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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how two kindred spirits transform
Speaker 3: a chilly Madrid Christmas market into a canvas of warmth
Speaker 3: and unexpected friendship.
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Speaker 1: soldad persistente, Elena, run artista and busca, the inspiracion passava, plos,
Speaker 1: puestos to candolas, fioritas, madera ilas bufandas te hidasamano sincere
Speaker 1: choco con diego, unarchitect keresin, dementez, a villa, mudado, a laso,
Speaker 1: dad Diego, of resiona, sonrisa, susohov, reflejando na calides and
Speaker 1: esperada lociento not aevi said is called poe Elena, umpoco, nerviosa, tranquila,
Speaker 1: respondio diego, giotan vienn Estava, distraido, contanto, color ambos, inter cambieron, miradas, umpoco, timidos, perocuna, chispade, curiosidad,
Speaker 1: contain n caminando, juntos, observandol alegriakelos rodeava, diego, a Cacosmrado
Speaker 1: di seniastructuras admirava, espontaneida de larti. The spos varvari as
Speaker 1: welt as plomercado said to nupesto the chocolate caliente, carmen
Speaker 1: la migosta de elena a villa in cistido and Kelena
Speaker 1: Sallera mass Elena, saviake, s amiga, solo keria ver la
Speaker 1: felice mentra and sustasa sumeantes diego mido, elena, I dijo
Speaker 1: estasuda de sermosa, peroes connectada veses no canosco mucha heente
Speaker 1: helena a cinthio jobusco albo mass una connects verdadera toto
Speaker 1: loo caago Luago, pormiarte pero ves sieno ke falta algo,
Speaker 1: the repente and pessoa NEvAr los copos suavemente, coubrinol mercado
Speaker 1: conun manto blanco enesse momento maxico, Elena, diego of vlaarn
Speaker 1: deel do lord de supasado diego compartiosus exceptionionist el miedo, confierre,
Speaker 1: el lena, avlodesu son serrado, temerosa de volverera center aveses
Speaker 1: abrice sel primer paso di jo diego see estoy lista
Speaker 1: parentenarlo respond dio Elena Tomada de una in spiracion repentina,
Speaker 1: Elena de cidio, pintaro, mural uno, menajela va misdadi, potenzial,
Speaker 1: comenso quiro creral vos pecial explico algocemez clenoestra storia diego,
Speaker 1: sondrio tejudaa di semiarlo colonieve, cagenosl reddor cecinton massunidos listos,
Speaker 1: paravo capitulo, Elena nente reservada our and contrava confiensial compatisusmos
Speaker 1: diego cynthiendos a final mente cohido and contravasu luga lasodad
Speaker 1: la pintua del murl se convitienuon project to the union
Speaker 1: representavaluses navidenias, coppos, nieve ll esperanza de nuevos comienzos concada
Speaker 1: prince lava, Elena Diego and trella sarnsus vidas de escobrindola
Speaker 1: cone in spirac pre vien estado all cance eelfrio del
Speaker 1: madrileno dos al maa solitarias and contrala mistadna si te
Speaker 1: prometia flor de ser col tiempo ya see in Trelusa, sirisas,
Speaker 1: elmer Ca, na videno, a villa olvradosu milagro.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: In el Corra son de Madrid, elmrcado, na videno, rees
Speaker 1: plan de silla va jon cielo Verde.
Speaker 3: In the heart of Madrid, the Christmas market glittered under
Speaker 3: a gray sky.
Speaker 1: Las lusses, Partada van comes, Trevia, Sila Roma, Castagna, s savas,
Speaker 1: Flotava and Ela de Lado.
Speaker 3: The lights flickered like stars, and the smell of roasted
Speaker 3: chestnuts floated in the icy air.
Speaker 1: Elena Paseva and trellos po bristos observandolsa dornsi jutis.
Speaker 3: Alena strolled among the stalls, observing the ornaments and toys.
Speaker 1: Revedor cynthiaa soleda persistente.
Speaker 3: Despite the bustle around her, she felt a persistent loneliness.
Speaker 1: Elena Rauna tristam busca de spiracion.
Speaker 3: Elena was an artist in search of inspiration.
Speaker 1: Basava porlos puestos, to cando las fiorita, mavera illas buffondas
Speaker 1: de hida Samano.
Speaker 3: She passed by the stalls, touching the wooden figurines and
Speaker 3: the hand knitted scarves.
Speaker 1: Since choco con viego una quite to keci demente via
Speaker 1: murdado a la suda.
Speaker 3: Unintentionally, she bumped into Diego, an architect who had recently
Speaker 3: moved to the city Viego.
Speaker 1: Freciona sonrisa so soco refleja calidesperea.
Speaker 3: Diego offered a smile, his eyes reflecting unexpected warmth.
Speaker 1: Lociento no te vi saiviesculpolena umpo coosa.
Speaker 3: Sorry I didn't see you. Elena apologized, a little nervous.
Speaker 1: Tranquilla frispon dio Diego, no worries. Diego replied, giotam viennestava
Speaker 1: distraido contento color.
Speaker 3: I was also distracted by all the colors.
Speaker 1: Amboson mirevas umpoco timidos pero co nuna chispa de couriosida.
Speaker 3: They exchanged glances, a little shy, but with a spark
Speaker 3: of curiosity.
Speaker 1: Continn ca minando juntos uservandrie kelrodeva.
Speaker 3: They continued walking together, observing the joy surrounding them.
Speaker 1: Diego ance costureo vigne is true duras admire va lespontane
Speaker 1: de larti.
Speaker 3: Diego, though accustomed to designing structures, admired the spontaneity of art.
Speaker 1: Despus ver varies boltas pol mercado seveetu u ne nunpuesto
Speaker 1: di chocolate caliente.
Speaker 3: After several laps around the market, they stopped at a
Speaker 3: hot chocolate stall.
Speaker 1: Kermen la Migho, dii mista de Lena a vier Sistido
Speaker 1: and Quelena Salia mas.
Speaker 3: Carmen. Elena's optimistic friend had insisted that Elena go out more.
Speaker 1: Elena saville ke suamiga solu ke ria ver la felice.
Speaker 3: Elena knew her friend only wanted to see her happy.
Speaker 1: Mindra sustie and sustasa zumeentes Diego miro Elena vijhu istasuda
Speaker 1: de sermosa perro ume sientoes connectaa vess.
Speaker 3: While holding their steaming cups, Diego looked at Elena and said,
Speaker 3: this city is beautiful, but sometimes I still feel disconnected.
Speaker 6: No conscoa muchahenthe I don't know many people, Helena Cinthio.
Speaker 6: Elena nodded, jiovusco al domas una connexio da verra. I'm
Speaker 6: looking for something more, a true connection.
Speaker 1: Tol lo caago loago, pormierte pero veesi siento ke flta algo.
Speaker 3: Everything I do, I do for my art, but sometimes
Speaker 3: I feel something is.
Speaker 1: Missing ripenthe impezoa nevarre.
Speaker 3: Suddenly it began to snow.
Speaker 1: Los copos cayen suavemente, coubriendol mercado conun manto blanco.
Speaker 3: The flakes fell, softly, covering the market with a white blanket.
Speaker 1: Ennises momento marchico, Elena viego a larnvil do lor de supasado.
Speaker 3: In that magical moment, Alena and Diego spoke the pain
Speaker 3: in their pasts.
Speaker 1: Diego compartos el mio confierre.
Speaker 3: Diego shared his disappointments, the fear of trusting.
Speaker 1: Elena avlodesu sorado de merosa, devolberacenti.
Speaker 3: Alena talked of her closed heart, afraid to feel again.
Speaker 1: Avesis abrice silrir paso di jo Diego.
Speaker 3: Sometimes opening up is the first step, Diego said, see.
Speaker 1: Esto lista parentino respon dio.
Speaker 3: Elena, Yes, and I'm ready to try. Elena replied to mother.
Speaker 1: De unespiracon Repentina. Elena de sivio, pintarumal uno, mena mista
Speaker 1: di potier go mienzo.
Speaker 3: Taken by sudden inspiration, Elena decided to paint a mural,
Speaker 3: a tribute to their new friendship and potential beginning.
Speaker 1: Quiro greral uses explico.
Speaker 3: I want to create something special, she explained. Algocemes glenuestre storia,
Speaker 3: something that blends our story.
Speaker 1: Diego sondrio Diego smiled, dell you the reavi semirlo, I'll
Speaker 1: help you design it. Coloneve Cado red says, cintiro massunidos
Speaker 1: listos baro capitulu.
Speaker 3: With the snow falling around them, they felt more connected,
Speaker 3: ready for a new chapter.
Speaker 1: Elena ante resa auren contrava confiencea el compartmos.
Speaker 3: Elena, once reserved, now found confidence in sharing her dreams.
Speaker 1: Diego crinthiendo sefel mine co jido in contravasula la suda.
Speaker 3: Diego, finally feeling welcomed, found his place in the city.
Speaker 1: La pintura del mural se convitu projec doon.
Speaker 3: The painting of the mural became a unifying project.
Speaker 1: Presentavaluses na vivemas copos, nieve ll speranza de nuevos comienzos.
Speaker 3: It depicted Christmas lights, snowflakes and the hope of new beginnings.
Speaker 1: Concada pince lava, Elena Vievo and tri la sarrensus vidas
Speaker 1: descuiendo kela con spirac pre vien estado a lal cance.
Speaker 3: With each brushstroke, Elena and Diego intertwine their lives, discovering
Speaker 3: that connection and inspiration had always been within reach.
Speaker 1: In Ilfrio de linvier No Madrileno dos al ma solitaria
Speaker 1: seen contrana mista na sieneke prometia flores, serl tiempo.
Speaker 3: In the cold of a Madrid winter, two lonely souls
Speaker 3: found warmth in a budding friendship that promised to flourish
Speaker 3: over time.
Speaker 1: Yes see in the elusiriesas ilmercao, navidno, a villa ol
Speaker 1: bradosu milagro.
Speaker 3: And so among lights and laughter, the Christmas market had
Speaker 3: worked its miracle.
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: Pelcorason, ilgorasson ilkason, the heart, elmericado, elmericado, elmercado, the market,
Speaker 1: PRIs blandecer, PRIs blandecer, PRIs blande ser to glitter, pilcielo,
Speaker 1: il cielo, il cielo, the sky, Barbadia, barbadear, barbadere to flicker, buiso,
Speaker 1: el bugisio el buisi, the hussle, persistente persistente, persistenthe persistent
Speaker 1: plas olaida, las olida, las sola, loneliness, hel scultor, l scultor,
Speaker 1: l scultor, the sculptor, tel posto, el posto, el boisto,
Speaker 1: the star he la dorno e la dorno e la dorno,
Speaker 1: the ornament passer, passer, passer, the straw, elarchitecto, elarchitecto e
Speaker 1: larqui tecto, the architect Choe, carcon choe, carcon choe, carracon
Speaker 1: to bump into blamy, rada lami rada, lam raada, the glance, blacurida, lacurioida,
Speaker 1: lacurio sie da, the curiosity, pop servaar pop servar, poservair,
Speaker 1: to observe, plain, spiracion lain spiracion, lain spiracion.
Speaker 3: The inspiration, the hair, the hair, the hair, to net
Speaker 3: the school, parse, the school, parse this school, parse to apologize, sonreer,
Speaker 3: sonreer sonreer to smile, Placlides, Lucalides, laclives, the warmth, Blavufunda, Lavufunda, lavufunda,
Speaker 3: the scarf, this trayer, this trayer, this trayer to distract,
Speaker 3: plack onneccion, lac on exxion, lack on exion, the connection,
Speaker 3: the Semir, the Semir, the Semeir to design El coppo
Speaker 3: de nieve, elkoppo de nieve, ilkop, the snowflake, Gonfierre, Gonfier,
Speaker 3: Gonfierre to trust combartid combartier compartier to share elmurral, el murral,
Speaker 3: il moral, the mural.
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