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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll find humor and warmth in a
chaotic family dinner, where one uncle's challenge of remembering names
leads to heartfelt laughter and fresh perspectives on togetherness.
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Speaker 1: D' lu petty village de Saint Martin, rivere tai vee veximonte,
fimote le meisson de fernie, angon pertimon, Pierre raveg devo
e pleen du ville, plue der di plecopuft, d'arlaire epatur
reni re re animationion, thibau, le charmond, mas sauvon distretunque
e tarreve polarion, deferni, samission secret, pass rassin le may claire.
If the tempression need to remonder, applon le prenando tou
sinovenies soupondan magres a determination, Saint memoir, Luisius, souvon de tour, Juliette, ladles,
Saint malicious, ave caamponchon pole farce, tampassionte a secret, tibaux
or radimli preva deja do samisi hippi yes sofi latnt
or genesi. He said this experiment the martineer Lord Rodnsegoius
Pagay thibau arplan i you tilse de moyam lemo technique
post discrete mondi questio pusion majoriete avecan niclea is piegid
lisiu the sid the changel cart donon elat lvertim malicious
males ticquete prayt about the spectacuity and resulte ladini a
servido la grande sala mannges lenieur soon tolmi the cadrol
familio e lettable leninos the corrido Versitancelau and donabrog carlatt
tibaue confier his left portnd his core learcier de luis
cher Marques Sophie command stelle monsignifi lessi hi paul Leier
commands douce more as silviado la piers made Thibaux continue
on courage per propose far as chaceunon lurier san pancifia,
mosieur lesra sacunu finan mont is sarete troublemeer musepalis cladorier
entourrola table lebruis a grandi leis en France, tour d'
vier a man lasar due to nape containers clad de
jois Tibau really is all a tourge parguliette declared to
the ria sontour he left son vere a large surrerolere
pour port decision tron denot the qui contes second nuissans
enseme de clartille sanser a la fermi sogoy uco tou
le monde left son Verria ensemble isvole moment unipa le
brois e la mortfamirielle tibou are prickly detai the smpartu
jose santiele se lancetempartegiqu conte remon in don the petty
village de Saint Martin lever no sangames shook don s
gommeson peen de ville.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you
may have messed down.
Speaker 1: The petty village de Saint Martin leveretari vere vex se
monteau blancisime me if humante.
Speaker 3: In the small village of Saint Martais, winter has arrived,
with its white coats and smoking chimneys.
Speaker 1: Le Maison de fernie and combat timond Pierre ra ve
de voules bleu eplein d' rill.
Speaker 3: The family house, a large stone building with blue shutters,
is full of life.
Speaker 1: Pleu d'r de pre cou pieu freut d'arlais ipartur regne
rie reni messieu.
Speaker 3: The smell of hearty dishes floats in the air, and
everywhere there are laughter and activity.
Speaker 1: Tibeau le charmond mes suvon distretunque etai ripolar reignon de ferni.
Speaker 3: Tibaut. The charming but often distracted uncle has arrived for
the family gathering.
Speaker 1: Saint mission Secrete pous rasson le mot Pierre yvetain precioni
toule mond d'l raplon di prenand de tou sain Neuvenes.
Speaker 3: His secret mission for this reunion is clear. He wants
to impress everyone by remembering the names of all his
nieces and nephews.
Speaker 1: Soupondon Maigrisa di terminascion, Saint Memoi Ligiu souvn de tour.
Speaker 3: However, despite his determination, his memory often plays tricks on him.
Speaker 1: Julliet Le dou la sente Melicieusa vic ponchonpour fars tampascient.
Speaker 3: Juliette the mischievous teenager with a penchant for pranks is
impatient e.
Speaker 1: Se g tibou or radi maili prevo de gad saemeisi.
Speaker 3: She knows that Tibou will have a hard time and
is already planning to have some fun.
Speaker 1: Ipi yes sou fi le tontau gernisi hi is se
disisperremon de mataiuner lordre dent seguyeuse peget.
Speaker 3: And then there is Sophie, the organized aunt who desperately
tries to maintain order in this joyful chaos.
Speaker 1: Tibau en puin Tibo has a plan utilis de moyem
nemo techniqi pus discrete mond quietio pugen.
Speaker 3: He uses mneumonic devices and discreetly asks questions to the
younger ones.
Speaker 1: Megilliete avea nque is piegiod lisieux deci dechillquerte dono.
Speaker 3: But Juliette, with a mischievous glint in her eyes, decides
to swap the name cards e.
Speaker 1: Lanter vertim melicius monlesitiquette preta valdu spectaci resura.
Speaker 3: She slightly changes the labels, ready to see the ensuing spectacle.
Speaker 1: Ludini e servi de la grand se la monge.
Speaker 3: Dinner is served in the large dining room lenieur.
Speaker 1: Soon, Tolmi, de cauer, Delfermilliu, elettable, nineuz de corri, de versitan,
sudna prug glette.
Speaker 3: The walls are adorned with family frames, and the table
is bright decorated with sparkling glasses and scarlet red tablecloths.
Speaker 1: Tibaux confien.
Speaker 3: Tibo is confident is self porfernsis cour le sieur de l.
He stands up to make a speech, looking sure of himself.
Speaker 1: Cher marquisouffi, comns sill monni.
Speaker 3: Dear marc and sofie. He begins meaning leslie and paul le'.
Speaker 1: Rier, comns ducemnt as silvia la pierce me Tibau continu
courage pre prossifer.
Speaker 3: The laughter starts to slowly rise in the room, but
Tibou continues, encouraged by his own efforts.
Speaker 1: As che canon leurer, santancifier, monsieur, calesa secunu.
Speaker 3: With each name, the laughter intensifies as the mistakes accumulate.
Speaker 1: Finen mont y, serrete, toubre ne mus par descla de
ville entour table.
Speaker 3: Finally, he stops puzzled but amused by the bursts of
laughter around the table.
Speaker 1: Le Bruis Gonzi lisson fon souta de du vier enames Lisa.
Due to nupe de joi.
Speaker 3: The hubbub grows. The children are doubled over with laughter,
and even the adults cannot contain their bursts of joy.
Speaker 1: Tibou Real lison le tour jou pa Juliette eclat de
vie ra son tour.
Speaker 3: Tibau, realizing the prank played by Juliette, bursts into laughter himself.
Speaker 1: Les son vert a la jurre role.
Speaker 3: He raises his glass, a broad smile on his face.
Speaker 1: Tourin porte de sign denot.
Speaker 3: It doesn't matter if I get the names wrong.
Speaker 1: Su qui comte secrenussin sensme de guertille saints.
Speaker 3: What matters is that we are together. He declares, sincere
a la ferni surgeois, you cau to family this joyful chaos.
Speaker 1: Tou le mont de la son verrilla.
Speaker 3: Everyone raises their glasses, laughing.
Speaker 1: Ensemble yvo le moment, Nita le brois e la monfemurel.
Speaker 3: Together they savor the moment, united by the commotion and
family love.
Speaker 1: Tibois pri quiri ditai nu son patu Joses Santel.
Speaker 3: Thibaut has learned that the details aren't always essential.
Speaker 1: Se lence tampartegi quicun remon.
Speaker 3: It's the shared moment that truly matters.
Speaker 1: D l Peuti villages du Saint Martin, le vere nousoneme
sichu could'n sil gomesung plein de Ville, and.
Speaker 3: In the small village of Samartai winter never seems as
warm as in this big house full of life.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.
Speaker 5: Le villege, le villege, le vi lege, the village levere levere, livere,
the winter.
Speaker 1: La chemini, la chemini, les chemini.
Speaker 3: The chimney live, la live lay live, the shutter, lau pla,
la plain, le pla, the dish, l rassen lemon, l rassen,
lemon l rass the gathering lea memoir, le memoir, le
me moir, the memory, La farce, la farce, la farce,
the prank led Dolisson bled do lisson, led lisson, the
teenager blue le que le quo, the chaos.
Speaker 1: Lu moyam limoux technique, Le moyam limoux technique, le moyam
limo technique.
Speaker 3: The mnemonic device.
Speaker 1: Blackla blickla lickla, the guint blittiket, litiquet ritquet, the label
louspectacluspectac lispectacluspectacle, lais le mange, las se le mange, las
s le mange.
Speaker 3: The dining room, bluecadre, blue cadre, le gather, the frame lenape, lenape,
ln nap, the tablecloth.
Speaker 1: Lorie lourie, leire, the laughter blere, lerere, lereer, the mistake,
le breuer a le breuer, lebreu ah, the hubbubscool, the
discour rediscour, the speech blickla, bleckla lick cla, the burst, blur,
blur lord, the order lemissum, le missium, len messium, the
mission ladye Termination, Lady termination, la determinaciu, the determination bliffo
bliff live for the effort, lemism, lemism, len Mason, the house,
blue dre, Liue, Dr lou Der, the smell Lenis lenies,
len Yes, the niece lenoeuf lenouf leneuve, the nephew.
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