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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll take a heartfelt journey through a
Speaker 3: festive Amsterdam Christmas market, where skepticism melts into wonder and
Speaker 3: inspires a forgotten joy.
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Speaker 1: The kluk of Amsterdam central staschum slurfemer this stats schumhl
Speaker 1: vas result madres vers dihastra and vie lippe In the
Speaker 1: luting de rue for both the Costagnes and the Preakin
Speaker 1: his head from the winter, both ends hitter, the care
Speaker 1: slitches austere. In the nochte Lemo sven and friendly like
Speaker 1: young a man met en rout himlach stompe ain't for
Speaker 1: the inhumer hey hot and varmerschall m Andrew gran Toss
Speaker 1: met first rebacco cooker from the bakery by the actor
Speaker 1: Mick Repey enthusiast to NAIs and friendin sachnadre Meeka come
Speaker 1: long sam Chlopo, hard broke lecceptis a black of parasicht,
Speaker 1: har June Mutz Pedetta, har donkr Loco and her fingers
Speaker 1: Barravo stopped in varmavande iberhebed nor states knitvammir hain had
Speaker 1: enslaved swen mombodes swen lochta a la mar had his
Speaker 1: kars miss Mick the han neither cars marked had fooled
Speaker 1: os mahis that much is in He hoped that marked
Speaker 1: her hearts are opener and miss ring in spirazzi for
Speaker 1: her kunstal. Have the trains tontl claro peperum dumped in
Speaker 1: the cow de lerchte Mika stopped the arslan the train
Speaker 1: in nast s fen the ried dur the needlam marked fronda,
Speaker 1: the lawnshop plucked and in the house to stemming bow
Speaker 1: to the rampies calmer then snail flock alone narbonnade and
Speaker 1: bedecked to the bomber and darker metenz art dec by
Speaker 1: the caurse marked ancha comer d suble hout to the
Speaker 1: stair career from Leuven and zutelekernae cleer leg crampius ragged
Speaker 1: and sauferred chkonzin sven Lunda, the tavell he Mike tafrail
Speaker 1: lid opmercer Marmika lake nor alted knead under the indrug
Speaker 1: had is alamozo commercial surtees sveen blave ruduldo cake ains
Speaker 1: omahin Mike knitnar the spuller minor de manse z d
Speaker 1: bledes rop to as by two fal where does a
Speaker 1: frostdon hoop Carst Somers Suzuman and aud Classicker met hail
Speaker 1: Hunhardt the warmer Tonas raved the door delucht and filled
Speaker 1: a round met an umfhavals the Sharma Mika stopped her
Speaker 1: aug wrote the musik racked and for hated Delgi in
Speaker 1: her and Delgi that for longdon night after Carst Furde
Speaker 1: so slowed even her og and absorbear a moment for
Speaker 1: the ears. The kire fools, the Marhif and Carst miss
Speaker 1: oplichte in her heart nadin fonds and plechia on the
Speaker 1: sitter Sirraldharst had spooked the force and Bhunt taken her
Speaker 1: hunt before Beena outs herself in Spirazi strong the door
Speaker 1: her fingers svein zot nastar then hard fulfilled from the
Speaker 1: fred in hate toun hena heart taken in cake. This
Speaker 1: head of the tricky met the train they housed goes
Speaker 1: of us swen the micke zocht tevelso op cake vrom
Speaker 1: harveerk pedunct Kurst miss had his fatal at best moy
Speaker 1: or shtrupe caked swen chhimlach the warm nahar dot vistik
Speaker 1: alum mick a new veget oak sam of rilitis the
Speaker 1: marked hunt in hunt met in unheart, the newer her
Speaker 1: inering and cast for the d nba. The regger had remarked.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: The clock up arms so Dame sentrals ta chum slur
Speaker 1: feur in the namida.
Speaker 3: The clock at Amsterdam Central Station struck five in the afternoon.
Speaker 1: This stat chum hal was refiled Madre Shurst the haste
Speaker 1: heine and via Lippe.
Speaker 3: The station hall was filled with travelers hurrying back and forth.
Speaker 1: In the lueting de hour from pofto Costaignes and the
Speaker 1: prick and the frieze head from the winter.
Speaker 3: In the air hung the scent of roasted chestnuts and
Speaker 3: the sharp freshness of winter.
Speaker 1: Bothnens hitter the kerstliches austerere in the leemo.
Speaker 3: Above them, Christmas lights sparkled like stars in the night sky.
Speaker 1: Sfin infree l yo mom mete h to him la
Speaker 1: stompe ain't from the inchme.
Speaker 3: Schfen a friendly young man with a big smile, stood
Speaker 3: by one of the entrances Hey.
Speaker 1: Hattem Var Michelle m endrur Rnos met fierce rebacco cuco
Speaker 1: from the bacca Barveerchte.
Speaker 3: He wore a warm scarf and carried a bag of
Speaker 3: freshly baked cookies from the bakery where he worked.
Speaker 1: Mike ripe and tuccioste touneisen frindin schnadre.
Speaker 3: Mika. He called enthusiastically when he saw his girlfriend approaching.
Speaker 1: Mika. Come long sam Arlobe harbracle cassetti, seblik o parsicht.
Speaker 3: Mika walked slowly, her usual skeptical look on her face.
Speaker 1: Har June mutz bedetta her don coru looco and her
Speaker 1: fingers bar for stopped in varmavande.
Speaker 3: Her green hat covered her dark locks, and her fingers
Speaker 3: were tucked into warm mittens.
Speaker 1: Igphe no states nitvam meir heine hept slaved vin mompodus.
Speaker 3: I still don't understand why you've dragged me here, Swenn,
Speaker 3: she muttered.
Speaker 1: Sfinn lochte Alain.
Speaker 3: Mar Schenn merely laughed.
Speaker 1: Hett iscarce Miss Mika, the han nei the curst marked
Speaker 1: head fool to os marchis dot monchizin.
Speaker 3: It's Christmas, Mika, We're going to the Christmas market. It
Speaker 3: feels like magic. You have to see it.
Speaker 1: Hey hope Dot marked her heart's opener and miss hin
Speaker 1: in Spirazi for her kunst cheif.
Speaker 3: He hoped the market would open her heart and perhaps
Speaker 3: inspire her art.
Speaker 1: The trains dontl claro p Peron dumped in the cow
Speaker 1: de l'orte.
Speaker 3: The train was already waiting at the platform, steaming in
Speaker 3: the cold air.
Speaker 1: Mika stopped the arslin to the train in neasts Finn.
Speaker 3: Mica reluctantly boarded the train next to schpen.
Speaker 1: Deritur de neat lung maret frond de delms hop theaus
Speaker 1: to stemming.
Speaker 3: The ride wasn't long, but the changing landscape put them
Speaker 3: in the right mood.
Speaker 1: Bow To to the rampius calmer, then snail flo colomn
Speaker 1: arbineide embedet to the Bohm and dametast.
Speaker 3: Dig Outside the windows, snowflakes drifted lazily down, covering the
Speaker 3: trees and rooftops with a soft blanket bed.
Speaker 1: The gerse marked ah coom verdebujut door the stair kur
Speaker 1: from ruven en zut.
Speaker 3: Le crene arriving at the Christmas market, they were greeted
Speaker 3: by the strong scent of glue, wine and sweet treats.
Speaker 1: Clure crampchius, rectizou ferret oh.
Speaker 3: Cousin, colorful stalls stretched as far as the eye could see.
Speaker 1: Sfenlund de trevelle hey Mika heeta frail lit opmeerg.
Speaker 3: Spen beamed as he pointed out the scene to Mika.
Speaker 1: Mamka lake nor alte neat on.
Speaker 3: The indrug, but Mika still seemed unimpressed. Het is a
Speaker 3: la mal zo commercial z it's also commercial, she sighed,
Speaker 3: sfin blea fradul Schwen remained patient.
Speaker 1: Keke eins omerhin mik nenar de spule Myernard de menz
Speaker 1: z d blesrap.
Speaker 3: Look around you, Mika, not at the things, but at
Speaker 3: the people. Do you see that joy to alspe to fall?
Speaker 1: Where does the frost don hoop carse somemmers.
Speaker 3: Then, as as if by chance, they were surprised by
Speaker 3: a group of carollers.
Speaker 1: Suzunan and au de classeeker met hale Unhart.
Speaker 3: They sang an old classic with all their heart.
Speaker 1: De Varmitoni slaved the door de l'echte and filled the
Speaker 1: lamped met an o for false to charm.
Speaker 3: The warm tones floated through the air and filled the
Speaker 3: space with genuine charm.
Speaker 1: Miku stopte har oholt.
Speaker 3: Mika stopped her eyes wide.
Speaker 1: De mousique racked and for hated Dilchi in her and
Speaker 1: Dilchi delt forlmdonna echte gerstfte.
Speaker 3: The music touched a forgotten part of her, a part
Speaker 3: that longed for true Christmas.
Speaker 1: Joy sueslowte afe and her oh and absorb beard. At moments,
Speaker 1: she closed her eyes for a moment and absorbed the
Speaker 1: moment for the ears to kir fools the chivum kerst
Speaker 1: miss oplichte in her heart.
Speaker 3: For the first time, she felt the magic of Christmas
Speaker 3: light up in her heart.
Speaker 1: Nadine fonset plechia untisite.
Speaker 3: Later she found a place to sit, so.
Speaker 1: How da harsheads book to force heyne embouhonte taken.
Speaker 3: She took out her sketch book and began to.
Speaker 1: Draw harhant bevo bena out herself.
Speaker 3: Her hand moved as if by itself.
Speaker 1: In Spirrazi stronged the door her fingers.
Speaker 3: Inspiration flowed through her fingers.
Speaker 1: Spinsot nastar zen heart fulfilled. Fonte fleed in hat.
Speaker 3: Sveen sat next to her, his heart filled with satisfaction.
Speaker 1: Tun Nena heart taken in cake. This tide of the
Speaker 1: Drichia met the train the yaus to goes of us.
Speaker 3: When he looked at her drawing, he knew taking the
Speaker 3: train ride was the right choice.
Speaker 1: Sfinn ze Mika zocht tevel's op cake vnarveer beedunct.
Speaker 3: Schfen, Mika said, softly, looking up from her work, Thank you, Kerste.
Speaker 1: Miss at is fatal at best. Moi aushtrupe keggd.
Speaker 3: Christmas. It's actually quite beautiful when you look at it properly.
Speaker 1: Sfinchimloch de wormnah.
Speaker 3: Spen smiled warmly at her.
Speaker 1: Dolt visti ig a lum mik a nuveit ye et oak.
Speaker 3: I've known that for a long time, Mika, and now
Speaker 3: you know it too.
Speaker 1: Sam of Fritis de marked hunt in hamt met in
Speaker 1: unhart the newer Hernering and Kerstfurt d mba de rey
Speaker 1: Calde remarked.
Speaker 3: Together. They left the market hand in hand with new
Speaker 3: memories and Christmas joy that had enriched them. Both today's
Speaker 3: vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 3: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in
Speaker 3: English slur, slur, sleur, struck, hull hull hull, huh hupufft
Speaker 3: hupufft ruft roasted Where where where scent swriterde swriterden switterde
Speaker 3: sparkled shall shall shall scarf.
Speaker 1: Neatherd netherden netherd.
Speaker 3: Approaching septiss septiser septis skeptical.
Speaker 1: Who slapped? Who slapped? Who slaved? Dragged arsolent arsolentd arsilent.
Speaker 3: Reluctantly comer then come er, then commer then drifted. Deacon,
Speaker 3: dacon deeke blanket the root, the root, the root greeted. Grampius, Grampius,
Speaker 3: Grampius stalls kneat under the indrug knead under the indrug
Speaker 3: kneat under the indrug. Unimpressed commercial commercial, commercial, commercial cairst somers,
Speaker 3: cairst somers, carste songers, carolers, charmer, charmer, charm, charm, absorbiarde, absorbard, absorbeard,
Speaker 3: absorbed in spirazzi, in spirazzi, in spirrazzi inspiration, Swretz book, swretzbook,
Speaker 3: Swretz book.
Speaker 1: Sketchbook to Freed, in hate to fred, in hate to freedenhite, satisfaction, herindering, herondering,
Speaker 1: herondering memories, Dake daken, dake roof tops perun perun perun
Speaker 1: platform Leckernae lekernee in Lecernae treats slunder the glunder de rlundered,
Speaker 1: beamed done, tonu tone tones umvravalstere umvravalste oh for foalst
Speaker 1: genuine for stooped for stooped, for stooped locked.
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