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Speaker 1: Fluid Fluent RG.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey through the festive streets of

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Paris as a million learns the true spirit of giving

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with a heartfelt Christmas gift.

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Speaker 1: Sinoe la Paris, Levon, souf la Ville, the Guerland de Santi,

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don chacre, bimire Ugo, arived vola, quarium de Paris, le

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Porteus surin veg de chell ez a k a la terier,

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the spectaclear, magic Belluniers de decoracion, so melangeoi rafe, the

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person lt color clue, Laniers, Demilia, adore, l creator marine,

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Demirian veluachete and cado speciale. You go accompanie, polo, lattache

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prefacil pilsudiriche re, labutique de souvenir, a lantre, la foule,

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dance le Jean pajoious mon choisis rcado, Demilian, susan en

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peu de passy labuzond the truvelle cado parfe Perklui Ilregardo

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told the Lui lesitagier de bordo, the Polish, the liverre

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de carte postyle message you suppose solesobe gervert ivoid, the

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person on crystal desit wal de Marburyllante mellis prison elve

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Emiria di you go roderdo supernantif tarfe pur ce bimilia

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is it lepondonti feboucher. He continued the cherche apepuloa illa

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persolchos am petito memo boire presentine and fangeois fabriti a

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la maria and pre resonable demon eleutural tresdoir les sample

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elidetai montrola mode, the creator Pola Maier Bimilian Suri sett exact,

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the monsquit che sieteple monsieur je prince lusi dityl lavandez

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avecing determination novelle beg, the felicit cloe vadrre ditila demilia

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emilian saw, the laquarium, the cage i la concrete cochos

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dam partin the latonci n quixomte paru privo, la tourre

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fe sinti de la foie de l vere is, susan

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Combe noel so ramervello seteni polis Hiporcuri.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Senel la paris.

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Speaker 3: It's Christmas in bahi le von souf foiso la Ville.

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The wind blows cold over the city.

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Speaker 1: The guerland de saintiln.

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Speaker 3: Checre garlands twinkle on every street.

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Speaker 1: Emier Ego arive de vo la Quarrieme de Paris.

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Speaker 3: Emiliae and Ego arrive in front of the aquaiem de Paris.

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Speaker 1: Le portet sure in veges de chell.

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Speaker 3: Risqu The doors open and a wave of warmth welcomes them.

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Speaker 1: A la terrie lu spectaque magique.

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Speaker 3: Inside the spectacle is magical.

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Speaker 1: Billiers de dicoracife di poisticola.

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Speaker 3: The lights of the decorations mix with the reflections of

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the multiicolored fish.

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Speaker 1: Clui la nies de mirien adour le cree TiO marine.

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Speaker 3: Clue. Emilie as Nice loves marine creatures.

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Speaker 1: Demirien vluchtenquerdous piciel.

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Speaker 3: Emilie wants to buy her a special gift.

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Speaker 1: You go la compagne prefacille.

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Speaker 3: You go accompanies him to make the task easier.

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Speaker 1: Pis dirige le boutique de souvenirs.

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Speaker 3: They head to the souvenir shop.

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Speaker 1: A lentries La four dance.

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Speaker 3: At the entrance. The crowd is dense.

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Speaker 1: Le jeon par joieus mon chois queer Doux.

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Speaker 3: People are talking, joyfully choosing their gifts.

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Speaker 1: Demirien soussan psi.

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Speaker 3: Emilie feels a bit overwhelmed.

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Speaker 1: Levell parfe.

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Speaker 3: He needs to find the perfect gift for Chloe irredeld

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tour de l He looks around Lisita Gier de.

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Speaker 1: Baur de de puluice de lire de tete postel.

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Speaker 3: The shelves are overflowing with plush toys, books and postcards.

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Nessis suppose so, but his eyes settle on the glass objects.

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Speaker 1: Ivoux de poi, cristelle desitol de mer brillon.

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Speaker 3: He sees crystal fish, shiny starfish, nelli prison tell ve,

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but the prices are high. Emillen dig redel de soupon.

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Emilia says, you go look at this pendant tarfe pour

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perfect for cloi di niller is it. Emilia hesitates le

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pont denti fe cher The pendant is beautiful, but expensive

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di contini de cherche. He continues to search.

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Speaker 1: Ampepuloin ll persoiquer coucheurs.

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Speaker 3: A little further on, he spots something.

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Speaker 1: Ampetito, memento prison andou fangour.

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Speaker 3: A small wooden ornament representing a playful dolphin.

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Speaker 1: Fabritier la marien priison.

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Speaker 3: Handmade and reasonably priced.

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Speaker 1: Di eluturidi.

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Speaker 3: He takes the ornament and turns it between his fingers.

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Speaker 1: Ill Saint ilidita la monde di creet.

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Speaker 3: It is simple and the details show the creators love

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for the sea.

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Speaker 1: Bimilien suri. Emilia smiles, seti sect monsche.

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Speaker 3: It's exactly what he was looking for.

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Speaker 1: Ste Pierre Monsieur ju prinslici dty la la vendeurze vein

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ditermine nouvelle.

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Speaker 3: Please, Monsieur, I'll take this one, he says to the

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shopkeeper with newfound determination.

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Speaker 1: Bigo filicit.

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Speaker 3: Ugo congratulates him.

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Speaker 1: Cui vas duri dtirent Nilia.

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Speaker 3: Cloy will love it, he says, patting. Emili ras back.

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Speaker 1: Emilien sol de la couariem let.

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Speaker 3: Emilie leaves the aquarium with a light heart.

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Speaker 1: I la concriquel coucheus d'a port se lac qui comte

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taru prix.

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Speaker 3: He has understood something important. It's the intention that counts,

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not the price.

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Speaker 1: La tourre fe Santier de l vere Is Susan Combe.

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Speaker 3: Seeing the FFL tower glittering in the winter cold. He

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feels fulfilled.

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Speaker 1: Noue serra merve u siteni poor luis h poor coui.

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Speaker 3: Christmas will be wonderful this year for him and for Chloe.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Lufen luvon luf, the wind le, vill Leville, levill the city,

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ladr Lande, ladyr Lande, lea dr lande, the garland, Santier, Saintier, SAINTIYI.

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Speaker 3: To twinkle, la faggie, la veggie, la veg the wave,

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la che la chelle, la chele, the warmth.

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Speaker 1: Louspectaclus, spectacuspectac, the spectacle, le refle, lufle leufle, the reflection, multicolor, multicolor, multicolor,

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multi colored, lattash lettash let dash, the task left full,

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left full, left full, the crowd, dance, dance, dance.

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Speaker 3: Dance, the passy, the pass the pass to overwhelm.

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Speaker 1: De bi de bardi, de bordi, to overflower, litajer litajer,

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the shelf, La poliche, la poluge, la pouluge, the plush, toy,

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la guerte postelle la guerte postelle, La guerte postel, the postcard, suppossy, suppossy,

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suppossy to settle Lu Cristale, l Cristale, lu Cristelle. The

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crystal litois de mare, littois de maire, litoeil de maire,

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the starfish, Le ponentif, le pondentif, le pont d'enti, the

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pendent cher cher cher expensive, blur nement blurent la rene

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more the ornament presentire presenti, breux presentti.

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Speaker 3: To represent ue jouet jouer playful.

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Speaker 1: Fabriti, Lemma fabriti, lemma fabriti, lemma handmade, al pririsonable, m prisonable,

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al priisonable.

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Speaker 3: Reasonably priced.

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Speaker 1: Bluditai, luditai, veditai, the detail feliciti, filiciti filiciti to congratulate

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comble comble comblis fulfilled.

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