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Speaker 3: Explore how a rivalry blossoms into a beautiful collaboration under
Speaker 3: the enchanting glow of the Liagnen's Christmas lights.
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Speaker 1: All let uspiti ava yemi is and in atmosphera pus
Speaker 1: titan omegalos, nikitichrono, ikayopid mikikova, sistikidia, cosmetri esotericon, choron ital
Speaker 1: polinkerdisi itthelen apodixito, talendotis, olmos, ostavros ogoitecticosarchitectonus itistris in a
Speaker 1: home and achronia ostavros, panda promus moderna, sti tiki melambera,
Speaker 1: fota remopes and Sanasteria ikayopi apophasis nacoluthisi, and then the
Speaker 1: aphoriticodromo chrismopius and a paleomoditico thema mehiropetas dolidia and nevs meenakila, grafia,
Speaker 1: kiparisia liga xila, pilinagia, kistolidia apophila a carpus, ostavros, kitaxi,
Speaker 1: doyat is keelas after in pegnidia yepiatisippe alkiopagnoise keine his
Speaker 1: Emeto project is tinimera to diagon is, mukateid excess paxapnica,
Speaker 1: ketapanda political agremis, tune is kottinasu lemene urani kid ti
Speaker 1: enemy egan and titos nani sijision stavros kikayope eminence to
Speaker 1: apply to a nosemono romu kesinid tu pisaida the catastrophomicronmettono
Speaker 1: ti murisi prettiness inos to mainzpel stavros an angasticapis mano
Speaker 1: supporting catastasy masier gasticandid mikotkaiopis kitty strategiki to stavrou eth
Speaker 1: a mystic missingersi MSIs egites kits and eplicti to apotelesma
Speaker 1: en monadicothem mephiomorphia, kistrateresleto marius poona vosvin and katoptistagonist is
Speaker 1: roh keertanto diagonismo key dio and nevati tnalo it kayopie
Speaker 1: mathiotis in ergacia borinaferia prohia ostavros and a calypseity in
Speaker 1: axia dia for reticon propticon kittino morfiati somadikis doujas top
Speaker 1: nevrist nene tu santropus kistvujagmeni, pipareetis kaiopesk tustavru ker jimono
Speaker 1: to ravillo alekting gardiat is z.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Kato and os himonastateli to the kiemvri ivu jag mani
Speaker 1: ella bestjenon.
Speaker 3: Under the sky of a winter in late December, Voyevni
Speaker 3: glowed with Christmas lights.
Speaker 1: All letters piteirs, dolision, dan peritechna, Cathosi, yitunis pretty, majo dneto,
Speaker 1: magalo di mohrstuyenati con dia coosmission.
Speaker 3: All the houses were intricately decorated as the neighbors prepared
Speaker 3: for the big Christmas decorations contest.
Speaker 1: Taroma ta ton pev conkla siava yemis at mos ferra.
Speaker 3: The scents of pine and the sea breeze filled the air.
Speaker 1: Pios teita nomegalos nikitis arono.
Speaker 3: Who would be the big winner this year?
Speaker 1: Ikaiopi mih dimuriki ki povasistikidi a koshmitri suter con joron
Speaker 1: itequer Disikaliopi.
Speaker 3: A creative and determined interior decorator, really wanted to win.
Speaker 1: Itele Na pu Dixito Talendotis.
Speaker 3: She wanted to prove her talent.
Speaker 1: Almost Ostavros ogoetkosar hitectnas itan On Nikitis tries nejomen Achrona.
Speaker 3: However, Ostavars, the charming architect had been the winner for
Speaker 3: three consecutive years.
Speaker 1: Ostavros Panda prmus moderna, stitiki, mela vera, fota mopesen Sanasteria.
Speaker 3: Ostavras always preferred a modern esthetic with bright lights that
Speaker 3: twinkled like stars.
Speaker 1: Ikayopiaenacolsi Anda Forretico.
Speaker 3: Romo Calliope decided to take a different pathma Mehiro, Pilidia
Speaker 3: and Nevsnia. She would use a vintage theme with handmade
Speaker 3: ornaments inspired by Greek folklore.
Speaker 1: Kiparishia, liga xila, pili Nagia, Kristolidia, Apoi.
Speaker 3: Carpus, cyprusses, a few woods, clay pots, and ornaments made
Speaker 3: from leaves and fruits. Ostavros Ostavras looked at her work
Speaker 3: and laughed. Afta tisipe, these are children's toys, he told her.
Speaker 1: Aleko Semeto projectis.
Speaker 3: But Ekaliopi ignored him and continued with her project.
Speaker 1: Timerad dimu mikatellida xispa sxavnica quetapanda Pilmustun.
Speaker 3: On the day of the contest, a storm suddenly broke
Speaker 3: out and threatened to bring everything down.
Speaker 1: Is kotina su lemeni urani kiviatimi e cantu nani sihishun.
Speaker 3: The darkly drawn skies and strong winds made the neighbors worry.
Speaker 1: Stavros kikayo pi eminenced applied to a nosmo romuiskida takatetreto turisi.
Speaker 3: Stavros E and Calliope stood by one side of the
Speaker 3: street and realized that the storm would destroy everything they
Speaker 3: had created.
Speaker 1: Fret di pel stavros an angostkappi is manosa putting gatas see.
Speaker 3: We have to team up, said Ostavres, reluctantly, convinced by
Speaker 3: the situation.
Speaker 1: Masier gastikanimoids di di mir jikoti tetiscaillopis kittys re dii
Speaker 1: ki tu stavru.
Speaker 3: Together, they worked, using ecaliopees creativity and Ostavras strategy.
Speaker 1: Itsies qui chimasiez.
Speaker 3: It was a moment of collaboration and trial.
Speaker 1: Igitunes quite sane plictito, potelees ma Ena Mona, dicothe a,
Speaker 1: ma Mefisikillo morfia kuistra teresleto maris poona vosvinankatootista estis vroujis.
Speaker 3: The neighbors looked astonished at the result, a unique spectacle
Speaker 3: with natural beauty and sparkling details that flickered under the
Speaker 3: rain drops.
Speaker 1: Kiervi sano diezmo. They won the contest quivio en se
Speaker 1: vatie donaldo.
Speaker 3: Both felt a deep appreciation for each other.
Speaker 1: Ikayo pie mathio ti Sergasia, Borina Feri Pia.
Speaker 3: Calliope learned that collaboration can bring unexpected success.
Speaker 1: Postavros and A Calypsiti naxia dia for reticon proticon kitino
Speaker 1: morfiet som dikis du.
Speaker 3: Jas Ostavras discovered the value of different perspectives and the
Speaker 3: beauty of teamwork.
Speaker 1: Top nev to nene tu santropus kiste vujameni iparee tis
Speaker 1: cayopis que, tustavru quero, jimono, tov ravillo ale kitingardiet.
Speaker 3: The spirit of Christmas brings people together and enjoyers and
Speaker 3: Ostavras partnership won not only the prize but also the
Speaker 3: heart of the neighborhood.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Greek, then in English.
Speaker 1: Oras oras, oras, the sky, oh, jimonas oh, jimonas o
Speaker 1: himonas The winter peri dechna, peri digna, peri dechna, intricately oh.
Speaker 1: The agon is mos Oh, the agon is mos oh,
Speaker 1: the agon is mos. The contest to aroma, to roma,
Speaker 1: to aroma, the scent iavre iavra i avra, the breeze,
Speaker 1: Apo fascistiki apo fascistiki apple fascisti ki determined totalndo, totalndo, totalndo.
Speaker 1: The talent is the tiki s t t ki s
Speaker 1: t t ki, aesthetic, tremo, peson, tremo, pison, tremo, pison, twinkle,
Speaker 1: tosto livi, tosto livi, tosto livi. The ornament ila graphia,
Speaker 1: ila graphia, i lao graphia, the folklore tokyparisi, tokyparisi, toki parisi,
Speaker 1: the cypress opilos opilos o pilos, the clay yello yello
Speaker 1: yello to laugh, ikata jida ikaate yida, ikate yida. The
Speaker 1: storm is ratayiki istra, the yiki is the rat yiki.
Speaker 1: The strategy Orah nos ora nos urrah nos, the sky,
Speaker 1: sule mennos, sule mennos, sulemenos, y drawn or animus, animus
Speaker 1: or anemos. The wind, anisijo, anisijo, anijo to worry, an Angustica,
Speaker 1: an Angustica, an Angustica reluctantly is in Ergacia, is in Ergazia,
Speaker 1: is in Ergacia. The collaboration either Kimasia, either Kimasia, either Kimasia.
Speaker 1: The trial, explicit, explic, d explic, t astonished, Totheama, Totheyama, totheyama.
Speaker 1: The spectacle Physi key physi key physi ki natural is
Speaker 1: tagna is the gona is trona, the rain drop, apros
Speaker 1: dokiti a pros dokity a, pros dokii, unexpected ipro ki
Speaker 1: ybrop the ki y broc the ki the perspective.
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