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In this episode, we'll uncover how Eldie's quest for the
perfect Gift reveals the true spirit of Christmas, blending tradition,
love and personal touches in the enchanting streets of Strasbourg.
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the tankiete par elodiz Sophie and sorrier truth uscious tia,
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special el pace, devondeesetale, the decoracim artisanal, the chocola femaison,
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and trode grand boutique an artisan ivended the manifiggiourn on
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comes ulissimontres latoncion, son amour, elodis, approcia, distounded artisan souri
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message sences or a premier pages politic monamour and espers
portepance pressius alpelle l'artisan satan aninaomeo POAs rottier de sisipol
blelon de l'aur marche vera sortie di marchi elodicsu sante
soula gi x cite pur noel souccuaredoui errentridu ponci y
dee mucium bien priscue daljean ud grandeer en sortain de marchis,
elodi contricue la saint cerriti ilifernde aguado special e, la
vegani and confience non s capacitia expremen soon la mour
so noel e saveguilicro senttire con vialett aliert treversu geurnale
avecan suri rolre elodi atrepa ve la maiso noel promete
de trevremond special satagny.
Speaker 1: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed.
Speaker 5: Strasbour Re t tillinini pa la maggi de Noel.
Speaker 1: Strasbourgs was illuminated by the magic of Christmas.
Speaker 5: Le roue te plein delnier santien till Marche de noelli
tri brndo rille.
Speaker 1: The streets were full of sparkling lights, and the Marche
de Noel was vibrant with life.
Speaker 5: Eludi marche lante monparmili standees enervelle pa la bouti rue tour.
Speaker 1: Del Elidi walked slowly among the stalls, amazed by the
beauty around her.
Speaker 5: El santelu du parfen die von chu egipandi pie futon
a le fre de l vere.
Speaker 1: She could smell the sweet scent of vaisho and gingerbread
wafting through the crisp winter air.
Speaker 5: Eludi em noel nechetni el saintiete de trouville querdo parfepol
son partners.
Speaker 1: Ilidi loved Christmas, but every year she worried about finding
the perfect gift for Luke, her partner.
Speaker 5: El voule a presnt quiemntrere tou soon na moure son
a precision.
Speaker 1: She wanted a present that would show all her love
and appreciation.
Speaker 5: Sous bondon ave court dei es sou sonte per di.
Speaker 1: However, with so many choices, she felt lost.
Speaker 5: Soufi soneni proche la compagne.
Speaker 1: Sophie, her close friend, was accompanying her.
Speaker 5: Ne ten quiete pa Eludi dizez soufien suria.
Speaker 1: Don't worry, l d said Sofie with a smile.
Speaker 5: Trute cochius tier disons pourvu.
Speaker 1: D find something that has meaning for both of you.
Speaker 5: Elud rouchell et tete cherchon que cochius d'espiciel.
Speaker 1: Ilodi nodded, searching for something special.
Speaker 5: El pace den de jeel de dicortiznale de chu co
la faissu de diju unique.
Speaker 1: She passed by stalls of handmade decorations, homemade chocolates and
unique jewelry.
Speaker 5: Marien Nissan, le co respoon, resette, mont a sequeli maggine.
Speaker 1: But nothing seemed to match exactly what she envisioned.
Speaker 5: Le marchis tebundi. The market was crowded, lejonrier lessonois e
lud snti la pressionti.
Speaker 1: People were laughing, children were playing, and Ilodi felt the
pressure building.
Speaker 5: El voule cu sonqudo sour perfe.
Speaker 1: She wanted her gift to be perfect.
Speaker 5: El pri gand respiracion dicida de sou con sin quer
cochus de personelle fema.
Speaker 1: She took a deep breath and decided to focus on
something personal and handmade, a pre.
Speaker 5: Moment e la perciur peutista niche trudu grand boutique.
Speaker 1: After a while, she spotted a small stand nestled between
two large shops.
Speaker 5: An artisan yvone de mani fig giurnon fir personalize.
Speaker 1: An artisan was selling beautiful personalized leather journals.
Speaker 5: There visite parfet.
Speaker 1: They were perfect.
Speaker 5: Rique Metiutidia.
Speaker 1: Lack loved writing and kept a daily journal.
Speaker 5: A guer do come sulimur.
Speaker 1: A gift like this would show her care and love.
Speaker 5: Deludica proca distant.
Speaker 1: Elodie approached the stand.
Speaker 5: L'artisan sourie correction.
Speaker 1: The artisan smiled and showed her the entire collection.
Speaker 5: Vuuve l'anterie s ficquetille.
Speaker 1: You can add a message inside, he explained.
Speaker 5: Eludicoisjour nilgo avecin Couvertimaron.
Speaker 1: Ilodi chose an elegant journal with a brown leather cover.
Speaker 5: El Refricia monmn qriilla message since so premier pages, poor
luck mona mour an espace porte precieuse.
Speaker 1: She thought for a moment and wrote a heartfelt message
on the first page for look my love, a space
for your precious thoughts.
Speaker 5: El pelle l'artiso sonto aninomu po so routieri de si.
Speaker 1: She paid the artisan, feeling a huge weight lift off
her shoulders.
Speaker 5: Lellon de l'aur mache verlees sorti di marchi iludicu sonte
sou la gi ixiti pour meel.
Speaker 1: As they walked towards the market exit, Iliedi felt relieved
and excited for Christmas.
Speaker 5: Cucuire dotere ren pri du bonci id muciu bien priusque
d'Al jean u du grander.
Speaker 1: This gift was filled with thoughts and emotions, much more
than money or grandeur.
Speaker 5: An shortn dii marchi iludi contricui le saint ceriti ili
faun de ra guerdou speciel.
Speaker 1: As she left the market, Ilidy understood that sincerity and
effort made a gift special e.
Speaker 5: La vegenien confience non seguepeciitaix frimai soon la mour.
Speaker 1: She gained confidence in her ability to express her love.
Speaker 5: So noel el save guilric cro sontie re con niel
tour nee eliet trever sujion mel.
Speaker 1: This Christmas, she knew lic would feel how much she
cared for him through this journal.
Speaker 5: A ve can suri roulevre Iludi ettripa ve la maisou.
Speaker 1: With a smile on her face, Ilode hurried home.
Speaker 5: NoREL promete de trevremenspiciere.
Speaker 1: Saetaini Christmas promised to be truly special this year.
Speaker 3: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.
Speaker 5: Le marche, le marche, le marche, the market, listande listand
listand the stalls. Le parfa, le parfon, le barfa. The
scent lique do lique, do let cau do, the gift, latison, latison, latiso,
the artisan, lu Jonelle, lu jonelle, vignelle.
Speaker 1: The journal, lequeur, lequeur, lequeie, the.
Speaker 5: Leather blefa, liffar, li fa, the effort, La confiance, la confiance,
la confiance, the confidence, limousien, limousien, limousium, the emotion la gendere,
la gandeur, la gandeer the grandeur, Le maissage, lemissage, le message,
the message, La sn cierriti, la sn cierriti, lai san ciriiti,
the sincerity dimini, dillmini illini, to illuminate, a compagnie, a compaigni,
a compaigni, to accompany, Saint citti, Saint citi, saan citi,
to worry, correspond, correspond, correspond to.
Speaker 1: Match, niche niche, nichschi to nesli gen Ye gien ye
gen Ye, The gain.
Speaker 5: Liponsi, liponsi, lipon si, The thoughts, Labricion, labricion, labrici, The
pressure Santien, Santien, Saintiyan.
Speaker 1: Sparkling bire Berri here to wander.
Speaker 5: Fluti fluty flutey, the float Laespirascium, Laespirascium, laespiracium. The breath lecollection,
l coolection Lagolexiu, the collection Leabouti, Labouti, Laboutti, The beauty
on Visgi en visagi on visgi, to envision, lurier, leurier, leurier,
the excre me x pre me, expre me to express.
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