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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll journey through a magical prog Christmas
as Jan discovers the true strength in leaning on others
and embracing the spirit of mutual support.
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Speaker 1: Kladnisimvs do alko.
Speaker 3: V vote no, atmospher jan vladi, stavit swim obavam and
aftievid most sam tell tv rados adokaat sam sobie zavisi
as Hopney, daveld berif shude, jan Krachel, Pomelo, davalpos or, nakrusko,
lajh bupot, nohamma cap sail in halat or ti tam
proist totusoval, doufhal jehonna stakramkus remessunimi europe aldo val the
turiste Obi Neno, pomeslelsi, griepropeto, davem alpaado ahodstel namashim said
bet with doha kobi stratki slik statilova a blame addihat
panicatla ride colemnes mali messis tan keb slicet smi accolade
yancees nagils treadit a rasli zasta wil snagi sena de
note al schotto carel a petra dvatsi since shimoji petratopela
poovam zetala sem jan laadjo jan poiv lavol na capesni
in halato carelodl anze nicolikrat dech note leg yan skil
mun rudnik petre muptlramenostatni the claus tonija nas la bost
jansennai usmal pop veza siten then opravdu usmal uvi doo
mels genzavis lost nesna menadlatch no sam um reads opomotsk
pomos it is in two Potsitulian volco ou Levo, karlov
moos nini pad nichi van lasa intensive a, vidrazovigil novivis
nam si veva net attack grice and lochios carlem a
petro vigil jetento denboamatovad ne en procras uvar prase alo
jescot nasi lasochiva tom nebat sepoja oomoto potreba.
Speaker 1: Let's take a another listen. Listen closely to any parts
you may have missed. Vladni zimnivs dzaov al carlov mostya
koyem nisavoi the cold winter air shrouded kolo must like
a delicate veil.
Speaker 3: Vauchni svitladra odre ki voltavi dvosira.
Speaker 1: Ko zel no at mos ferrukolem. Christmas lights reflected off
the veka botaba, creating a magical atmosphere all around.
Speaker 3: Jan vladi che se postavit svim obavam an avshchivit most.
Speaker 1: Sam Jan, a young Czech man, decided to confront his
fears and visit the bridge alone.
Speaker 3: Kielsikituvanuchni radost ado kazat sam sobie ji nesavi sri as hoopni.
Speaker 1: He wanted to feel the Christmas joy and proved to
himself that he was independent and capable. Daviligi brihude. Crowds
of people were everywhere.
Speaker 3: Jenkracelpo maru davalposor nakrusko lajama.
Speaker 1: Juan walked slowly, paying attention to the slippery cobblestones beneath
his feet.
Speaker 3: Cup se tiki inhlati tamproisval.
Speaker 1: In his pocket, he felt the inhaler he had tucked
away just in case dufal jehone. He hoped he wouldn't
need it.
Speaker 3: Zastavil kramkuz remesuni mi viup asledoval yek turiste obgivu male
figurka asvati.
Speaker 1: He stopped at the stalls with handcrafted goods, watching tourists
admire the small figurines of baby Jesus and saints nenio takeoslelsdavem.
It's not so hard, he thought to himself as he
wove through the crowd. Ale epase a de sistl nama vishim.
But then it got colder and his breathing became labored
beat zia kobistrati kislik. His heart started beating faster and
the air seemed to lose oxygen.
Speaker 3: Stachilo lahi ahopismina dichat.
Speaker 1: A moment's hesitation was enough for his lungs to start
forgetting how to breathe. Panicaa panic overtook.
Speaker 3: Him likolemnes mali mesis thanks.
Speaker 1: People around him were laughing, and between the stalls, laughter
and carols could be heard. Yes alasi Jun tried to concentrate,
but his hands trembled.
Speaker 3: Zastavil snag senade alto.
Speaker 1: He stopped trying to breathe, but it wasn't working. Carel
a petra dvatsizince sif Shimli Poiji Carra and petherrp two foreigners,
noticed his distress. Petre oh compilahovam. Petra immediately approached. Can
I help you, Zela, she asked gently.
Speaker 3: Yan La paju ien pokiva.
Speaker 1: Lavo Yeah, gasping for air, just nodded. O cazl nakapesni
in halato. He pointed to the pocket inhaler carel mu
Anceplira dele Kara handed it to him, and Jen managed
to take a few puffs of the medication yenzikill yeeik.
Juan felt his chest finally relax. Petra mupt el skip nrameno.
Peta patted him on the shoulder in a friendly manners.
Tatni clas uvem. Sometimes we need others, she said, with
a smile. Toadna sla boste, that's not a weakness. Jen
sennai u smile. Popreves den opravdu usmile. Jan smiled back
at her, really smiling for the first time that day.
Speaker 3: Uvie do melsi genavislos ne menady ratche no sam.
Speaker 1: He realized that independence doesn't mean doing everything alone nts.
Sometimes it's important to know how to ask for help.
Speaker 3: Jikomosis insu poti kilian velco ovo.
Speaker 1: Thanks to the help of strangers, Jung felt great relief.
Karlov mos na ko ze nichi. Karlov must now looked
even more enchanting.
Speaker 3: Vanna intensevni a vi odrazovigil novi vis nam si vevsayem.
Speaker 1: The Christmas lights shone more intensely, and in their reflection
he saw a new meaning of strength and mutual support.
Speaker 3: Attack and lo chils carlem a petro ville giel jetento
den siama grat.
Speaker 1: And so as youm said goodbye to Carrel and Petra,
he knew that he would remember this day for a
long time.
Speaker 3: Naen procrasuva prase al iku jeskutch na silas pochiva tom nebat.
Speaker 1: Not only for the beauty of Christmas in prava, but
also for the feeling that true strength lies in not
being afraid to ask for help when needed.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Check, then in English.
Speaker 3: Zaharoval, zahaloval, zaharoval, shrouded yemeni jem ni yem delicate, zavoi zavoi, zavoi, faildragladrajeladrajla, reflected,
scopni scopni, spi, capable, glusco, glusco, glusco, slippery, blash boo,
glash bou blash boo, cobblestones in halator, in halator, in halator, in.
Speaker 1: Heller, shoval, schoval, shoval, tucked mesmes, crafted, figurke, figurke, figurke, figurines.
Speaker 3: Zavahani, zavahani, Zavahaani, hesitation, namahavishi, Nama, Javier Sheme, Namala, Javier Sheme, labored.
Speaker 1: Kiss, sleek, kis, sleek kiss, sleek, oxygen, bretze, bretze, brit
lungs Panica, Panica, vanka panic fastly, fastly, fastly, trembled, Botigi, Potigi, Potigi, distress,
Yemenia yem nah yem nah gently lapaye, lapaye, lap bay ye, gasping.
Speaker 3: Dech notch, notch note puffs, herodnique, herodnique, herodnique est v
vollnu yeah, relax nezavislos nezsavis lost nessavislost independence, sei artisans
vizaem neh vziem neh viziem ne mutual but bose butt
bose support obdif obdif obdif appreciation Va how Va, how
va hol hesitated cole zel Nichi cole heel Nichi hoo
zel ni shi enchanting.
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