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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll discover how a snowy night transforms
Speaker 3: an anxious holiday hostess into a beacon of gratitude and love,
Speaker 3: reminding us all of the true essence of Christmas connection.
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Speaker 1: I exuterka i elara itan apascolimenis de guzina itele and
Speaker 1: etimasio tellio diipno yet in orthodoxy cristigeniatici s in gendrositi
Speaker 1: secoyenias ecardiat is tipayegrigora. For women, it is sendasis keta
Speaker 1: microprovilemata puigan progepsiitis pro women as ronez monopetus, ipilhigimiamegalithi la
Speaker 1: juneu populus and a catastericity in aphyx caption singenon ijetos
Speaker 1: and hoosina tacaniolammoniitis f tijos osisigostis or demetrios kia derfiitis
Speaker 1: is sophia itanechi yenet is prospherum, voethia o demitrios and
Speaker 1: elevena frondisinus trothito trapezi and no is sophia frondizeyatachristogeniaticas to olidia,
Speaker 1: masi catapha and ametatrepasun to saloni sena, parametheno, topillo, putimize coogenie,
Speaker 1: chital pori eelara tuseepharistise a la mesat is, gratuzia comat
Speaker 1: to a hoostis, taxis ketysteliotitas or adepnu i proticalles meni
Speaker 1: ihanf tasi kitayaya yemi, santos, pitti komos exapnika or la
Speaker 1: tafota es visen ionothiela ihprokalsidia, kopi revmatos e elara panikovilithike posta,
Speaker 1: borusenetelia ivradia, horris foske thermodita almos or demetrios protenekata, plochiomorpho
Speaker 1: an absent zaiki kioly mase eftican heiro two tiatka mirake,
Speaker 1: megognac kee marmelada, keys to reesarchisan is toes pojes a poyev, machristo,
Speaker 1: jennon yemis and horo is estasia kill a rappi pere
Speaker 1: evalent in elara any of the possy pragmaticism cristjenon iteni
Speaker 1: syndici klota cathos en si hi a meta trapic sev
Speaker 1: Mussini eelara kitexto, demetrio kety Sophia ka Cathlepto, Marie Bolenko
Speaker 1: yeg itanola O sakriazod pragmatica eelarasito pieposo pragmatic Costisa rose
Speaker 1: brisket in a plotmis. The Mirugonda says it is pure
Speaker 1: morphs and amnissis.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Ior t and di lino ketos pity t selaras it
Speaker 1: yemato fos kistasia.
Speaker 3: It was twilight and Alora's house was filled with light
Speaker 3: and warmth.
Speaker 1: Exoterica toetipanus Tilli the Mirugonde's na mayev tiki.
Speaker 3: Kona Outside, the snow was falling quietly on the ground,
Speaker 3: creating a magical scene.
Speaker 1: I elaramelis niko kira ita apascolimenis de guzina.
Speaker 3: Alara, a diligent housewife, was busy in the kitchen.
Speaker 1: Itely e Timasio Telio did no yet in orthodoxicristo yenati
Speaker 1: ki singhendroenies.
Speaker 3: She wanted to prepare the perfect dinner for the Orthodox
Speaker 3: Christmas family gathering.
Speaker 1: Ikardiatis tipa yegrira for wumeniti sendhasis kita mikru provilmatta puighen
Speaker 1: prochipsitis pro womens rougnez.
Speaker 3: Her heart was beating rapidly, fearing the tensions and minor
Speaker 3: issues that had arisen in previous years.
Speaker 1: Mono fetos ipihi kimiya megalithie la ju nu popelucia nakatisterisity
Speaker 1: affixi capi singenon.
Speaker 3: Only this year. There was also a big snowstorm threatening
Speaker 3: to delay the arrival of some relatives.
Speaker 1: Ijitoshn josina ta caniola monitis.
Speaker 3: She was so stressed to do everything alone ef ti.
Speaker 1: Jos osisiostis oh themitrius quia verfitis is sophia iteki yena
Speaker 1: t is prus ferun vuitia.
Speaker 3: Fortunately, her husband Demetrios and her sister Sophia were there
Speaker 3: to offer their.
Speaker 1: Help Odemitrius aella Vena frondisinas Rosito Trapezi and no Is
Speaker 1: Sophia Frondizeeta Cristuenati Castolidia.
Speaker 3: Dimitrios took on the task of setting the table, while
Speaker 3: Sophia took care of the Christmas decorations.
Speaker 1: Masi kata for and ameta trepsun to saloni sena paramtheeno
Speaker 1: topillo puimiseek kit alpuri.
Speaker 3: Together they managed to transform the living room into a
Speaker 3: fairy tale landscape reminiscent of family warmth.
Speaker 1: Yelara tu sefistise a la mesa dis caratusa coma tin
Speaker 1: houstis taxis kittysteliot.
Speaker 3: Tes Alara thanked them, but inside she still held onto
Speaker 3: the anxiety of order and perfection.
Speaker 1: Rap i prot cales meeni inftasi kita ye ya ye
Speaker 1: mi santos pitti.
Speaker 3: Dinner time arrived. The first guests had arrived, and laughter
Speaker 3: filled the house.
Speaker 1: Kiomus kseevnika o la tafotes visen.
Speaker 3: Yet suddenly all the lights went out.
Speaker 1: Ichionthiel ihipro kalesi diako pirevmatus.
Speaker 3: The snowstorm had caused a power outage.
Speaker 1: I e lara panicovilik Alara panicked posta buruslia ivradya horis fosmotita.
Speaker 1: How could the night be perfect without light and warmth,
Speaker 1: almost oh Demitrios p morfo.
Speaker 3: However, Dutrios suggested something simple and beautiful.
Speaker 1: Annabsan zai ki ki mazevka jiro tu.
Speaker 3: They lit the fireplace and everyone gathered around it.
Speaker 1: Mira keegnaclava quisti sarchizen.
Speaker 3: Little drinks with kognac and jam were made, and the
Speaker 3: stories began.
Speaker 1: Is does jessen ye mismo.
Speaker 3: Tales from old times. Christmas afternoons filled the room.
Speaker 1: Isa kie rapi perievllara.
Speaker 3: The warmth and love surrounded Alara.
Speaker 1: Angy of the posi pragmati kio j.
Speaker 3: She felt that the true meaning of Christmas was connection,
Speaker 3: not perfection.
Speaker 1: Eni si hi a meta trasini.
Speaker 3: As the night continued, anxiety turned into gratitude.
Speaker 1: Yellara kitri kity sofia kiska ji cathilepto Marie.
Speaker 3: Alara looked at Demetrios and Sophia and thought that perhaps
Speaker 3: she didn't need to have every detail under control.
Speaker 1: Ye itanola osaria pragmatica.
Speaker 3: The love of family and their shared evening were all
Speaker 3: they truly needed.
Speaker 1: Yelarao pie pragmatic ostis rose vrisquy testina pietisms. The Mirgunda
Speaker 1: said it is pure morphes and amnisis.
Speaker 3: Alara realized that the real treasure lies in the simplicity
Speaker 3: and warmth of the moment, thus creating the most beautiful memories.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Greek, then in English.
Speaker 1: To de lino, to de lino, to the lino, twilight Inikoquira,
Speaker 1: inkoquira in Koquira, housewife, eguzina, eguzina, ecuzina, Kitchen is in gandrosi,
Speaker 1: is in gendroci is in gandrosy gathering i end as
Speaker 1: i end as i end asc tension, tomikro problema, tomikro problema,
Speaker 1: tomikro problema. Issue is in Genese, is in Genese, is
Speaker 1: in Yenese. Relatives ethel anew ethela, your new ethela, your
Speaker 1: new snowstorm, to trapezzi, to trapezi, to trapezi, table tastolidia, tastolidia,
Speaker 1: ta'st olivia, decorations, Tossaloni, tossaloni, tossaloni, living room, totpillo, totopillo, totpillo, landscape,
Speaker 1: toparamethi toparamethi, toparamythi, fairy tale, idiacopirev, matush idiacopirev matush idia,
Speaker 1: kopi rev matus, power outage Tojaki Tojaki to Jaki, fireplace ienisihia,
Speaker 1: enisihia I anisihia anxiety, iev no Mossini, iev no Mussini,
Speaker 1: iev no Mossignni, gratitude, italiotita, italyotita, itally tita, perfection, ivravia, ivravia, ivravia,
Speaker 1: evening ia, plotita ia, plotita i a plotita, simplicity is
Speaker 1: aestasja istasia is is dasja warmth i anamnesis e anamniss
Speaker 1: i an amneces memories othisavrose, othis avrose, othis avrose, Treasure
Speaker 1: is in this, He is in this, He is in
Speaker 1: this sea connection istoria, historia, historia, tale ifotja, ifotja, effotja
Speaker 1: fire an absen an absen an absen what iev no Mossini,
Speaker 1: iev no, Moussini, iev no monsigni, gratitude anisihia, anisihia I
Speaker 1: anisihia anxiety oil and huse oil and huse oilenhuse control.
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