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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how a festive market night

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leads two strangers to find joy, connection, and a renewed

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Speaker 5: Van la mistiza elsk a, pisto bilavevs dujo da viligisee

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propeta messistanki ochiza com lukash uchitel hudbi seprohazel, trespos samoti

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yehodina beladkolzo so be napuilopras ne misto yejo camarades jetstree,

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yakup mosco jebimil pride toos vesei lukashi recla cup apomeni

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attack to bel lukash nasaval, atmosphero afshakstal trojovajl dacepostid do

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hovorus selles nami mildmi vedel no hostang kuzu rabaista la veronica, bela, kutinasko,

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avrovalla rada posi, aldova layradost audiv a on tila vina

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ves verutine nez no veobi prospero a ostehibe ran la

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prevni roc ustanni ros nas romagvao varni atmosphera mo naplat

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plem heski veer reclus m the osbis nad herne nemeswe

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Veronica asmala anno opravdosova village, krap o ottom yak prah

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todbu sweti nayed noo seblisk osvala huba capell melody belaradostna

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a vistrella o colostanko lokashi sli to hudbu and sovat

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thetala se Veronica in pulsn p knavas vu lasni ostik

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lukashvakival spolechnividalidra tristi tan chile smilie an alknasva omezia osamnilost

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yatskonchil obase tinakni radosnichi tel domati at mospheri crosikodaskonciti and

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u no jostkani vim nilisi chisla musime pros comat vitemist

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prase nava lukash Averonica so la silla diceros lo chili

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titio se lukashivl praseblostolic kras nei amosnako Veronica poboku nanich

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cao novedo brodrus staciom a texas v razzel domus and

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nadiv sert.

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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 5: Vann nostost m namischizail swetly.

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Speaker 3: The Christmas market at starring eskaemnamisty shone.

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Speaker 5: With lights varaku petubila VEVs djo.

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Speaker 3: The scent of mulled wine and roasted chestnuts was in

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the air.

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Speaker 5: Da viligi se pro ple taimesi istanki ochizaria colem.

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Speaker 3: Crowds wove between the stalls, their eyes shining like the

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lights around them.

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Speaker 5: Lo cash uchitel rudbi ze proel poem samuti.

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Speaker 3: Lukash. A music teacher strolled through the market with a

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sense of loneliness.

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Speaker 5: Yeho dabdo sobna pras ne misto.

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Speaker 3: His family was far away, and he was searching for

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something to fill the empty space.

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Speaker 5: Yeho camadzitsti ya coup mozeco Jebri.

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Speaker 3: His childhood friend Yacoup had told him he should come to.

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Speaker 1: Tiro's Vesseli lukashi recla cup.

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Speaker 5: Magni.

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Speaker 3: It will cheer you up. Rukosh Yakub said, patting him

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on the shoulder.

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Speaker 5: A tectubil Lukash nassaval at mos ferro afhekstale trovajl z

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da sepustid do hovor sessela nez nami miridme.

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Speaker 3: And so here was Lukash, soaking in the atmosphere, but

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still hesitating a a about striking up a conversation with

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complete strangers.

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Speaker 5: Vedl no hostaan kuz ra obamista la veronica.

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Speaker 3: Next to a stall with handmade ornaments stood Bernica.

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Speaker 1: Bela kviknasco av Mirovalla.

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Speaker 3: She was a florist and loved Christmas markets ra de.

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Speaker 1: Radust a ugiv.

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Speaker 3: She enjoyed watching people and observing their joy and wonder.

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Speaker 1: A la sezi kia viznina ves ver.

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Speaker 3: But she too felt trapped in her routine.

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Speaker 5: Nizz noveo bi prospero a le ostihibra.

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Speaker 1: Kroc.

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Speaker 3: Something new would do her good, but her shyness held

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her back from making the first move.

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Speaker 5: Luca says astavil ustain ved nis Romao.

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Speaker 3: Rukash stopped at the stall next to her, determined to

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muster up the courage.

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Speaker 1: Vni at Moslem.

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Speaker 3: The Christmas atmosphere filled his heart with warmth.

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Speaker 1: Heski vece.

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Speaker 3: Beautiful evening, he said, with a smile.

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Speaker 1: The os bisne nems.

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Speaker 3: These ornaments are stunning, don't you think Veronica. Vernica turned

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and smiled back. Anno opravdus, Yes, they really are. Are

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you enjoying the market villagrab sviki. They chatted for a

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moment about the beauty of the ornaments, the Christmas lights,

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and how Prague sparkles this time of year.

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Speaker 5: Nayid no sebli osvela hudbasive capell.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly, music from a live band sounded nearby.

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Speaker 5: Melody beila radostna a vistlila o colostanku.

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Speaker 3: The melody was joyful and shot across the stalls.

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Speaker 1: Lukashi sli to houdubu.

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Speaker 3: Lookosh, do you hear that musician?

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Speaker 1: Sovat?

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Speaker 3: Do you want to dance?

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Speaker 5: Zeb tella Severonica impulse precuvlasni.

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Speaker 3: Ostik, Veronica asked, impulsively, overcoming her own shyness.

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Speaker 1: Lukash prevaikivo.

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Speaker 3: Lukosh nodded in surprise, spolechnis. Together they moved to the

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center of the market.

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Speaker 5: Than chili smile anavil kuna omezia osamnios.

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Speaker 3: They danced, laughed, and for a moment forgot all their

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limitations and loneliness ya.

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Speaker 1: Ki thaniskonchil obasiak.

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Speaker 3: As their dance ended, both felt different, more open radosnichi

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happier te domati at mos ferkodasconci ued no skai. In

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the warmth of the festive atmosphere, they decided it would

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be a shame to end with just one meeting visa.

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They exchanged numbers.

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Speaker 5: Musi proscomavi temist brase Nava holucas a Veronica so la silla.

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Speaker 3: We must explore more places in Prague, suggested Lukash and

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Vernica agreed.

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Speaker 5: Dicerozo chile si kil se Lucas oivli.

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Speaker 3: As they parted, Lucas felt revitalized.

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Speaker 5: Brase brostache kras nek Ovovni.

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Speaker 3: There was still so much beauty to discover in Brague.

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Speaker 5: Amosnak veronicaku naniechicolo nove do brodrusi.

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Speaker 3: And perhaps with someone like Barnica by his side, a

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new adventure awaited.

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Speaker 5: La mona stachiro novim zagitkum.

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Speaker 3: Change was possible. All it took was being open to

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new experiences.

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Speaker 5: A texesvnova cell domus us vem norte an nadiv.

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Speaker 3: Sertzi, and so he returned home from the Christmas market

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with a smile on his face and hope in his heart.

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

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

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Speaker 5: Svatak, svatak, svatak, mold, gashtanu, gashtanu, kashtau, chestnuts, prople tally,

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prople tali, prople tali, whoa brohraseel brohraseel brohaseel strolled osdobami

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osdobami osami, ornaments, creatinasco, creatin, nasco, vietinas forest, ostich, oustich, ostig.

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Speaker 1: Shyness vah, how va, how vah how hesitating, nas romaged it,

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nasromag did nas romage it mostavaovaovao courage, melody, melodya melody, melody, impulsivene, impulsivene, impulsivine, impulsively,

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preeconava eats p seconava eat, p secon nava eats, overcoming,

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oh messigny omesenni omesni, limitations ojivle ogivri ojiv revitalized sweete, sweete,

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sweet ki, sparkles, brutina Trutina, Ruthina, routine, uviezniina, uvieznina, uviezniena, trapped, Vignnilli, vignennilli, vignnilli, exchange, obevovagni, obevovgni, obevovni.

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Speaker 5: Discover Prohazel, Prohazel, Prohazel.

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Speaker 1: Wonder, Domazi Domazi, Domazi Festive, Sentrum Centrum, Centrum Center, pros

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Hodnut pros Hodnut ross Hodnut, Determined, Zail Zail, Zail, Shoan, Stanek,

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Stanik stanek stall, zatally zatally, zatily gazed, Procazel, Procazel, Prohazel,

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wonder Va hol Va hol Va ho hesitate, uvis nyna

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uvius nana uvisa trapped.

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