Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.
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Speaker 3: In this episode, will follow Klaus as he seeks to
Speaker 3: heal family rifts and rekindle hope during a poignant airport
Speaker 3: encounter with his estranged sister Greta.
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Speaker 1: vam on hechtish klausstant mitten em termine om inharm varn
Speaker 1: mentioned at coffin familion, dizim armpten on gesheftsreisender de hasti
Speaker 1: anim for baileefen trotsdestrobeltsva Klau's heart swear va here on
Speaker 1: greater zudreffen klaus voste dasti sienna einziger chansava greater shtand
Speaker 1: kots for them up fluke in an underras land zaidjaran
Speaker 1: hutten the congesporgen Greater had a defamiliar felasen alt destreeta
Speaker 1: ryan on misfashtentnested Sophiel warden reid void klaus met er
Speaker 1: sprechen before as sushpetva lang samginghad some gate woe greater
Speaker 1: zichbatva upsheten verde thin hard schlukschnell sinegeduncan verbitten d inner
Speaker 1: Roman an alder Familian dreffen kamen ho d shinen on
Speaker 1: tishweirigen greater wada the madelana haa on ira augen waren
Speaker 1: dunkel on nadenklich theiza in on Iramina fahttes dor klaus
Speaker 1: li segnicht abschratten greater bitter zakt asanft ichmechte testnahauser comest
Speaker 1: greatote klauss snittzo einfach du weist we complete set alessi
Speaker 1: ifilemchnichtwashtanten klausnikte if wis as vashwa abba ihaben architect ivashde
Speaker 1: yettmeyer we're ala machenphila greater there in an as lak
Speaker 1: schmatz and iron augen abba or nougier vas hatzegga ended
Speaker 1: klaus ihaberglanzo huren begun klaus ihaba a kant task sug
Speaker 1: herd happened as stood my light if well, that's where
Speaker 1: an annoya chanca happen does terminal on the harmba fall
Speaker 1: on loud dorum klaus on greater sindi seide stilt sushtin,
Speaker 1: the redditten ifnetton altawunden, donye Turin, Klaus sprachwa made respect
Speaker 1: on fashtentness, Wearant, greater suhrt Naraina Wilsak, the greater philiitkani common,
Speaker 1: noufa and Warnandebanach, Klaus lejetter asa and kline as fast
Speaker 1: brassien annoya unfann on taskanuk tim erst emil, Dunke, greater Zakta,
Speaker 1: Klaus despedoited, mefiel, the anzagafudin Fluka, tunta on gre nam
Speaker 1: irin Koffer, the omampten sichkots It's greater somem fluksteiking, Fota,
Speaker 1: klaushoffnong Zva, winter in Berlin, dorinzanam hadzenvagans and kleines bisiens town.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: The calte wintervin strumte do ti turandes Berlina Flukaffensprantenborg.
Speaker 3: The cold winter wind streamed through the doors of Berlina,
Speaker 3: Flukoff and Brandenborg.
Speaker 1: Trnanva swam on hektish.
Speaker 3: Inside it was warm and.
Speaker 1: Hectic, Klaustant mitten em termine.
Speaker 3: Klaus stood in the middle of the terminal.
Speaker 1: Om inherrum varen mentioned mat Coffen, Familian dizich om ampten
Speaker 1: onkaschefts horaizend di hastig animfo Baiifen.
Speaker 3: Around him were people with suitcases, families hugging, and business
Speaker 3: travelers hastily passing by him.
Speaker 1: Trotstestroebutzvah Klaus Hartschwer.
Speaker 3: Despite the hustle and bustle, Klaus's heart was heavy.
Speaker 1: Vahir omgreater tsutreffen.
Speaker 3: He was here to meet Greater.
Speaker 1: Klaus voste dasti sena einziger Chansava.
Speaker 3: Klaus knew that this was his only chance.
Speaker 1: Greater shtan courts for him ap fluke in an Underusland.
Speaker 3: Greeta was about to depart for another country.
Speaker 1: Zatyarranhattenzi congrischporhen.
Speaker 3: For years they had barely spoken.
Speaker 1: Greater Hatti familiar palassen at de streeta ryan on miss
Speaker 1: fashtenna Sitsufhilworden.
Speaker 3: Greeta had left the family when the argument and misunderstandings
Speaker 3: became too much.
Speaker 1: Hide vote klausmat Yer Spreechen before Suspetva.
Speaker 3: Today. Klaus wanted to speak with her before it was
Speaker 3: too late.
Speaker 1: Langzamgingetsum gate o greater zichbeatva apsheeden verde.
Speaker 3: Slowly he walked to the gate where Greta would soon
Speaker 3: say goodbye.
Speaker 1: Zenhat schlukshnel zenegedankn verbeten.
Speaker 3: His heart was beating fast, his thoughts were swirling.
Speaker 1: Di innerrongen and alta familien trefen khamen hod shunen on tishwerregen.
Speaker 3: Memories of old family gatherings came up, both the beautiful
Speaker 3: and the difficult ones.
Speaker 1: Greater Vada Greata was there, ziat Lahara on ira augenwaran
Speaker 1: dunkel on nachtenklich.
Speaker 3: She had long hair, and her eyes were dark and thoughtful.
Speaker 1: Ziza in and iremine fatties.
Speaker 3: She saw him, and her expression hardened.
Speaker 1: Klaus liseecht apschraten.
Speaker 3: Yet Klaus was not deterred.
Speaker 1: Greater bitter zach tzanft.
Speaker 3: Greater Please, he said gently.
Speaker 1: Ichmechte d'stunahauser comest.
Speaker 3: I want you to come home.
Speaker 1: Greater zutte.
Speaker 3: Greater side Klaus is.
Speaker 1: Isnichto einfach.
Speaker 3: Klaus it's not that simple.
Speaker 1: Duvist we complete set alesva.
Speaker 3: You know how complicated everything was.
Speaker 1: If le michnichtstanden, I don't feel understood. Klausnichte Klaus nodded
Speaker 1: ich weiss vash. Yeah, I know it was hard abba ihaberaktacht,
Speaker 1: but I've thought about it. If shti yet maya.
Speaker 3: I understand more.
Speaker 1: Now via a la Machenphila. We all make mistakes great
Speaker 1: as a in an.
Speaker 3: Great I looked at.
Speaker 1: Him aslakshmats and iron aug abba or Nogia.
Speaker 3: There was pain in her eyes, but also curiosity.
Speaker 1: Vas hatzig end that Klaus.
Speaker 3: What has changed?
Speaker 1: Klaus ishaba glanzohur and begun Klaus.
Speaker 3: I've learned to listen.
Speaker 1: Klaus began ihaba a kant desda.
Speaker 3: I've realized that we didn't listen to you enough.
Speaker 1: Esto light.
Speaker 3: I'm sorry.
Speaker 1: I why assurancea happen?
Speaker 3: I want us to have a new chance.
Speaker 1: There's terminal umzi harumva fall on loud dorum Klaus on
Speaker 1: greater sindi seich de sushtin.
Speaker 3: The terminal around them was fallen loud. Yet for Klaus
Speaker 3: and greater time seemed to stand still.
Speaker 1: See reditten, if not out of wunden done turan.
Speaker 3: They talked opened old wounds but also new doors.
Speaker 1: Klaus Sprachwitter made respect on fushtendness were and Greater Suhert.
Speaker 3: Klaus continued to speak with respect and understanding, while Greta listened.
Speaker 1: Nahna vailes act the greater philiti common no for en
Speaker 1: vorhen end.
Speaker 3: After a while, Greta said, maybe I can come just
Speaker 3: for a weekend.
Speaker 1: Ich I'll think about it, Klaus slecheter.
Speaker 3: Klaus smiled as far.
Speaker 1: And kleiness fresh preschen anoya anfang.
Speaker 3: It was a small promise, a new beginning.
Speaker 1: On desknukti im erst ei mal.
Speaker 3: And that was enough for him for the time being.
Speaker 1: Danke greater zacht Klaus.
Speaker 3: Thank you, Greater Klaus.
Speaker 1: Said, despidoted meerfeel.
Speaker 3: That means a lot to me.
Speaker 1: The anzagefudin fluke e tunte on greater name irn Kofer.
Speaker 3: The announcement for the flight sounded, and Greater took her suitcase.
Speaker 1: Zie omam tnzich kourts.
Speaker 3: They hugged briefly.
Speaker 1: I'd greater some fluchstei king fute klaushofnong.
Speaker 3: As greater. I headed to the boarding gate. Klaus felt hope.
Speaker 1: Esfah winter in Berlin, inzanamhadzen, theganis and kleines Bisiens of town.
Speaker 3: It was winter in Berlin, but in his heart it
Speaker 3: began to thaw just a little bit.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.
Speaker 1: Does terminate? Does terminate? Does terminate the terminal hectish, hectish,
Speaker 1: hectish hectic, der koffer, der koffer, der koffer, the suitcase,
Speaker 1: der tobe, de tobe, dear toube, the hustle and bustle
Speaker 1: does God? Does gara? Does garta? The gate town town
Speaker 1: town to tha upshricken, upshricken, upshrecken, to deter denoy gear
Speaker 1: denoy gear de noy gear curiosity, the anzaga, the anzaga,
Speaker 1: the anzaga, The announcement does miss fresh dentness? Does miss
Speaker 1: fresh dentness? Does miss firsh dentness? The misunderstanding verbin verbon
Speaker 1: verbin to swirl complete, see it complete, see it complete,
Speaker 1: see it complicated? Up fleeting, up fleeking, up fleeging to
Speaker 1: depart fresh dean firsh deen, firsh dean to comprehend, don't ke,
Speaker 1: don't don't kench dark and thoughtful, for by Laufen, for
Speaker 1: by Laufen, for by Laufen, to pass by m amen
Speaker 1: um amen um ahmen. The hug zeiftsen, zeiftsen, zeiftsen, the sigh,
Speaker 1: the enjoyedigen, the enjoyigen, the enchoyedagan to apologize de chance,
Speaker 1: de chance, d chance, the chance a canon a canon,
Speaker 1: a canon to realize sue Huran su Huran so Huran.
Speaker 1: To listen, there's Familian Dreven, Dore's Familian Dreven does Familion Dreven,
Speaker 1: the family gathering their flukesdyke, their flukesdyke, their fluke shdike
Speaker 1: the boarding gate met respects pression, met respect pression, met
Speaker 1: respect pression.
Speaker 3: To speak with respect at.
Speaker 1: Wunden efnin iuter wunden efnan outer wanden ef nan.
Speaker 3: To open old wounds.
Speaker 1: Iron fresh pression, gebon, iron fresh pression, gebon, iron fresh.
Speaker 3: Pression, gebon to give a promise.
Speaker 1: Dig a chef's reisender, dig cheft's raisender, de scheft's raisender.
Speaker 3: The business traveler.
Speaker 1: Half non foon, half non fun half non fun to
Speaker 1: feel hope, d e in a room, d inner room,
Speaker 1: the inner room.
Speaker 3: The memory.
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