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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll dive into a snowy Alpine Christmas
where Camille and Lucian transform their holiday traditions, finding warmth
and connection amidst the flurries.
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Speaker 1: Le montagnes des francaiste, couvert da ipemo don luchealles de
sttech mpre de lunier, santiente de gierlanvert the confet set
nooel echemie deja, rivo chalis, camilla, doreto DeNisi, noel, the
pi desene el preparet to miniusmo l m vois la
table decore the saper illumini ilquado sunusemn persi portin calcuchius
monque uscien sin frequerde needepasan corla usia ariva upha suria
messen rota sisquissou lebras de floucndnege do l cheve is
some lea and susien cami l te fristre usia tota
gone foi supiratl me lucia alexangois abituelle rapundi ali cami
de tontoie senoel camis voules so noel soi parfe el
se rapproche dluicia roteruve souliam pressie de laenfonce me Lucia
soon les present terespa lavantur capalete tradition fami reelle amatin
alor ca la neeche tombe ducement cami pri in decision,
courageous el desidad de sievor lucian solepiste on this son
Dan ensemble temis de couvrie and nouvou mounde levon foasurson
visage like lis solainege to tet exiton lucien vallen sassirose
proposa impose sieurram bond de bois fassor Montaigni uscienparlais guerrouvert
cami jesuvon l a pressien de ne parret lauta the
testante a voetille camis compriel or lamportons de lache PRIs
el real ezacu la perfect sionne de pataud so mour
monseamte pre saint sere de precieux. The rotu rochale is
disider the Preparello di the Noel ensemble Le repae te
lue that tre parfemela jouye ella on cuisine quota court entrecladrie,
repeated disaster repuillinaire gni i lucien realiz clissontielite the tonsengbe
setanella noelo chalfi de ferrand gemmi a pre a preci
jaques momon mama parfe lucien u compri la valor the
tradition familielle ensemble ycrere de sauveniru briabe so noel la
parmila lunier santi telemntag geveni I lucien rode couvrial. Please
your son pelagois de tonsengbe. I'm putting your rapy de
noel de lu cree selved.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Les Montagne you desolve francais de te couvert to that
ipemnto deg.
Speaker 3: The mountains of the alp Fossas were covered with a
thick blanket of snow.
Speaker 1: Lechelle du st teleu mpre de lunier santillone de gierlon verte.
Speaker 3: The ski chalet was warm, filled with twinkling lights and
green garlands.
Speaker 1: The conferneto fre.
Speaker 3: Large windows offered a breath taking view of the snowy mountains.
Speaker 1: Cite noel de ja rivio Chelle.
Speaker 3: It was Christmas and Camille had already arrived at.
Speaker 1: The Chalet Cemie do reto de Noel.
Speaker 3: Camille loved organizing Christmas.
Speaker 1: Di pidzni el prepare to.
Speaker 3: For years. She had prepared everything meticulously.
Speaker 1: Elevoi la tablu di courie lisapaiquerdo suenuse mont psi.
Speaker 3: She loved seeing the decorated table, the lit tree, and
the carefully placed gifts.
Speaker 1: Pourtan quechus monque.
Speaker 3: Yet something was missing.
Speaker 1: Usien soon frequdeela.
Speaker 3: Lucier, her younger brother, was not there yet.
Speaker 1: Usieur ariva fa suria mesta.
Speaker 3: Lucia finally arrived, smiling but late.
Speaker 1: Cis tissou le bras de fiucn dene l cheveu yi
snble sousien, his.
Speaker 3: Skis under his arm and snowflakes in his hair. He
seemed carefree Camille el te fristre. Camille, on the other hand,
was frustrated.
Speaker 1: Usien chills a da con foi.
Speaker 3: Lucia, you're late again, soupiratel.
Speaker 1: She saigh mee lucien avex segeois abitouel repundi ali cami
de tontoie.
Speaker 3: But Lucia, with his usual joy, replied, come on, Camille,
relax se Noel, It's Christmas.
Speaker 1: Gemi voule noel so parfe.
Speaker 3: Camille wanted this Christmas to be perfect.
Speaker 1: Eld lucien roue treuve soul pres de la France.
Speaker 3: She also wished to get closer to Lucier to regain
that precious bond from childhood me.
Speaker 1: Lucien sole PRIs laventur tredi soon fermiel.
Speaker 3: But Lucia seemed more interested in adventure than in family traditions.
Speaker 1: Amatin aque du sent guemi prien de si courages.
Speaker 3: One morning, as the snow was falling gently, Camille made
a courageous decision.
Speaker 1: Elid du sievro lucien soles piste.
Speaker 3: She decided to follow Lucia on the slopes.
Speaker 1: On this son encan temi di couvria nuvou monde.
Speaker 3: While going down together, Camille discovered a new world.
Speaker 1: Levon son visage led Lie Solae to Titan.
Speaker 3: The cold wind on her face, the glide on the snow,
everything was exciting.
Speaker 1: Lucien v cerreros pupos a enpus.
Speaker 3: Lucia, seeing his sister happy, suggested a break.
Speaker 1: Sieur ram Bon de bois fassor Montaigne, lucien parlais tierrouvert.
Speaker 3: On a wooden bench facing the mountains, Lucia spoke openly.
Speaker 1: GEMI gesuvre de tietille, Camille.
Speaker 3: I often feel like I'm not living up to your expectations,
he admitted.
Speaker 1: Camis com prie la la portons de la che prise.
Speaker 3: Camille then understood the importance of letting.
Speaker 1: Go el realisacule perfet t patu.
Speaker 3: She realized that perfection wasn't everything.
Speaker 1: Soume mon saint pre saint sere de precieu.
Speaker 3: This simple and sincere moment was precious.
Speaker 1: De routuro chellas ilicider de tre parello di de no
reel l ensanbres.
Speaker 3: Back at the chalets, they decided to prepare Christmas dinner together.
Speaker 1: Le re pe te lu de tre parfe te la.
Speaker 3: The meal was far from perfect, but the joy was there.
Speaker 1: N cuisinn coute coute enrica de rille petty disaster triquilli
neer canill lucien realiz.
Speaker 3: Denson, cooking side by side between bursts of laughter and
small culinary disasters. Camille and Lucia realized that the essential
thing was to be together.
Speaker 1: Ceta ne la noelo chell fi di ferent.
Speaker 3: That year Christmas at the chalet was different.
Speaker 1: Gemi a pri a precie moment mema parfe.
Speaker 3: Camille learned to appreciate every moment, even imperfect ones.
Speaker 1: Lucien ri concrie la vell de tradition fermilielle.
Speaker 3: Lucia, in turn understood the value of family traditions.
Speaker 1: En song ycrere de souveniru briebe.
Speaker 3: Together. They created unforgettable memories.
Speaker 1: So noel la tamilner santi gemill, lucien rod couvrill pisier
sant plea.
Speaker 3: That Christmas, among the twinkling lights and snowy mountains, Camille
and Lucia rediscovered the simple pleasure and joy of being together.
Speaker 1: And putraki de noe de lucre.
Speaker 3: Des a little Christmas miracle in the heart of the alp.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in.
Speaker 1: English lemoteo, le monteu, le monteo, blanket, lafinette, lafinette, leffinette, window,
Levy levy lev you as agis againis.
Speaker 3: To organize n n nisus meticulously decurie, decurie de courie, decorated,
sweeneus more plassy, sweeneus more plassy, sue us more plus,
carefully praised.
Speaker 1: Lavonteur, lavonteur, la vonteu, adventure, couragees, courages, courages, courageous, lissi
glissi glassy to guide lev Levon lef wind le bon
le bon, leu bon bench asussion a susion and sous
carefree lachois lagois la choi joy Lisa tan't Lisa, tan't Lisa,
don't expectations fuevue a fou to admit leshi please lashi,
praise lash praise to I go apprecie apprecie appris ye
to appreciate Ria lerien leria, bond long fans, long fans,
lung fas childhood le ropa le ropa le ropa meal
barfet tarfe darfe perfect the lunge fauns, the lung funds,
the lung fauns from childhood let tradition, let tradition let
radisium tradition a Susien asussion a sous carefree, Saint Se
Saint Se Saint s.
Speaker 3: Sincere prescieurisieu prisheu, precious, Kuriner, kuriner, kuriner culinary, ambarfet ambarfet ambafe,
imperfect essentiel listenel yesel the essential thing.
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