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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey through a rainy Marseille as
two long lost friends spark inspiration and a sense of
renewal over steaming cups of cafe.
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Speaker 1: La prefin marseille amar Le fre aladail DiPT cafe, la
chele le parfon fellow care, Elise in artist del bordone
de coler ditispred, la finette ernal le vai xue contolique,
santevid sepanteo vi brepri portin l surier et la pourche
che niede in anspiracion Cache and toolypach Tha live Rudel
surer da Nnconni Martin and tra so con quet good.
The pri de sonoto elate, the rotur prepris a parcourvier
le monde comic fever y shache you see and reneuvou
petetrod le visas familiqui. The valisi de reui in a
certain de par rovais l'arranity eentetan gluti parato is crasero contoi,
the sieur price mutually vidante, Elise de Monda, Martin, requinuerdespoil
soro tourna announcedn de dut dalesiu avond the lombarra social
arismo Martin quise your price is caesira impetted tables entoures
de briis the conversationion de debrisdetas le vill tes saint
plici dons cafe luan de completecion de larsussi personnel aau
debut is a changer de moleigi levoiege de Martin les
tableau deres pi la conversationion do vain pre profound josieur
ravi de trentre di Martin fixenstatas ne geper toletur tefaci
de chous bertant elise besiles u versa proprietas le caerbaton
mausi jeppere admetell prien mervilla and parthieu jemes saint perdie
les mores and errentreux l'arcillan sete plan de comprehension petetre
techuche trodiurman sie Gierra Martin dusmont par fois lance piracion
villen contelle, la pafarcee elis suri sula je pasa and
serrite tour resona gebos wander recamance precilli petit shows Emi
repond martin Gebos Wanda referde connection i parle pulonton parte
Jean de souvenir, ni de regre leree Melo, bruis de
la pride neir Nico de sukie vetite in the suqui
puete reneuveau counti quite le cafe le jour commnsers a
sombreer elis sainte legier pland energy, nouvelle Martin de son
cote a veroteuvekel cochous depressieu is a premier de srotruvedianto,
the nouveaud de spett conchal rode Marseilles, the setin scre
dos and miiss redecouvrier of froui is lance spiracion La
martin in bartisduvi Marseilles, Bria du monser de soir a
la promees d' reneuvou fred ri vere.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: La prifinto vesion Marseille nan le freen.
Speaker 3: The light rain fell over Marseilles, making the air fresh
and invigorating.
Speaker 1: A Landael di pett cafe, la chelle le parfound Diefrichio
fell care.
Speaker 3: Inside the small cafe. The warmth and aroma of cafe
warmed the heart.
Speaker 1: Belis in artist de de bordone du colas de te
sis pre de la finette regguer nardi vejui contro lque.
Speaker 3: Elise, an artist overflowing with colors, sat by the window,
watching the waves play against the docks.
Speaker 1: A sou sante ride sit antio mir vi brepri.
Speaker 3: She felt empty, her paintings no longer vibrated, pourtin el surier.
Yet she smiled el t lachi di enauncepiracnquchage de lvrue
de sur la nncni. She was there to seek an idea,
an inspiration hidden between the pages of a book, or
in the smile of a stranger.
Speaker 1: Martin tra so con que ca gut de pri de
sou mon too.
Speaker 3: Marti entered, shaking a few rain drops from his coat
ille te.
Speaker 1: De rou tourreri barcourie le monde comriva.
Speaker 3: He was back after several years traveling the world as
a writer.
Speaker 1: Y chercher yo sier reneuvu pete trod ernil.
Speaker 3: He too was seeking renewal, perhaps in the familiar faces
he had left behind in nu.
Speaker 1: Stn de pavais le' reniti eipe.
Speaker 3: He did not expect to see Elise, their friendship having
been swallowed by time.
Speaker 1: Is sour craiserro countoi, le sieur price, mutuel le vis dante.
Speaker 3: They crossed paths at the counter, their mutual surprise evident
Elise Elise du Monda. Martin require Deespoi, asked Martai with
a hopeful glimmer.
Speaker 1: El sour Tourna announced tn de dut d' lisieux aven
de l'ombresche le rosmond.
Speaker 3: She turned around a moment of doubt in her eyes,
before warmly embracing him.
Speaker 1: Martin Martai ques sieur Price. What a surprise is serra
in petiteble entourre de brue conversibre de tes.
Speaker 3: They sat down at a small table, surrounded by the
sounds of conversations and the clinking of cups.
Speaker 1: Le' vill te saint plici, don cuquefe luin de comprique personelles.
Speaker 3: Life was simple here in this cafe, far from the
complexities of their personal concerns.
Speaker 1: Au debieu is chener de moligi.
Speaker 3: At first they exchanged light words.
Speaker 1: Les voye de Martin lettableu de rise.
Speaker 3: Martaills travels Eliza's paintings, pi les converse up. Then the
conversation became deeper.
Speaker 1: Jussieur ravi de treentre di Martin fixen tes.
Speaker 3: I am delighted to have come back, said Martaill, staring
at his cup. Nege percnfi, but I'm afraid time has
erased important things. Elisee descells u versa pro pretesse le
Guerberton alive, lowered her eyes to her own cup, her
heart pounding.
Speaker 1: Moci je perre admetel I'm afraid too, she admitted, pienre
mour villen en partieu. Nothing comes to me in painting.
Je MoU saint pere d I feel lost les moreson errentreu.
Speaker 3: The words resonated between them.
Speaker 1: Le cielance de comprehension.
Speaker 3: Their silences were full of understanding.
Speaker 1: Petetre qui che trodiurman.
Speaker 3: Maybe you're trying too hard, Gira Martin du sement. Martin
suggested gently, tar foi.
Speaker 1: Lence piracion vien conte perforcee.
Speaker 3: Sometimes inspiration comes when it is welcome, not forced.
Speaker 1: Elise souri sou le ge par serti.
Speaker 3: Elige smiled, relieved by his sincerity.
Speaker 1: Tire reason, you're right, Ja cobson de recue mon precilli peticios.
Speaker 3: I think I need to start appreciating the little things again.
Speaker 1: Emi rep Martin chebson de refer de connection.
Speaker 3: And I responded, Marte need to make connections again.
Speaker 1: I pa le par jean de soun.
Speaker 3: They talked longer, sharing old memories and regrets.
Speaker 1: Le reer meliouis de la prie de nico de cutie
vetiti id sui te renuvo.
Speaker 3: There las after, mixed with the sound of the rain,
became an echo of what had been and what could
be again.
Speaker 1: Conti quite le cafe le jour cour monseer s Sonbrier.
Speaker 3: When they left the cafe, the day began to darken.
Speaker 1: Erise sous sante legier plein deenergi.
Speaker 3: Nouvelle alice felt light, full of new energy.
Speaker 1: Martin de sins curtis a verro trouve queer coucheurs du precieu.
Speaker 3: Martaill on his side, had found something precious again.
Speaker 1: Upromier de sur rotrouve biento de nuvaud de soupeticnchle roe
de Marseilles.
Speaker 3: They promised to meet again soon once more, in that
cozy corner of Marseilles.
Speaker 1: Di setain ciccu dus nisour rod de couvrier aau froi
is lance piracie Martin bartis de schiro treuve.
Speaker 3: And so two friends rediscovered each other offerings inspiration, and
Marta a part of his home found again.
Speaker 1: Marseille brie du smnsulener de soir a l l promesd'
reneuvou fete fre delvere.
Speaker 3: Marseilles gently glowed under the evening lights as the promise
of renewal floated in the fresh winter air.
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 1: Le prix, le prix, la prix, the rain dif difion,
vi fio, invigorating, le parfa, le parfon, le berfa, the
aroma de bourdon de b don't de bor don't overflowing, blacky,
leaque lecky, the dogs debre bbre bibre to vibrate, blanconnie, laconnie, lacunie,
the stranger, ligud, deprie, ligud, depriele good DePree the rain drops,
le reneuvule reneuvoule reneuvu, the renewal fermirier, fermirie, fermie.
Speaker 3: Familiar on glue tier one, glue tier on glue tier
to swallow, Bless your priez, bless your prieze, less your prieze.
The surprise lllueur, lllueur, l louere, the glimmer. Blombaras, said Lombres,
said Lombras said, the embrace, la versession, la conversession, la conversion,
the conversation lebri libri, lebri, the clinking if I see,
if I c, if I c to erase, admit, admit, admit,
to admit, silence, the silence, le ceileonce, the silence, brisoni, brisony,
brisoni to resonate, sigheri, sigheri, siri to suggest, lesson cerriti,
lesson cerriti, lessan ceriti. The sincerity, appreciate, appreciate, apprecie, to
appreciate le here lerie lev he here.
Speaker 1: The laughter nylan nilange milani to mix, licku, licku, licku,
the echo, sessoonbrie, sessumbrier, sassoonbrie to darken Proumet, Proumet prou Met.
Speaker 3: To promise chell Arrux, Chelle rue ll Ux, Cozy.
Speaker 1: Le Reneuvu, Le reneuvu, Le reneuvu.
Speaker 3: The renewal.
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