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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent dorg.

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Speaker 3: Explore Jirki's sentimental quest through Prague's bustling winter market, uncovering

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the true value of giving from the heart.

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Speaker 3: Up.

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Speaker 1: Yir camisilke capitol building stan ku avshovena a chertova i

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turisti er cassette prohas yes named si lem yehomeroovan acestratovali

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a na perfect me direk teribi pri pomo domov alestolica

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ocolo be caki yer castopal pokamenido akil excepts pomis vukolemne

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stanky nabizel keram, malovanes clene os dobi tradid alcio camuseskrival

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cous prah ale nit serkovinesdalo dost katnias no hostanko started

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VLAs alas kavim us munabido ornamenti is cesqueo, cristialo raso

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as vagil emosnost kopni pazzo, somosa stavit mala osoben a

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kravivsori nig didrivi nevidel the padelata and obvikle yerkasitil gebito

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mohrbit ten pravidarek krabi kabila idani moste mezzime amluvila odomovi,

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bezeslov yer cavajal the plate start, sigtoriesni usmil apopl must sti,

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daseel s pizkast skyl celechi videl Kravia and samma osobe

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al promish cook teros naso, novala opostile, capital building, snopadat

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yer SMaL hapal Jedarkieso and omatera ni al ospovivarim stein tonovido,

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sevidel spat znai jesteco domovaknikoo, levi hostesco, pomuloski venkuz novuslom

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narosio charokras no krabikudjo tikio segni as yakochlovic teri pravi

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na yakoo.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Upros di jladni vitres visto ulite pra yirkamisilke Capitol building.

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Speaker 3: In the middle of winter, when the cold wind howled

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through the streets of Brava, Yurka was heading to the

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Capitol building.

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Speaker 1: Then toota ips marasivozim.

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Speaker 3: This market was always full of life, even in the

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freezing winter.

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Speaker 1: Swetel kablica trivistang ku avsdubil prositzen vuni svarne hoovena achersto

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pechiva teravni ituristi.

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Speaker 3: Lights flickered from individual stalls, and the air was filled

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with the scent of mulled wine and fresh pastries, attracting

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both locals and tourists.

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Speaker 1: Jirka sitavi ulkache projazel yesnimzi lam.

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Speaker 3: Yurka walked through the dark alleys of the market with

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a clear goal.

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Speaker 1: Yejo mirova na sestrastehovaza nichi airkit perfect nidaik teri bi

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tripol domov.

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Speaker 3: His beloved sister had moved abroad, and Yurka wanted to

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find the perfect gift to remind her of home.

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Speaker 1: Ale stolka okolo bilioukoliki.

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Speaker 3: But with so many options around, his task was difficult.

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Speaker 1: Jirkastopol po kamenidudovi atsi kil yexevspomenki nisi svun mikolemn.

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Speaker 3: Yurka climbed the stone steps of the building, feeling memories

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mixed with the scents around him.

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Speaker 1: Stank nabi ze keramitzken malovanes, clenine osdobi tradi.

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Speaker 3: Am nod al scio. The stalls offered ceramic mugs, painted

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glass ornaments, traditional check toys, and much more.

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Speaker 1: Cos kuseskrival kusprare alene kovinesdalo dos nicatni.

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Speaker 3: In every piece there was a bit of bra, but

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nothing seemed unique enough to Yoka zastavil suid no hostaanko.

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He stopped at one stall stat sdi me va alas

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kavim usvem munabid ornamentis Cesqueo Cristiallo, an old man with

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gray hair and a kind smile, offered him ornaments made

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of Czech crystal.

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Speaker 1: Yirkazva Jovali crasu asvagil emos nostkop deems ni.

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Speaker 3: Yurka considered their beauty and weighed the possibility of buying

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one back.

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Speaker 1: Skzahaledlnitzzo sohoptimno zastavet.

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Speaker 3: But then he saw something that made him stop.

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Speaker 1: Mala os do been arabic kasim ivsuri.

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Speaker 3: A small decorated box with delicate patterns nigri vi neviguiel.

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He had never seen it before. Vipa de la taem

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anne obvicle it looked mysterious and unusual.

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Speaker 1: Yirka tsi kill gibito molbit ten pravidarek.

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Speaker 3: Yurka felt it might be the right gift.

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Speaker 1: Krabkabila idea nimste mesi amlu vila odomovie bezeslov.

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Speaker 3: The box was an ideal bridge between them, speaking of

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home without words, yirca nev Yurka didn't hesitate zaplato startsikteri

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se nani usmil apoptal mushchisti. He paid the old man,

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who smiled at him and wished him luck.

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Speaker 1: Yec otraasel spitzka strishchi zikil selechi.

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Speaker 3: As he walked back through the market, he felt lighter.

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Speaker 1: Vidil jekrabicai in samma osobie ale promschlemku kuteros nasova.

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Speaker 3: He knew the box was important, not just in itself,

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but for the thought It symbolized postil Keepitol building snehovepadat.

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When he left the Capitol building, snowflakes began to fall slowly.

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Jerkase smile, Yirka smiled.

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Speaker 1: Hapal jedarquinesoi and omateria niro ale osoi kter vivari mesimi term.

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Speaker 3: He understood that gifts are not just about material value,

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but about the connections we create with those we love

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stim to.

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Speaker 1: Novim vedo mim sevidel spat znadiy jiosesti a seco seg domovakni.

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Speaker 3: With this new awareness, he headed back home, hoping the

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box would bring joy to his sister and carry a

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piece of home to her koviti hostescupo minulosti. This realization

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helped Yurka ease his longing for the past. Ven kuz

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novusil de narospio cherocras no krabchku. Outside, he glanced again

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at the enchanting little box in his hand.

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Speaker 1: Zboa senadejo tikio se yakochlovic teri pravi nacheln yako ye romnisto.

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Speaker 3: He took a deep breath, feeling calm and content, like

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someone who had just found something as precious as his city.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here are today's vocabulary words. First in check, then in English.

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Speaker 3: Swish, gill, Swish gill svishtell howld ulichka ulichka ulich ali

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swatan evin no swat evin svav no muld wine bechivo, bechivo, Beichivo, pastries, Milovana, Milovana, Milovana, beloved,

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Zara Nichi, Zaharaichi, Zahara, Nichi abroad, ketamitzke keamitzke kamzke ceramic os,

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dobi os, dobi ornaments, unkatny unkatni, unkatni unique stank stank

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stanik sto, cistial, cisial, cisio, crystal yem ne yem neh

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yem ne delicate or vsori vsori patterns, vahat vahat vahat hesitate,

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chero krasni, chero krasni, chero crasni, enchanting, spoke, spoke, spoke content,

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drai dra drahni, precious umi ua, domini, realization, all of it,

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all of it, all of it is stesco ste school school, longing,

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ci ci cil glanced snehovev, snehovev snehove snowflakes, materiaia, materiaia, materialia,

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material value, spoyeny, spoyeny, spoyeny, connections, pa pa attracting, zeal

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seal zeal go, moshnost, moshnost monost option o call o

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call o call task must, must, must, Bridge, Miss Schlenka,

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Miss Schlenka, Miss Schlenka thought.

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