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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore a whirlwind of love, laughter,
Speaker 3: and unexpected adventures on a snowy Valentine's Day in Amsterdam,
Speaker 3: where a couple navigates surprises inside and outside a cheerfully
Speaker 3: chaotic hospital.
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Speaker 1: Lars as meg stun for the chicken house Bennett was
Speaker 1: at then flowed the house from mense met m vachtraum
Speaker 1: to fall harded and loaded, and rosso for seeing from
Speaker 1: the father tains had Zachahili mau knead out source chefon
Speaker 1: and zeken house for warte come up, josmain say, Lars
Speaker 1: sen O alert the well headed offsprung pappier normas door
Speaker 1: loas the mutton obtained send for once chekub josmain hincked
Speaker 1: and ate us off se deevela harder but wonder de
Speaker 1: de aana platform hinger relax, Lars had ismaar and lutine
Speaker 1: controller what is it erst dot combur the warre height
Speaker 1: was that Lars fool hoped that it smells our ham
Speaker 1: so that he ta me say for rosings planner for
Speaker 1: father tains that ferra konham hey hat and Romantis dine
Speaker 1: reijod in unfavorita restaurant and wild the nids latter for
Speaker 1: Peste Semelda, sigrambe de Bali and totun for basing were
Speaker 1: the sefring bohut doing for Plaistra di narsel in richte
Speaker 1: kamar lad theyll comebey owns the newo Copoterrabi Seesi say
Speaker 1: the for pleister Madam Braider himlach named Platz, the Berghinezzo
Speaker 1: Lars and josmain Cake and alcarve for baistrad Ahn did
Speaker 1: is a misfirstunt mantel de lars, saying Fourholt von centrevell
Speaker 1: hey neither for Pleistra Cake marfordta ved Con Sprague dud
Speaker 1: the jasmin sachis sambayin ann lasvet ma eva ansin flows
Speaker 1: to the semeten ndo nippo the Seesi bouhammet absurd fra
Speaker 1: of the Lazzi Lars full the s un machelet and
Speaker 1: bahontes wade tevell yasmain it need conlat on albunder mate
Speaker 1: doun doun deterrabaut and fugnarmplana for vaa tainsdach stay the
Speaker 1: spawning belars. How will the need that jasmine send for
Speaker 1: rosigsplann on decte mater frag barre state rather frage and
Speaker 1: lars kon netmere o k it craveth too reap lars
Speaker 1: plotzeling change stem lichtelet impanique eg wild romantis denay for
Speaker 1: onsplanar as for using yasmain bahonhard obte lachre this that
Speaker 1: was serheim, that is sole frie lars madame flincker portsi
Speaker 1: humor egdult vistas out adelet the fervaring obdeheldre. The maid
Speaker 1: is a checkub found angelet platz who well its latter
Speaker 1: don frabarcht my lars connotwardir ru luchtryas man over alas
Speaker 1: blaf and halerd on bottloso design na Dad said second
Speaker 1: house flite him lacht jasmin na lars, you do so
Speaker 1: feel mute for ouns, but dunct these sen hanste for
Speaker 1: vasthaudend lars him lachtetruch oprelecht datya's may blave us and
Speaker 1: datun dach or snohoutlip the afont renatis ivonadine exact so
Speaker 1: as lars irdchtehrat and it was no better don hazihot
Speaker 1: kun foresteller hetwas in valetains dach on neuter forget and
Speaker 1: zelves Lars come out, ain't let lach oh mat afontour
Speaker 1: in its seeking house.
Speaker 3: Let's take another Listen, listen closely to any part you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Heatwas in cow devinterochtend in Amsterdam.
Speaker 3: It was a cold winter morning in Amsterdam.
Speaker 1: The strata lah ful snail an infriseevind blease tour derachte.
Speaker 3: The streets were covered in snow and a fresh wind
Speaker 3: blew through the canals.
Speaker 1: Lars and Jasmin stundfort imposonbau for nutsikin house.
Speaker 3: Larsh and Yashmin stood in front of the imposing building
Speaker 3: of the hospital.
Speaker 1: Binet vasten Floka house for mense metem vachtram to full
Speaker 1: hearted and loaded and also for searing from befaladines.
Speaker 3: Inside it was a cheerful chaos of people, with a
Speaker 3: waiting room full of hearts and red and pink decorations
Speaker 3: for Valentine's Day.
Speaker 1: Hetzerailamal kneet out saw schifo lunzieken house. So for vorchte.
Speaker 3: It did not look at all like what you would
Speaker 3: expect from a hospital.
Speaker 1: Kume hop yasmin say Lars jen o alert tevelle head
Speaker 1: off sprang papier normas doorlos.
Speaker 3: Come on, yes mine, said Larsh, his eyes alert as
Speaker 3: he read through the appointment papers once more.
Speaker 1: The mutten update send for once.
Speaker 3: Chekhob, we need to be on time for our checkup.
Speaker 1: Yusmain hinicht and date ourself s deveya harte bevuon der
Speaker 1: de di annat plaformingh.
Speaker 3: Yesmine chuckled and pretended to admire the many hearts hanging
Speaker 3: from the ceiling. Relax, Lars, relax, Larsh hat ismarn routine control.
Speaker 3: It's just a routine checkup.
Speaker 4: What is it?
Speaker 1: Erste dot concreeburg.
Speaker 3: What's the worst that can happen?
Speaker 1: The var height was that Lars fool hope dot it
Speaker 1: smells our ham so d'ltete metzin flossingsploma for faa tainst
Speaker 1: ferre conrame.
Speaker 3: The truth was that Large fervently hoped it would go
Speaker 3: quickly so he could promptly continue with his surprise plans
Speaker 3: for Valentine's Day.
Speaker 1: Hey Hartelo montes di nee ree holt inunfa furita restaurants
Speaker 1: and vil the ntslata for Piste.
Speaker 3: He had arranged a romantic dinner at their favorite restaurant
Speaker 3: and wanted nothing to spoil it.
Speaker 1: Semil de s ambe de bari and toltun for basingh
Speaker 1: vida sefrien le buchute do for plesta di naren roousell
Speaker 1: in frichte camerlaide.
Speaker 3: They registered at the desk, and to their surprise, they
Speaker 3: were kindly greeted by a nurse who led them to
Speaker 3: a cozily decorated room.
Speaker 1: Ville Combe n Snillo coppolt Rapi Seesi said for pleister
Speaker 1: mate imbre de riimla.
Speaker 3: Welcome to our new couple therapy session, said the nurse,
Speaker 3: with a broad smile.
Speaker 1: Name plats.
Speaker 3: Take a seat the Beuhinizzau. We'll begin shortly.
Speaker 1: Lars E yosmain cake and al car for baistret am.
Speaker 3: Larsi and Yasmine looked at each other bewildered.
Speaker 1: Diet is in miss furstanes monpo de lars sen foreholft
Speaker 1: foon sainterveil hey nader for pleisterre cake.
Speaker 3: This is a misunderstanding, muttered Larsh, frowning as he looked
Speaker 3: at the nurse.
Speaker 1: Marfour d'lte fer conspraike do the yusmain sach chis sembain am.
Speaker 3: But before he could speak further, yusmine gently nudged his leg.
Speaker 1: Loads of it mar efa an zine flows to the
Speaker 1: submitten und det nippole.
Speaker 3: Let's just see what happens, She whispered with a mischievous wink.
Speaker 1: De sissi bauhom met absurd de frag o l latzi.
Speaker 3: The session began with absurd questions about their relationship Lars fool.
Speaker 1: Des un homocolek and bahoon deesvede tevel yosmain it net
Speaker 1: conlat m albund may to doun.
Speaker 3: Larsh felt uncomfortable and started to sweat, while yus mind
Speaker 3: couldn't help but participate enthusiastically.
Speaker 1: Dun de trabaut in fur narum plomfourfaa taiginstach stay de
Speaker 1: spawning belars.
Speaker 3: When the therapist asked about their plans for Valentine's Day,
Speaker 3: the tension rose for Larsh hey vil the neat.
Speaker 1: Do jusmaine save for rosingsplan und dichte mar de fra
Speaker 1: bar estates rader de frage el lars con neet meer.
Speaker 3: He didn't want yasmine to discover his surprise plan, but
Speaker 3: the questions became increasingly bizarre, and Larsh couldn't take it anymore.
Speaker 1: Okay I que for.
Speaker 3: Two, okay I admit it.
Speaker 1: Rep Larsh plotzling chain stem lichtel.
Speaker 3: Impanique Large suddenly shouted his voice, slightly panicked.
Speaker 1: Equild romantes dine for ensplana as flosing.
Speaker 3: I wanted to plan a romantic dinner for us as
Speaker 3: a surprise.
Speaker 1: Yes main bahoonhart opte lach.
Speaker 3: Yes, mine burst out, laughing, dos dalt vos che feim
Speaker 3: so that was your secret. Delt is li faye Lars,
Speaker 3: that's so sweet of you. Larsh mate him fling.
Speaker 1: A porti humor and the built vistas out and littfervaring Optehildre.
Speaker 3: With a good dose of humor and patience, they eventually
Speaker 3: managed to clear up the confusion.
Speaker 1: The madi sidchekob fonteinelet blatz huvel its latta don fervorcht.
Speaker 3: The medical checkup finally took place, although a bit later
Speaker 3: than expected.
Speaker 1: My Lars conetward ru lucht jus man oh for allah's
Speaker 1: blaf and hailir de votloso design.
Speaker 3: But Larsh appreciated how easy going yes Mine remained about everything,
Speaker 3: and he learned to be a bit more relaxed.
Speaker 1: Now that's it seekin house for lite klim Lorchtius.
Speaker 3: Main Na Lars. After they left the hospital, yes Mine
Speaker 3: smiled at.
Speaker 1: Larsh, you do so fil muyt for Ulms.
Speaker 3: You go through so much trouble for us bedunct jays
Speaker 3: zen han stefer Fasthaudens. Thank you, she said, holding his
Speaker 3: hand tightly.
Speaker 1: Lars sim La just made blave us and deltunda al snip.
Speaker 3: Larsh smiled back, relieved that yos Mine was happy and
Speaker 3: that their day still went well.
Speaker 1: The af on the dne exact so larsdrte hat and
Speaker 1: it was no better. Don st kuln't forcedell.
Speaker 3: That evening, they enjoyed the dinner just as Larsh had imagined,
Speaker 3: and it was even better than he could have envisioned.
Speaker 1: He tols and valentinsta oh nou forgite and zelves Lars
Speaker 1: come out and let lat a fonteur in its seeking house.
Speaker 3: It was a Valentine's day to remember, and even Larsh
Speaker 3: could eventually laugh about the adventure at the hospital.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Speaker 1: Impoisons, imposon to imposon, imposing, heart to hearten, heart to hearts, house, house, house, chaos,
Speaker 1: flow look flow look, flow look.
Speaker 3: Cheerful offsprack offsprack off, sprack, appointment, bond admire, fervently, day,
Speaker 3: day the day, promptly for bisto, for biston, for bist spoil,
Speaker 3: because ze usel housel cozally for baistart, for baistard, forbaistert bewildered.
Speaker 1: Mumpeulde, mumpeulde, mumfaulde, muttered, absurd, absurd, absurd.
Speaker 3: Absurd, juweten zuwetin juveete, sweat out, bundre outbundre out, bund
Speaker 3: enthusiastically rider, rider, lider, bizarre, Panique, Banique, Banique, panic, afentuur
Speaker 3: aventeur alfoniuur adventure, mon durrand, mon durrand, n deurgrand, mischievous, flossing,
Speaker 3: flossing for rossing, surprise, Romantes Romantes Romantes romantic, DNA DNAE
Speaker 3: d NAE dinner.
Speaker 1: Orelucht orelutt relieved, fonsend, fnsend, thunsend.
Speaker 3: Frankly comfour gomfour gomfour comfort. Ha oh thees ha oldies
Speaker 3: ha oh, these chaotic miss fir stummed, Miss fir stummed,
Speaker 3: miss first stummed, misunderstanding.
Speaker 1: Slimlach slimlach, slimlach, grin, dude, dude, dude, nudged Cissy, Cissy,
Speaker 1: Cissy session.
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