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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll join step In on a nostalgic
journey through a wintry Prague as he rekindles old friendships
and creates new memories on New Year's Eve.
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Speaker 1: Stepan kramste Bravzimla Kozelna kim Bill silvest Dave bil veseri
onmvani nove horocu, jepan Pojael, Sprae, aleppo Roki Dalkov Zaranichi,
the neve, semuel, skat sleenko amarkem Staimi, praate stermis dilvspominek po,
nostalgie moral alabelta, ketro who nervosni oplenochas minil cass nik
lenkaas Carla Tretillo oval shiroki u m yeat vas Vensimo,
steppane Za, crichell ob A lajo, yagloovid apostle, Dato, yakovichnos
O povido Japan ved Leni style, marechter is style usmival
Albozaichleno rat vas vidim reco, marek Tische, Jepan p secont
dalinost terras nivit voela vim jessembl prich looho zachel opatrine
Alene premiel OFAs odomovie m dihtor iCal potskil yak musamota
misiz misli lencases a smaala neboy pratz ustava igishodleco ye
optimismus bil nakashuli vi marekvoval ashade missl semchastovo otto chi
prisonal marek aletet swami see tim sedoma bi la sepulnot
shihnistai uprost moosto op clop venivai chepan sidovolbit uprimni steel
l prebia is a spominki a plani abistevidest prom za
concil explodovelasvitabarvami on astro in at prahobil velcolepi lenka married
ash chepan posorovalise lenito crasso tom oaks japan styl propo
and is a swimi pravit greendistro said zacharos has it
serosa seli jasi contact of that pratl stako yakomamemi petre
va the clarlenca sebastia jepan se oh small uvi doo
melsiepratl schasu avs dalenosti sato somnil atchil Senato soprideatek nee
and calendarsni alpro pratlsti calavni moosvi, then preski de moho
preid naevni.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Stepan Krachlo marupo, karloviemost.
Speaker 3: Stepan walked slowly across the snow covered grave.
Speaker 1: Must Prahavzimbila Cozelna Prague in winter was magical kvevovesvito lamp
Sparkling flakes glitter in the light of the street lamps
bil Silvestre. It was New Year's eve, dav bil vesei
bonie mii ju ochavani nove horoku.
Speaker 3: The crowd was merry, full of laughter and anticipation for
the new year.
Speaker 1: Steppin pochase eel spraye ale poirokil dale kov.
Speaker 3: Zaranichi Chepan was from brag but in recent years he
had been living far abroad.
Speaker 1: The nes vecher semil Sitka slenko a marceum stari mi
paatele steri mis dile elm novspomink.
Speaker 3: This evening he was supposed to meet with Senka and Marek,
old friends with whom he shared many memories.
Speaker 1: Posit nostalgieml serce A le bilta ke tro Ju nervosni.
Speaker 3: The feeling of nostalgia warmed his heart, but he was
also a little nurplin Chasin cash Hosnich. Time had changed
each of them lenkaa tretillo. Lenka was already waiting by
the statue of Charles Twitty.
Speaker 1: Osv lahiro kim vem ye vaschervenasimo.
Speaker 3: She smiled broadly, her face red with cold.
Speaker 1: Steppan E stepan Zacricilla obi a lajo.
Speaker 3: She shouted and hugged him.
Speaker 1: Yeaglos posed, how long has it been since we last
saw each other? Zdatya kovich nos ottovidl Schipan.
Speaker 3: It feels like forever, responded Chapan.
Speaker 1: Ved le nistel Marik terest us val al bilovnio Za Michelene.
Speaker 3: Next to them stood Marek, who was still smiling, but
there was something contemplative about him.
Speaker 1: Rat vas vigim tko marek kiche.
Speaker 3: I'm glad to see you, Marek said quietly.
Speaker 1: Stepanekdal nost terase.
Speaker 3: Vito Chepin wanted to overcome the distance that had developed
between them.
Speaker 1: Vim Gsembil prichdloho zachel opatrine.
Speaker 3: I know I've been away for a long time, he began, cautiously.
Speaker 1: A lemichel OVAs o doo movie.
Speaker 3: But I've thought a lot about you, about home.
Speaker 1: M dichto Rico Pozzi kill iyek musamota misiz misli.
Speaker 3: As he said this, he felt the loneliness evaporate from
his mind.
Speaker 1: Lenka smala.
Speaker 3: Linka laughed.
Speaker 1: Neh boy patzusta vay id leco.
Speaker 3: Don't worry. Friends remain even if they're far away.
Speaker 1: Ye optimus bilna Casivi.
Speaker 3: Her optimism was infectious.
Speaker 1: Marekoval avhekirode.
Speaker 3: Marek nodded, but his mind was elsewhere.
Speaker 1: Misslel semcheestochii nel Marek.
Speaker 3: I often wondered where life would turn.
Speaker 1: Marek admitted, ale te svami. But now with you see
kim Sedoma, I feel at home. Bla sepul. Midnight was approaching,
shiistle uprosto is vukira dosti ochavanim.
Speaker 3: They all stood in the middle of the bridge, surrounded
by sounds of joy and anticipation.
Speaker 1: Stepan sidovolel bit Uptimni.
Speaker 3: Steppar allowed himself to be honest steele.
Speaker 1: El ptibis esveo jivo tasiigne spomin ki a plani.
Speaker 3: He shared stories from his life abroad, memories and plans.
Speaker 1: Chtzi abistevid giestepromniduljiki zacncil.
Speaker 3: I want you to know that you are important to me,
he concluded.
Speaker 1: O broha explodova la svietlem abarvami.
Speaker 3: The sky exploded with light and colors.
Speaker 1: Onnostruinat praho bil velcolepi.
Speaker 3: The fireworks over Prague were magnificent.
Speaker 1: Lenka marek Ashteppin pozsorovali Okozlenito CrAsO.
Speaker 3: Mka Marek and Chipin watched, enchanted by the beauty O comics.
Speaker 1: Chippin siki proprivits grindi.
Speaker 3: In that moment, Chipin felt more connected to his friends
than ever before.
Speaker 1: Pstrovaceros jaz itvt.
Speaker 3: After the fireworks, as the crowd began to disperse, they
decided to linger a bit longer.
Speaker 1: Sesti contactovat.
Speaker 3: They promised to stay in touch more often.
Speaker 1: Pelt yekommemi petre vaze clalenka.
Speaker 3: Sebiste friendship like ours lasts, Lanka said confidently.
Speaker 1: Chippin se smile chepan smiled uvie do melsi gepratlstvi mujetrvatvs
do richasu avs dalenschi.
Speaker 3: He realized that friendship can last despite time and distance.
Speaker 1: Si kilvic nossato somniel ati schil senato sopri de.
Speaker 3: He felt grateful for what he had and looked forward
to what was.
Speaker 1: To comerovati siva zacha tek nee en kalendazni a le
iproi prat elsti.
Speaker 3: The year twenty twenty four would be a beginning, not
just a calendar one, but also for their friendship.
Speaker 1: Lavni mosvi jevoce then presktiv de moho prad navj di
zustan epevni.
Speaker 3: The main bridge in their lives, the one they can
always cross, would remain strong forever.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words. First in Check, then in.
Speaker 5: English rasmasmasm elaborate.
Speaker 1: O, chikavani o chika vani o chicaani, anticipation, nostalgia, nostalgia, nostalgie, nostalgia,
nevo nevosni netivos ni nervous shiroze Shiroze, shirozze broadly, zami sleni,
Zami Shleni, Zami Schleni, contemplative, oh patrine o patrine o
batne cautiously mesee mesee missee, evaporate nevalias name, nevalnis name,
nevaliaz nameh infamous. Please stoop me, Please stoop me, please
stoop me, accessible, vidchnost, vidchnost, videchnost, gratitude, cetravat, cetravat, cetrevat,
linger klendasni, kalendasni kalendagni, calendar okozlit okozlit o, causel it
enchant novs doori, novs doi novsdori despite velcolepi velcolepi velcoleti, magnificent, navarranote, navarranothe,
navarraanade popos visnam ne visnam ne visnam ne significant, spominat, spominat, spominat, recall, petravat, petravat,
pre cetrevat, endure viras verras viras expression usnat usnat usnat
acknowledge promnenit promnit promnit transform up prostrate uprostrate up prostt
amidst saudrinost, saudrinost souldrinost companionship Zavi Zavi, zarv Radiant Zara,
Nichi Zara, Nichi Zaara, Nichi Abroad, Propoet, Propoet, Propoyet, connect
vitrevalost vitrivalost vitrivalost persistence, pevla da e ti pevla da
e t cevla la'zi predominant.
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