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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll venture into the enchanting Schwartzwold Forest,
Speaker 3: where a snowy Christmas Eve unfolds unexpected adventures, laughter and
Speaker 3: heartfelt confessions.
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Speaker 1: kleinenwagen bustikovn reichestrasselenkte savintat frosts from hemete their Decca or
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Speaker 1: phil like Fenton Viain and huge hinter inanzas Lucas uncles
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Speaker 1: Vaina pauser machen frak de lucas uncle Nichte. Yeah, that's
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Speaker 1: of fabringen mosten we're marchandasbasta daraus mantizi and schlaussen sie
Speaker 1: zuchten and koffer ramnach decan on snacks mate anam klein
Speaker 1: and latan and lecht chufnziegemutely here raze in their frostygennacht
Speaker 1: Drennan brightened the d decon house on that souzamen Wynard
Speaker 1: skoshenk gipt Sienich the akta uncle abba vrkanen on skoscheichitten
Speaker 1: at seen jogen Baganzo fort mate aina Zeena, weldeneshichten, the
Speaker 1: immer alatsom lachen brachten, dershnee looisted the drausen and montlicht
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Speaker 1: dich werglisir maya at snowatz freunden uncles are in ubarasht
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Speaker 1: fantenfreude and irragamineschaft on gnossende einfa heights augenblecks d shtana
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Speaker 1: desswichtichwa a momento leben on tasiedo navada da vendom or
Speaker 1: an arbentoya sein konte uncle blichten or emeldsorig Indian vite
Speaker 1: dessigiliadate di zukonweniga anstoneman on merdaofzafatraun does alice goodwerdenwde.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: The dichten boimert schwartzweild standing still on my estatish for
Speaker 1: enen adds uncleed in kleinen wagen du di kovn reichestrasselenkte.
Speaker 3: The dense trees of the Schwarzwald stood still and majestic
Speaker 3: before them. As Unca steered the small car through the
Speaker 3: winding road.
Speaker 1: Esfa vinta antifloten tanstenisa from him.
Speaker 3: It was winter and the flakes danced quietly from the sky.
Speaker 1: Onntera der deca oswaislagenaheimnis di no der vait kante.
Speaker 3: Under the blanket of white lace secrets. Only the forest knew.
Speaker 1: In der bay farrazaitis as jurgen ankas kleiner bruder.
Speaker 3: In the passenger seat sat Jurgen unke as little brother.
Speaker 1: Zena augen glenstenfa alfrei gon.
Speaker 3: His eyes sparkled with excitement.
Speaker 1: Der schnie is perfect som rodin refer freulich on shauta
Speaker 1: o stimfensta.
Speaker 3: The snow is perfect for sla, he exclaimed, happily, looking
Speaker 3: out the window.
Speaker 1: Philetfinten via en huge.
Speaker 3: Maybe we'll find a hill.
Speaker 1: Hint Inanzas Lucas unca s best front.
Speaker 3: Behind them sat Lucas unca as best friend.
Speaker 1: Irvahoi dorsaene gedantandretnzishtendichumzi.
Speaker 3: He was quiet, yet his thoughts constantly revolved around her.
Speaker 1: Zoon via na pauser machen fract Lucas.
Speaker 3: Should we take a break, Lucas asked Uncle Nichte.
Speaker 1: Uncle nodded yeah, das verashun zachte zinach kotzemtugan.
Speaker 3: Yes, that would be nice, she said, after a brief hesitation.
Speaker 1: Ze vote direiso unfergueslich machen.
Speaker 3: She wanted to make the trip unforgettable.
Speaker 1: Z four koren in ane kleine lichton Omeben von horn
Speaker 1: Boiman Dizi Honterimevich de schni sporulden.
Speaker 3: They drove into a small clearing surrounded by tall trees.
Speaker 3: Bending under the weight of the snow.
Speaker 1: Gerada etsi anhiitten cap de moto and letsts hechtzenfonsi on fastomte.
Speaker 3: Just as they stopped, the engine gave a final groan
Speaker 3: and fell silent.
Speaker 1: Anka runt trishton uncle frowned or nine nicht mormitisibizocht.
Speaker 3: Oh no not now, she murmured worriedly.
Speaker 1: Jogen schprg oustim auto.
Speaker 3: Jurgen jumped out of the car.
Speaker 1: Aventoyer lachteer unvisten uba anka sargen.
Speaker 3: Adventure. He laughed, unaware of ocosue concerns.
Speaker 1: Luka stik house on taif anka irijak Suschlisen.
Speaker 3: Lucas got out and helped Unca close her jacket.
Speaker 1: Via vinda shonshaffen zach de m metfestaschtem.
Speaker 3: We'll manage this, he said, confidently, as far higlich an't
Speaker 3: it was Christmas eve.
Speaker 1: De keete began dureklaida tsukrichen.
Speaker 3: The cold began to creep through their clothes.
Speaker 1: Unca vuste d'asid nachtem out of fabringen mosten.
Speaker 3: Unca knew they would have to spend the night in
Speaker 3: the car.
Speaker 1: Were marchandas besta daraus man Tizzi and Schlaussen.
Speaker 3: We'll make the best of it, she said resolutely.
Speaker 1: Sizzutnem koefer ramnacht teken on snacks.
Speaker 3: They searched the trunk for blankets and snacks.
Speaker 1: Mitt anam klein and la tana chemutli chase in their frostigenacht.
Speaker 3: With a small lantern light. They created a cozy oasis
Speaker 3: in the frosty.
Speaker 1: Night drinnen breittenzid detten aus on zizi ozamen.
Speaker 3: Inside they spread out the blankets and sat together.
Speaker 1: Vain at kishenke giptis zach ta nka abavirkunen oneschichten et sehen.
Speaker 3: There are no Christmas presents here, Unka said, but we
Speaker 3: can tell each other stories.
Speaker 1: Jogen berganzofort mit ainazaenavengeschichten the imma alsomlachen brachten.
Speaker 3: Jurgen immediately started with one of his wild tales which
Speaker 3: always made everyone.
Speaker 1: Laugh, deshnie lochte tetrausen and montlich verandi dry jongen louit
Speaker 1: im autozasen.
Speaker 3: The snow glistened outside in the moonlight. While the three
Speaker 3: young people sat in the car.
Speaker 1: Lucas roispertisich.
Speaker 3: Lucas cleared his throat.
Speaker 1: Anchor Ich monsieur et vas sagen began etugerlich.
Speaker 3: Uncle, I have to tell you something, He began, hesitantly.
Speaker 1: Ichmak dichglisa Mia, It's no, it's friending.
Speaker 3: I really like you a lot more than just as
Speaker 3: a friend.
Speaker 1: Anka za in ubarasht and aunt Lechertlich.
Speaker 3: Uncle looked at him, surprised and smiled slightly. Oh Lucas, fustatizzi,
Speaker 3: Oh Lucas, she whispered, dosvasiuchetzen, I appreciate that. Zifutisi pertlichlich
Speaker 3: it's her dizzy an a last apkavoffen. She suddenly felt light,
Speaker 3: as if a bird had been lifted.
Speaker 1: Disksba engstigen sign.
Speaker 3: The future didn't have to be so daunting.
Speaker 1: Die nachtweging on geschichten on lachen.
Speaker 3: The night passed with stories and laughter.
Speaker 1: Sifantenfreuden iragamineschaft on genossend einfachitis augenblecks.
Speaker 3: They found joy in their companionship and enjoyed the simplicity
Speaker 3: of the moment.
Speaker 1: Di shtana funkeba enen on der vail shinsism ahmen.
Speaker 3: The stars twinkled above them, and the forests seemed to
Speaker 3: embrace them a.
Speaker 1: Margen kham Hi and form ains Nett and Paris, Dustin
Speaker 1: Vig and Langfurt.
Speaker 3: In the morning, help came in the form of a
Speaker 3: nice couple driving along the path.
Speaker 1: Zi namendidraisoruk in dishtadt.
Speaker 3: They took the three back to the town.
Speaker 1: Anca vus denon desvichtichwa in momentolib on dasjido unavattevendo and
Speaker 1: albentoyazain Kunte.
Speaker 3: Unca now knew it was important to live in the moment,
Speaker 3: and that every unexpected turn could also be an adventure.
Speaker 1: Anka blichten a martzurk indian vite desigilie tate disukonniga anstoneman
Speaker 1: at merdarolf tofa traun dos alis gutvitnverde.
Speaker 3: Unca looked back one more time at the forest, which
Speaker 3: had taught her to take the future less seriously and
Speaker 3: to trust more that everything would turn out fine.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.
Speaker 1: Dish, dish, dish, dense, my s, tetish, my s, tetish,
Speaker 1: my s, tettish, majestic, d decker d decker d decker blanket.
Speaker 1: That's a highness. That's a highness, does gaheymeness secret the
Speaker 1: by fahrazad by farraza de buy pharazet, passenger seat Glenston, Glenston, Glenston, sparkled.
Speaker 1: That's roaden. That's roaden. That's holding, sweating their hoogo, their hoogle,
Speaker 1: dere hoogle hell delash dong de leash dong de leash
Speaker 1: donge clearing. They are bomb, they are bomb, they are bomb.
Speaker 1: Three dskevicht doskevicht does gevicht wait their motor their motor,
Speaker 1: their motor engine does echtzen does echtzen? Does echtzen?
Speaker 3: Grown?
Speaker 1: Ronsertera dish don ronsertera, dish don ronserta dish down, frown, unvestened, unvistened, unvestent, unaware,
Speaker 1: dis argan diz organ diz argen, concerns, chrition, chreation, creation,
Speaker 1: creep and schlossen and schlossen and schlossen resolutely, their coffer room,
Speaker 1: their coffer room, their coffer room, trunk D Decker, D Decker,
Speaker 1: D Decker blanket, the Latana, the latana, the latana lantern,
Speaker 1: d o Aza, the Oas d Oaza Oasis, the Wildenhechten,
Speaker 1: the Wildenhichten, the wilding Schten.
Speaker 6: Wild tales, Sir Galish, Sir Galish, Sir galich hesitantly, the last,
Speaker 6: the last, d last, burden.
Speaker 1: The instigant, the instigant, They're instigant, danting, diga mind shaft,
Speaker 1: dega mind shaft, diga mind shaft.
Speaker 3: Companionship.
Speaker 1: The einpha height, the einpha height, the einpha height, Simplicity
Speaker 1: um amen um almen um ahmen, embrace on avata te
Speaker 1: vendome on avata da vendom on avata te vendome.
Speaker 3: Unexpected turn.
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