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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover how a shy newcomer melts

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the ice with homemade cookies and finds her place in

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a new community.

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Speaker 1: Blem zareoveceravuk Alena, Mela, gen Sprahimum needs to set Kani

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viev Domati, Sushenki, Minela obave betovantres de stravela and videla

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yaquis primodn obviros vitro o hen josel Vitchi, plameni, vita

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nicolem riders shakis, Jorki, svarni, venem ob us kabatu a schallo,

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the nes de conelozi kanis domo blaatakepos vana nesnllas dem

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no hooligi jen petro atomashe ale, Videla Genesi, sancela a postravela, petrus, pla,

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him usm petra vita a serd named obe tim yan

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yi Semrada jesserisla at sot ses zeb tala colaplexuk, princeslam,

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susenk Reclaiana Anna bid Laye, petrees, Radosti, Riela Arosli la

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Mezzi Ostatni Nicolichio Abezistio, Printa, Covolas, Comino, Tomas pristo, pels

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malse tvoye suki so v born jano miel bisna pod vi,

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pobid yanna pot titila exevnice vedavon and nervosite ale videla

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jety moment lubodekla seanta di novar cristiohovala mala omnista chest

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stepela prosvo a prata zachla at tila x lastava is

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tihim miss lamidad do dallas stidlvim usmim ride apostol tribe

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petra postavia cha naseem at leskla janna to ujasne mohlabisna

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pristia ukazad d la jannakva kiva tonebela admit luti nacterbela,

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pravena miss too pri tievre nana ruj tomashi sto dal

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moribada del kani di sevacher hiril kekni jannata ras poem

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le costi aradosti ye oba viceros plenulia kosni.

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Speaker 3: Dim crokem sp.

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Speaker 1: Yaquivamunito ya ko nazizi misto bo to mov videlato jim

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too marim crocem odvau prom mvid sisacell avsaino sila vi

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do miepatri.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Bilem zasnim are une communicros prosiraroo vecera.

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Speaker 3: In the white snow covered area of the tranquil community,

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the silence of the winter evening spread chebronko vstvo ter

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dis vok. Everything was covered in a song flare of

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snow that absorbed every sound.

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Speaker 1: Alena mira jenas prahim us mie vem cracea po maru

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knistu setka.

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Speaker 3: Ni Olena, a kind woman with a shy smile, walked

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slowly to the meeting place. Vieyev do ma ti suschenki

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in her hand. Homemade cookies smelled fragrant. Minela o bave.

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She was anxious.

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Speaker 1: Vitovniva uze teres de stra vila anne videla yaquis see primo.

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Speaker 3: These were the first vanaza she spent here, and she

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didn't know how the neighbors would receive her. Petni sevd

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al te obie viros vitro. In the distance, a light

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appeared before her.

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Speaker 1: Oh hen jotel yes revie iho tanchi ti plamenivita if shechnicolem.

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Speaker 3: A fire burned brightly and warmly, its dancing flames, welcoming

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everyone around.

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Speaker 1: Ridesis mihimdrigili schaal kis jr kim swaim vinem oblichi trustichkabatu anschau.

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Speaker 3: People laughing, held cups of hot mulled wine, dressed in

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thick coats and woolen scarfs.

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Speaker 1: Nesis dekimi setka ni sou seductermo bila yanata ke posvana.

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Speaker 3: Today was the winter neighborly gathering to which Shanna was

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also invited.

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Speaker 1: Neznella's dem no holigi yen petru atomache a le vigila

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gidnesi chance.

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Speaker 3: She didn't know many people here, just Pedra and Domouche,

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but she knew today was her chance. Trishla b a

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posdra villa petrus plahim usvem. She came closer and greeted

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Petherra with a shy smile. Petrai uvi ta la snim

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obie tim Petro welcomed her with a heartfelt hug yan

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yi yoni semada grisha, I'm glad you came at and

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what are you carrying, zeb Tella sko klanak, she asked,

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looking at the tray of cookies.

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Speaker 1: Prins la sem sushenkiz Clia annabid layeh.

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Speaker 3: I brought cookies, Jana said, and offered.

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Speaker 1: Them petre is redusti prie la aros dili la mestatni.

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Speaker 3: Petra accepted them happily and shared them with the others

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Nikolio Abuzi stiro las comino. Several people turned to see

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who had brought such a treat. Domage Pristo, pilk O,

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Smilese the mount approached Jana and smiled the Voye Sushenkisovi

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b Yano, your cookies are excellent, Yana niel bisnamovie bobidli.

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You should tell us more about yourself, he encouraged her.

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Speaker 1: Jenna poski la exevnie vedavos ale viegi la jee moment.

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Speaker 3: Janna felt a wave of nervousness rising in her, but

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she knew this was her moment. Helloa dea.

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Speaker 1: She took a deep breath. Semta de nova, I'm new here.

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Praistiehova la simsis ma le mnista.

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Speaker 3: I moved from a small town cesto Simta Peca.

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Speaker 1: Zachella at tila xe lastavasti him.

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Speaker 3: I often baked there for my family and friends. She began,

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feeling her voice become more confident.

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Speaker 1: Miss Lela sembisvi misu tradus dodella sestid levimusvem.

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Speaker 3: I thought I could bring some joy here with my cookies,

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she added, with a bashful smile, lid callm hli trib.

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People around the fire fell silent and listened to her story.

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Speaker 1: Petra Postavia chak nazem atleskla Janna toy uja.

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Speaker 3: Sna Peta placed her cup on the ground and clapped, Yanna, that's.

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Speaker 1: Amazing, morabisnam pritya ukazat ya.

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Speaker 3: Could you show us how it's done next time? Jenna

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Kiva Yanna nodded in surprise.

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Speaker 1: Tomit uti Nachtervena. This wasn't the rejection she was prepared for, mischievnanaoch. Instead,

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it was a warm welcome, an open embrace.

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Speaker 3: Tomashii dodl del chi Stai Demuch added, we could have

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the next gathering at your place.

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Speaker 1: Dive hiril kekni Jenna cosci aradosci.

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Speaker 3: As the evening drew to a close Jana left feeling

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light and joyful. Yea oba vicerosplkosni. Her worries melted away

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like the snow.

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Speaker 1: Skash dimkrom spitz kira yaqui na.

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Speaker 3: With every step back to her home, she felt warmth filling.

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Speaker 1: Her sendvayako nazizimisto.

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Speaker 3: She no longer looked at the community as a foreign place.

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Biro tuyi do mof It was her home.

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Speaker 1: Vidi ras ajevita Na.

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Speaker 3: She knew she had found her place and that she

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was welcome.

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Speaker 1: Jim too marim croquem oduvau prom ruvid sizacella budovata.

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Speaker 3: With this small step the courage to speak, she began

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building relationships and friendships.

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Speaker 1: Avsasino sila vi dom jipati, and.

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Speaker 2: In her heart she carried the knowledge that she belonged.

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Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here are today's vocabulary words. First in check, then in English.

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Speaker 3: Clid nee, clid ne glid, tranquil, Vonnielli, Vonnielle, vonnyelly, fragrant, obave, obave, obave, anxious,

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kiho kiho yi, silence v tally v tally v thally welcoming.

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Speaker 1: Swat anim v M, swat anim vn M, sat VNM,

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mould wine blue sti, blue ste blue ste dick, vun

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yanni vun yanni, vuyani woven set khani set khani set

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kahanie meeting, So sad, so sad, soul do neighborly set

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khani set khani set kahanie gathering. Oh be a team,

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Oh be a team, ob a team, Huh play plah

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play trey.

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Speaker 3: Rose, Delila, Rose, Delila, Rose, Delila.

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Speaker 1: Shared, bobidel, bobidel, bobievil, encouraged, nevosity, nevosity, nevosity, nervousness, ye, stay,

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sheme ye stay, sheme ye stay, sheme confident, still live,

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still live, stead live, bashful, kless, clakless, clas leskla, clapped, admit, nuti, admit, nuti, admeet, nuti, rejection, narouch, narouch, narouch, embrace,

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erosplinui rosplinusplinullle melted ba three ba three ba tree, belonged,

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odvau odvau odvau.

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Speaker 3: Courage, stay, stay, stay, Relationships ci z c z c

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z foreign radosti, radosti, radsti joyful si tila si tila

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si tila felt Teplo teplolo Warmth Nova Nova Nova New.

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