Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.
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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the power of friendship and
Speaker 3: resilience during challenging academic times, as Jordie discovers that seeking
Speaker 3: support is key to overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
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Speaker 1: Annunait freda di bern mintrelka yes amena fora, aldurmitori da
Speaker 1: las tutenjorgi esta illuminete parla unflura, sinkapanjava al zebras uns
Speaker 1: a staban as campats per tot la taula laira din
Speaker 1: zera khalid prol giordisasan tia, trapad come si alpest al
Speaker 1: mons and stas concess several as payas giordi era unas
Speaker 1: tu the anapplicat pro and la ultimas manas alcelka pastava
Speaker 1: plada duptas nessitava, mantanila se veca ida mustrasimka guana a
Speaker 1: cat ridma universitari prora al subjecti meziputan sasan tia tan
Speaker 1: unya bada cid calamilloman erra da kuncentras erastu the aland
Speaker 1: quantota staba and celeenci as she no yoria destructions layas
Speaker 1: or musica casuvinum pli an al dormitori, dur Ranaldia, bas
Speaker 1: and t cala kalma danid pudria, slada, pro a, gesta,
Speaker 1: calma no stava a judan and absolu. They are as quintantaba, similala, informasio,
Speaker 1: miran las, matsha s pajinas, sen sa, coumpendras al TEMs,
Speaker 1: passava ila, ustrasio, crassia, sasan tia, saul sol davan unabattaia, kasam,
Speaker 1: lava in pussip la, daguana ju just quan pansaba and
Speaker 1: randierza untruk a la porta al vasul pendra marta la
Speaker 1: seva amiga iva in adelpiece astaba a fora, ambun Sumbria, yun, parelda,
Speaker 1: caz a lama epanzadka putzenaava zuna, pausa, badi ela uffarin
Speaker 1: li una, tasa, fumajan jordi, bagh sabta a gratitude ila
Speaker 1: marta asba sera al s coustat ban par la da
Speaker 1: totid res des dlsa, studies, vinzalas patitas and egdutas kalmenj
Speaker 1: Perun's moments banajeri la cara caajordi, sentia apoca pock latnces
Speaker 1: badipa ambaquesta nova nargea geordi batur nal zebras a questa
Speaker 1: bagada las paraoulas sam la ven cubras and ila seba
Speaker 1: cunfienza PoCA pock baturna a marta prop barrakudaka ostavasol lamistad
Speaker 1: il support pu the n set and importense Comal's mattus
Speaker 1: as to this quan laand baa passan al dourmitori the
Speaker 1: jordi as ba kumbarti a umracoda tra on la compagra
Speaker 1: la prasio giordiva pendra kadamana juda era unatta da forsa
Speaker 1: know da dabilitat i a ket kunashamen alba compaa zala
Speaker 1: saulas examine Ambal's premies raj the jumda l alba geordi
Speaker 1: as vasante renvad ipraparat para frontals examines arah sabiya, kapudia,
Speaker 1: kumta balsau as ikalas luitas nosjuan ensol una lisobaloza, cal
Speaker 1: sagiria and al sukami.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen, listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: An una nit freda di bern mintra la ne neuka
Speaker 1: yesuoumena fora al durmitorid las tutienjiordi estaba illuminat par la
Speaker 1: lumflora sin capanjava just sobral suascriptori.
Speaker 3: On a cold winter night, while the snow fell gently outside,
Speaker 3: the student jury As bedroom was illuminated by the fluorescent
Speaker 3: light hanging just above his desk.
Speaker 1: Al zebras eapun zaestabans campats parto la taula.
Speaker 3: Books and notes were scattered all over the table.
Speaker 1: Lyra din zeira khalid praljiordis s sentia trapad come sie
Speaker 1: al pez del mon sencetas conceila sevas as pallas.
Speaker 3: The air inside was warm, but Giordi felt trapped, as
Speaker 3: if the weight of the entire world rested on his shoulders.
Speaker 1: Giordira unastudiena plicat pron la zultimas samanas al silka parstava
Speaker 1: ple da duptas.
Speaker 3: Giordi was a diligent student, but in recent weeks his
Speaker 3: head was full of doubts.
Speaker 1: Nas sitava mantanil la seba veca ida mustrsa, simatesh kapudiya
Speaker 1: huan ta aged ridma univarsitari.
Speaker 3: He needed to maintain his scholarship and proved to himself
Speaker 3: that he could handle this university pace prohara.
Speaker 1: Al siubjiectiu mesimpurtan sa santia tan luna.
Speaker 3: But now his most important goal felt so distant.
Speaker 1: Bada sidi cala millo mania da cuncentrsa rastudiya a l
Speaker 1: a nit guantotarstaban silenzi.
Speaker 3: He decided that the best way to concentrate was to
Speaker 3: study at night, when everything was silent ashi.
Speaker 1: No yoria distrxiunz la la rieyes o musica casuviin umplia
Speaker 1: al durmitori dura aldia.
Speaker 3: That way there would be no distractions from the laughter
Speaker 3: or music that often filled the dormitory during the day.
Speaker 1: Bassenthi ca la calma la la nid pudria se la
Speaker 1: seva lieva.
Speaker 3: He felt that the calm of the night could be
Speaker 3: his ally.
Speaker 1: Bra gesta calma nostaba a judan an absolute.
Speaker 3: But this com was not helping at all.
Speaker 1: Theyoras kaintan taba simila la infurmasieu mirn las madesha spagines
Speaker 1: sin sekumpendres.
Speaker 3: For hours he had been trying to absorb the information,
Speaker 3: staring at the same pages without understanding anything al.
Speaker 1: Tim spasava i la fustrasio preschia.
Speaker 3: Time passed and frustration grew.
Speaker 1: Scantia saul sol davan unavataja cassambla ba in pussip.
Speaker 3: He felt alone, alone in front of a battle that
Speaker 3: seemed impossible to win.
Speaker 1: Ju just guan pansava and renders untruk a la porta
Speaker 1: al vasurpendre.
Speaker 3: Just when he was thinking of giving up, a knock
Speaker 3: at the door surprised him.
Speaker 1: Marta la seva migha ivaina al pie astaba fora ambun
Speaker 1: sumbria un pare the cafez a lama.
Speaker 3: Marta, his friend and neighbor, was outside with a smile
Speaker 3: and a couple of coffees in hand Apan.
Speaker 1: Sat kaputzen a sasita va zuna bauza badie ya ufarin
Speaker 1: li una tassa fumajen.
Speaker 3: I thought maybe you needed a break, she said, offering
Speaker 3: him a steaming cup.
Speaker 1: Jordi bac septa am gretitude ila Marta asba serra al
Speaker 1: su gustat.
Speaker 3: Jordi accepted with gratitude, and Marta sat down next to.
Speaker 1: Him ban Parlada to ti thees dezdlsastudis Fvinza las partitas
Speaker 1: and eg dutas Kalmensch Perun's moments ban Algerie la Cajordi centia.
Speaker 3: They talked about everything and nothing, from studies to little
Speaker 3: anecdotes that, at least for a few moments, is the
Speaker 3: burden Giordie felt.
Speaker 1: A po capoc latensisa di sipa, I am baguesta noba
Speaker 1: nargea Giordi baturnal sebres.
Speaker 3: Gradually the tension dissipated, and with this new energy, Giordi
Speaker 3: returned to the books.
Speaker 1: Aguesta Barada, las Paraoulas some la ven coubras and ila
Speaker 1: sebacumfiensa PoCA poc baturna.
Speaker 3: This time the words seemed to make sense, and his
Speaker 3: confidence slowly returned.
Speaker 1: Ah Marta prop Barracurda ca nos tavassol.
Speaker 3: With Marta nearby, he remembered that he was not alone.
Speaker 1: La mistat iel support Pudi and setan in purtens coml'su
Speaker 1: matsus as.
Speaker 3: Todis, friendship and support could be as important as the
Speaker 3: studies themselves.
Speaker 1: Kuan la nit bah na parsen al durmitori Dejiordi asba
Speaker 1: kumbarti an umbraco da travail on la kumpagnunia baguanes sovra
Speaker 1: la bracio.
Speaker 3: As the night wore on, Juria's bedroom became a workspace
Speaker 3: where companionship triumphed over pressure.
Speaker 1: Jordi ba pendra cada maana juda ra unatta d forsa
Speaker 1: noda da vilitat ie tet kune chamen al va kumpagna
Speaker 1: fin za laza ola examen.
Speaker 3: Jordi learned that asking for help was an act of strength,
Speaker 3: not weakness, and this knowledge accompanied him to the exam
Speaker 3: halls umbos.
Speaker 1: Primis rach de lum da lalba giordi zwa sentir nuadafuntals examines.
Speaker 3: With the first rays of dawn, Jordie felt renewed and
Speaker 3: ready to face the exams.
Speaker 1: Adah sabiya, kapuilla, kumtamba silza meeks iklas lutes nos one
Speaker 1: and soul.
Speaker 3: Now he knew he could rely on his friends and
Speaker 3: that battles are not one alone.
Speaker 1: Una lisobalosa, cal segiria, nol sukami.
Speaker 3: A valuable lesson that would follow him on his journey.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words words first in Carolan.
Speaker 1: Then in English, Lanit lanit, lanit night, liveran, liveran, liverne winter, laveca, laveca, laveca, scholarship,
Speaker 1: La calma, la calma, la calma, come laliada laliada, lali
Speaker 1: YadA ali lost, distractions lost, distractionis lost, these traxions distractions
Speaker 1: Latria yes, Latria yes, Latria yes. Laughter, Al dormitori, al dormitori,
Speaker 1: al dormitori, dormitory lasaspa, yas lasaspa, yas lasaspa, yas shoulders,
Speaker 1: al dupta, al dupta, al dupta, Tao lavataia, lavataia, lavatalia.
Speaker 1: Battle La brasio, la brasio, la pressio, pressure, la frousetracio,
Speaker 1: la froustracio, la frousetracio, frustration, All support, all support, all support, support,
Speaker 1: Let me ista, let mesta, let me is that friendship
Speaker 1: alcuna chamin alcuna, chamin alcuna, chamin knowledge lassau last Examine
Speaker 1: Lassau Last Examine Lassau last examine, exam halls Lava Lava, lava,
Speaker 1: don't la um floracin, la um floracin laum florescin.
Speaker 3: Fluorescent light.
Speaker 1: La scriptory, la scriptory, lascriptory, desk, las passinas, las paginas,
Speaker 1: las paginas pages, al cafe, al cafe, al cafe coffee,
Speaker 1: La Gratitude, la gratitude, La gratitude, gratitude, las an egg,
Speaker 1: dutas las an egg, dutas, las an egg, dutas anecdotes,
Speaker 1: La caca, la caca, la carga, burden, lacunfienza, lacunfienza, lacunfianza, Confidence, Lanargia, Lanergia, lanergia, Energy,
Speaker 1: al Cilency, Alcelency, al ci Lency, Silence, Alchemy, Alchemy, Alchemy,
Speaker 1: Journey Unacta, the Forsa Unacta, The Forsa Unacta, the Forca
Speaker 1: Active Strength.
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