca: Recordava caminades pels Poblets i les nits a la platja.
En: I remembered walks through Poblets and nights at the beach.

Ca: Les tradicions i la cultura catalana eren part de qui soc.
En: The Catalan traditions and culture were part of who I am.

Ca: El meu amic Marc, un altre estudiant, entrà al dormitori amb un gran somriure.
En: My friend Marc, another student, entered the dormitory with a big smile.

Ca: "Núria, han arribat els dies de Thanksgiving!
En: "Núria, Thanksgiving days have arrived!

Ca: Ens podríem reunir amb la Clara i celebrar.
En: We could meet with Clara and celebrate."

Ca: "Vaig somriure a contracor.
En: I smiled reluctantly.

Ca: El Thanksgiving no era part de la meva tradició, però el meu cor enyorava l'escalfor humana que sabia que aquella trobada podia portar.
En: Thanksgiving wasn't part of my tradition, but my heart missed the warmth that I knew that gathering could bring.

Ca: Mentre intentava estudiar, la pressió va ser massa.
En: As I tried to study, the pressure was too much.

Ca: Vaig trencar a plorar.
En: I broke down in tears.

Ca: La fatiga i l'absència de la meva llar pesaven massa.
En: The fatigue and absence of my home were too heavy.

Ca: La Clara, que estava treballant en un ordinador a prop, va mirar amunt.
En: Clara, who was working on a computer nearby, looked up.

Ca: "Núria, necessites una pausa.
En: "Núria, you need a break.

Ca: Vine amb nosaltres.
En: Come with us."

Ca: "En aquell moment, vaig comprendre.
En: At that moment, I understood.

Ca: Necessitava equilibrar els meus esforços.
En: I needed to balance my efforts.

Ca: No estava sola.
En: I wasn't alone.

Ca: Els meus amics estaven aquí per mi.
En: My friends were here for me.

Ca: Vaig decidir unir-me a ells.
En: I decided to join them.

Ca: Aquella nit, vam cuinar junts al dormitori.
En: That night, we cooked together in the dormitory.

Ca: Marc va fer una truita de patates i la Clara va portar panellets.
En: Marc made a truita de patates and Clara brought panellets.

Ca: Malgrat la distància, celebràrem una tradició nostra.
En: Despite the distance, we celebrated a tradition of our own.

Ca: Riures, converses i records omplien l'habitació.
En: Laughter, conversations, and memories filled the room.

Ca: En tornar a la meva taula d'estudi, la càrrega ja no semblava insuportable.
En: Returning to my study table, the burden no longer seemed unbearable.

Ca: Vaig aprendre que, de vegades, el suport dels altres i la connexió amb les meves arrels són tan importants com els estudis.
En: I learned that sometimes, the support of others and the connection to my roots are as important as the studies.

Ca: Vaig tancar els meus llibres amb un somriure.
En: I closed my books with a smile.

Ca: Estava preparada per als exàmens.
En: I was ready for the exams.

Ca: I, amb sort, per a tot el que esdevindria després, amb el meu equip a prop.
En: And, hopefully, for everything that would come afterward, with my team close by.

Ca: La Núria que els meus amics van conèixer aquella nit ja no estava sola.
En: The Núria that my friends met that night was no longer alone.


Vocabulary Words:
  • the dormitory: el dormitori
  • the scholarship: la beca
  • the fatigue: la fatiga
  • the homesickness: la nostàlgia
  • the burden: la càrrega
  • the roots: les arrels
  • the laptop: l'ordinador portàtil
  • the beach: la platja
  • the tradition: la tradició
  • the memory: el record
  • the distance: la distància
  • the significance: la importància
  • the pressure: la pressió
  • the warmth: l'escalfor
  • the support: el suport
  • the effort: l'esforç
  • the conversation: la conversa
  • the team: l'equip
  • the morning: el matí
  • the carpet: la catifa
  • the leaf: la fulla
  • the exam: l'examen
  • the table: la taula
  • exhausted: esgotada
  • scattered: repartits
  • concentrate: concentrar-me
  • heavy: pesat
  • reluctantly: a contracor
  • the laughter: els riures
  • the walk: la caminada
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