Fluent Fiction - Catalan

The Art of Siesta: Barcelona's Midday Ritual Unveiled


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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: The Art of Siesta: Barcelona's Midday Ritual Unveiled
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Ca: Marta respirava profundament l'aire fresc de la tarda a Barcelona.
En: Marta took in a deep breath of the fresh afternoon air in Barcelona.

Ca: Dreta al balcó de casa seva, al cor de l'Eixample, observava el món, buscant com explicar l'ànima del Sud a les seves amigues del Nord.
En: Standing on the balcony of her home in the heart of the Eixample, she observed the world, searching for a way to explain the soul of the South to her friends from the North.

Ca: Sophie, Maria i Anna, les seves amigues estrangeres, s'assentaven en el sofà, contentes però confoses.
En: Sophie, Maria, and Anna, her foreign friends, sat on the sofa, happy but confused.

Ca: Venien de països on es treballa sense interrupció, on el dia segueix al seu ritme frenètic.
En: They came from countries where work goes on uninterrupted, where the day follows its frenetic pace.

Ca: No entenien aquesta pausa misteriosa.
En: They didn't understand this mysterious pause.

Ca: Marta sabia que tenia una missió.
En: Marta knew she had a mission.

Ca: "És la 'siesta', no 'miesta'", es va corregir amb somriure, mentre es preparava un cafè.
En: "It's 'siesta', not 'miesta'," she corrected herself with a smile as she made a coffee.

Ca: El so de la percoladora cobria el xiuxiueig de les seves amigues, que s'intercanviaven paranys pels que algú es podria fer tard a la feina.
En: The sound of the coffee maker drowned out the whispers of her friends, exchanging worries about someone being late for work.

Ca: "M'imagino els vostres capellans amb bates habituals, agafats de les màquines al migdia", va començar Marta, amb una escudella de xips de formatge a la taula.
En: "I can imagine your offices with their usual coats, clinging to the machines at noon," Marta began, with a bowl of cheese chips on the table.

Ca: Les seves amigues van riure, però es van quedar amb ganes de més.
En: Her friends laughed but wanted more.

Ca: Marta va prendre una regla daurat de l'estanteria.
En: Marta picked up a golden ruler from the shelf.

Ca: "És com aquesta línia que marca un límit", va continuar.
En: "It's like this line that marks a boundary," she continued.

Ca: "Una línia que pot semblar com un obstacle, però que realment equilibra la vida.
En: "A line that may seem like an obstacle, but actually balances life out.

Ca: En la calor del migdia, la siesta ens ofereix una llarga respiració, una oportunitat per refrescar-nos".
En: In the midday heat, the siesta offers us a long breath, an opportunity to rejuvenate ourselves."

Ca: Encara hi havia escepticisme en les cares dels seus amics.
En: There was still skepticism on their faces.

Ca: "Imagineu-vos un moment, tancant els ulls en una tarda tranquil·la, amb el sol caient a poc a poc, les persianes abaixades protegint del calor, i els sons de Barcelona, com una cançó de bressol, penetrant a poc a poc en el vostre son".
En: "Imagine, for a moment, closing your eyes on a quiet afternoon, with the sun slowly setting, the shutters drawn to shield from the heat, and the sounds of Barcelona, like a lullaby, gradually seeping into your dreams."

Ca: Així, Marta va passar tota la tarda intentant capturar la bellesa i la necessitat de la siesta als ulls dels forasters.
En: So, Marta spent the entire afternoon trying to capture the beauty and necessity of the siesta in the eyes of the foreigners.

Ca: No sabia si hi van arribar a entendre del tot.
En: She wasn't sure if they fully grasped it.

Ca: Però després de sopar, quan Sophie va bostezar a les nou, Marta somrigué.
En: But after dinner, when Sophie yawned at nine o'clock, Marta smiled.

Ca: A Vegades no es tracta d'explicar, sinó de viure.
En: Sometimes it's not about explaining, but about living it.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Marta: Marta
  • Barcelona: Barcelona
  • Eixample: Eixample
  • South: Sud
  • North: Nord
  • friends: amigues
  • foreign: estrangeres
  • work: treball
  • pause: pausa
  • afternoon: tarda
  • coffee: cafè
  • machines: màquines
  • table: taula
  • line: línia
  • life: vida
  • breath: respiració
  • beauty: bellesa
  • necessity: necessitat
  • sun: sol
  • dreams: som
  • smile: somriure
  • eyes: ulls
  • silence: silenci
  • skepticism: escepticisme
  • balcony: balcó
  • laughter: riure
  • shield: protegir
  • sounds: sons
  • dinner: sopar
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