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In this episode, we'll wander through a Parisian Christmas market,
unwrap the warmth of a serendipitous reunion, and rediscover the
magic of friendship amidst twinkling lights and childhood memories right
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dan la clia de lunier Parisienne, elodi illu contreuvell and
pe de mages de nouel monsembles.
Speaker 5: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed. La nche ton d'uce monsieur Paris. The
snow falls gently over parill.
Speaker 4: Lelunier santillu tour de la tourre fell.
Speaker 5: The lights twinkle around the turifell.
Speaker 4: Se noel le les er entre de l'u der de
marent Choux.
Speaker 5: It's Christmas and the air is filled with the smell
of roasted chestnuts.
Speaker 4: Eloud marche lante mon l' le marche de noel son
cre entres de nostagi.
Speaker 5: Aldi walks slowly through the Christmas market, her heart filled
with nostalgia.
Speaker 4: El pon sa contelle te petit ou nouel pasier vexe fernie.
Speaker 5: She thinks about when she was little, about Christmas is
spent with her family. Le te laou si.
Speaker 4: Luc is there too illup servile Jean Pon de no
poson artique.
Speaker 5: He observes people taking notes for his article.
Speaker 4: Ye luendo cherri is suson pe perdidon set fourgeoilleuse.
Speaker 5: He is far from home and feels a bit lost
in this joyful crowd. Soudan i vui Ludi. Suddenly he
sees a Lodi dinu su soon pavid p. They haven't
seen each other for a long time. De ludi iroudi
tritill sieur pri. He shouts, prized eludit. Alodi turns her
head el suria luc a ye ni. She smiles, recognizing
Luke an old friend. Luc look quecr cris de te varsi,
what a surprise to see you here is ser mai
brace lerosmo. They warmly embrace le Marchere the market is
very lively, tou le monde bouges pal pri. Everyone is moving, talking, laughing,
Eludi elute dei put. Alodi and Luke decide to escape
the hustle. Yen alf predici di Eludi. Come, let's go
to the cafe nearby, says Alodi.
Speaker 4: Itouvin pettit tablu fon di caufi lun debris id froi.
Speaker 5: They find a small table at the back of the cafe,
away from the noise and cold.
Speaker 4: Le serve porte di col chu fiumont.
Speaker 5: The waiter brings them steaming hot chocolates iripal de la
sun de Noel. They talk about their Christmas memories. Elod
su dic corid so nan France. Alodi remembers the colorful
decorations of her childhood.
Speaker 4: Rica contere noel d'An sar Netale.
Speaker 5: Luke talks about Christmases in his hometown. Tar foi mennis
si jemson s a voulique. Sometimes even here I feel alone,
Luke admits. Elod tete Alodi nods mao si je voud
requeunt me too. I wish it were like when we
were children.
Speaker 4: Lesistoi re rie NPIs les pierce de Chelli.
Speaker 5: Their stories and laughter filled the room with warmth and friendship.
Speaker 4: Paula premiere foi is sous sante purgi puissu.
Speaker 5: For the first time, they feel lighter, happier leretesdele marchi.
With their cups empty, they get up to return to
the market. Let's MOUs ferre magique. The atmosphere is magical.
Speaker 4: Ensemble is supramentamil tale ad di guistin de du sur.
Speaker 5: Together they stroll among the stalls, admiring the handmade items,
tasting the sweets.
Speaker 4: Eludi roussin nouvell joi amel gipasi d Prison.
Speaker 5: Feels a new joy, a mix of past and present
rec snque barini Prici. Luke feels that bahill is not
so foreign anymore. So Le chemande le toure fel is
chene de promise de nupasa pro champoseau revoir. On the
way to the tourrefelle, they exchange promises not to wait
until next Christmas to see each other again.
Speaker 4: Is tita vec simon de trella maisson mene noi de
la ent France.
Speaker 5: They part with the feeling of being at home, even
far from their childhood.
Speaker 4: Dar ltie de luner parisiennes iloud illu controuvelle de magges
de noel monsables.
Speaker 5: In the glow of barrizo lights, Alodi and Luke have
found a little bit of Christmas magic together. Today's vocabulary
words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here
are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then.
Speaker 2: In English.
Speaker 4: Lane lange lage, the snow, santier, santier santier.
Speaker 5: To twinkle blue, deer, louder, loud der, the smell maroon,
chou mahonchhou maroon chou roasted chestnuts, lenus deegi, lenus deegi,
lenus deegi. The nostalgia abservibservi, observi, to observe, pendre, denote pendre,
denote pren to take notestu mute littu mute too mute,
the hustle, the server, the server, the server, the waiter, fimont, fimont, fiumont.
Speaker 6: Steaming, avue, bavue avoui to admit, buhe let it, oh
let it, oh let it, to.
Speaker 4: Nod, sousyriennal libra, sousyriennal libra, sou syren libras.
Speaker 5: To embrace, animi, animi, animi live we cicheppe, cicheppe si cheppe.
To escape, lan France, lan France, lan France. The childhood, suprimee,
suprimee supremei, the straw bletal little blettel, the star, artisanal, artisanal,
artisanal handmaid di gisti digisti di gisti. To taste ishgi
ishangie is changi to exchange, promise, promise, promise promises. Blickla
bleickla lickla, the glow, to.
Speaker 4: Let it, to turn head brooconette, rooconette, roconette.
Speaker 5: To recognize Pompier, Pompierre, oom Pi to fill Suluvi, Suluvi su.
Speaker 1: Louvi, to get up, Let's most fair, Let's mos fhair,
Let's mos fhair, the atmosphere, Lashoi, lasois, las shoa, the joy, Lamaghie, lamagie,
la mash the magic.
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