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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey through the festive streets of
Paris as a million learns the true spirit of giving
with a heartfelt Christmas gift.
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Speaker 1: Sinoe la Paris, Levon, souf la Ville, the Guerland de Santi,
don chacre, bimire Ugo, arived vola, quarium de Paris, le
Porteus surin veg de chell ez a k a la terier,
the spectaclear, magic Belluniers de decoracion, so melangeoi rafe, the
person lt color clue, Laniers, Demilia, adore, l creator marine,
Demirian veluachete and cado speciale. You go accompanie, polo, lattache
prefacil pilsudiriche re, labutique de souvenir, a lantre, la foule,
dance le Jean pajoious mon choisis rcado, Demilian, susan en
peu de passy labuzond the truvelle cado parfe Perklui Ilregardo
told the Lui lesitagier de bordo, the Polish, the liverre
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person on crystal desit wal de Marburyllante mellis prison elve
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is it lepondonti feboucher. He continued the cherche apepuloa illa
persolchos am petito memo boire presentine and fangeois fabriti a
la maria and pre resonable demon eleutural tresdoir les sample
elidetai montrola mode, the creator Pola Maier Bimilian Suri sett exact,
the monsquit che sieteple monsieur je prince lusi dityl lavandez
avecing determination novelle beg, the felicit cloe vadrre ditila demilia
emilian saw, the laquarium, the cage i la concrete cochos
dam partin the latonci n quixomte paru privo, la tourre
fe sinti de la foie de l vere is, susan
Combe noel so ramervello seteni polis Hiporcuri.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Senel la paris.
Speaker 3: It's Christmas in bahi le von souf foiso la Ville.
The wind blows cold over the city.
Speaker 1: The guerland de saintiln.
Speaker 3: Checre garlands twinkle on every street.
Speaker 1: Emier Ego arive de vo la Quarrieme de Paris.
Speaker 3: Emiliae and Ego arrive in front of the aquaiem de Paris.
Speaker 1: Le portet sure in veges de chell.
Speaker 3: Risqu The doors open and a wave of warmth welcomes them.
Speaker 1: A la terrie lu spectaque magique.
Speaker 3: Inside the spectacle is magical.
Speaker 1: Billiers de dicoracife di poisticola.
Speaker 3: The lights of the decorations mix with the reflections of
the multiicolored fish.
Speaker 1: Clui la nies de mirien adour le cree TiO marine.
Speaker 3: Clue. Emilie as Nice loves marine creatures.
Speaker 1: Demirien vluchtenquerdous piciel.
Speaker 3: Emilie wants to buy her a special gift.
Speaker 1: You go la compagne prefacille.
Speaker 3: You go accompanies him to make the task easier.
Speaker 1: Pis dirige le boutique de souvenirs.
Speaker 3: They head to the souvenir shop.
Speaker 1: A lentries La four dance.
Speaker 3: At the entrance. The crowd is dense.
Speaker 1: Le jeon par joieus mon chois queer Doux.
Speaker 3: People are talking, joyfully choosing their gifts.
Speaker 1: Demirien soussan psi.
Speaker 3: Emilie feels a bit overwhelmed.
Speaker 1: Levell parfe.
Speaker 3: He needs to find the perfect gift for Chloe irredeld
tour de l He looks around Lisita Gier de.
Speaker 1: Baur de de puluice de lire de tete postel.
Speaker 3: The shelves are overflowing with plush toys, books and postcards.
Nessis suppose so, but his eyes settle on the glass objects.
Speaker 1: Ivoux de poi, cristelle desitol de mer brillon.
Speaker 3: He sees crystal fish, shiny starfish, nelli prison tell ve,
but the prices are high. Emillen dig redel de soupon.
Emilia says, you go look at this pendant tarfe pour
perfect for cloi di niller is it. Emilia hesitates le
pont denti fe cher The pendant is beautiful, but expensive
di contini de cherche. He continues to search.
Speaker 1: Ampepuloin ll persoiquer coucheurs.
Speaker 3: A little further on, he spots something.
Speaker 1: Ampetito, memento prison andou fangour.
Speaker 3: A small wooden ornament representing a playful dolphin.
Speaker 1: Fabritier la marien priison.
Speaker 3: Handmade and reasonably priced.
Speaker 1: Di eluturidi.
Speaker 3: He takes the ornament and turns it between his fingers.
Speaker 1: Ill Saint ilidita la monde di creet.
Speaker 3: It is simple and the details show the creators love
for the sea.
Speaker 1: Bimilien suri. Emilia smiles, seti sect monsche.
Speaker 3: It's exactly what he was looking for.
Speaker 1: Ste Pierre Monsieur ju prinslici dty la la vendeurze vein
ditermine nouvelle.
Speaker 3: Please, Monsieur, I'll take this one, he says to the
shopkeeper with newfound determination.
Speaker 1: Bigo filicit.
Speaker 3: Ugo congratulates him.
Speaker 1: Cui vas duri dtirent Nilia.
Speaker 3: Cloy will love it, he says, patting. Emili ras back.
Speaker 1: Emilien sol de la couariem let.
Speaker 3: Emilie leaves the aquarium with a light heart.
Speaker 1: I la concriquel coucheus d'a port se lac qui comte
taru prix.
Speaker 3: He has understood something important. It's the intention that counts,
not the price.
Speaker 1: La tourre fe Santier de l vere Is Susan Combe.
Speaker 3: Seeing the FFL tower glittering in the winter cold. He
feels fulfilled.
Speaker 1: Noue serra merve u siteni poor luis h poor coui.
Speaker 3: Christmas will be wonderful this year for him and for Chloe.
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: Lufen luvon luf, the wind le, vill Leville, levill the city,
ladr Lande, ladyr Lande, lea dr lande, the garland, Santier, Saintier, SAINTIYI.
Speaker 3: To twinkle, la faggie, la veggie, la veg the wave,
la che la chelle, la chele, the warmth.
Speaker 1: Louspectaclus, spectacuspectac, the spectacle, le refle, lufle leufle, the reflection, multicolor, multicolor, multicolor,
multi colored, lattash lettash let dash, the task left full,
left full, left full, the crowd, dance, dance, dance.
Speaker 3: Dance, the passy, the pass the pass to overwhelm.
Speaker 1: De bi de bardi, de bordi, to overflower, litajer litajer,
the shelf, La poliche, la poluge, la pouluge, the plush, toy,
la guerte postelle la guerte postelle, La guerte postel, the postcard, suppossy, suppossy,
suppossy to settle Lu Cristale, l Cristale, lu Cristelle. The
crystal litois de mare, littois de maire, litoeil de maire,
the starfish, Le ponentif, le pondentif, le pont d'enti, the
pendent cher cher cher expensive, blur nement blurent la rene
more the ornament presentire presenti, breux presentti.
Speaker 3: To represent ue jouet jouer playful.
Speaker 1: Fabriti, Lemma fabriti, lemma fabriti, lemma handmade, al pririsonable, m prisonable,
al priisonable.
Speaker 3: Reasonably priced.
Speaker 1: Bluditai, luditai, veditai, the detail feliciti, filiciti filiciti to congratulate
comble comble comblis fulfilled.
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