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Lost in Translation: A Funny Coffee Date

22 dic 2023 · 14 min. 33 sec.
Lost in Translation: A Funny Coffee Date
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01 · Main Story

10 min. 43 sec.

02 · Vocabulary Words

13 min. 52 sec.

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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Lost in Translation: A Funny Coffee Date Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/lost-in-translation-a-funny-coffee-date/ Story Transcript: Ca: Martí estava nerviós. En: Martí was...

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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Lost in Translation: A Funny Coffee Date
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

Ca: Martí estava nerviós.
En: Martí was nervous.

Ca: Havia arribat recentment a Barcelona i encara estava esforçant-se per entendre i parlar correctament el català.
En: He had recently arrived in Barcelona and was still struggling to understand and speak Catalan correctly.

Ca: Tenia una cita amb Laia, una amiga que havia conegut a Internet, en una cafetería coneguda per la seva atmosfera vibrant i els detalls artístics que adornaven les seves parets.
En: He had a date with Laia, a friend he had met online, at a café known for its vibrant atmosphere and artistic details that adorned its walls.

Ca: La Laia era nativa de Barcelona i parlava català fluidament, cosa que augmentava el nerviosisme de Martí.
En: Laia was a native of Barcelona and spoke fluent Catalan, which only added to Martí's nerves.

Ca: Amb la gola sequedat per l'excitació i la nerviositat, Martí va demanar al barista un "cortado", però amb el seu fort accent anglès el barista va entendre malament i va pensar que havia dit "Colorado".
En: With a dry throat from excitement and nervousness, Martí asked the barista for a "cortado," but with his strong English accent, the barista misunderstood and thought he said "Colorado."

Ca: Tots a la cafeteria es van riure quan el barista va posar una tassa plena de pintura Colorado sobre la barra, just davant de Martí.
En: Everyone in the café laughed when the barista placed a cup full of red paint on the counter, right in front of Martí.

Ca: Des d'un racó de la cafeteria, Laia, que havia assistit a tot el divertit esdeveniment, va esclatar a riure.
En: From a corner of the café, Laia, who had witnessed the whole funny event, burst into laughter.

Ca: No es podia contenir davant aquesta escena còmica.
En: She couldn't contain herself at this comic scene.

Ca: Martí, desprevingut de la broma, es va envermellir mentre tots a la cafeteria seguien rient.
En: Martí, caught off guard by the prank, blushed while everyone in the café continued laughing.

Ca: Però lluny de molestar-se o sentir-se avergonyit, se li va ocórrer una idea.
En: But far from getting upset or feeling embarrassed, he had an idea.

Ca: Va prendre una petita brotxa de la seva bossa (ja que Martí era un pintor aficionat i sempre portava una amb ell) i va començar a pintar un petit quadre a la taula de fusta utilitzant el "cafè Colorado".
En: He took a small brush from his bag (as Martí was an amateur painter and always carried one with him) and started painting a small picture on the wooden table using the "Colorado coffee."

Ca: Ràpidament, va capturar l'escena còmica de la batalla del parlant no natiu amb la pronunciació local.
En: Quickly, he captured the comical scene of the non-native speaker struggling with the local pronunciation.

Ca: La rialla a la cafeteria va anar augmentant a mesura que veien el progresso del quadre de Martí.
En: The laughter in the café increased as they witnessed Martí's painting progress.

Ca: Finalment, quan va acabar, tothom va aplaudir i la tensió inicial es va dissoldre completament.
En: Finally, when he finished, everyone applauded and the initial tension completely dissolved.

Ca: Laia es va apropar a la taula de Martí, encara somrient després de riure tant.
En: Laia approached Martí's table, still smiling after laughing so much.

Ca: Ella va felicitar-lo pel seu sentit de l'humor i Martí va sentir com els seus nervis desapareixien.
En: She congratulated him on his sense of humor, and Martí felt his nerves disappear.

Ca: Després d'aquella nits, Martí va esforçar-se encara més per a aprendre català i va començar a sentir-se més a gust a Barcelona.
En: After that night, Martí made an even greater effort to learn Catalan and began to feel more comfortable in Barcelona.

Ca: I cada vegada que volien passar una bona estona recordant aquella peculiar cita, Martí i Laia tornaven a aquella cafeteria, on el quadre de Martí es va convertir en una part permanent de la decoració.
En: And every time they wanted to have a good time reminiscing about that peculiar date, Martí and Laia returned to that café, where Martí's painting became a permanent part of the decoration.

Ca: En resum, aquesta història va començar amb una confusió còmica i va acabar amb una lliçó: qui sap riure de si mateix té la batalla guanyada.
En: In summary, this story began with a comical confusion and ended with a lesson: whoever can laugh at themselves has already won the battle.

Ca: A més, Martí no només va aprendre a dir correctament "cortado", sinó que també va aprendre que l'humor és el millor pont entre les cultures.
En: In addition, Martí not only learned how to correctly say "cortado," but also learned that humor is the best bridge between cultures.

Ca: Tanmateix, tampoc va deixar mai de portar les seves pintures a la cafeteria per si de cas.
En: However, he never stopped bringing his paints to the café just in case.

Ca: Fi.
En: The end.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Martí: Martí
  • nervous: nerviós
  • arrived: arribat
  • Barcelona: Barcelona
  • struggling: esforçant-se
  • understand: entendre
  • speak: parlar
  • Catalan: català
  • correctly: correctament
  • date: cita
  • Laia: Laia
  • friend: amiga
  • met: conegut
  • online: Internet
  • café: cafeteria
  • vibrant: vibrant
  • atmosphere: atmosfera
  • artistic: artístics
  • details: detalls
  • adorned: adornaven
  • walls: parets
  • native: nativa
  • spoke: parlava
  • fluent: fluidament
  • added: augmentava
  • dry: gola
  • throat: sequedat
  • excitement: excitació
  • asked: demanar
  • barista: barista
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