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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll uncover the heartwarming holiday charm as
Speaker 1: two friends navigate gift giving blunders and discovering the true
Speaker 1: spirit of Christmas at the bustling berliner Hopbonhoff.
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Speaker 5: veren de Frouer klang fon Wenatslida and Dorstillo Swete Drausia
Speaker 5: and zanft schnef for the horn glass venting Klaus stant
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Speaker 5: who blabbed greater noir marmal dey Eliza to the sept
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Speaker 5: de sigaheimness fail oh ichor avida the Klaus wearant dras
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Speaker 5: kashenk on grinste danzeen viaml mandisi on ivnete s drennan
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Speaker 5: Klaus vodod oh tot malite greater hechtagte du mouchtestnoye gerrichte lernen,
Speaker 5: greater shooted than kop on reich timshenk naelos pak is
Speaker 5: OUs Klaus f netadespapia on the einschal oh einshal frakt
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Speaker 5: born greater kihetter on a clete der schall is twerdinen
Speaker 5: bruder klaus ichvoit did in Viktor tenseidon by the zanzi
Speaker 5: un on finger and so lachen wesen veplich and lustigspa
Speaker 5: nicht win laht greater Yeah, that's war an einiga misfashtenness
Speaker 5: a gab Klaus su on reich tikashenksorek las on stiegashenka
Speaker 5: ininfartaushen on danga mine Zamdin why not smarked pezurhen greater
Speaker 5: namdas kashenk freudich an gutti ed Klaus so ons for
Speaker 5: non anti rect design the mine sam Schleander and zi
Speaker 5: duty fastly her haleehaus indicator their winers marked vamed liechtan
Speaker 5: schmugd on the advt van Brandon, Manda and lug in
Speaker 5: their loft klaus on greater heltnwamed Anat has a glue
Speaker 5: wine in the handan On Gnossendi and Spandish demong. If
Speaker 5: we're the aufmak Sammazine Greater Zaktor Klaus Lisa warrants the
Speaker 5: unnamed stunt met huntkafer tichtem schmuckstein bleben on. If we're
Speaker 5: the klara met manen hinwisen omgen lacht, the greater on
Speaker 5: likddin arm om in the misfashtentness ava wandzi and anleekxiondtsu
Speaker 5: naigum on emitten des winter Sauba's vooks ire frond shaft
Speaker 5: So it was besonderum. They are haubed ban hoof bleep
Speaker 5: gashefty above her klaus on greater vis their stad and
Speaker 5: an annoyer ustefabundenheit.
Speaker 1: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 1: may have missed.
Speaker 5: Dear Belina hopban hofa for la liben.
Speaker 1: The Belina hopbanhoff was full of life.
Speaker 5: Mention eiten metashen on gushenkin fo bay veren, der fouer
Speaker 5: klang von Weinertlida and douchetilof Schwepte.
Speaker 1: People hurried past with bags and gifts, while the cheerful
Speaker 1: sound of Christmas carols floated through the air.
Speaker 5: Drausenfia and zanft schneeflockenford in horn glass fenten.
Speaker 1: Outside, snowflakes gently fell in front of the tall glass walls.
Speaker 5: Klaus stant nevus and der ein gangs halo on sasich Um.
Speaker 1: Klaus stood nervously in the entrance hall and looked around.
Speaker 5: Zein at em bide de kleineverchen in der kitenluft.
Speaker 1: His breath for little clouds in the cold.
Speaker 5: Air war bleab Greater Noah, where is greater mohmma de
Speaker 5: eliza suzi.
Speaker 1: Sebt He murmured quietly to himself.
Speaker 5: Enzi nahant hirta and zog ferdich anger practis kishenk.
Speaker 1: In his hand he held a carefully wrapped gift.
Speaker 5: Ihate lage uberlicht vasiergefaen kunte.
Speaker 1: He had thought for a long time about what she
Speaker 1: might like.
Speaker 5: Greater hati imhinvaig abba evasignia ozirichti fashtanhat.
Speaker 1: Greater had given him hints, but he wasn't sure if
Speaker 1: he had understood them correctly, shown.
Speaker 5: By Torte Greater in their menga olf.
Speaker 1: Soon, Greta appeared in the crowd Si talk.
Speaker 5: And unroten schil on lecherte f atzi Klauser.
Speaker 1: She was wearing a red scarf and smiled warmly when
Speaker 1: she saw Klaus.
Speaker 6: Hallo Klaus Hello Klaus Griefsi Froelich. She called cheerfully greater, Hello, greater, Hello.
Speaker 5: And for tete Klaus et vas.
Speaker 1: Nevus replied Klaus, somewhat nervously.
Speaker 5: Is so foyer fast via and weinert smarked oder.
Speaker 1: It's so crowded here, almost like a Christmas market, isn't it?
Speaker 5: The magt greater enzazichum.
Speaker 1: Greater remarked as she looked around.
Speaker 5: Ah ubrigens ihabidia angerschenk.
Speaker 4: Oh.
Speaker 1: By the way, I've got a gift for you.
Speaker 5: Zach de zigeheimnis foil.
Speaker 1: She said, mysteriously.
Speaker 6: Oh ish ou, oh me.
Speaker 5: Too vida de Klaus want eh raspakit and gigstrechte.
Speaker 1: Responded Klaus as he handed her the package.
Speaker 5: Eschofe is ist vastude ge vunch test.
Speaker 1: I hope it's what you wanted.
Speaker 5: Greeta namdas gushenk on grinste.
Speaker 1: Greta took the gift and grinned.
Speaker 5: Danzeen via miele. Let's see then, myne dizzy ant ifnetees.
Speaker 1: She said, and opened it.
Speaker 5: Drinan fancier and schuen fasier des korpo.
Speaker 1: Inside she found a beautifully decorated cookbook.
Speaker 5: Oh Klaus, oh, Klaus, Lachtizi, she laughed, thees isleep abbahaberfundim
Speaker 5: concert gesprachen nichtvon an annoying retcept.
Speaker 1: That's sweet, But I was talking about the concert, not a.
Speaker 6: New recipe, Klaus vodote. Klaus blushed, Oh, toured my light.
Speaker 5: Greater, Oh sorry, Greater, ichtachte duchesnoie grichtelnen.
Speaker 1: I thought you'd like to learn new dishes.
Speaker 5: Greater shut it in kop on reich tim gshenk.
Speaker 1: Greta shook her head and handed him her gift.
Speaker 5: Nailos pac is OUs, go on open it, Klaus, if
Speaker 5: needs papier enza eroin child.
Speaker 1: Klaus opened the paper and saw a scarf.
Speaker 5: Oh iron child, Oh a scarf frakte fabert, He asked, puzzled,
Speaker 5: ichtachte dustbadesniefuspaen, I.
Speaker 1: Thought you were talking about the new soccer book.
Speaker 5: Greater cleete de shall ist ferdinen bruder.
Speaker 1: Klaus Greater giggled and explained, the scarf is for your brother, Klaus.
Speaker 5: Iv Viktor Tinseiden.
Speaker 1: I wanted to show you the way there bay.
Speaker 5: The zanzich and on Fingen and so Lachen.
Speaker 1: Both looked at each other and started to laugh.
Speaker 5: Wes in vikich and lustigers pat.
Speaker 1: We are really a funny pair, aren't we.
Speaker 5: Laughter, Greater.
Speaker 1: Laughed.
Speaker 5: Greater, Yeah, desvaran einig misfashtenness gap klaussu on reichenksook.
Speaker 1: Yes, there were some misunderstandings, admitted Klaus and handed her
Speaker 1: the gift back.
Speaker 5: LEAs on stiegershenka einfataushen on danga mine zamdin waynersmarkt bersun.
Speaker 1: Let's just swap the gifts and then visit the Christmas
Speaker 1: market together.
Speaker 5: Great A namdas geshenk freudich.
Speaker 1: An Greater happily accepted the gift.
Speaker 5: Gutti ed Klaus.
Speaker 1: Good idea Klaus las on.
Speaker 5: For non andy rechtazin.
Speaker 1: Let's be more direct from now.
Speaker 5: On, gamin zam schlender tziduch ti festlicher haleehaus indicete.
Speaker 1: Together they strolled through the festive haul out into the cold.
Speaker 5: Der weiner smark vah met liechten geschmucht on de dftfebrandt
Speaker 5: manderen lac in de Loft.
Speaker 1: The Christmas market was decorated with lights and the scent
Speaker 1: of roasted almonds filled the air.
Speaker 5: Klaus on Greater hirtensichwahmit anatasse glue vine, Indian henten on
Speaker 5: gnossendi and schpant stemund.
Speaker 1: Klaus and Greta kept warm with cups of gluevine in
Speaker 1: their hands, enjoying the relaxed atmosphere.
Speaker 5: Ifvedra alf masamazin greater zach de klauslisee veransi an anim
Speaker 5: standt met hankefer dichtem schmokstein.
Speaker 1: Gleden, I will be more attentive greater, said Klaus quietly,
Speaker 1: as they stopped at a stall with handmade jewelry.
Speaker 5: Aunt ifw de clara metmanen hinwisen omgen lachte greater unt
Speaker 5: lichted in am m en.
Speaker 1: And I'll be clearer with my hints. Greta laughed and
Speaker 1: put her arm around him.
Speaker 5: The misfirstendnesser fervan der denzichen anelekt sunaig ant emitten desvinter
Speaker 5: saubas vuks ire frundschafts at vaspazondarim.
Speaker 1: The misunderstandings turned into a lesson of affection, and amid
Speaker 1: the winter magic, their friendship grew into some things special.
Speaker 5: Dear haupt van holf bleepkashefti abba fer Klaus on Greater
Speaker 5: vas der Stadt and an Annoyer the Vusteva Bundenheit.
Speaker 1: The Hauptbanhoff remained busy, but for Klaus and Greater it
Speaker 1: was the start of a new conscious bond.
Speaker 3: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 3: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.
Speaker 5: Deir hauptban Hoff dea hauptban holf dea hapt van hof,
Speaker 5: train station, d schnee Flock, d schneflock d schnee flock, snowflake,
Speaker 5: d engangshale, d engangsale, d engangshale, entrance hall, deir hin
Speaker 5: vice their hind vice deir hin vis h dear shall
Speaker 5: there shall, dear shall scarf. There's Korpur, there's Korburg. Does
Speaker 5: korbour cookbook their food spy, their food spy? Deir fool's
Speaker 5: by soccer does gashenk does gashenk? Does a shank? Gift
Speaker 5: d mangor d manger d manger crowd does redcept does
Speaker 5: redcept does redcept? Recipe does misfash dentness does miss fash dentness?
Speaker 5: Does miss fash dentness misunderstanding? They are marked, they are marked,
Speaker 5: they are marked market di Liichhta, di liichhta, di lichta rights,
Speaker 5: demanding demanden de manden amends d schtemung, d schtemon d schetemung,
Speaker 5: atmosphere der schmuck, der schmuck der schmuck jury deetsu Naigung,
Speaker 5: de tsu Naigung de su Naigung, Affection, defreun shaft, defreund Schaft,
Speaker 5: defreund schaft, friendship, de Fabundenhite, de Fabundenhite, de faibundenheid bahn, derstundt, derstand,
Speaker 5: der stand star d hinweiser, d hinwiser, d hinwiser. Hince
Speaker 5: does concert does concert does concert? Concert dees, redcept thas
Speaker 5: redcept does red scept recipe, schlendan, shlenden, schlenden to stroll
Speaker 5: Kishan Kishian Kishan, to giggle, iroin packen, ein packen, ein poten,
Speaker 5: to wrap iron iilen aileen to rush more men moment mohmen,
Speaker 5: to murmur, gabrandt, gabrandt, gabrandt, roasted, e claren e claren,
Speaker 5: eclaren to explain.
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