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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll follow Elenny as she courageously chooses
Speaker 3: to pursue her dreams, navigating the delicate balance between family
Speaker 3: expectations and personal aspirations under the winter skies of Athens.
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Speaker 1: Elenique attis, opaterastis, acostas imps frondid taiteratis is, sophia i timasimia,
Speaker 1: plecticu verta janakathism, the atmospheres on gi alaya prespedics for
Speaker 1: nese k k e leni commos and tetardiatis varia emia
Speaker 1: mystic puting i opari melondis and omensaniko enia sekinis and
Speaker 1: to jevma tuskata ymnavendra is it jiro kipihiri puiji and
Speaker 1: alavio pa terastis or polyi perimenoi ki elenni alasting gardiatis
Speaker 1: e e leni la tarusa parapano na ne avrio is
Speaker 1: apoli metembrophas and academia volta s rutism pola cathos perpatuse
Speaker 1: hano tans the skeptistis prepena minacola iratis, horisona plivosi, to
Speaker 1: sagapi meenustis capus pomerigonia tu kipu tocintotis tip itan miaclysia
Speaker 1: pteres the saloniki pu uja to tell you migmentus mu
Speaker 1: hus pilimiri to milot is cathosai pleva or thesi yaftin
Speaker 1: ne the elen avecto di duya akut lef to pepitisi
Speaker 1: pudenspotebrin pest nicogeniaesti magalini is putting attles, sana evritten is
Speaker 1: uropia putso keronazituse cathoska exad plasteratis e eleni pivata, nasa, baba,
Speaker 1: mamma preppenasa, spoccati cecchini pala a lapovasistica apophasis and ametao
Speaker 1: misus the saloniki, theostoiki alapist refusignanas as villeppo agostask in
Speaker 1: eleni mega pia po do hiethlea corrimu tisipmenos sesterisu messio miicromettono,
Speaker 1: tikiancanis eleni lmzepoetihia serondasutiekaneto proto vima prostomelondis is oropondasta iratis
Speaker 1: metnico enia kia rappi o ethnicos, kippus, meta jimna glavia keto,
Speaker 1: cRIO i reiki ihegenio, sima hostis tomero soprini pariti megalia Pophaci.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: E Eleni estanotan topagomeno reiki nacheydevito prosopotis, Cathos, pilisies in
Speaker 1: ethnico kipoti is Athenus.
Speaker 3: Eleni felt a cold breeze caressing her face as she
Speaker 3: approached the atakipo of athena.
Speaker 1: Itan miakimera telie jekiako picnique ok jeniatis.
Speaker 3: It was a cold winter day, perfect for a family picnic,
Speaker 3: as her family used to do.
Speaker 1: Oh paterrastis o costas ihe mayi re tajita teratis is,
Speaker 1: sophia i hie tims pletku verta jena kathisiun.
Speaker 3: Her father Costas had carefully cooked their favorite foods, and
Speaker 3: her mother, Sophia, had prepared a woven blanket for them
Speaker 3: to sit on.
Speaker 1: Yet mushi a la jematia respetigues forse jeiki.
Speaker 3: The atmosphere in the garden was quiet, but filled with
Speaker 3: joyful children's voices here and there.
Speaker 1: E eleni comos ardiatis varia.
Speaker 3: Eleni, however, felt her heart heavy.
Speaker 1: Ig mister.
Speaker 3: She had a secret thought that tormented her and now
Speaker 3: knew she had to make a decision about her future.
Speaker 1: En omenni san niko Jenia czegini santo jev ma tustovendre.
Speaker 3: United as a family, they began their meal under the bare.
Speaker 1: Trees isiroi pihiri puijien a lavio pterastiski Eleni.
Speaker 3: The conversation revolved around the family business, which her father
Speaker 3: had taken over, where everyone expected Iloni to continue as well.
Speaker 1: Alas dinardatis e eleni la TuS yo, But.
Speaker 3: In her heart, Illini longed for something more.
Speaker 1: En avrio issus and na nea poli.
Speaker 3: A new tomorrow, perhaps in a new city.
Speaker 1: Meetimbrovasn caimna volta sikothi kiri tis rutn pola.
Speaker 3: On the pretext that she wanted to take a walk,
Speaker 3: she got up without them asking much.
Speaker 1: Cathos perpatuz han tenst escapesis this.
Speaker 3: As she walked, she lost herself in her thoughts.
Speaker 1: Eprepenavritia mina coratis horisna pli vosi to sagamenustis.
Speaker 3: She had to find the strength to follow her dreams
Speaker 3: without hurting her loved ones.
Speaker 1: Capua tu quipu tocotise.
Speaker 3: Somewhere in a secluded corner of the garden, her phone rang.
Speaker 1: Ita mie clisia saloniki puge canieya.
Speaker 3: It was a call from the company in Thessaloniki, where
Speaker 3: she had applied for a job.
Speaker 1: Totelio mighmentusius mun kia huspilimris too mia looti is cathosa
Speaker 1: cuzali pleva o di theesi yevtin.
Speaker 3: The perfect mix of excitement and anxiety flooded her mind
Speaker 3: as she heard from the other side that they had
Speaker 3: a position for her.
Speaker 1: Na theithele na vetto dii duya akuse don nev totis
Speaker 1: nale neft pepisisi pudenigienosi po tebrin.
Speaker 3: Yes, I would like to accept the job, she heard
Speaker 3: herself say, with the confidence she had never felt before.
Speaker 1: Epest di nicogenia menest magglinis putting gategize.
Speaker 3: She returned to her family with a feeling of peace
Speaker 3: that overwhelmed her.
Speaker 1: Sanai hievritinisurubia puttoso quiro ana zituz.
Speaker 3: As if she had found the balance she had been
Speaker 3: searching for so long.
Speaker 1: Cathoshkathy sexaa di platvteratis y eleni pi re neevatia nase.
Speaker 3: As. She sat down again next to her father, only
Speaker 3: took a deep breath.
Speaker 1: Baba, mamma pepinas a s pocadi cegini sa pa la
Speaker 1: a la po fassistica.
Speaker 3: Dad ma'am, I need to tell you something, she started,
Speaker 3: softly but decisively.
Speaker 1: Apo fasisanametta coo misus di the Saloniki.
Speaker 3: I have decided to move to Thessaloniki.
Speaker 1: Rostoiki a la fepistre fu signanas as Villeppo.
Speaker 3: I will work there, but I will return often to
Speaker 3: see you.
Speaker 1: O costas quita city. Eleni mehra Icia.
Speaker 3: Podhi Acostas looked at Tooleni with love and acceptance.
Speaker 1: Isiter a lea corimud tisipe singhinimenos.
Speaker 3: You are brave, my daughter, he said, moved.
Speaker 1: Ciesterisu messio mikronmettono dicien.
Speaker 3: Caanis we support you in whatever you do.
Speaker 1: Eleni elihia x proto vima is kia rappi.
Speaker 3: Ieleni glowed with happiness, knowing she took the first step
Speaker 3: towards her future, balancing her dreams with family, love.
Speaker 1: O enkos ki, push meta, jimnaklavia, keto, cRIO, reiki ichi yeniosima,
Speaker 1: hostis tomero.
Speaker 3: The ethnicos Kipus, with its bare branches and the cold breeze,
Speaker 3: had become her ally, the place where she found the
Speaker 3: peace to make the big decision.
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: Toairaki, to araki, to airaki, the breeze, to cRIO, to cRIO,
Speaker 1: to cRIO, the cold, to picnique, to picnique, to picnique,
Speaker 1: the picnic egu verda, eguverta, eguverta, the blanket, O keep us,
Speaker 1: O keep us, Oh keep us, The garden hares hares
Speaker 1: haras joyful, ikaria, ikaria, ikardilla, the heart, tira, nusse, tira, nusse, tira.
Speaker 3: Nuse tormented and no maeni and no maeni and no
Speaker 3: many united is it is it is z DC The conversation.
Speaker 1: Ip he iphirasy epih cy the business latarousse l'tarusse latarusse
Speaker 1: longed toavrio, doavrio, to avrio. The tomorrow he prophecy he prophecy,
Speaker 1: he prophecy.
Speaker 3: The pretext secluded igonna, igonna, igogna, the corner Ecclesi, Iglesi, Ecclesi,
Speaker 3: the call eeteria eeteria eeteria, the company etheesi Ethsi ethesi.
Speaker 3: The position enthusiasmos, enthusiasmos, enthusiasmos, excitement and khos anghos anghos
Speaker 3: anxiety after pepitheci after pep bc aftbec confidence Kate, Kate overwhelmed,
Speaker 3: is orubia orbia opia. The balance aplevacistica, apple fascistica, apple
Speaker 3: fascistica decisively singing in menos, singing e menos, singin ymnnos,
Speaker 3: moved Thara lea, Thara Leah, Fara Leah, brave tommelun tomelon
Speaker 3: tommeln future dreams oci macOS oci macus o ci mahos Alli.
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