Fluent Fiction - Catalan: A Day at La Boqueria: Love, Laughter, and Fresh Finds
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Story Transcript:

Ca: Amb el primer raig del sol a la ciutat, l'aroma de les fruites fresques invaïa La Rambla a Barcelona.
En: With the first ray of sun in the city, the aroma of fresh fruits filled La Rambla in Barcelona.

Ca: Marc i Montserrat caminaven agafats de la mà.
En: Marc and Montserrat were walking hand in hand.

Ca: Avui, anaven al mercat de La Boqueria per comprar fruita i verdura fresca.
En: Today, they were going to La Boqueria market to buy fresh fruits and vegetables.

Ca: “Marc, mira! Quina varietat de colors!” va exclamar Montserrat amb ulls brillants.
En: “Marc, look! What a variety of colors!” Montserrat exclaimed with shining eyes.

Ca: Les parades estaven plenes de taronges, plàtans, raïms i pomes.
En: The stalls were full of oranges, bananas, grapes, and apples.

Ca: Marc se sentia emocionat.
En: Marc felt excited.

Ca: “Anem a començar per les taronges,” va dir Marc.
En: “Let’s start with the oranges,” Marc said.

Ca: Van caminar cap a la parada de les taronges.
En: They walked over to the orange stall.

Ca: La venedora, una dona somrient, els va saludar amb energia.
En: The vendor, a smiling woman, greeted them energetically.

Ca: “Bon dia! Volen provar una taronja?”
En: “Good morning! Would you like to try an orange?”

Ca: Marc i Montserrat van tastar un tros de taronja.
En: Marc and Montserrat tasted a piece of orange.

Ca: Era dolça i sucosa.
En: It was sweet and juicy.

Ca: “Són perfectes!” va dir Montserrat.
En: “They’re perfect!” said Montserrat.

Ca: Van comprar una dotzena de taronges.
En: They bought a dozen oranges.

Ca: Després, van seguir cap a la parada dels tomàquets.
En: Then, they moved on to the tomato stall.

Ca: Els tomàquets vermells brillaven sota el sol.
En: The red tomatoes glistened under the sun.

Ca: “Necessitem aquests per l'amanida,” va dir Marc.
En: “We need these for the salad,” Marc said.

Ca: Al seu costat, un home gran va dir amb una rialla: “Aquests són els millors tomàquets de tota Barcelona!”
En: Next to them, an older man said with a laugh, “These are the best tomatoes in all of Barcelona!”

Ca: Montserrat va riure. “Doncs agafarem uns quants.”
En: Montserrat laughed. “Well, we’ll take a few.”

Ca: Finalment, van arribar a la parada dels raïms.
En: Finally, they arrived at the grape stall.

Ca: Les safates estaven plenes de raïms blancs i negres.
En: The trays were full of white and black grapes.

Ca: “Aquests raïms són bons per fer suc,” va dir Montserrat.
En: “These grapes are good for making juice,” Montserrat said.

Ca: Van comprar un quilo de raïms i començaven a sentir-se carregats de compres.
En: They bought a kilogram of grapes and began to feel loaded with purchases.

Ca: “Tornem a casa a preparar tot això,” va suggerir Marc.
En: “Let’s head home and get started on all of this,” Marc suggested.

Ca: De camí cap a casa, parlaven de com prepararien el sopar.
En: On the way home, they talked about how they would prepare dinner.

Ca: “Farem una amanida amb aquests tomàquets frescos i suc de raïm,” va dir Montserrat, amb un somriure als llavis.
En: “We’ll make a salad with these fresh tomatoes and some grape juice,” said Montserrat, with a smile on her lips.

Ca: De tornada al seu pis, van començar a preparar el sopar.
En: Back in their apartment, they began preparing dinner.

Ca: Els ingredients frescos que havien comprat feien olor deliciosa.
En: The fresh ingredients they had bought smelled delicious.

Ca: Marc tallava les taronges mentre Montserrat preparava una amanida amb els tomàquets.
En: Marc was slicing the oranges while Montserrat was making a salad with the tomatoes.

Ca: El sopar estava quasi llest.
En: Dinner was almost ready.

Ca: “Ja està tot a punt,” va dir Marc finalment.
En: “Everything is set,” Marc finally said.

Ca: Van asseure's a la taula, contemplant el menjar que havien preparat junts.
En: They sat down at the table, contemplating the food they had prepared together.

Ca: Cada mossegada era com un record del matí en La Boqueria.
En: Each bite was a reminder of the morning at La Boqueria.

Ca: “Crec que aquesta ha sigut una de les millors aventures al mercat,” va dir Montserrat, somrient plena de satisfacció.
En: “I think this has been one of the best market adventures,” Montserrat said, smiling with satisfaction.

Ca: “Sí, ha sigut un dia meravellós,” va respondre Marc.
En: “Yes, it has been a wonderful day,” Marc responded.

Ca: I així, amb els cors i estómacs plens, van gaudir d’un àpat saviament preparat, tancant el dia amb sentiments d’alegria i complaença.
En: And so, with their hearts and stomachs full, they enjoyed a well-prepared meal, closing the day with feelings of joy and contentment.


Vocabulary Words:

• ray: raig
• aroma: aroma
• fresh: fresques
• stalls: parades
• vendor: venedora
• energetically: amb energia
• tasted: van tastar
• juicy: sucosa
• dozen: dotzena
• glistened: brillaven
• loaded: carregats
• trays: safates
• kilogram: quilo
• purchases: compres
• slicing: tallava
• contemplating: contemplant
• bites: mossegades
• adventures: aventures
• satisfaction: satisfacció
• joy: alegria
• contentment: complaença
• exclaimed: va exclamar
• shining: brillants
• excited: emocionat
• salad: amanida
• laugh: rialla
• juice: suc
• home: casa
• prepare: preparar
• dinner: sopar