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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey with Marisol as she navigates
Speaker 3: the bustling Valencia market in search of a meaningful gift
Speaker 3: that rekindles her family's Christmas spirit and reunites her with
Speaker 3: cherished memories.
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Speaker 1: Mari maze paella as a frandie to rondi, Navanelaide, in undando,
Speaker 1: su sentidos, elbudoura, constante, umo, DeVos, sirisas me and tras colors, vivrantes,
Speaker 1: the lusi, the corrac navida, lumina van cadarincon marisolava unalista
Speaker 1: and subolcijo jia via mirado and barrios, puestos perono and
Speaker 1: con tra vanad especial Carlosiana, susermanos, merci and masque simple detai, kerria,
Speaker 1: algo con significado, albuce, recordera los diaz, navidad, juntos and
Speaker 1: casa con toda, villa todos.
Speaker 6: Vivian and el pequno pueblo.
Speaker 1: Mudo, alasdad mariso, sentia, calgo, saviot, entreegos, a villado, avla
Speaker 1: vend al final del mercado, the ci esus articulos, serraonicos,
Speaker 1: pero cardos meraszavonesto, unomsulado and pojocom prisa casiirando marisola, cionlado,
Speaker 1: la multitul via massa yel t and po korea connel corrasola,
Speaker 1: tiend rapido, marisol de cidioce mas and elmercado, el udo
Speaker 1: rensoresdor pero, esperanza, the contrad alvospecial, la manteni and focada
Speaker 1: finalmente dieval rejo delvendor, el post ra, modesto pero java
Speaker 1: conun canto especial avia, fia, maderata, jadasamano, cana, contanda, historia propria, marisol, contemplona, pea,
Speaker 1: familil reddor navidad terra perfecta, sentiaava exactamente lo kekeria transmitter,
Speaker 1: el presio, sin embargo era maz de lo ca, villa, planado, gastar, midro, suvietera, simtio,
Speaker 1: la duda installars and sumente perol minova tella figurita, recordo
Speaker 1: porquestavagi no ra solon regalo round pontelos jaes pasados, acela
Speaker 1: more familiar que anton lava condecision compro la fi urita
Speaker 1: al salid del mercado, Centia, l u a villa, cambiado,
Speaker 1: no solovia, comprado, regalo, a vien, contra dona parte, via
Speaker 1: da doo porperdida, Caminoasia, cas la mano Dejandro, tral Bugo
Speaker 1: del mercado, perogevando, conceivol calor de la morreel ricordo de sufamilia,
Speaker 1: marisols on Real, pensa, l unio, navideena, savieke, su sermanosa, pressiel,
Speaker 1: regalo no por supressio, sino pore la morque, representava me
Speaker 1: andras crusaval as, cages, las luss Navidenia, reflejavan and sushos
Speaker 1: evalkell esperanza, Renovada, Quescentia and Zucorrason.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have messed.
Speaker 6: Elva, elcilo de pejedo de Valencia, peruela rafrio, pile lusacado, Navidemo.
Speaker 3: The sun shone in the clear sky of Valencia, but
Speaker 3: the air was cold and cut the skin of those
Speaker 3: walking through the Christmas market.
Speaker 1: Marisol caa mi neva and trellos pustos, savartados del mercado,
Speaker 1: del Mercado Central.
Speaker 3: Marisol walked among the crowded stalls of the Mercados Central Market.
Speaker 6: Aroma ze paella, a safrani, turnva, elaire inundandosu sentidos.
Speaker 3: Aromas of paegia, saffron and nugate filled the air, inundating
Speaker 3: her senses.
Speaker 6: El bugisura constante de vos siriesas mean, trascoloes, vivranteze lusi
Speaker 6: de corracies, navidemia, silu mi neva and cavarrincon.
Speaker 3: The hustle and bustle were constant, a joyful of voices
Speaker 3: and laughter, while the vibrant colors of lights and Christmas
Speaker 3: decorations illuminated every corner.
Speaker 6: Marisol dilste soolillo.
Speaker 3: Marisol had a list in her pocket, je via mire.
Speaker 1: Doo im varrios, pustos, peroen conravades desiel.
Speaker 3: She had already looked through several stalls, but she hadn't
Speaker 3: found anything special.
Speaker 6: Carlosiena susermanos melicien masquion simple Dita.
Speaker 3: Carlos and Anna, her siblings deserved more than just a
Speaker 3: simple token.
Speaker 6: Quill alvo con significado, alvo records na vida junto s
Speaker 6: casa con vie todos vivien el pecno pueblo.
Speaker 3: She wanted something meaningful, something that would remind them of
Speaker 3: the Christmas days spent together at home when they all
Speaker 3: still lived in the small village Mudo.
Speaker 1: A la Suda Marisol, Cynthia, Quelvos, sevierro To and Trellos.
Speaker 3: Since she moved to the city, Marisol felt that something
Speaker 3: had broken between them.
Speaker 6: A villa oidl Alfinelle del Mercado.
Speaker 3: She had heard about a vendor at the end of
Speaker 3: the market, the.
Speaker 6: Sien Ticulo Nicos vero Carus.
Speaker 3: They said his items were unique but expensive.
Speaker 6: Miendra saestolajo com prisa casi tirando mariso la Silao.
Speaker 3: While thinking about this, a man beside her hurriedly pushed past,
Speaker 3: almost knocking Marisol to the side.
Speaker 6: La multituevolvilla masen sa yil tiempo corria.
Speaker 3: The crowd was getting denser and time was running short.
Speaker 6: Conel corras la tiendo rapido Marisol de siviose masl Mercado.
Speaker 3: With her heart beating fast, Marisol decided to venture further
Speaker 3: into the market.
Speaker 6: El perrole speranzaven contra aliel la manti info cava.
Speaker 3: The noise was deafening, but the hope of finding something
Speaker 3: special kept her focused.
Speaker 6: Finelle meente devolrin.
Speaker 3: Finally she arrived at the vendor's distant corner.
Speaker 6: El po modesto, pero caeva conn canto especiel.
Speaker 3: The stall was modest, but each object shone with a
Speaker 3: special charm.
Speaker 6: Avie fi ta java samano cava una contestoria propia.
Speaker 3: There were hand carved wooden figures, each telling its own story.
Speaker 6: Marisol contemp familiel red vida.
Speaker 3: Marisol gazed at a small figurine of a family around
Speaker 3: a Christmas tree ra fecta. It was perfect.
Speaker 6: No vi son rem and trasla sus tenia cynthia ke
Speaker 6: catava exectamente lo ke quria transmitir.
Speaker 3: She couldn't help but smile as she held it. She
Speaker 3: felt it captured exactly what she wanted to convey.
Speaker 6: El precio sin nembargo hera maze lo ca vie pla
Speaker 6: nee do gasta.
Speaker 3: The price, however, was more than she had planned to spend.
Speaker 6: Midro su Ville terra cinthio, la dula in stellarcee and sumente.
Speaker 3: She looked at her wallet and felt doubt settle in
Speaker 3: her mind.
Speaker 6: Perol mi novamente la fiorita recordo pur questa valli.
Speaker 3: But looking again at the figurine, she remembered why she
Speaker 3: was there.
Speaker 6: Nora Solon Regallo ron peelo zis pasados as la morfamiliar
Speaker 6: que tant lava.
Speaker 3: It wasn't just a gift. It was a bri to
Speaker 3: pass days to the family love she yearned for.
Speaker 6: Conde sision compro la fillurite.
Speaker 3: With determination, she bought the figurine al saly.
Speaker 6: Del mercado, cinthie cal lua vie cambiado.
Speaker 3: As she left the market, she felt that something had changed.
Speaker 1: No solo via compradn riello a vien contra dna parte
Speaker 1: de si mis ma cavie dra do purperide.
Speaker 3: She hadn't just bought a gift. She had found a
Speaker 3: part of herself. She considered lost.
Speaker 6: Caminoa cier casa con la volse, la mano dejendro trasel
Speaker 6: buo del mercado, perrugievando concivol calr de la moriel ricuerdo
Speaker 6: de sufamili.
Speaker 3: She walked home with the bag in hand, leaving the
Speaker 3: market's bustle behind, but carrying with her the warmth of
Speaker 3: love and the memory of her family.
Speaker 6: Marisol son rul Pinsa lar runio na videmia.
Speaker 3: Marisol smiled as she thought about the Christmas gathering.
Speaker 6: Savie qusus ermanosa, presierien elrigallo, no porsus presciu si no
Speaker 6: poor la morgue re brecenta.
Speaker 3: She knew her siblings would appreciate the gift not for
Speaker 3: its price, but for the love it represented.
Speaker 6: Mindras grusava, lasca, yes las lusis na vivenye, reflechavan in
Speaker 6: susjus ivol kill esperanza, renovada, quiscintia and zucorrasson.
Speaker 3: As she crossed the streets, the Christmas lights reflected in
Speaker 3: her eyes, just like the renewed hope she felt in
Speaker 3: her heart.
Speaker 4: To day's vocabulary words are coming up right after this
Speaker 4: commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Spanish,
Speaker 4: then in English.
Speaker 6: Pelsillo, l yelo, el cielo, the sky, eli elire elaire,
Speaker 6: the air, bla piel, bla, piel, la piel, the skin,
Speaker 6: blos aromas, los aromas, los aromas, the aromas belasa, fran elasa,
Speaker 6: fran elasa, fran saffron pel to ron, el to ron,
Speaker 6: el toron.
Speaker 1: Nugat, ava rotado, pavarotado, ava rotado, crowded, elmercado, elmercado, el meercado,
Speaker 1: the market, Tel Posto, el posto, el boisto, the Star, Elbugisio, elbugisio, elbuisi.
Speaker 6: The hustle and basal pel ringcon el ringcon el ring
Speaker 6: on the corner. Plaista blallista, la lista, the list, Elbolcigo, elbolcigo,
Speaker 6: elbowl sigo, the pocket, plos ermanos, los ermanus, los Ermanus,
Speaker 6: the siblings, El de taji, el de taj, el de taji,
Speaker 6: the token, consignificado, consignificado, con significado meaningful. El pueblo, el pueblo,
Speaker 6: el pueblo, the village, La multi tooth, la multi tooth,
Speaker 6: la multi tooth, The crowd, Bunico, bunico, nico, unique, cato,
Speaker 6: catro caro, expensive psor, dee sidor in sordidor, in sorde sedor, deafening,
Speaker 6: ellen canto, ellen canto, ellen canto, the charm, Laffy Urita, laffy, urita, laffy,
Speaker 6: the figurinel pente, el puente, elente, the bridge, La vie
Speaker 6: Terra leavie, terra leavietra, The wallet, blave Sision, lave Sision,
Speaker 6: love Scion, the determination, Blavolsa, Lavolsa, lavolsa, The bag tell
Speaker 6: Calore il calor, il calore, The warmth Anela anila anela
Speaker 6: to yearn transmitr transmitir, trans meth to convey.
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