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Speaker 2: In this episode, we'll sail through Amsterdam's vibrant canals on
Speaker 2: Cooning's Dag, discovering how a simple game bridge's cultural divides
Speaker 2: and turns strangers into friends.
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Speaker 5: konigstach and face dardi lars no need haile malbo shape
Speaker 5: mar Anika sam partner hotem for sacred dot tundach was
Speaker 5: fo plasir and traditzi. The boat there in the sarchis
Speaker 5: may of the khof Anika strauled from up winning cake
Speaker 5: dar Lars, the floh and the menza, sewisna hooper frolic
Speaker 5: dunce and the menza and kindred the spellagies spilled up
Speaker 5: the goddess swen Anika's knave, thots of the rod from
Speaker 5: the boat zam blick struck rift of Lars heyus al
Speaker 5: ted what howden tave a framed delinger Lars will the
Speaker 5: zogach dil outmarker van these outlat remains hop hey will
Speaker 5: the Anika's family thoughts marker, What could the do Anika
Speaker 5: tevell renard the foe looker house on the hen cake
Speaker 5: Anika klimlachte bermudant varum organizer. You need and spell for
Speaker 5: either rain stell the sapphour so as cook, hopper of
Speaker 5: speker poopa either rain Hotel von large twafold. What does
Speaker 5: that need rutrin marhe realizia as if that did sen
Speaker 5: comes was one fospuslo to Andrew Demaca the home large
Speaker 5: Snell method organizer from an invader maluk spell of the
Speaker 5: boat Hey calls for speaker, pooper and traded junele and
Speaker 5: humoristis activitate com erbe either rain repay, saint stem stave
Speaker 5: and outnoderant anika helped hem the matrial the xammele and
Speaker 5: fless and what a met in speiker ram bevestrt the
Speaker 5: mensa of the omring and the boat the cake and
Speaker 5: news here to tewels van arsland narvo come or may
Speaker 5: the doom. The spawning in the liecht was full bar
Speaker 5: lars said the flesh near and half elkedale namer the
Speaker 5: cons on the speaker and in the latter zack zunda
Speaker 5: venhonda trabrok had luch dot vote was unstake look zelves
Speaker 5: fen bahonte raines tunhaisen bird hut long sam arm come
Speaker 5: either rain out in srub and and to Jos Mahuide
Speaker 5: had spelvet AND's success met Phil Jauchen and Loch. The
Speaker 5: sphere of the boat froundered and in that moment fool
Speaker 5: the Lars Seindele accepteared als the longesam on ma Ring
Speaker 5: feeled the ears to stare above the hate. Lars sod
Speaker 5: nast Anika and fooled the warmth of her arms. Svehenn
Speaker 5: clopped the hem of the schrouder. Then take on acceptazzi
Speaker 5: jehebte ttre Dame Lars says Swen metten knick Lars himlacht
Speaker 5: and on sponde four years since he naredelandos Ricoma fool
Speaker 5: the hezis off a deal outmarked on its specials. The
Speaker 5: culturaia for Srilla lake a minderbillongreg and not half himself
Speaker 5: for Trauer coningstach Peten, darchum neuter for hater and dhar
Speaker 5: varropeesi taus come fulla in the stud Metech and Immensity
Speaker 5: news and Fredvarre.
Speaker 2: Let's take another listen, listen closely to any part you
Speaker 2: may have missed.
Speaker 5: Lars stone top the boat on hiveedor thees hilder achter
Speaker 5: rochtevon Amsterdam.
Speaker 2: Lars stood on the boat, surrounded by the picturesque canals
Speaker 2: of Amsterdam.
Speaker 5: De statvos rult in ze from orgne incleured the destrata
Speaker 5: immensei fill de mitrede.
Speaker 2: The city was draped in a sea of orange, a
Speaker 2: color that filled the streets and people with joy.
Speaker 5: Het vos cooningstach lfey stat Lars nonit heil mal buchheib
Speaker 5: mar Anika zembartner hatem fzeikret dendros fablesir and traditici.
Speaker 2: It was Kooning's Dag, a holiday that Lars didn't fully
Speaker 2: understand yet, but Anika, his partner, had assured him it
Speaker 2: was a day full of fun and tradition.
Speaker 5: The boat den dessurchismee opduhov.
Speaker 2: The boat gently swayed with the waves.
Speaker 5: Anika straudefon opnin.
Speaker 2: Anika beamed with excitement.
Speaker 5: Cak dar Lars de florch and de menz.
Speaker 2: Look over there, Lars, the flags and the people.
Speaker 5: Serves narhopa flogdance and de mensa and kindred speltius spildobd caades.
Speaker 2: She pointed to groups of cheerfully dancing people and children
Speaker 2: playing games on the keys.
Speaker 5: Spin Anika snaef sat sve de romt from the boat
Speaker 5: zemblik strakrichtop.
Speaker 2: Lars Svenanika's cousin, sat silently on the edge of the boat,
Speaker 2: his gaze fixed intently on Lars.
Speaker 5: Hey vos altah t vottruhaudenste fraim de Linge.
Speaker 2: He was always a bit reserved towards strangers.
Speaker 5: Lars Ville de zo raj dil outmark of fondes remains rap.
Speaker 2: Lars wanted so much to be a part of this
Speaker 2: exuberant community.
Speaker 5: Hey vild Anika's famili totsmacher.
Speaker 2: He wanted to make Anika's family proud.
Speaker 5: That could the do f Anika tervell Heynardvoluka house, MSI cake.
Speaker 4: What can we do?
Speaker 2: He asked Anika as he looked at the joyful chaos
Speaker 2: around him.
Speaker 5: Anika jim lachmudn.
Speaker 2: Anika smiled encouragingly.
Speaker 5: Vam orgnisier you need and spell for itd rein stell
Speaker 5: the supur.
Speaker 2: Why don't you organize a game for everyone, she suggested.
Speaker 5: So skookopper off speaker Poopa idrain hauter from.
Speaker 2: Like Cookhoppen or spiker poopen. Everyone loves that larstwifuled Lars
Speaker 2: hesitated that Al said nitrutring. What if it didn't go well?
Speaker 5: Mar He realized as if deldit Sen comes for somzbs.
Speaker 2: But he realized this was his chance to prove himself fast.
Speaker 5: The slow to onseen inlut mac Bahom Lars Snell met
Speaker 5: at organiser from an ivauder my look spell of the boat.
Speaker 2: Determined to make his mark, Lars quickly began organizing a
Speaker 2: simple yet fun game on the boat.
Speaker 5: Hey goes for speker Poope Andredichunelee and Humoristisa Activitate.
Speaker 2: He chose spitchker Popen, a traditional and humorous activity.
Speaker 5: Um erbey id rain repay, Saint stem stave and Outnodrans.
Speaker 2: Come join in everyone. He called his voice strong and inviting.
Speaker 5: Anika helped him the matrial to Fersamle and fleiss en
Speaker 5: Votteau met in speiker rambevestret.
Speaker 2: Anika helped him gather the materials a bottle and some
Speaker 2: string with a nail attached.
Speaker 5: The minsa op the mring and the boat to cake
Speaker 5: and newse heir to tvell's fin arsland narfur come may
Speaker 5: to doom.
Speaker 2: The people on the surrounding boats watched curiously as sven
Speaker 2: hesitantly stepped forward to join.
Speaker 5: In desponding in the lutos fulbar.
Speaker 2: The tension in the air was palpable.
Speaker 5: Lars said to the fless near and huff el kadel
Speaker 5: namer the cons on the speke rintelatzak zuma nhmle to brag.
Speaker 2: Lars set the bottle down and gave each participant the
Speaker 2: chance to lower the nail into it without using their hands.
Speaker 5: Had lach d'lt four vos unstaiklik.
Speaker 2: The ensuing laughter was infectious.
Speaker 5: ZiLs finn bohon tins tunesen Bert had.
Speaker 2: Even spin began to grin when it was his turn.
Speaker 5: Lansame m com iiderin out in sup and it entu
Speaker 5: chos mahouid.
Speaker 2: Slowly everyone came out of their shells and the enthusiasm grew.
Speaker 5: Had spelvert and success met phil Yaunlach.
Speaker 2: The game became a success, with lots of cheering and laughter.
Speaker 5: The sphere of the boat framed, and in that moment
Speaker 5: fool the lars sirin letras accepteart.
Speaker 2: The atmosphere on the boat changed, and in that moment
Speaker 2: Lars felt finally accepted.
Speaker 5: Alst zul lng sam on le Rhing feeled the ears
Speaker 5: to stare abou for thet.
Speaker 2: As the sun slowly set, the first stars appeared above
Speaker 2: the canals.
Speaker 5: Lars sat nast Anika and fooled the devarm to fon
Speaker 5: her arms.
Speaker 2: Lars sat next to Anika and felt the warmth of
Speaker 2: her hand.
Speaker 5: Spin clopped to him up the showder then take if Acceptatzi.
Speaker 2: Sven patted him on the shoulder a sign of acceptance.
Speaker 5: Jehebte tntre dame, Lars say, Spin, mitten knik.
Speaker 2: You did well, Lars said, Spin with a nod.
Speaker 5: Lars him lachte en enspun.
Speaker 2: Lar smiled and relaxed.
Speaker 5: For it erst since he narnede l'an fos regome fool
Speaker 5: de heisi also fidel outmarked fonit specials.
Speaker 2: For the first time since he had come to Nederland,
Speaker 2: he felt like he was part of something special.
Speaker 5: The cultureda for Sriille lake a minder bilomeleke end deelt
Speaker 5: haf himself for Trao.
Speaker 2: The cultural differences seemed less important, and that gave him confidence.
Speaker 5: Coningstach berten, dahom neuta, for hate en dar ar ropes, taos,
Speaker 5: comful in the stout mete brat rachte and immensitynusin fri de.
Speaker 2: Varre Koningsdag became a day to never forget, a day
Speaker 2: where he could feel at home in the city with
Speaker 2: the beautiful canals and the people who were now his friends.
Speaker 3: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 3: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Speaker 5: Side sild, side, picturesque, hojult, hoult, hohult, draped, outre lata, autrelata,
Speaker 5: outre lata, exuberant, the mudafran, the mudran, the mudafran.
Speaker 2: Encouragingly today, fuld today, fold today, fuld hesitated.
Speaker 5: Fust beslowter, fust beoslowter, fust beslowter, determined, humo ristic, whomore rests,
Speaker 5: humo ristic, humorous, news here, news here, news here, curiously, arsilent, arsolent, arsolent, hesitantly, spawning, spawning, spawning, tension, unstake, look, unstake, look,
Speaker 5: unstake look, infectious, enthusiasma, enthusiosmer, enthusiasma.
Speaker 2: Enthusiasm, Yeah, yeh.
Speaker 5: Yeh cheering, souder, souder souder, shoulder ha accept teared ha
Speaker 5: accept teared hao accepteared accepted. Culturee la first rille culturell
Speaker 5: le first relea.
Speaker 2: Culturee la first reille cultural differences.
Speaker 5: Zilftrau, zilvertrau, zilftrau. Confidence, Goddess, goddess, goddess kiss to the
Speaker 5: houdened to ru houdened to the howden reserved house house
Speaker 5: house chaos, dende dende, dende suede z z z c
Speaker 5: froow looker throw looker throw looker joyfol traditi traditi traditi tradition, faster, faster,
Speaker 5: faster holiday holfo holfo holfen waves success, success, success, success, cullach, culloch,
Speaker 5: culloch laughter or honeysier or honeysi or honeysier organized varm
Speaker 5: two worm two varm two warmth.
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