Fluent Fiction - Catalan

Winter Walks and New Beginnings: A Barcelona Love Story


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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Winter Walks and New Beginnings: A Barcelona Love Story
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Story Transcript:

Ca: La llum del matí d'hivern entrava suaument per la finestra del gran menjador de la casa familiar de l'Eixample.
En: The winter morning light gently entered through the window of the large dining room in the family house in l'Eixample.

Ca: Els carrers de Barcelona estaven engalanats amb llums i estrelles, celebrant l'arribada del Dia de Reis.
En: The streets of Barcelona were adorned with lights and stars, celebrating the arrival of King's Day.

Ca: Dins la casa, el caliu i les rialles omplien l'ambient mentre les famílies es retrobaven i preparaven la taula per al dinar tradicional.
En: Inside the house, warmth and laughter filled the air as families reunited and prepared the table for the traditional lunch.

Ca: Oriol estava assegut en una cadira, observant com els més petits de la casa desembolicaven regals amb ulls brillants d'emoció.
En: Oriol was seated in a chair, watching as the youngest in the house unwrapped gifts with eyes sparkling with excitement.

Ca: Ell, un arquitecte jove, tenia una aparença serena, però el seu cor bategava amb força.
En: He, a young architect, had a serene appearance, but his heart was beating strongly.

Ca: La seva mirada es va trobar amb la de Júlia, una noia tè la seva mateixa edat, que estava a l'altra banda del saló.
En: His gaze met that of Júlia, a girl of the same age, who was on the other side of the living room.

Ca: Júlia, estudiant d'art, movia les mans amb entusiasme mentre explicava alguna cosa als seus cosins petits.
En: Júlia, an art student, was gesturing enthusiastically while explaining something to her little cousins.

Ca: La seva energia era palpable.
En: Her energy was palpable.

Ca: Oriol va saber, en aquell moment, que volia apropar-se i conèixer-la millor.
En: Oriol knew, at that moment, that he wanted to approach her and get to know her better.

Ca: Però també sentia una lleugera inseguretat.
En: But he also felt a slight insecurity.

Ca: I si fer-ho significava trencar algun equilibri familiar?
En: What if doing so meant disrupting some family balance?

Ca: Durant el dinar, Oriol va decidir iniciar la conversa.
En: During lunch, Oriol decided to start a conversation.

Ca: Mentre servien el tortell de Reis, es va armar de valor.
En: While they served the tortell de Reis, he gathered his courage.

Ca: "M'han dit que estudies art, Júlia.
En: "I've been told you study art, Júlia.

Ca: Quina especialitat t'interessa més?
En: Which specialty interests you the most?"

Ca: " Li va preguntar, cercant un tema comú.
En: he asked, seeking common ground.

Ca: Júlia va somriure i va començar a parlar de la seva passió per la pintura i el seu desig d'explorar la ciutat a través dels seus propis esbossos.
En: Júlia smiled and began to talk about her passion for painting and her desire to explore the city through her own sketches.

Ca: Oriol, interessat, va compartir la seva pròpia experiència com a arquitecte, descobrint que tots dos compartien un amor pel disseny i la creativitat.
En: Oriol, interested, shared his own experience as an architect, discovering that they both shared a love for design and creativity.

Ca: Després del dinar, van decidir fer una passejada pels carrers de l'Eixample.
En: After the lunch, they decided to take a walk through the streets of l'Eixample.

Ca: Mentrestant, a poc a poc, neu començava a caure.
En: Meanwhile, slowly, snow began to fall.

Ca: Els flocs blanquinosos dansaven al voltant d'ells mentre caminaven per les aceres decorades amb llums de Nadal.
En: The whitish flakes danced around them as they walked along the sidewalks decorated with Christmas lights.

Ca: Mentre passejaven, la conversa es va tornar més profunda.
En: As they strolled, the conversation became deeper.

Ca: Oriol va parlar dels seus somnis professionals i del desig d'alguna cosa més en la seva vida.
En: Oriol spoke about his professional dreams and the desire for something more in his life.

Ca: Júlia va confessar les seves incerteses sobre el futur i com integraria la seva passió en el seu dia a dia.
En: Júlia confessed her uncertainties about the future and how she would integrate her passion into her daily life.

Ca: Així, entre converses i confidències, van descobrir una connexió inesperada.
En: Thus, between conversations and confidences, they discovered an unexpected connection.

Ca: Quan la passejada va arribar al seu final, van aturar-se sota la llum d'un fanal.
En: When the walk came to its end, they stopped under the light of a streetlamp.

Ca: "T'agradaria explorar més la ciutat amb mi?
En: "Would you like to explore more of the city with me?"

Ca: ", va preguntar Oriol amb un somriure.
En: asked Oriol with a smile.

Ca: Júlia va assentir, sentint-se emocionada per l'oportunitat de compartir el seu amor per l'art i l'arquitectura amb algú que comprenia els seus somnis.
En: Júlia nodded, feeling excited about the opportunity to share her love for art and architecture with someone who understood her dreams.

Ca: Es van intercanviar els números de telèfon, prometent visitar museus, carrers i racons amagats de Barcelona junts.
En: They exchanged phone numbers, promising to visit museums, streets, and hidden corners of Barcelona together.

Ca: Mentre es saludaven per acomiadar-se, Oriol se sentia diferent.
En: As they said goodbye, Oriol felt different.

Ca: Alguna cosa dins seu havia canviat.
En: Something inside him had changed.

Ca: Estava decidit a trobar un equilibri entre el seu treball i la seva vida personal.
En: He was determined to find a balance between his work and personal life.

Ca: Júlia, d'altra banda, començava a veure un camí més clar pels seus somnis.
En: Júlia, on the other hand, began to see a clearer path for her dreams.

Ca: Així, en aquell dia magic d'Epifania, Oriol i Júlia es van acomiadar amb una promesa de futures aventures plegats, esperant amb il·lusió el que el destí els tenia preparat.
En: Thus, on that magical Epiphany day, Oriol and Júlia parted with a promise of future adventures together, eagerly awaiting what destiny had in store for them.


Vocabulary Words:
  • the winter: l'hivern
  • the morning light: la llum del matí
  • the dining room: el menjador
  • the warmth: el caliu
  • the laughter: les rialles
  • to unwrap: desembolicar
  • the appearance: l'aparença
  • the heart: el cor
  • the art student: l'estudiant d'art
  • the enthusiasm: l'entusiasme
  • the insecurity: la inseguretat
  • the specialty: l'especialitat
  • the sketch: l'esbós
  • to gather courage: armar-se de valor
  • the Christmas lights: les llums de Nadal
  • the snowflakes: els flocs
  • the sidewalk: les aceres
  • to stroll: passejar
  • the conversation: la conversa
  • the dreams: els somnis
  • the profession: la professió
  • the uncertainty: la incertesa
  • the streetlamp: el fanal
  • the phone numbers: els números de telèfon
  • to say goodbye: acomiadar-se
  • the balance: l'equilibri
  • the path: el camí
  • the epiphany: l'Epifania
  • the destiny: el destí
  • the adventures: les aventures
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