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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll discover how the magic of a
Speaker 3: community Christmas party helps Elena find a sense of home
Speaker 3: in her new neighborhood, embracing change with warmth and laughter.
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Speaker 1: Ne ne sembiriers it anthropus, opterastis on, Nicolas, echaneomicron metono, tiborus,
Speaker 1: en Tharini, een Ta, Cristo, Jena, kat Elena, demurs s
Speaker 1: t keiortiniat mos veraenia, eitia, histolis ti mefota ban san
Speaker 1: micrast area eanthropy perpatutions to stromus, mahamoielista prosopatus on Nicolas,
Speaker 1: keftkposisus near your tasinandi semetusites, tavoy thus in Elena st
Speaker 1: and tipioanita e tima, sellipontos, heedioto Epkinoni, semetusitones, ketuskal Ceolus,
Speaker 1: t speditus, Jena, particles to jenon e elenarchica is an
Speaker 1: aprophemy thegnorz a Canena, kitticelipaniphilites a put in ba almost
Speaker 1: otantovraditisrtase akut muski klabera, fota, Siga, sigmoyela, eitones cats and
Speaker 1: meglica kevjes Fernandes masitus disatkimeron Cathos rada projruse e elenavriki
Speaker 1: parea meteediati silikiastis yell asen etxan kitragudis and olmazi xavnika
Speaker 1: in nostaalia kipro woman e flips it is katikan on
Speaker 1: Nicolas kitadori, tomoyela and spilois KOs is mesato stellus radjas
Speaker 1: e elenapiia kondas to matera tis keto nagayas c f
Speaker 1: harristo bamba after the Cristo Jena in epiuxe Horista micron
Speaker 1: mettono tiperimena tupe haasta madietis on Nicolas hamoyela se triferra
Speaker 1: i st f t r t theta archi jenaiosun olipio
Speaker 1: kondas to neotus pitti ecogen to Nicola kittys Elena sangaiastica
Speaker 1: tafota is a lambun jardiest smell pa kiaappi e elena
Speaker 1: asto is a lais katanoiavrineus filus cares a cooma meri
Speaker 1: ia ichnis many tuskatikia egepleons peti.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: In proteifata is fronasala panus timiti tis Elena's cathos per patuce.
Speaker 3: The first snowflake of the year fell gently on elena
Speaker 3: As nose as she walked.
Speaker 1: Ne yitouna na simbiriez.
Speaker 3: New neighborhood, new experiences.
Speaker 1: Even this colo jevtina to Kenurius Piti, to Kenurius Colio,
Speaker 1: to Skenurius anthropus.
Speaker 3: It was difficult for her to get used to the
Speaker 3: new house, the new school, the new people.
Speaker 1: Opterestis on Nicolas echa mikronmettono Tiborus Farini.
Speaker 3: Her father, Nicolas did everything he could to encourage.
Speaker 1: Her iden ta Cristo Yena kath Elena di mirisimiezesti quiortinia
Speaker 1: at mos erra.
Speaker 3: It was Christmas and he wanted to create a warm
Speaker 3: and festive atmosphere for the whole family.
Speaker 1: Ioa igistulisti mefo taikla ban san micrasteria.
Speaker 3: The neighborhood was decorated with lights that shone like little stars.
Speaker 1: Ianthro piper patusan Susdromus mechamo jelasta prosopatus.
Speaker 3: People walked the streets with smiles on their faces.
Speaker 1: On Nicolas keevti kipusisus ne yorti mia sinandi si metusitz
Speaker 1: tavou elenes tantipoeta.
Speaker 3: Nicolas thought that perhaps a celebration, a gathering with the neighbors,
Speaker 3: would help Eleanor feel more comfortable.
Speaker 1: Etima selipon TuS hidiotu.
Speaker 3: So he prepared his plan.
Speaker 1: Epikhinoni semetushitnes quittus calle se ol ustus vititus yena par
Speaker 1: di ristuyenn.
Speaker 3: He reached out to the neighbors and invited everyone over
Speaker 3: to their house for a Christmas party.
Speaker 1: Y elenarhica ita a prothimi.
Speaker 3: At first, Eleanor was reluctant thev.
Speaker 1: No rizeka nenna kitty slipanifhili diis a puttimvaya hitogna.
Speaker 3: She didn't know any one and missed her friends from
Speaker 3: her old neighborhood.
Speaker 1: Almos otan do vrade di gurdiseftase a kuzite musikhi ki
Speaker 1: the tla era fota.
Speaker 3: However, when the night of the celebration arrived, she heard
Speaker 3: the music and saw the bright lights.
Speaker 1: Siga sigarhi Senachamoyela.
Speaker 3: Gradually she began to smile.
Speaker 1: Iyitones caatefha sn meglicai uev jes, Fernandes, Masitus desistasiato, Cristoyennatiknimeron.
Speaker 3: Neighbors arrived with sweets and wishes, bringing with them the
Speaker 3: warmth of the Christmas season.
Speaker 1: Cathosi vrada pro horuse yele navriqui perea metella de siliki estis.
Speaker 3: As the evening progressed, Eleanor found company with children her age.
Speaker 1: Yell assen epex and quitra vudi san ol Masi.
Speaker 3: They laughed, played and sang together.
Speaker 1: Xapnika in nostaalia quipro woman eglipsi tizkathiken.
Speaker 3: Suddenly, her nostalgia and previous sadness vanished on.
Speaker 1: Nicolas Kita sounds tingori tu nahamoyela een semiees disipe looyist
Speaker 1: chiusis messa too.
Speaker 3: Nicolas, watching his daughter smile, felt a sense of indication
Speaker 3: within him.
Speaker 1: Tells Yelena piya condas do dis keto nanga yes.
Speaker 3: At the end of the evening, Elena went to her
Speaker 3: father and hugged him.
Speaker 1: Sie Ferristo bamba, thank you Dad. After ta Risto Yena
Speaker 1: in epiuge horista mironto tiperimna tuipe mechasta martieties.
Speaker 3: This Christmas is more special than I expected, she told him,
Speaker 3: with joy in her eyes.
Speaker 1: On Nicolas haamoyela seitriferra.
Speaker 3: Nicolas smiled tenderly.
Speaker 1: I t f t yor ti theta archi Yena nioshun
Speaker 1: onlipio condas to neo tuspitti.
Speaker 3: He knew that this celebration would be the beginning of
Speaker 3: feeling closer to their new home.
Speaker 1: Ikoeni to Nicola, kittys Helena sangayest.
Speaker 3: The family of Nicolas and Ellena embraced.
Speaker 1: Tafot yunas sinexis and a lambun ye misondes dis cardies
Speaker 1: tu smel pid kierapi.
Speaker 3: The neighborhood lights continued to shine, filling their hearts with
Speaker 3: hope and love.
Speaker 1: I Elena egosutic cepera soovo di se la yiz.
Speaker 3: Elena felt that she had overcome her fear of change.
Speaker 1: Katanoisi ti borinavri neus filus quiches a coma kiroameri.
Speaker 3: She understood that she could find new friends and joys
Speaker 3: even in unexpected places.
Speaker 1: I ye douna ichuni ismeni TuS katikiya egin ne pleon spiiti.
Speaker 3: The neighborhood, their snowy residence had now become home.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Greek, then in English.
Speaker 1: Econonifather, econonifather, echonifather. The snowflake appalla appalla appalla gently at
Speaker 1: mos fherra, he at mospherra, he at mos erra, the atmosphere,
Speaker 1: im biria, imbiria, e mbiria, the experience, ninth hearino, ninth arino,
Speaker 1: ninth tharino, to encourage, tafotaka, tavodaka, tafodaikia, the lights, n lambo, nalambo, nalambo,
Speaker 1: to shine es, thesises, theses, thesis, the senses, to hear you,
Speaker 1: toso tos hear you, The plan approthemy approthemyproth in me
Speaker 1: reluctant innostaalia innostalia in noostaalia, nostalgia, taglika, taglica, targlka, the sweets, naghathun, naghathun, naghathun,
Speaker 1: to vanish ev kyosi iv kosi ev ko see vindication.
Speaker 1: Nanga Yasho, Nanga yasho, Nanga yasho. To embrace eya ea eitonya,
Speaker 1: the neighborhood, E your T, E your T, your T,
Speaker 1: The celebration Idia koshmisi idi akosmisi, I the akoshmisi, The decor,
Speaker 1: your DN, your D, n your DN festive Ihara ihara ihara,
Speaker 1: the joy.
Speaker 5: A prosoci prosa a proa unexpected, ikatikia, ikatikia, ikati kiya,
Speaker 5: the residents Nati Masho, Nati masho, Nati masho.
Speaker 3: To prepare, is is that's ja, that's ja?
Speaker 1: Is that's ja? Warmth inga yeah, I ga yeah, I
Speaker 1: ga yeah. The hud Na prorisio, na prorisio, napro horriso.
Speaker 1: To progress sisia sigasigra gradually, nakataho, nakatao, nakataso.
Speaker 3: To understand.
Speaker 1: ELP, the I l P, the el P, the the hope,
Speaker 1: I lay i lay I lay the change.
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