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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the serendipitous meeting of Bram
Speaker 3: and a Nuke in a bustling Amsterdam cafe, where art,
Speaker 3: conversation and a sprinkle of courage lead to friendship and
Speaker 3: a new sense of belonging.
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Speaker 1: In Kusko in Amsterdam colet's there's an arm Hetros and
Speaker 1: devar machur from blomst and rustrepleck by, the Tafels stunned,
Speaker 1: the ditt of oo car and Elko stool was busted,
Speaker 1: heiser les stool band tafel by Joma Frausert, the cake
Speaker 1: news here runned in the Drugazak Bloon fooled and the
Speaker 1: candle on zachar head ob comer my must ernstter Arceland
Speaker 1: fouche is Thesi stool fray the Yoma Frau cake op
Speaker 1: and Himmler, the frindlek Sacer higher hum Ik, ben Annuk
Speaker 1: steldes if four bloon knicked, the flesh boom, the haz
Speaker 1: Orchester well, Hevingsitter Arnuk was net for housed now Amsterdam
Speaker 1: for her band in the outhhave ray she pour bearded
Speaker 1: the Stadteleriken and fool thems and beechy flora the well
Speaker 1: Blum still sen Cappuccino, Bostelde and s skretsbook opened marked
Speaker 1: anukop what had taken the headwas and Portre's heads from
Speaker 1: the rot mezzain Bob and bougis Oh that is moy
Speaker 1: igban alted all interested waste in taking say Anuk and
Speaker 1: tuciost bloom cakeop frost door obrecht interesse. Here wasn comes
Speaker 1: on immant and muddism passidelde by the word the blay
Speaker 1: for hammer in saint kill her looker first sayin of
Speaker 1: that Momentesa blums out the frindin bloom rips a frolic out,
Speaker 1: Oh mumple the Blum and Baig in their vose martessas
Speaker 1: Legtra and Wes had helped the sphere to unsponner cesteldes
Speaker 1: if for an Anuk and at his sprak km Oprahm
Speaker 1: there well was a sprague Foretelda Annuk over her newer
Speaker 1: leaf in Amsterdam had his sprague wet leavender and brom
Speaker 1: fools estates mere obse marc Anuk, Sachim brams O d
Speaker 1: heserob maconteful had half hard and raful from forebonden hait
Speaker 1: na and taji is a tessa that se verda must
Speaker 1: mafourdd severhing half the brom and bermurdr and Nikia dot
Speaker 1: herut he kender knew was that moment broom William misrim
Speaker 1: no ruk offspraker Omzamat had taken oftenten tone standing to
Speaker 1: bezuk fur anuk Blum blows to umbeche mark nicht instament
Speaker 1: Yeah that liked melok and for the hay send angst
Speaker 1: la sam fravarenes so whistle the telephone numers out and
Speaker 1: himlacht al car devell anouk the coffee bar fried fools
Speaker 1: as if erchnz ain't de lectouse broom k karna dunk
Speaker 1: bar for the old mooting and say nias elfretrau indeed
Speaker 1: knusu koffi ruki baon knit a laine in niwo frinshub
Speaker 1: markok and Frisia's start for bade in and stopped full
Speaker 1: more liquide.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you
Speaker 3: may have missed in.
Speaker 1: Knus koffyruki in Amsterdam com brombine med sains reds bog
Speaker 1: drazen arm.
Speaker 3: In a cozy coffee nook in Amsterdam. Brahm walked in
Speaker 3: with his sketchbook under his arm.
Speaker 1: Hetrosen druke lentodoch and the var macheur fonfers zetto coffe
Speaker 1: hing in Delucht.
Speaker 3: It was a busy spring day and the warm smell
Speaker 3: of freshly brewed coffee hung in the air.
Speaker 1: Boom zorta rust replique my the dahfels stundedt opokr and
Speaker 1: elka stool loosposit.
Speaker 3: Bram looked for a quiet spot, but the tables were
Speaker 3: closely packed and every chair was taken.
Speaker 1: Heizer halaistool ba and dahfel bar you frausert.
Speaker 3: He saw an empty chair at a table where a
Speaker 3: young woman was sitting.
Speaker 1: Sigke news here hunt in the drukasak.
Speaker 3: She was looking around curiously in the busy place.
Speaker 1: Boom fooled in begind the unzikert opcombe mahe must airnsit.
Speaker 3: Bram felt a familiar uneasiness rising, but he needed to
Speaker 3: sit somewhere.
Speaker 1: Arslan fourche is dasistoolfre.
Speaker 3: Hesitantly, he asked, is this seat free?
Speaker 1: Do you ma frau cake op e himler to free Niluk.
Speaker 3: The young woman looked up and smiled kindly.
Speaker 1: Zeiker haierham sure go ahead, ik ben ah Nuk. Still
Speaker 1: this is if.
Speaker 3: I'm a nuk, She introduced herself.
Speaker 1: Bum knik de frele.
Speaker 3: Bram nodded shyly.
Speaker 1: Boom dezachchistervel hechings.
Speaker 3: Bram, he said softly as he sat down.
Speaker 5: A nukro was.
Speaker 1: Net for houst now Amsterdom for her bahn in the autrevray.
Speaker 3: Anuk had just moved to Amsterdam for her job in publishing.
Speaker 1: Supobiarded de stotlriken fools imsenbiiflor.
Speaker 3: She was trying to get to know the city and
Speaker 3: sometimes felt a bit lost.
Speaker 1: Develle Blum still senka puccino bostelde enceins Hetzbuk opened mirked anukken.
Speaker 3: While Brahm quietly ordered his cappuccino and opened his sketch book.
Speaker 3: Anuk noticed what he was drawing.
Speaker 1: Hetloss and pots heads from thet betsembo embojis.
Speaker 3: It was a beautiful sketch of the canal with its
Speaker 3: arched bridges and boats. Oh thet is mooi, oh, that's beautiful.
Speaker 1: Igben alta l interesser trevest in, taking se anuk and tucciost.
Speaker 3: I've always been interested in drawing, said a new enthusiastically.
Speaker 1: Bloom cake op flost door obrecht interes.
Speaker 3: Brahm looked up, surprised by her genuine interest.
Speaker 1: Here of un comes o immontal monte disent passi dielde
Speaker 1: ma devor debray fhammer in Saint kil.
Speaker 3: Here was a chance to meet someone who shared his passion.
Speaker 3: But the words stuck in his throat.
Speaker 1: Rulucur furshrayne opda momenteesa blums au de frindin.
Speaker 3: Luckily, at that moment, Tessa Brahm's old friend appeared. Bulum
Speaker 3: Brahm repsu fro lookout, she called out, cheerfully. Oh monpo
Speaker 3: de blam them beechinervos, Oh, muttered Brahm, a bit nervous.
Speaker 3: Martesa's luttra and wesht helped to the sphere to uns,
Speaker 3: but Tessa's breezy presence helped ease the atmosphere.
Speaker 1: Sestel des if for an ahnuk and its hasprik chromobram.
Speaker 3: She introduced herself to a Nuk and the conversation got going.
Speaker 1: Develle's a Sprague Fortel the Anuk over her new leaf
Speaker 1: in Amsterdam.
Speaker 3: As they talked, Anuk shared about her new life in Amsterdam, het.
Speaker 1: Hasprik ertlife in the m brom fool des if states
Speaker 1: mere ops Mark.
Speaker 3: The conversation became lively, and Bram felt more and more
Speaker 3: at ease.
Speaker 1: Anuk sa riim brams oh d'atees mac.
Speaker 3: Anuk saw in Brahm's eyes that he started feeling comfortable.
Speaker 1: He's half hardenfool for Forbonen eight.
Speaker 3: It gave her a of connection nah and de.
Speaker 1: Chise Dessa del sevedra must.
Speaker 3: After a while, Tessa said she had to go.
Speaker 1: Marfour del severeching ruff Seblom and Bermuder Knichia d'ltei Ruteken.
Speaker 3: But before she left, she gave Brahm an encouraging nod
Speaker 3: that he recognized well.
Speaker 1: Nuvost moment now is the moment Blum William miss Rin
Speaker 1: norunkier offsprak Onsama had taken an often Tanton standing to Bezuke.
Speaker 3: Bram. Would you maybe like to meet up again to
Speaker 3: draw together or visit an exhibition?
Speaker 5: Four A Nuk.
Speaker 1: Asked Nuk Blum blowster m bechie mark knichte.
Speaker 3: Instement Bram blushed a little but nodded agreeably.
Speaker 1: Ja Detle liked muluk On toward de Hay, saying, unst
Speaker 1: langsam for.
Speaker 3: Farns, Yes, I'd like that, he replied, his fear slowly fading, so.
Speaker 1: Wistled the telephone numers out and hrimlacht n alkar.
Speaker 3: They exchanged phone numbers and smiled at each other.
Speaker 1: Tervel anuk de koffi bar frite fools as if erchns
Speaker 1: ain't de lectous.
Speaker 3: As a Nuke left the coffee bar, she finally felt
Speaker 3: at home somewhere.
Speaker 1: Blum Ca karna dunk bar for the undmuting and Saint nazelftrau.
Speaker 3: Braham watched her leave, grateful for the meeting and his
Speaker 3: newfound self confidence.
Speaker 1: Indeed, nusu koffiuki bauholm knet a laine in niue friems
Speaker 1: rub mar ocn frisius start for bay in installed full more.
Speaker 3: In this cozy coffee nook, not only a new friendship began,
Speaker 3: but also a fresh start for both in a city
Speaker 3: full of possibilities.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary. Words first in Dutch, then in English.
Speaker 5: Canous, canoose, canouse.
Speaker 3: Cozy, goffi ukia, goffi uki, goffi uki, coffee, nook, sritz, buk,
Speaker 3: switz buk, sritz buk, sketchbook, unziker, height, nzi her head on, sake,
Speaker 3: her head, uneasiness.
Speaker 1: Arsilent, arsilent, arsilent.
Speaker 3: Hesitantly, news here, news here, news here, curiously.
Speaker 1: Out here foray out haavoray out here, foray.
Speaker 3: Publishing, begin, begin begin familiar still, the four still, the
Speaker 3: four still, the four introduced.
Speaker 1: And tohost and to shiost.
Speaker 5: And to shust.
Speaker 1: Enthusiastically, oprichte, oprichte, obrichte, genuine, bussy, bossy, bussy, passion, first rain,
Speaker 1: first rain, first ram appeared. Flolug thoug thlolug cheerfully leuretere leeuchte, leuretere, breezy,
Speaker 1: leavendre leevender leivender, lively forbounden, hate forbundenhete forbunden hate, connection, nervous, nervous, nervous, nervous,
Speaker 1: The mudherrant, the muderran, the muderrant, encouraging, tin tone stelling,
Speaker 1: tin tone stelling, tin tone stelling, exhibition connecte qnecte connecte nodded, Zellfertrau, Zilftrau, Zelftrau,
Speaker 1: self confidence freezes, Start.
Speaker 5: Fleeces, start.
Speaker 3: Freezes, start fresh Start, More, Lecade, more Lecade, more, Legade, Possibilities,
Speaker 3: Roustre Lustre, Roustre Quiet, beau brug beau bo arched bridges, Blowster, blowster, blowster, blushed,
Speaker 3: this sild, this silvisald exchanged, slim Lahchte, frim Lachte, flim Lachte, smiled,
Speaker 3: dung bar, dung bar, dung bar grateful.
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