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Autumn Leaves & Spooky Smiles: A Father's Journey
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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Autumn Leaves & Spooky Smiles: A Father's Journey
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.com/ca/episode/2025-10-19-22-34-02-ca
Story Transcript:
Ca: Els carrers de Sant Feliu estaven plens de fulles de color taronja i vermell.
En: The streets of Sant Feliu were full of orange and red leaves.
Ca: Els porxos lluïen carabasses decorades amb somriures esgarrifosos.
En: The porches displayed pumpkins decorated with spooky smiles.
Ca: Era temporada de tardor i Halloween s'apropava.
En: It was autumn season and Halloween was approaching.
Ca: L'Adrià caminava cap a l'escola amb passes lentes.
En: Adrià was walking to school with slow steps.
Ca: Els pensaments li feien un nus al pit.
En: His thoughts tied a knot in his chest.
Ca: Maria, la seva filla, no ho estava passant bé a l'escola.
En: Maria, his daughter, was not having a good time at school.
Ca: El rendiment acadèmic havia baixat i ell volia entendre què passava.
En: Her academic performance had declined, and he wanted to understand what was happening.
Ca: Quan va arribar a l'escola, hi havia altres pares també esperant fora de la sala de reunions.
En: When he arrived at the school, there were other parents also waiting outside the meeting room.
Ca: Les fulles cruixien sota els seus peus i el vent fred li feia pessigolles a la cara.
En: The leaves crunched under their feet and the cold wind tickled his face.
Ca: La seva decisió de venir sol havia estat per deixar que Maria tingui una mica d'espai.
En: His decision to come alone had been to give Maria a little space.
Ca: No volia fer-la sentir pressionada.
En: He did not want to make her feel pressured.
Ca: En Pau, el professor de Maria, era conegut per ser directe.
En: Pau, Maria's teacher, was known for being direct.
Ca: Això inquietava l'Adrià.
En: This made Adrià uneasy.
Ca: "Bé, aquí anem", va pensar mentre Pau el convidava a entrar.
En: "Well, here we go," he thought as Pau invited him in.
Ca: La sala era petita però acollidora, amb decoracions de Halloween penjades a les parets.
En: The room was small but cozy, with Halloween decorations hanging on the walls.
Ca: "Gràcies per venir, Adrià", va començar en Pau amb un somriure.
En: "Thank you for coming, Adrià," began Pau with a smile.
Ca: "Maria és una noia molt intel·ligent, però sembla distreta darrerament".
En: "Maria is a very intelligent girl, but she seems distracted lately."
Ca: El cor d'Adrià es va enfonsar una mica.
En: Adrià's heart sank a little.
Ca: "Potser no se sent motivada", va afegir Pau, mirant-lo als ulls.
En: "Maybe she's not feeling motivated," added Pau, looking him in the eyes.
Ca: Adrià va escoltar atentament, anotant mentalment les paraules d'en Pau.
En: Adrià listened carefully, mentally noting Pau's words.
Ca: El professor va oferir algunes idees sobre com podrien treballar en conjunt per ajudar a Maria.
En: The teacher offered some ideas on how they could work together to help Maria.
Ca: Es va parlar d'activitats creatives que podrien fer a casa, més enllà dels deures típics.
En: They talked about creative activities they could do at home, beyond the typical homework.
Ca: Quan la reunió va acabar, Adrià va sortir amb una sensació d'alleujament i una nova perspectiva.
En: When the meeting ended, Adrià left with a sense of relief and a new perspective.
Ca: L'autocontrol i la paciència serien les seves eines.
En: Self-control and patience would be his tools
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.com/ca/episode/2025-10-19-22-34-02-ca
Story Transcript:
Ca: Els carrers de Sant Feliu estaven plens de fulles de color taronja i vermell.
En: The streets of Sant Feliu were full of orange and red leaves.
Ca: Els porxos lluïen carabasses decorades amb somriures esgarrifosos.
En: The porches displayed pumpkins decorated with spooky smiles.
Ca: Era temporada de tardor i Halloween s'apropava.
En: It was autumn season and Halloween was approaching.
Ca: L'Adrià caminava cap a l'escola amb passes lentes.
En: Adrià was walking to school with slow steps.
Ca: Els pensaments li feien un nus al pit.
En: His thoughts tied a knot in his chest.
Ca: Maria, la seva filla, no ho estava passant bé a l'escola.
En: Maria, his daughter, was not having a good time at school.
Ca: El rendiment acadèmic havia baixat i ell volia entendre què passava.
En: Her academic performance had declined, and he wanted to understand what was happening.
Ca: Quan va arribar a l'escola, hi havia altres pares també esperant fora de la sala de reunions.
En: When he arrived at the school, there were other parents also waiting outside the meeting room.
Ca: Les fulles cruixien sota els seus peus i el vent fred li feia pessigolles a la cara.
En: The leaves crunched under their feet and the cold wind tickled his face.
Ca: La seva decisió de venir sol havia estat per deixar que Maria tingui una mica d'espai.
En: His decision to come alone had been to give Maria a little space.
Ca: No volia fer-la sentir pressionada.
En: He did not want to make her feel pressured.
Ca: En Pau, el professor de Maria, era conegut per ser directe.
En: Pau, Maria's teacher, was known for being direct.
Ca: Això inquietava l'Adrià.
En: This made Adrià uneasy.
Ca: "Bé, aquí anem", va pensar mentre Pau el convidava a entrar.
En: "Well, here we go," he thought as Pau invited him in.
Ca: La sala era petita però acollidora, amb decoracions de Halloween penjades a les parets.
En: The room was small but cozy, with Halloween decorations hanging on the walls.
Ca: "Gràcies per venir, Adrià", va començar en Pau amb un somriure.
En: "Thank you for coming, Adrià," began Pau with a smile.
Ca: "Maria és una noia molt intel·ligent, però sembla distreta darrerament".
En: "Maria is a very intelligent girl, but she seems distracted lately."
Ca: El cor d'Adrià es va enfonsar una mica.
En: Adrià's heart sank a little.
Ca: "Potser no se sent motivada", va afegir Pau, mirant-lo als ulls.
En: "Maybe she's not feeling motivated," added Pau, looking him in the eyes.
Ca: Adrià va escoltar atentament, anotant mentalment les paraules d'en Pau.
En: Adrià listened carefully, mentally noting Pau's words.
Ca: El professor va oferir algunes idees sobre com podrien treballar en conjunt per ajudar a Maria.
En: The teacher offered some ideas on how they could work together to help Maria.
Ca: Es va parlar d'activitats creatives que podrien fer a casa, més enllà dels deures típics.
En: They talked about creative activities they could do at home, beyond the typical homework.
Ca: Quan la reunió va acabar, Adrià va sortir amb una sensació d'alleujament i una nova perspectiva.
En: When the meeting ended, Adrià left with a sense of relief and a new perspective.
Ca: L'autocontrol i la paciència serien les seves eines.
En: Self-control and patience would be his tools