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Tapa Tales: A Barcelona Adventure of Friendship and Food

Feb 2, 2024 · 15m 21s
Tapa Tales: A Barcelona Adventure of Friendship and Food
Chapters

01 · Main Story

11m 26s

02 · Vocabulary Words

14m 40s

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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Tapa Tales: A Barcelona Adventure of Friendship and Food Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/tapa-tales-a-barcelona-adventure-of-friendship-and-food/ Story Transcript: Ca: Sobre el blau intens...

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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Tapa Tales: A Barcelona Adventure of Friendship and Food
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

Ca: Sobre el blau intens del Mar Mediterrani, Barcelona sempre sembla estar acollint a cada nou visitant amb els braços oberts.
En: Over the intense blue of the Mediterranean Sea, Barcelona always seems to welcome every new visitor with open arms.

Ca: Dins d’aquesta ciutat vibrant i cosmopolita, hi ha tres amics inseparables: Marta, Jordi i Carla.
En: Within this vibrant and cosmopolitan city, there are three inseparable friends: Marta, Jordi, and Carla.

Ca: Ella, una noia alegre i plena de vida, sempre trobava una nova aventura per a ells.
En: She, a joyful and full of life girl, always found a new adventure for them.

Ca: Aquesta vegada, les festes del petit poble de Sant Just Desvern els van portar una experiència inoblidable.
En: This time, the festivities of the small town of Sant Just Desvern brought them an unforgettable experience.

Ca: Festa Major, amb grans fanals il·luminant carrers i gent de totes les edats omplint les places.
En: "Festa Major," with large lanterns illuminating the streets and people of all ages filling the squares.

Ca: Com cada any, el concurs de menjar tapes era l'atracció principal.
En: As every year, the tapas eating contest was the main attraction.

Ca: Marta, Jordi i Carla, sempre a la recerca d'una competició amistosa, es van inscriure sense dubtar-ho.
En: Marta, Jordi, and Carla, always in search of friendly competition, signed up without hesitation.

Ca: En mitja hora, havien de menjar tantes tapes com poguessin.
En: In half an hour, they had to eat as many tapas as they could.

Ca: El guanyador rebrà una corona feta a mà, i per descomptat, el dret de presumir durant tot l'any.
En: The winner would receive a handcrafted crown, and of course, the right to boast for the whole year.

Ca: Els tres miraven aquesta magnífica corona amb ulls brillants d'esperança.
En: The three looked at this magnificent crown with hopeful and shining eyes.

Ca: Amb la campanada inicial, es van llançar a la competició.
En: With the initial bell, they dove into the competition.

Ca: Marta va començar a devorar olives farcides, Jordi va atacar amb delicioses patates braves, i Carla va optar per saltar-se el protocol i menjar qualsevol cosa que arribés a les seves mans.
En: Marta started devouring stuffed olives, Jordi attacked with delicious patatas bravas, and Carla chose to skip the protocol and eat anything that came into her hands.

Ca: La música sonava de fons, amenitzant l'esdeveniment i la gent reia i aplaudia cada vegada que un dels amics menjava una nova tapa.
En: Music played in the background, enlivening the event, and the crowd laughed and applauded each time one of the friends ate a new tapa.

Ca: Gaudeixen cada bocí, però també lluitaven contra la pressió del temps.
En: They enjoyed every bite, but also fought against the pressure of time.

Ca: El comptador va arribar a zero, i tots es van aturar.
En: The countdown reached zero, and they all stopped.

Ca: La tensió va omplir l'aire mentre l'àrbitre, amb una actitud formal, va comptar les tapes consumides per cadascun.
En: Tension filled the air as the referee, with a serious attitude, counted the consumed tapas for each of them.

Ca: Jordi, amb 15, va perdre amb valentia.
En: Jordi, with 15, bravely lost.

Ca: Marta, amb 23, va demostrar ser una digna competidora.
En: Marta, with 23, proved to be a worthy competitor.

Ca: Però Carla, que havia decidit menjar de tot, va guanyar amb 25 tapes.
En: But Carla, who had decided to eat everything, won with 25 tapas.

Ca: La multitud va aclamar la seva victòria, i la corona feta a mà va ser posada, mereixudament, sobre la seva cap.
En: The crowd cheered her victory, and the handcrafted crown was placed, deservedly, upon her head.

Ca: Després d'aquesta competició, els tres amics van aprendre una valuosa lliçó: la vida és plena de sorpreses i bellesa, i la clau per a gaudir-la és la valentia per a arriscar-se a viure aventures noves.
En: After this competition, the three friends learned a valuable lesson: life is full of surprises and beauty, and the key to enjoying it is the courage to take risks and live new adventures.

Ca: Aquella nit, es van ubicar sota el cel estrellat de Barcelona, rient, recordant el concurs i celebrant l'amistat.
En: That night, they found themselves under the starry sky of Barcelona, laughing, reminiscing about the contest, and celebrating their friendship.

Ca: I, per a Carla, presumir d'una corona de tapes inusualment bonica.
En: And for Carla, proudly wearing an unusually beautiful crown of tapas.

Ca: El lloc on resideixen, Barcelona, però també el concurs i l'amistat és allò que s'enduen cap a casa.
En: The place they reside in, Barcelona, but also the contest and friendship, are what they take home.

Ca: Així, en aquesta bella ciutat catalana, amb les seves petites aventures quotidianes, els tres amics van continuar alimentant l'esperança i els somnis, mentre menjava tapes i riure amb ganes.
En: Thus, in this beautiful Catalan city, with its small everyday adventures, the three friends continued to nourish hope and dreams while eating tapas and laughing wholeheartedly.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Over: Sobre
  • intense: intens
  • blue: blau
  • Mediterranean: Mediterrani
  • Sea: Mar
  • Barcelona: Barcelona
  • always: sempre
  • seems: sembla
  • welcome: acollint
  • new: nou
  • visitor: visitant
  • open arms: braços oberts
  • vibrant: vibrant
  • cosmopolitan: cosmopolita
  • city: ciutat
  • inseparable: inseparables
  • friends: amics
  • joyful: alegre
  • full of life: plena de vida
  • girl: noia
  • adventure: aventura
  • time: vegada
  • festivities: festes
  • small town: petit poble
  • brought: van portar
  • unforgettable: inoblidable
  • experience: experiència
  • Major: Major
  • lanterns: fanals
  • illuminating: il·luminant
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Organization Kameron Kilchrist
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