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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.

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In this episode, we'll wander through a Parisian Christmas market,

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unwrap the warmth of a serendipitous reunion, and rediscover the

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magic of friendship amidst twinkling lights and childhood memories right

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Speaker 4: Lene Levignier santiu tour de la torre, felle snoel le

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les fentre de l der de maranau elo di marche,

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lancemon marche de noel campre de nostagi al pansa can

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teletepetit on noel passive exaphony, l tell ausi elopserve, lesion,

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proNT person arctic yelwando Chelvey is Susan and preparadidance at

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foolge weill used Sudan iv elod in so som paview

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the Pilenton l o d cretil, sur pri lo d

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tom latt l surial reconnaissance luke a ream.

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Speaker 5: Luke case.

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Speaker 4: Your priest verisi is ser no le brachialismo, le marchie

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tres aime tou le monde bouges parl prix l o

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d elute decide the schapeditu mute yeah along o cafe

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predici d l o d it proving tit tableau fon

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de cafe, Luane debris de froi, le servo, reporte de

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cho colla show femo ipaal de l'arsauvinir de noel, Elodisu,

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Suvian de Decoracian Colorado, Sonanfrance, Luca conte de noel, dn

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Sarine Natale parfois menissi, jemson sl avouliq elod ouchet, tete

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mausi je vaudrecussoacom contole, teten font leress toi rerier ran

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price lapiers de Chalredanity Paula Premier four is the Sainte

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Pulege Puissore leertas red is the lefe Poroto neo marche

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latmos Farere Magic Ensemble is the promen Parmiles tale admirroles

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objects Artisano, digiston de du ser Elodi rossin in novellegois

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and melange gipass raison rique sne parini preci ti sur

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le chemando la tourre fel is chene de premece do

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n pass at renoel pro champo revoir is tita vec

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simn de tre la maison mene nous de la entrance

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dan la clia de lunier Parisienne, elodi illu contreuvell and

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pe de mages de nouel monsembles.

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Speaker 5: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed. La nche ton d'uce monsieur Paris. The

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snow falls gently over parill.

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Speaker 4: Lelunier santillu tour de la tourre fell.

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Speaker 5: The lights twinkle around the turifell.

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Speaker 4: Se noel le les er entre de l'u der de

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marent Choux.

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Speaker 5: It's Christmas and the air is filled with the smell

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of roasted chestnuts.

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Speaker 4: Eloud marche lante mon l' le marche de noel son

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cre entres de nostagi.

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Speaker 5: Aldi walks slowly through the Christmas market, her heart filled

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with nostalgia.

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Speaker 4: El pon sa contelle te petit ou nouel pasier vexe fernie.

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Speaker 5: She thinks about when she was little, about Christmas is

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spent with her family. Le te laou si.

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Speaker 4: Luc is there too illup servile Jean Pon de no

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poson artique.

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Speaker 5: He observes people taking notes for his article.

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Speaker 4: Ye luendo cherri is suson pe perdidon set fourgeoilleuse.

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Speaker 5: He is far from home and feels a bit lost

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in this joyful crowd. Soudan i vui Ludi. Suddenly he

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sees a Lodi dinu su soon pavid p. They haven't

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seen each other for a long time. De ludi iroudi

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tritill sieur pri. He shouts, prized eludit. Alodi turns her

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head el suria luc a ye ni. She smiles, recognizing

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Luke an old friend. Luc look quecr cris de te varsi,

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what a surprise to see you here is ser mai

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brace lerosmo. They warmly embrace le Marchere the market is

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very lively, tou le monde bouges pal pri. Everyone is moving, talking, laughing,

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Eludi elute dei put. Alodi and Luke decide to escape

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the hustle. Yen alf predici di Eludi. Come, let's go

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to the cafe nearby, says Alodi.

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Speaker 4: Itouvin pettit tablu fon di caufi lun debris id froi.

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Speaker 5: They find a small table at the back of the cafe,

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away from the noise and cold.

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Speaker 4: Le serve porte di col chu fiumont.

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Speaker 5: The waiter brings them steaming hot chocolates iripal de la

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sun de Noel. They talk about their Christmas memories. Elod

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su dic corid so nan France. Alodi remembers the colorful

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decorations of her childhood.

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Speaker 4: Rica contere noel d'An sar Netale.

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Speaker 5: Luke talks about Christmases in his hometown. Tar foi mennis

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si jemson s a voulique. Sometimes even here I feel alone,

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Luke admits. Elod tete Alodi nods mao si je voud

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requeunt me too. I wish it were like when we

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were children.

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Speaker 4: Lesistoi re rie NPIs les pierce de Chelli.

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Speaker 5: Their stories and laughter filled the room with warmth and friendship.

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Speaker 4: Paula premiere foi is sous sante purgi puissu.

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Speaker 5: For the first time, they feel lighter, happier leretesdele marchi.

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With their cups empty, they get up to return to

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the market. Let's MOUs ferre magique. The atmosphere is magical.

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Speaker 4: Ensemble is supramentamil tale ad di guistin de du sur.

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Speaker 5: Together they stroll among the stalls, admiring the handmade items,

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tasting the sweets.

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Speaker 4: Eludi roussin nouvell joi amel gipasi d Prison.

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Speaker 5: Feels a new joy, a mix of past and present

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rec snque barini Prici. Luke feels that bahill is not

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so foreign anymore. So Le chemande le toure fel is

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chene de promise de nupasa pro champoseau revoir. On the

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way to the tourrefelle, they exchange promises not to wait

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until next Christmas to see each other again.

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Speaker 4: Is tita vec simon de trella maisson mene noi de

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la ent France.

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Speaker 5: They part with the feeling of being at home, even

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far from their childhood.

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Speaker 4: Dar ltie de luner parisiennes iloud illu controuvelle de magges

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de noel monsables.

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Speaker 5: In the glow of barrizo lights, Alodi and Luke have

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found a little bit of Christmas magic together. Today's vocabulary

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words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here

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are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then.

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Speaker 2: In English.

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Speaker 4: Lane lange lage, the snow, santier, santier santier.

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Speaker 5: To twinkle blue, deer, louder, loud der, the smell maroon,

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chou mahonchhou maroon chou roasted chestnuts, lenus deegi, lenus deegi,

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lenus deegi. The nostalgia abservibservi, observi, to observe, pendre, denote pendre,

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denote pren to take notestu mute littu mute too mute,

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the hustle, the server, the server, the server, the waiter, fimont, fimont, fiumont.

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Speaker 6: Steaming, avue, bavue avoui to admit, buhe let it, oh

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let it, oh let it, to.

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Speaker 4: Nod, sousyriennal libra, sousyriennal libra, sou syren libras.

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Speaker 5: To embrace, animi, animi, animi live we cicheppe, cicheppe si cheppe.

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To escape, lan France, lan France, lan France. The childhood, suprimee,

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suprimee supremei, the straw bletal little blettel, the star, artisanal, artisanal,

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artisanal handmaid di gisti digisti di gisti. To taste ishgi

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ishangie is changi to exchange, promise, promise, promise promises. Blickla

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bleickla lickla, the glow, to.

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Speaker 4: Let it, to turn head brooconette, rooconette, roconette.

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Speaker 5: To recognize Pompier, Pompierre, oom Pi to fill Suluvi, Suluvi su.

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Speaker 1: Louvi, to get up, Let's most fair, Let's mos fhair,

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Let's mos fhair, the atmosphere, Lashoi, lasois, las shoa, the joy, Lamaghie, lamagie,

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la mash the magic.

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