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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how a chance encounter at

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Prague Zoo's festive Lights leads to a heartwarming connection that

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brightens the cold winter nights.

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Speaker 1: Brags ozari yes misvily ye pro sino avaa dosach navstv yichizari,

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koswitchk viktor, tish alene crachi, col m v b who

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sell them ni amelus, visata, priem utet nims jem secret a,

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tikho va daemo mir u, prostrateauso, victor tiki sam visata,

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compos puts its polechnoski bit tich mazim lust s pavilonysniak amelivotte,

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al lettos, navano tiki o samnie la pras nini also

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so bev teto, sesoni, spoilos, minim oba cavai ustankus or

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coacho colado, veda uta no no steena hornko potoma as

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promeni Rica, victor trojurosa tipervni luovi giki motrada si dam

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or coco colado raad nazi masus nece teplim z china

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is a povida nipa ovi obli otom yazo magitki mistem

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vashone victor zishtue the conversa senatna lel alusi, tiki rados

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PRIs dilenisvig michlenek a, pribiu spoleni, prohase o, swetleestamizo swet

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lavin astromech yakozari TV s obaso strati rossov af krasner atmosphere,

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Victor alutis if shimo chase reflexi, ablis kosti chassem g

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atom abhom blislidik terinas rozumi nakonive vii telephony chisla nearly

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behom says novo and avshivit nabenas virata navarue Victor lutz

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asol la si rada beech rica is usam napo a

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priestlybem noveo pratstv Victor Suchi the plano an presto so

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chlovic pore Alusi and najaziva oslovit as diletz veradosti pragos

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ustavasime z is with apri.

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Speaker 4: Bi k.

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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: Prags ozari yasni misvi.

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Speaker 3: Pragzoa shines with bright lights.

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Speaker 1: Ye pro sinsovive ava nadsa.

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Speaker 3: It is a December evening and Christmas is near.

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Speaker 1: Navvn proasi yichizari kosvichki.

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Speaker 3: Visitors stroll through the winter light installations, their eyes shimmering

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just like the candles.

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Speaker 1: Victor askra chiklemvi bho slvem.

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Speaker 3: Victor quietly and thoughtfully walks around the lion enclosure.

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Speaker 1: Ye ni amelus vita.

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Speaker 3: He is an accountant and loves animals.

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Speaker 1: Prichel semutetuchnim sonem.

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Speaker 3: He came here to escape the Christmas hustle and.

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Speaker 1: Bustle tecrit achicho.

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Speaker 3: He seeks peace and quiet.

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Speaker 1: Uva juie zdaemos nait mir upros tretraoso.

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Speaker 3: He wonders if it is possible to find peace amidst

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the chaos.

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Speaker 1: Victor sevaknetiki sam zvireta colem posquetui posits poochsti chiche.

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Speaker 3: Yet Victor doesn't feel alone. The animals around offer a

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sense of companionship, albeit silent messikim.

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Speaker 1: Luti sti petavionem stucchniaki.

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Speaker 3: Meanwhile, Ruthia stands in front of the penguin pavilion.

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Speaker 1: Ie uchitelka a meru jivote.

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Speaker 3: She is a teacher and loves life.

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Speaker 1: Ale letos navaki osamniela, but this Christmas season she feels

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lonely sis prasi on adazo sobiv teiro nim.

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Speaker 3: All her friends are busy and she is searching for

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something that might connect her with someone else this season.

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Speaker 1: Obasika vai ustaan kuzorko chu colado.

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Speaker 3: They both meet at a hot chocolate stand.

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Speaker 1: Veda ruz naydno ad horumku.

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Speaker 3: They both reach out at the same time and touch

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the same cupms.

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Speaker 1: Asmise.

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Speaker 3: Then they look at each other and laugh.

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Speaker 1: Promigni rika. Victor tro juros.

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Speaker 3: Sorry, picked says a bit chepishly tvni.

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Speaker 1: You first, Luovi giki motrada sidam horco cho colado.

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Speaker 3: Lutia smiles and replies thanks, I'd love some hot chocolate.

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Speaker 1: Lad nazimasis ne se teplim.

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Speaker 3: A cold winter is more bearable with something warm.

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Speaker 1: Zach sipovida ne prevea si os otom yezo magiti miss them.

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Speaker 3: They start talking first about the weather, their favorite animals,

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and how the Zio is a magical place, especially during

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this festive season.

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Speaker 1: Victor chutna ye mislel.

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Speaker 3: Victor discovers that conversation isn't as bad as he thought.

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Speaker 1: Aluti ti ki radust PRIs lens michlenik apri bieru ojves.

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Speaker 3: And Lutia feels joy in sharing her thoughts and stories

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about the kids in her kindergarten class.

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Speaker 1: Spolechni projazi osvit miestamizo.

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Speaker 3: Together they walk through the illuminated paths of the zoo.

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Speaker 1: Svetla visi nostromech kozari ti visdi.

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Speaker 3: Lights hang from the trees like shining stars.

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Speaker 1: Obaso stra af krasne atmos.

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Speaker 3: Both are lost in conversation and in the beautiful atmosphere.

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Speaker 1: Victor alutis if shimno yakvam reflexi abriis kosti.

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Speaker 3: Victor and Lutia notice how Christmas is a time of

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reflection in closeness.

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Speaker 1: Chassem g diizji natum abhombili slidmiinas rozumi.

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Speaker 3: A time when it matters to be with those who

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understand us nakoon se vechiravinichisla. At the end of the evening,

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they exchange phone numbers.

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Speaker 1: Niri behum ss Novusita and avshivitna obi benas virata navarruye Viktor.

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Speaker 3: We should meet again and visit our favorite animals, suggests

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Buktor Lutsi assoul la Si. Lutia smiles and agrees. Ra

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da bich rica, I'd like that, she says.

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Speaker 1: Oba otrasez usmvem na nagyi apri slibem nove Hoopta Tellsvi.

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Speaker 3: They both leave with smiles, filled with ho and the

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promise of a new friendship.

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Speaker 1: Victor seuci Sochlovic.

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Speaker 3: Victor learns that sometimes an unplanned meeting might be exactly

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what one needs.

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Speaker 1: Aluzi nehazivarslovit asdile s vera.

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Speaker 3: Dusti, and Lutia finds the courage to reach out to

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others and share her joys.

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Speaker 1: Praso zustava zaris apri bi ter la kai.

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Speaker 3: Prag Zoa remains behind them, shining with lights and stories

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that allure those who are looking for warmth even in

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the cold winter days.

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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 Czech, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Za zazi zaz shines instella semi instella semi instellat.

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Speaker 3: Semi installations v B v B v bich enclosure U chitney,

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U chitney, U chittney, accountant semnemnem hussle, spoleechnosti, spoleechnosti, spolet

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nosti companionship bit bit bit albeit bavilonem bavilonem ba vilonem

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pavilion o, samgni la osamn la or samgnie la lonely

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vigni ni vigna ni vimyni exchange rospachiti rospachiti rostachic sheepishly snesse, snesse,

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snee parable o sweet leddimi osweet ladimi sweet lendimi, illuminated, reflexy, reflexy,

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reflexy reflection, bleis costi, bleis, costi, bleis, costi, closeness pre

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slybem pree slybm plea slip them, promise, neppla novann eh neppla,

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novann eh neppla, novanna unplanned advau advau aduvau, courage, vecher, vecher,

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vecher evening viz dobo viz dobo viz doubo. Decorations, conversazz, conversazz, conversace,

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conversation sni svatchni Si festive, Atmospherre atmospherre atmosphere, atmosphere Chicolze, Schicolze,

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chicolz Kindergarten, Spoilo, Spoilo, SPOILO, connect that E T that

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E T that E T shine O, slovit o slovit

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slova it reach out, prohasi, prohasi, prohasi straw ochi ochi

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ochichi case mire mire, mire Peace.

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