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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore Carmon's courageous journey from the
Speaker 3: shadows of self doubt to the light of family bonds
Speaker 3: and newfound self esteem.
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Speaker 1: Flor antee, totos, gegara and paralunio, familiar, Felippe, sermano major,
Speaker 1: siempre via, sidoel favorito, charismatico and cantador capturav la tencion
Speaker 1: de totos, convasilidad, Carmen, uncle, timsta, simpressa, via sento, po sombra,
Speaker 1: sus padres no, paresia, tarlo, jeso, la via, gevados and
Speaker 1: segura oi, durantesta, runion, Carmen Kerria, cambiareso, men traslos familiar, jegavan,
Speaker 1: carmen procurava, sonredi, participa, las conversationis pero, comoa, deespera, Felipe pronto,
Speaker 1: se convertio and el centro, the attention, susquanto, si vertidos,
Speaker 1: s sonrisa and plia si andrea totos and la sala, Carmen,
Speaker 1: sen contrava, lado sndrindo de ves, sen guando, men tras,
Speaker 1: genavad names clada, tristesa determination finelmente deesposum par the oras
Speaker 1: carmen de sidio a la confelite luncntronl grdin Admirandolas Flores
Speaker 1: reci and Floresidas compaso filme cer co ail Felipe podemos
Speaker 1: avlar dijo subocin segura pero de sidida Felipe a annual
Speaker 1: conflict to interno de carmen, sondrio ya cintio claro, carmen quepasa,
Speaker 1: carmen respidoondo sim presidol fa borito is upolo dige perozo
Speaker 1: MEAs center menos siento questoen to SOMBRAI quiero keu so
Speaker 1: cambi Felipe lamidos or prendido not niea de ket sentia
Speaker 1: sa si carmen lociento mucco las pala ra sinceas de
Speaker 1: Felipe to caroenel corrason de carmen noe solo to culpa
Speaker 1: nolo savilla perro ser a miiga the mermano no solo
Speaker 1: to ermana mass pecenia, Felipe ja cerco colocndo namano and
Speaker 1: e lombro de carmen man cantaria eso prometto prestarmas attention
Speaker 1: quero kems ercanos con pegnoesto ambos miraron elgardin, compartiendo, momento
Speaker 1: de pasi and ten demiento, carmen snrio, cintiendo, come peso,
Speaker 1: cavia gevado, poros comen sava di sol versee conel compromiso,
Speaker 1: the felipe, la nuova, confienza de carmen, la relacion and
Speaker 1: trelos dos sa villa, comensados, juntos, prometio, pegnos, pasos, aiona
Speaker 1: connection mass forte, henuina, laruno, continuo, peruesta ves, carmen no
Speaker 1: sentia questa la periferia cecentia, parte the area, partea familia
Speaker 1: don the suvosta, Vienna, portava, alfinal del dilla, Carmena, vien contrado,
Speaker 1: masque laso renovado, con felipe a vien contra as ya simizma.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: El sol de primaeva re viejo villa la safa aires.
Speaker 3: The spring sun shone softly over the old villa on
Speaker 3: the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
Speaker 1: Floris Colorida van der gardin creonmoso contraste colas pads gastada
Speaker 1: ze la casa.
Speaker 3: Colorful flowers filled the garden, creating a beautiful contrast with
Speaker 3: the weathered walls of the house.
Speaker 1: Carmeno de la Ventana into tranquiliser cora sonantez parlo familiar.
Speaker 3: Carmen watched everything from the window, trying to calm her
Speaker 3: heart before everyone arrived for the family gathering.
Speaker 1: Felide smo major siempre villa sidol favorito.
Speaker 3: Felippa. Her older brother had always been the favorite.
Speaker 1: Cherismati ko yen cantadur captura va la ten siund to loos.
Speaker 3: Coumfasilide Charismatic and charming, he easily captured everyone's attention.
Speaker 1: Kermen uncop di mista sim preser ya sentidun pocoa susombre.
Speaker 3: Carmen, although optimistic, had always felt a bit in his shadow.
Speaker 1: Suspadre is no parisien no tlo yes la vie je
Speaker 1: vado sentircein sevura.
Speaker 3: Her parents didn't seem to notice, and that had led
Speaker 3: her to feel insecure.
Speaker 1: Oi durent tes terrunion germen quiria cam viso today.
Speaker 3: During this gathering, Carmen wanted to change that.
Speaker 1: Mien tres los familiar ri zye gavan kermen prokurava sondriri
Speaker 1: partisi bar las combersasions.
Speaker 3: As the relatives arrived, Carmen tried to smile and participate
Speaker 3: in the conversations.
Speaker 1: Veo comoira des perra, Felipe pronto se con vitu and
Speaker 1: el sintrode tencion.
Speaker 3: But as expected, Felipa soon became the center of attention suscuno.
Speaker 1: Zi vertido, si su sondrisa and plia sienreira todosen la sala.
Speaker 3: His funny stories and wide smile made everyone in the
Speaker 3: room laugh.
Speaker 1: Carameen seen contravaonlado sondrindo de ve sen cuando mintrasu corra
Speaker 1: sonvaduna mes clave trite dermnacion.
Speaker 3: Carmen found herself on the sidelines, smiling occasionally, while her
Speaker 3: heart filled with a mix of sadness and determination.
Speaker 1: Finellemente despoisun pardas caermen de sivia vler confelite.
Speaker 3: Finally, after a couple of hours, Carmen decided to talk
Speaker 3: to Felipa.
Speaker 1: Luencntrul Gerdin admirendo las floresi floridas.
Speaker 3: She found him in the garden, admiring the newly bloomed flowers.
Speaker 1: Combaso fierme ce sergeil.
Speaker 3: With firm steps, she approached him.
Speaker 1: Felide podemosavl vijo subo sin sura pero de sivida.
Speaker 3: Felipa, can we talk, she said, her voice uncertain but determined.
Speaker 1: Felipe A genoal conflict do interno de caramin sondrio y Cinthio.
Speaker 3: Felipa, unaware of Carmen as internal conflict, smiled and nodded.
Speaker 1: Claro caramenquepasa.
Speaker 3: Sure, Carmen, what's up?
Speaker 1: Caramen res piondo.
Speaker 3: Carmen took a deep breath.
Speaker 1: Simpre sidol fa borto isupoo kenunca tlovije perue soo MEAs centimenos.
Speaker 3: You've always been the favorite, and I guess I never
Speaker 3: told you, but that makes me feel less.
Speaker 1: Sieno quest yento sonre quiero ke so cambi.
Speaker 3: I feel like I'm in your shadow, and I want
Speaker 3: that to change.
Speaker 1: Felipe la mido surprendido.
Speaker 3: Felippa looked at her surprised.
Speaker 1: No the nie there the gid de centia SACI caramene
Speaker 1: lo siento mucho.
Speaker 3: I had no idea you felt that way. Carmen, I'm
Speaker 3: really sorry.
Speaker 1: Las tala ra sincera de Felipe to carnl cora son
Speaker 1: de caramene.
Speaker 3: Felipe has sincere words touched carmen as heart.
Speaker 1: No solo to culpa nolosa villa.
Speaker 3: It's not just your fault.
Speaker 1: I didn't know perkro mi de miremano, No solo tomana maspekemia.
Speaker 3: But I want you to know. I want to be
Speaker 3: friends with my brother, not just your little sister.
Speaker 1: Felipe sa cerco colo can dona mano and elmbro de caramen.
Speaker 3: Felippe approached, placing a hand on garmen As shoulder.
Speaker 1: Min canariereso, I'd love that prometo pristamasa tencion.
Speaker 3: I promise to pay more attention.
Speaker 1: Quiero queesa moser canos.
Speaker 3: I want us to be close.
Speaker 1: Conumpeguno questo ammos mirero nel gardin compartiendo momento de pasienten dimiento.
Speaker 3: With a small gesture, they both looked at the garden,
Speaker 3: sharing a moment of peace and understanding.
Speaker 1: Carameen sondrio cintieno comol peeso cavie die vado purgos comen
Speaker 1: sava disolverse.
Speaker 3: Carmen smiled, feeling how the weight she had carried for
Speaker 3: years began to dissolve.
Speaker 1: Conel compromiso de Felipe la nuva confiensa de caermen lea
Speaker 1: re la soon and trilos do saville comensadosana.
Speaker 3: With Felipa as commitment and garment as new found confidence.
Speaker 3: The relationship between the two had begun to heal.
Speaker 1: Juntos prometim pequenus passo saciona, connexion masforte henuine.
Speaker 3: Together they promised small steps towards a stronger and more
Speaker 3: genuine connection.
Speaker 1: L Rugnon continuo peruista Vescarmeno Cnthia questave la periferia.
Speaker 3: The gathering continued, but this time Garmen didn't feel like
Speaker 3: she was on the periphery.
Speaker 1: C Cynthia parte veella, parte una familia, doun de suvosta viennimportava.
Speaker 3: She felt part of it, part of a family where
Speaker 3: her voice also mattered.
Speaker 1: Alfinell devilla Caermila vien contra do masquillun la sour renovado,
Speaker 1: confelippe avien contra don nuevo ca mino as ye simsma.
Speaker 3: At the end of the day, Carmen had found more
Speaker 3: than a renewed bond with Felipa. She had found a
Speaker 3: new path to herself.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Spanish, then in English.
Speaker 1: Plas afoiras, las afoiras, lasa fourras, the outskirts, pilcontraste il,
Speaker 1: contraste il, contrasti.
Speaker 3: The contrast.
Speaker 1: Las baridis is gastadas, Las baridez is gastadas, las barrevis
Speaker 1: is gastavas, the weathered walls, tranquilisa, tranquilisa, drunkuilisa, to come,
Speaker 1: lar runion, lar runion, larrunion, the gathering, Cherismatico, charismatico, cherismatico,
Speaker 1: charismatic cap durral, cap dura, cap durra, to capture, plas sombra,
Speaker 1: plas sombra, las sombra, the shadow bin seura, in seura,
Speaker 1: in seura, insecure, partisi, bar bartisi, bar bartisi, bar to participate,
Speaker 1: El lado e lado, el lado, the sidelines, the terminacion
Speaker 1: de terminacion, de terminacion determination din seura, bin seura, in seura,
Speaker 1: uncertain bel conflicto, el conflicto, el conflicto the conflict. Prespiral prispira,
Speaker 1: prispira to breathe, sorprendido, sorprendido, sorprendido surprised. Sinceiras, sinceiras see
Speaker 1: in cerras sincere a lombro e lombro, e lombro, the shoulder,
Speaker 1: bla pass, bla pass la pass the piece, intendimiento, intendimiento, intendimiento.
Speaker 6: Understanding, the solver, the solver, the solver to dissolve el compromiso,
Speaker 6: el compromiso, el compromiso commitment.
Speaker 1: Henuina, henuina, henuina, genuine la peri feria, la peri veria,
Speaker 1: la peri veria, the periphery, importa, importa, importa the matter
Speaker 1: del laso e laso, el laso, the bond, El camino,
Speaker 1: el camino, el camino, the path admira, admira, admia to
Speaker 1: admire ascent thire ascent thire assent thi to nod. The
Speaker 1: school barse, the school barse, the school barse to apologize, We.
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