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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unravel a lighthearted holiday escapade where
Speaker 3: youthful mischief meets the magic of Christmas in the ancient
Speaker 3: city of Athens.
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Speaker 1: Itro makaa onlys e eleniko, thanus ihanenatolmeros, helio on, nikosaniematos
Speaker 1: and eeramo, mirteto, apotin sandatuume phonexamentusiasmo e eleni, hamo, jelas
Speaker 1: ice repos nicos, sagabutis vaces aleta capussihi in aplosamigridias keeva
Speaker 1: city ziposietike o, thanus, pandemos, peripetia to sentarinenas in ajesion i,
Speaker 1: apostolitus an apili and apatation to her teto natraviction in
Speaker 1: prosohiton to restone ketten apocalypsun and a panopuegraphed heronia pola
Speaker 1: allah yperiena problema on anemos, apropylia eena proveleptos on nikos, piramia,
Speaker 1: asa kia, harteto, napataxi, eleni, ratuceto, spango yerra and a
Speaker 1: thanos tungris ementusia small ohrtetos and evicpsilla ca ssiconodos to plethos,
Speaker 1: pukitus and p perieria almost xavnika, pup cartetos ennavendro liga
Speaker 1: metra piopera ogartetos, bleatta clavia, travonda sacomi, periamatia panutus it
Speaker 1: is philippagusan cathosali plevaplias, fru ros as, valias of ru
Speaker 1: rose mena platicam yellow to splicis orea prospathia ipe yelondas
Speaker 1: then sasa numeo di avandersto idy on a ki eleni
Speaker 1: kitaxanakufiz mani telica of rurose to safis and aphigun memaphilikipridopis
Speaker 1: in the neprosecticqui e leni on Nikos kothanus Hamo jelas
Speaker 1: and metaxitus excell and postatimund t is di meia gero, cathos,
Speaker 1: pestre fansta romaiket is athenas lambera prisota on nikos catalao
Speaker 1: ticalis histories capis fores prokiptnapotaiea pupestrava ifil too ikalidia noyeyo
Speaker 1: eaten to pragmaticosteno steti athina top Nevma to Cristo Apeo
Speaker 1: ki A happy Pragmatica and nonn Tsantropus Mepros Manustropus.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Kadikovra sacropolis i Athinaesio Zui.
Speaker 3: Under the imposing rock of the acropolis, Athena was bustling
Speaker 3: with life.
Speaker 1: Eaten Ristu yenai Qui to ristes perpatutionstar Hiedro Machia, tavmad
Speaker 1: statai ke Keittastlidia.
Speaker 3: It was Christmas and tourists were walking through the ancient streets,
Speaker 3: marveling at the lights and decorations.
Speaker 1: Xavnu tris figursk se horizon a poto Pleithus.
Speaker 3: Suddenly three figures stood out from the crowd.
Speaker 1: On Nichos e Elenikio, Thanus, Ighanena, Tolmirosievio.
Speaker 3: Nichos Elleni and Thanis had a daring plan on.
Speaker 1: KOs Itaniemato Senerya.
Speaker 3: Nikos was full of energy Evda.
Speaker 1: Le Mia polro miherte to a potin Sando too.
Speaker 3: He pulled a colorful kite out of his bag.
Speaker 1: Tato canume. Let's do it phonxamentuses mo.
Speaker 3: He shouted with excitement.
Speaker 1: E elenihamoye lase.
Speaker 3: Ellani smiled ice.
Speaker 1: Repos nicos sagabusetisvaces aletan caposanisihi.
Speaker 3: She knew Dickas loved pranks, but she was a bit anxious.
Speaker 1: Inne a plosna mikrivias que vasiisiposcheik.
Speaker 3: It's just a little fun, he promised her.
Speaker 1: O thanus pande de moetia to syntharinen sejishun.
Speaker 3: Thanas, always ready for adventure, encouraged them to go on.
Speaker 1: Ie puslit napetation do harte do natra viction di bro
Speaker 1: hito do uston lypsun en pue.
Speaker 3: Their mission was simple to fly the kite, attract the
Speaker 3: attention of the tourists, and then unveil a banner that
Speaker 3: read happy holidays.
Speaker 1: Alla ipirena provilma.
Speaker 3: But there was a problem.
Speaker 1: One musta propili proleptus.
Speaker 3: The wind at the propylia was unpredictable.
Speaker 1: On Nikos pima nasa kie petaxi.
Speaker 3: Nikos took a deep breath and let the kite fly.
Speaker 1: I eleniratu spango yerra and no thanos t sungri.
Speaker 3: Ement Alani held the string tightly while Thanas cheered with excitement.
Speaker 1: O hartetos and evi quepsilasiconandos to plthos pukitu se perera.
Speaker 3: The kite sowared high, stirring curiosity among the crowd.
Speaker 1: Almost cante sennavendro liga metre pera.
Speaker 3: However, suddenly, a strong gust blew the kite into a
Speaker 3: tree a few meters away.
Speaker 1: O Hartetos blevia travondatus.
Speaker 3: The kite got tangled in the branches, drawing even more
Speaker 3: eyes on them.
Speaker 1: It is Philippa gussanenas fruros as Valias.
Speaker 3: The three friends froze as a security guard approached from
Speaker 3: the other side of.
Speaker 1: Rurose Mena platijam Yello Tuspilicis.
Speaker 3: The guard, with a broad smile, approached them Orea Prospathia
Speaker 3: nice try ipe yelondees, he said, laughing.
Speaker 1: This Asar numeo ti de nefandosto.
Speaker 3: I can't deny it was imaginative.
Speaker 1: Idi one Ki, Eleni, Kitaxan and Nakufizmeni.
Speaker 3: The two young men and Eleni looked relieved.
Speaker 1: Telka of rurose Tusafis and afiun me mia filikipri du
Speaker 1: pi si ne prosectichi.
Speaker 3: In the end, the guard let them go with a
Speaker 3: friendly warning to be careful.
Speaker 1: E eleni on KOs Kiothanus haamo Yelis and Metaxitus.
Speaker 3: Alenidicas and Thanos smiled at each other.
Speaker 1: Iks and posta ti mund tmiye kiro.
Speaker 3: They knew they would remember this moment for a long time.
Speaker 1: Cathos pestre fansta romaike tis Athenas lambera PoTA on nicos
Speaker 1: catala vot castories capius fores prukio naputaia pupestrava.
Speaker 3: As they returned to the streets of Athena, sparkling with
Speaker 3: Christmas lights, Nikos realized that the best stories sometimes arise
Speaker 3: from plans that go awry.
Speaker 1: Ifilito ikalidia at nojeyo itan to pragmatikodosten.
Speaker 3: His friends, the good cheer and the abundant laughter were
Speaker 3: the true Christmas.
Speaker 1: Gift stei aina top nevsnando apodeyo ki a rappi pragmatica
Speaker 1: and nonntu santropus ma pros manustropus.
Speaker 3: In festive atina the spirit of Christmas was alive, proving
Speaker 3: that laughter and love truly unite people in an expected ways.
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: O rajos overrajus, overrajos, the rock, epivility because epiblit, because epivility.
Speaker 3: Cause imposing si.
Speaker 1: Spiz spizo.
Speaker 3: To bustle if.
Speaker 1: Arsa, if arsa, if arsa, the prank, toll MirOS, toll MirOS,
Speaker 1: toll MirOS, daring, ochr teitos, ochartetos, o hartetos, the kite, apocalypto, apocalypto,
Speaker 1: voca lipto, to unveil topano, topano, topano, the banner, a proveleptos,
Speaker 1: a proveleptos, a proveleptos, unpredictable, to fisima, tofisima, to fisima,
Speaker 1: the gusts to Clavi, to Clavi, to Clavi, the branch
Speaker 1: and thearino, and thearino and thearino to encourage anevenopsilla, anevenopsila, anevenoppsilla,
Speaker 1: the sore of Ruroses, Valias, of Russes, Valias of Ruroses Valias.
Speaker 3: The security guard.
Speaker 1: Plati is plattis plats broad efanders doos, evanderstos, efandastos, imaginative arnume, arnume, arnume,
Speaker 1: to deny anacoufismenos anagufismenos anacufizmenos, relieved, your denos, your denos,
Speaker 1: your denos. Festiv top nevma top nevma, top nevma. The spirit, procypito, procypito, procypo,
Speaker 1: to rise, afthonos, afthonos, afthonous.
Speaker 3: Abundant, toyeyo, toyeyo, toyeyo, the laughter, tosendro, tosendro, tosendro, the tree, Iperieria, Iperieria, iperierya, curiosity,
Speaker 3: travoti Brosochi, travoti, brosochi, terravoti Brosohi. To draw attention, bileco, bileko, bileko,
Speaker 3: te tango a prosmenos, aprosmenos, aprojemenos, unexpected appo, the canillo, apudcnillo,
Speaker 3: apovi canillo. To prove to plethush dop lithusch to plethush
Speaker 3: the crowd.
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