Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.
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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey with Thalia and Irene through
Speaker 3: the Acropolis Museum, where an unexpected encounter reveals the true
Speaker 3: value of cultural heritage beyond price tags, and learn how
Speaker 3: one poignant purchase transforms a simple winter's day into a
Speaker 3: luminous celebration of identity.
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Speaker 1: Italisacropolis in chimonasbai hi metefhandas magoria to thelophanion Italia then bornaparita, mattiatis,
Speaker 1: apotao morphandikim and ajirotis selen africat el nikits kironomia ierni
Speaker 1: yemati and rya periitsus diodromus tamaso dasta souvenir this aftotomic
Speaker 1: ro almatidio thalia in eteli to domatiosu lay irinimenthusiasmo a
Speaker 1: dimetris en asipalilos to musiu pernavi platus a quit in
Speaker 1: sagamo jello hipagunkomatia memegali politistikismasi i tho to spirofori dignaira
Speaker 1: apohiro p sicones Italia problematize selenagoracica maandico aladenbornaxodepsipola irinity and
Speaker 1: thereini skepe suppose of th axisi jasenna or he had
Speaker 1: in the mi too Almeni eora pernaiki p s sanite
Speaker 1: Italia vlapimia pertechnique ConA is the tooku putris and the
Speaker 1: afferon saphnica velepido dmitri a clinimia, symphonia yet in idia
Speaker 1: conna melon pelati trechi prosecchino on prinologlero, the policy male
Speaker 1: crinia relaced on Dmitri pos ConA Kitmeni y f t
Speaker 1: to prosopod Dmitri Malaconi epenemis enthusiasm modis app of a
Speaker 1: sisina is protinemiamik ReactOS italiaev heristos ap of as in
Speaker 1: a paralypsic or did puian programmatici Yamini and those propologismu
Speaker 1: cathosperpat exopotomucio kitas in the conasta herietis Nimia matias nathinapu
Speaker 1: lambis to foston orton sid top o, the elites in
Speaker 1: the meta Gironomia kearadossi in a pupolopolite and Biriacardia.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Italia Kirini per patun messages to Katastima Voron to Mussiu
Speaker 1: di Sacropolis.
Speaker 3: Italia. A Uni walked to the gift shop of the Miracolis.
Speaker 1: In e himonas Keeparolo Zimbai Epolini metefandas Maorie don Theofanion.
Speaker 3: It is winter, and even though the cold bites, the
Speaker 3: city is alive with the splendor of Thethenio.
Speaker 1: Italia, then Borina Parta, madiets Apota, morphan Dikia Jirotis.
Speaker 3: Italia can't take her eyes off the beautiful objects around her,
Speaker 3: theelin a.
Speaker 1: Ricat e niki dis Kironomia.
Speaker 3: She wants to find something that connects her with her
Speaker 3: Greek heritage.
Speaker 1: I reni yemti enrya peri ydro mush tavmazoondsta souvenir.
Speaker 3: Borini, full of energy, wanders the isles, admiring the souvenirs.
Speaker 1: This of Toto Mikro al Matidiu Thalia.
Speaker 3: Look at the small statue Thalia in it.
Speaker 1: Eliya to domatioshu leirni Menusiasm.
Speaker 3: It's perfect for your room, he says, excitedly.
Speaker 1: Oh dmitris enspali LUs to musillu pernavidla TuS.
Speaker 3: Oh demitris. An employee of the museum passes by them.
Speaker 1: Akuitin sikisia mechamo jello.
Speaker 3: He hears their conversation and approaches with a smile.
Speaker 1: Ipar hunkomatia memegalisie though to speak FORI di sira a
Speaker 1: pohiro bi de siconez.
Speaker 3: There are pieces with great cultural significance here, he informs them,
Speaker 3: pointing to a series of handmade icons.
Speaker 1: Italia promatize, Italia is thoughtful, theelna racicaandko a la dem bornaola.
Speaker 3: She wants to buy something significant, but she can't spend much.
Speaker 1: Irini dinarini scipe suposo tha sisi yenna oh hid mitu aleimeni.
Speaker 3: Ernie encourages her think about how much it will mean
Speaker 3: to you, not for the price, but for what it represents.
Speaker 1: Ia pernaiki die.
Speaker 3: Time passes and the pressure increases.
Speaker 1: Italia vla do gu putri and afferun.
Speaker 3: Thalia sees an intricate icon of the Theotkup that catches
Speaker 3: her interest.
Speaker 1: Xavnika velepo dmitri na klinimya simfonia yetnidie ConA Meelon Pellatti.
Speaker 3: Suddenly, she seas on Dmitri closing a deal for the
Speaker 3: same icon with another customer.
Speaker 1: Trehi Prosequino Prino loo clro Thi Polsi.
Speaker 3: She rushes toward him before the sale is completed.
Speaker 1: Meili Crinia lays on Dmitri pos ti si ConA kittysimene
Speaker 1: yev t.
Speaker 3: With sincerity. She tells to Dmitri how much she likes
Speaker 3: the icon and what it means to her. To prosopo
Speaker 3: du Dmitri ma la coni to prosopo d Dmitri sofhans
Speaker 3: ipentthemisundos don enthusiasm, motis apophasisinetis pruttinimye mikriechtusi. Remembering her enthusiasm,
Speaker 3: he decides to offer her a small discount.
Speaker 1: Italia vehitev aristos.
Speaker 3: Italia accepts gladly.
Speaker 1: A paralyps programatisi ya Amini and those pre Polomu.
Speaker 3: She decides to skip the dinner they had planned to
Speaker 3: stay within budget.
Speaker 1: Cathos perpat ex poto musillo kitasta herietis.
Speaker 3: As she walks out of the museum, she looks at
Speaker 3: the icon in her hands.
Speaker 1: Mia Matia pulam bustofoon.
Speaker 3: She glances at tatana shining in the holiday lights.
Speaker 1: Sinito pi o t elies is meting gironomia ketimbaradossi in
Speaker 1: a pupol akoo li en viria.
Speaker 3: She realizes that true connections to heritage and tradition are
Speaker 3: more valuable than any material goods or luxurious experienced.
Speaker 1: Ye miss tasia ketolo. This food is.
Speaker 3: Her heart fills with warmth, and her smile lights up
Speaker 3: the winter night.
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: Tokatasia voron, tokatasima voron, tokatasim voron, the gift shop, Ifand's magoria,
Speaker 1: Ifand's magoria, Ifand's magoria, the splendor, Igleronomia, ikleronomia, ikleronomia, the
Speaker 1: heritage I, the avromi I, the avrom i, the avrom
Speaker 1: the isles to al Mativo togl maativo tog al mativu.
Speaker 1: The statue, epolitist Kismasia, epolitist Kissimasia, epolitis tikisimasia.
Speaker 3: The cultural significance iro be.
Speaker 1: The siconis i hero be, the siconis e hero be,
Speaker 1: the sicons, the handmade icons, Iligrinia, eligrinia, ilikrinia. The sincerity
Speaker 1: e ecto see eect To see eectos, see the discount
Speaker 1: o prepologismos oprepologismos o pro polo is most. The budget
Speaker 1: is aestas jaestasia is a stasia. The warmth, the photo
Speaker 1: to Nerton, the photo to Nerdon, the photo to Nerton.
Speaker 1: The holiday lights him himonia ehemoniata, the winter night, to
Speaker 1: deep Noo, to deep Noo, todep no, the dinner econa, econa, econa,
Speaker 1: the icon opelatis, opelatis, opelattis, the customer oipalilus, oipalilus, o ipalilus,
Speaker 1: the employee, enthusiasmos, enthusiasmos or enthusiasmos, the enthusiasm Tomi Krogel Mattido,
Speaker 1: Tomikrogel Matido, Tomi Krogel Mattithio.
Speaker 3: The small statue is in the is in the c
Speaker 3: is in this he. The connection is he loyi isi
Speaker 3: looyi isiloyi. The collection Tamatia, Tamatia, Tamatia, the eyes epoli
Speaker 3: epoli epoli. The city is Inmphoonia, Isimphoonia is symphonia. The
Speaker 3: deal is c.
Speaker 1: Z DC. The conversation perna vi bla bernavi bla pernavibla.
Speaker 1: The passes by ipro sengissi iprose engisi hyprosengi si. The
Speaker 1: approach iprov limati is many scipsi, iprovlematis meny scpsi ipro
Speaker 1: vilmatis man escapesi. The thoughtfulness Isimasia Isimasia is Simasia. The
Speaker 1: significance tapulitima, tapulitima, tapulima, the valuables.
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