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In this episode, will follow a Meal, a painter as
he navigates the icy streets of Manmatra, discovering the power
of friendship and art amidst uncertainty, and learns that warmth
often sprouts from the coldest of December days. Right after
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ann appe quiputang yesufij son carte burin sa patrine, clemens
press sair ale germon vidonn de courage anilen sperrefundm soulev
telefonna so lare Jacques MoU de lortre court sombre, siusponded
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resulta somb Sava clements to fabia six clan till avecan
super su la jon, slev let Oria porcelebreset nouvelle, Clement's
proposing need the magic vision common ser and proge de pantur,
purnell Sigmo niloch lett son Escri and Faligi iribre, the
roto chili is a de moncetoale lesmu elongouragemon, the Clemons
Frison and Gordon, sonterre is Sisi and pan so preer
pan Rossette, nouvelencepiacium sonepas more jour de dictois, controllin certitude,
setuci anjou huilla prona portons de la NiTi i de
la lange continued the tone doucem alex Terier made Dame
soon qure his son cheller renaissant and see immediate Clement's
commentsur proge ensengle it transformerly dute coula ville la vier
belle amie. This is all making cell don Scumbae de Montmarte,
suleveinier de noel innuveitual commons aprand reform prometto and avenir
plande coulai de chealer.
Speaker 4: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Set A martine glaciel do dies song ramonbard.
Speaker 4: It's an icy December morning in Monmarta.
Speaker 1: Leri pave bris susan finn couche denege.
Speaker 4: The cobbled streets shine under a thin layer of snow.
Speaker 1: Lelnier de noue sinti du sement' Parisia.
Speaker 4: The Christmas lights twinkle softly in the Parisian fog.
Speaker 1: Enille en pantre reserve saintste la entable pres de la
fenetre dans peuticue file.
Speaker 4: Emil, a reserved painter, settles at a table near the
window in a small cozy cafe.
Speaker 1: Le cafe ta refuge contre le fred vere.
Speaker 4: The cafe is a refuge against the winter cold.
Speaker 1: A la terier l'andience reconfortante a veg di dier l'and
de l nier bois.
Speaker 4: Inside. The atmosphere is comforting, with strings of lights illuminating
the wooden walls.
Speaker 1: DeMille tantier.
Speaker 4: Emil is anxious de le ton de riste ni di
couzin port. He is waiting for important medical results.
Speaker 1: Son queer bapuit que de vitide.
Speaker 4: His heart beats faster than usual.
Speaker 1: Le gu a meer de la sertitiu drn picponci.
Speaker 4: The bitter taste of uncertainty fills his thoughts.
Speaker 1: Acuti de vill Pierre monts so Nanni hidel Ville, France, surierras.
Speaker 4: Next to him Cremos, His faithful friend offers him a
reassuring smile.
Speaker 1: Es secunda la dumont.
Speaker 4: She knows how much he dreads this moment e la
disidi de rectier vequill. She has decided to stay with him.
Speaker 1: A come on du chu co la chaux esperon a
pisi son espritour monti.
Speaker 4: She orders two hot chocolates, hoping to soothe his troubled mind.
Speaker 1: Tu tira bien, Emil. She shoot quierment s pos sain
mansieur lesciennes.
Speaker 4: Everything will be fine, Emil Crimouse whispers, placing her hand on.
Speaker 1: His elequier sparol de genties, since.
Speaker 4: Her words are lit by sincere kindness.
Speaker 1: Tu vera avon memes canel narve chito sourarade sjournie ve
can surier.
Speaker 4: You'll see before Christmas even arrives, you'll remember this day
with a smile.
Speaker 1: Demilli de parlis.
Speaker 4: Emil hesitates before speaking.
Speaker 1: Y let tu jour till gendame quiguer de si per
paul meme.
Speaker 4: He has always been the type of man who keeps
his fears to himself.
Speaker 1: Nell Giorgi le poi trou lur.
Speaker 4: But today the burden is too heavy. De Soupierre, He
sighs deeply.
Speaker 1: Quiements gip.
Speaker 4: Clemos, I'm scared.
Speaker 1: Dici e le coup du sment is tou su pass bier.
Speaker 4: What if she gently interrupts, what if everything goes well?
Speaker 1: Ela se di fi reconfortisi.
Speaker 4: She has that air of friendly defiance that has often
comforted Emil in the past. Its pass, the minutes pass.
Speaker 1: Leticite de lolo dit fire.
Speaker 4: The ticking of the cafe clock seems to echo louder
than ever.
Speaker 1: Pi re telefond table.
Speaker 4: Then emil As phone vibrates on the table.
Speaker 1: Anna pe quip.
Speaker 4: A call that could change everything.
Speaker 1: Is sufig son poitrines.
Speaker 4: He freezes his heart pounding in his chest.
Speaker 1: Pierrements pres Saint male germon ris d'unne courage.
Speaker 4: Crimos lightly presses his hand, giving him courage.
Speaker 1: Eileen spierre, profundment soule u tilliferna soon.
Speaker 4: Lay Emil takes a deep breath, lifts the phone to
his ear.
Speaker 1: Chaques MoU de l'uo tre courtis sonus fond' lut.
Speaker 4: Every word on the other side seems suspended in.
Speaker 1: Time, iricute ton tillmond.
Speaker 4: He listens attentively.
Speaker 1: Siseeu de baurtn dieu citier su del mon.
Speaker 4: His eyes, initially tense, suddenly light up.
Speaker 1: Lu sur er risiten su trans fmnillell de sulegem.
Speaker 4: The hesitant smile transforms into a look of relief.
Speaker 1: Les ris uta soumbre. The results are good, servas clements.
Speaker 4: It's okay, clemos tou verbien, everything is fine.
Speaker 1: Six clentille ve can su pierre su.
Speaker 4: Le jeon, he exclaims with a relieving.
Speaker 1: Sigh, as selves let rio.
Speaker 4: She stands up, embracing him with a laugh.
Speaker 1: Porcili brisset nouvelle cuierments propos uini de magique.
Speaker 4: To celebrate this news, Cremos suggests a magical idea.
Speaker 1: Is sien curments proget du panteur pourn.
Speaker 4: How about we start a painting project for Christmas siegerteismon,
She joyfully suggests.
Speaker 1: In ilo chelet tet sones crien f alegi ribre.
Speaker 4: Emil nods his mind finally light and free.
Speaker 1: The roturu cherrie is sous de monstre.
Speaker 4: Back home, he sits in front of his canvas.
Speaker 1: Les moud elon courage mon de pierre mons ris nuancurd'n
son cur.
Speaker 4: Clemo sass words and encouragement still resonate in his.
Speaker 1: Hearty sizen pansu prere pan rosit nouvellace piracion.
Speaker 4: He picks up a brush, ready to paint this new inspiration.
Speaker 1: Snepason mon jour d ytoiertitude.
Speaker 4: It's not just a day of victory over uncertainty.
Speaker 1: Sitouci a jou juilla de la ni de la.
Speaker 4: It's also a day where he learns the importance of
friendship and art.
Speaker 1: Lenese contini de ton du semeents alex terrier nesd'an soon
cur yi snchelenis sent.
Speaker 4: The snow continues to fall softly outside, but in his
heart he feels a burgeoning warmth.
Speaker 1: Aci emiliquill mons couurmnsieur proget.
Speaker 4: Thus, Emil and Quemous begin their project.
Speaker 1: Ensandre Yicon's Formerli d'utn coulier.
Speaker 4: Together they transformed doubts into vibrant colors.
Speaker 1: Le vier belle, em se, diison, maichi ne giemeisel d'n scumbard.
Speaker 4: Life is beautiful and Emil now knows he is never
alone in his struggles.
Speaker 1: Buquefye de montmarte soulniers de noel eneuvellitois coments a prondoufme
prometo an avenir coln de coulis re de chelers.
Speaker 4: At the cafe in Momarta, under the Christmas lights, a
new canvas starts to take shape, promising a future full
of color and warmth.
Speaker 2: To day's vocabulary words are coming up right after this
commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French,
then in English.
Speaker 1: A matin lassielle, a mat aglasielle, a matangleas ciel an
icy morning, learripavi, learripavi, leu pevi, coubbled streets, binfin coush,
binfin coush in fin couchh, thin layer, le bruyere le
brue le bruer, the fog ar refuge ar refuge a refuge,
a refuge, preconfortante, breconfortante, reconfortant.
Speaker 4: Comforting, le gou amer le gou a meier le gou
a meer, bitter.
Speaker 1: Taste, lancertitude, lancertitude, lancertitude and certainty and sourierra's yourn and
sourier what's your own? And surier ha's.
Speaker 4: Your reassuring smile apisi apisi appeasi to soothe an escritur
monte an escritor monte an escritomonti, troubled mind, thank ye,
thank ye, and kie anxious.
Speaker 1: Blue caerba lekerba, lekerba, heartbeat leir du diffi aniquel leer
du diffi, aniquel laird diffi.
Speaker 4: Aniquel friendly, defiance, lutique, tech letiq tac le tic tach,
the ticking.
Speaker 1: Sufiji, Sufiji, Sufiji to phraeze tombourini, tom Bourini, tom Bourini,
two pound sule soulev soulev to she should se, she
should say, she should to whisper the parol de jenties,
sance de parol de jenties, sance de parol de jentilles.
Since words of sincerity, Le pois le pois le pois,
the burden scire scire sie cire light up and Sourier
Risitan and Sourier Risitan and Sourier risitan.
Speaker 4: A hesitant smile and.
Speaker 1: Sou Pierre su la jean and sou Pierre seu la
jeon and soup pierre suele.
Speaker 4: Jeon, a sigh of relief, beneed, the magic bened, the magic,
in need the magic, a magical idea.
Speaker 1: USh lettet USh lettetuslette to nod latoal latoal latoual, the
canvas seis d cisy cisy to pick up in chelle naissance,
in cheller nissant in cheller.
Speaker 4: Naissance, burgeoning, warmth, compie de peer, npie de peerre ompie
de peer, filled with dread.
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