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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll join Meric and Ivana on a
heartwarming journey of rediscovery as they illuminate forgotten histories amidst
twinkling Christmas lights in a hidden city bunker.
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Speaker 1: Trivalstari, bunk, venko, sneak ulitz van mista, max, postaviljo adival colomni,
servosnie ivano, nevidel nikoli let ivana, hoos, vala naka i,
tont miste, marek, beldavi, aletro, provibralas rovna and tobunk miss blotomindava, chassi, spominia, coppoclade,
ivana uvnit zane pras ninas vimfoto a, paratem vi, padelados,
prazz columnis, viti lasvichka casting lest nastieno, grish, marek veschell
ottochilas lasse rat te vidim ivano rec maar pristo, pel
b prometade, ivan a, zavalla, paksena degla, mam tiny project
prison alla, photograph is, crita, mista, veniste, vare max mislell
prov pro and prova tradits aspominek o, poveda ivana te
too mista so sochas tinashi history marek pohopel history belahovashni
alfdis to the valley and presi documente that videlinis Posovanni
Ivana Pomosi photography, Prince agivot mis toomta ivano pro cimito
ne lad thee tal semarek obava ivana tie marekov lavo
prosuminmo ale CiCi pomozzi mujees poet moi isna loost history
estremi photographyme ivan asmala, toby jasna texestratstvi ob novio a
marek nachelle novi polet nas vu obor the timo pratzov
viovto banker s stele mistem, the history o jiva zavireni
ivanzati marcampo, ivanus poto apparatm pravovatz Loo minuosti potemi banker
pestavalbidi and mavi mistem stells simbo zachatku as.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Theem Nemseskrivalstari bunk.
Speaker 3: In the dark underground beneath the city, an old bunker
was hidden.
Speaker 1: Ven kuzu Razema snie zakrival Ulitz.
Speaker 3: Outside winter raged snow covered the streets.
Speaker 1: Vanni Vita colem Prina Schera Trojkuzlaina tem Nemsta.
Speaker 3: Christmas lights twinkled everywhere, bringing a bit of magic to
an otherwise dark place.
Speaker 1: Marek sepostavil uf hoodu agival Se.
Speaker 3: Colem Marek stood at the entrance and looked around.
Speaker 1: Si kil Svo.
Speaker 3: He felt nervous.
Speaker 1: Ivan Nevigilnkolik.
Speaker 3: He hadn't seen Evana in several years.
Speaker 1: Ivan nahpos Valla Naska Mistye.
Speaker 3: Evana had invited him to meet in this unusual place.
Speaker 1: Mareg Belvida vi a tro.
Speaker 3: Marek was curious, but a little suspicious.
Speaker 1: Bunk.
Speaker 3: Why did she choose this particular bunker nistudav Chassi. The
place was full of old items that reminded him of
bygone times.
Speaker 1: Spominvavani copo clad.
Speaker 3: Memories were preserved here like treasures.
Speaker 1: Ivana zane pras ninas vimfotam.
Speaker 3: Ivana was somewhere inside, busy with her camera.
Speaker 1: Vipa de la Poro Gennado swe braze.
Speaker 3: She looked absorbed in her work.
Speaker 1: Colemni Sviti la svichka castinklech Stini Nastino.
Speaker 3: A candle was lit nearby, casting light shadows on the wall.
Speaker 1: Dischmarek vechel ottochilausma lasse.
Speaker 3: When Marek entered, she turned to him and smiled.
Speaker 1: Ratte vidim ivano dec maik a pristo pel blich.
Speaker 3: I'm glad to see you, Evanna, Marek said, and stepped closer.
Speaker 1: Smetad, why are we here? Ivan a zavajla pak snadechla.
Speaker 3: Evna hesitated, then took a breath.
Speaker 1: Ma'm tayi proect prisnalla.
Speaker 3: I have a secret project, she admitted.
Speaker 1: Photo grafuiskrita mista vest.
Speaker 3: I'm photographing hidden places in the city.
Speaker 1: Uhova ti pri bi.
Speaker 3: I want to preserve their stories.
Speaker 1: Mare Siza mislel.
Speaker 3: Marek thought about it, Ovanzi, why are you doing it
during Christmas?
Speaker 1: Socha seprovava nradit avspominik oo.
Speaker 3: Ivana because Christmas is a time for preserving traditions and memories.
Ivanna replied, t tomsta sol solcha st na shi historie.
These places are part of our history.
Speaker 1: Marek pohoil. Marek understood history blahovashni alev distdovali and presni
a documente. History was his passion too, but he had
always studied it only through books and documents. The Vigilini
spoo soupi roi Ivanai photography pa jivotnistoma.
Speaker 3: Now he saw a different way of preserving it. Ivna
through her photographs was bringing life to places that might
otherwise be forgotten ivanov Evana, why didn't you tell me earlier,
zepthal Semarek.
Speaker 1: Marek asked, Obava la sem PTIs Nella Ivana.
Speaker 3: Ticche I was afraid you wouldn't understand me, Ivana admitted quietly.
Speaker 1: Marek Pokiva Lavo.
Speaker 3: Marek nodded, Rozu Minomo I understand now, ale booze, But
I want to help.
Speaker 1: You plos histories photograph.
Speaker 3: We can combine my knowledge of history with your photographs.
Speaker 1: Iva Naa Ivana smiled to bron That would be wonderful
texesstri A Marek Nachel Novin.
Speaker 3: So an old friendship was renewed, and Marek discovered a
new perspective on his field.
Speaker 1: Zatimoto.
Speaker 3: As they worked, the candles and Christmas lights illuminated their path.
Speaker 1: Banker sis teltem Historiiva.
Speaker 3: The bunker became a place where history comes to life.
Speaker 1: Xavirichnik ivan Za Marca yegto mapo, ivantatmovat kozlo minulosti.
Speaker 3: Ivana's final shot captured Marek holding an old map and
Ivana with her camera ready to discover the magic of
the past.
Speaker 1: Podzemi, banker, prestavalbithient, mavi, miss them, steals, simbol em novi,
zachatku aspolech ne hotile.
Speaker 3: The underground bunker stopped being just a dark place. It
became a symbol of new beginnings and a shared goal.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in check, then in English.
Speaker 1: Bodemi, bodemi, boemi, underground, bunk, bunk, boom, bunker, nervosnie, nervosnye, nevosnye,
nervous nebvi clem nebvi clem, ne obvic clem, unusualdvavi, bodrivavi,
bodesriva vi, suspicious, davn davn davn bygone, spo Minki spo,
Minki Spominki, memories, boclady, poclady, oh lady, treasures, borogenna, borojena, borogena, absorbed, zava,
hala zava, hala zava, hala hesitated, uhovat, uhovat, uhovat, preserve, traditi, traditi, traditi, traditions, polett, porlet, borolette, perspective, spolechneho,
spolech nehro, spoleg nero, shared, zile, zile, sile go, zuzila, zuzila, zuzizila, raged,
bli cola, blickla, brikala, twinkled, zveredavi, zvie davi, zvida a
vill curious, tripo, meanale, pripo meanale, sipo meanali, reminded, project, project, proect, project, scrita, scrita,
scrita hidden, uhovav ani, uhovava ani, uhovaani, preserved, Osvietlovali, osviet Loovali,
svit lo valley, illuminated, obnovilo, ob novilobunovilo, renewed symbol, M symbol,
M symbol, M symbol, bosvala, bosvala, bosvala, invite nevosa, nevosa, nevosa, nervousness,
swetila sweetila, sweetila, What swechka, swechka, sweecha candle oba valla
oba va la oba valla afraid.
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