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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll dive into yearies enchanting transformation from

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a homesick traveler to a confidence storyteller, discovering the wonders

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Speaker 1: S os papski cafebra utulna vila dem la zele no modro,

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crain abi les tresor sklenich kit cavavona, ali dep tali,

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mesibo tvorici, atmospheruklido apoodi yi, sadiel oustolobrisco okna as nagil sesos,

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tredit nanti pretnim belf santo nik volvin mu pobito ab

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vanos del slipshitzvow anglicino cash did then semprehaselnlet as eleno,

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se uchitel coo anglice, gine elenabila and ergicajen as lasco

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ucheni a culturnim tradit team nelarada, grishmohla student tiftod dupribi

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hu azabai the secon nime pridel imarco missed nie barista

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terivi di print juhumoru a practice kerd ahoi yirez wolf

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its melodi apostavel prednich espressa musip osladid dodels usmia vem Elena,

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Alexis otasco yii sosti, navi teribi, Nava doma yis zamlelovit

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nebla Snagna, Spolina, bram Borovi, salad sukrovi acetkaanis rodino aletade

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Tagdaleko Domova, qu aslov senad no belvi adrid boiem loovit

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zebtel se, marcos pratl skimer, lutim yeripri kival napole, smutni napole,

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frostrovani elen amoudla pao and navla abepro slovichkraboz markopsi del

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party pus cantaretzku tonenian o anglice yire toy radostivovanio. This

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series l vit severe pomuchel movida, domov i, vanilko, ascoriachel

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Yoslova la pleine viticesoval dotelko and naydno vi pravil priber

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doctor mignvigil germav sobie natcheni reve pot se muros le

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val rugi, marcos at lescal bravo yire to sneer elenas

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malasespos grigi s veros vienepo croce it ten too ou

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spimud al vived nost navid i pratlstv yeri pohopel jehibiso

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crooked a slovo clic novim svim alidem santoorn se mustallo

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druhim do movem missed them the lastesku astoto xavi renveva

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prichel aven kuzar dinaim mosem yov eleno amarca erono a

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vigilteomenko terrava naprichemi continente esta angla del costre do mos

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quieva the oblvovlas nisilula ni.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Sloneo maulear gorrizonto os viti la molata pa preski.

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Speaker 3: The sun slowly descended towards the horizon, casting golden rays

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across the surface of the sea.

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Speaker 1: Caba utulna vildem nazele no modro kraino abiles reji santorini.

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Speaker 3: The cafe was cozy, offering a view of the green

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blue landscape and the white roofs of Santerre.

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Speaker 1: Sklenichkitsin cali cava ali de ship tali mezi sebo tvori

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ATMs ferulidu a poode.

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Speaker 3: Glasses clinked, coffee wafted in the air, and people whispered

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among themselves, creating an atmosphere of peace and relaxation.

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Speaker 1: Yiriediel oustloblisco ocna as najil sesuo ti sek.

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Speaker 3: Petnim Yuri sat at a table near the window, trying

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to concentrate on the notebook in front of him.

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Speaker 1: Bel Santo nik vulevin emu poito abihm va nous dechtiel

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sleepschitzvo Anglicino.

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Speaker 3: He was in Santory for an exchange program and wanted

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to improve his English.

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Speaker 1: During Christmas kashdi den semprihaseel nlechts eleno sve uchitelko Angliccini.

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Speaker 3: Every day he came here for lessons with Elena, his

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English teacher.

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Speaker 1: Elena Bira Energitzka Jena Slasko Ucheni a kulturnim Tradizim.

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Speaker 3: Elena was an energetic woman with a love for teaching

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and cultural traditions.

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Speaker 1: Nielarada Grishmola student tiftad dupri bihu azabavi ucheni.

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Speaker 3: She enjoyed drawing students into stories and the joy of learning.

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Speaker 1: Neegnimpri del imarco missed ni barista kteri uhumoru a practicdi today.

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Speaker 3: Marco, the local barista, joined them as well, always bringing

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a bit of humor and practical advice.

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Speaker 1: Ahoi yiri hello merod a.

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Speaker 3: Espressa, he called out in an Italian melody, placing an

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espresso cup in front of him. MS dodels, you must

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sweeten your memory, he added with a smile.

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Speaker 1: Elenaace otasco yii so seti navy teribi navazi.

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Speaker 3: Dom Elena began the lesson with a question, Yuri, what

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do you like most about Christmas? At home?

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Speaker 1: Yuris zamslel a snagna.

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Speaker 3: Yuri pondered, but the answer wasn't easy.

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Speaker 1: Spomorovi salad, sokrovi asetka nisrodino.

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Speaker 3: He remembered potato salad, cookies and family gatherings.

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Speaker 1: Ale tagdelamova quiositu aslovsen I had no biviad.

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Speaker 3: But here so far from home, expressing those feelings and

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words suddenly became difficult. Bielovit are you afraid to speak

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zeb tel se marcos patel skim lukim Marco asked with

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a friendly wink.

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Speaker 1: Yiripi kivo napool smooth ni napool frustrovani.

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Speaker 3: You' re nodded, feeling half sad, half frustrated.

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Speaker 1: Elena mudla paozo a navrela abiproi slovic kifrasemi.

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Speaker 3: Elena gave him a break and suggested that they go

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through words and phrases that might help him.

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Speaker 1: Marcopsi del partipus canivretzku.

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Speaker 3: Marco added a few tips from everyday life in Greece.

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Speaker 1: And anglice yire to oradustis oevovni.

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Speaker 3: It's not just about English here, It's about the joy

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of discovery, he encouraged him.

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Speaker 1: Disil vite vitomuzacel movid.

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Speaker 3: As ured began to gain more confidence, He slowly started

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talking about his experiences.

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Speaker 1: Do vanilko ascorivge.

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Speaker 3: Zachel home, smell of vanilla and cinnamon in winter.

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Speaker 1: He began yeo slova vitzel ku a naydno vipra vil

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pribier octel gemav sobier.

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Speaker 3: His words started to flow, sentences connected into a hole,

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and suddenly he was telling a story he never knew

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he had within him.

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Speaker 1: Natcheni a revi posit se murov rugi.

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Speaker 3: The excitement and a warm feeling spread through his chest.

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Speaker 1: Marcos atlescal bravo yiri.

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Speaker 3: Marco clapped, Bravo, yeri toye uja sne that's amazing.

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Speaker 1: Elena se la sesposti chelkerishvigi s veros.

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Speaker 3: Elena smiled with the satisfaction of a teacher seeing her

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pupil advance.

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Speaker 1: Then to u spichmudl viteneshin doved nost navit ipatl sti.

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Speaker 3: This success gave him more than just a skill. It

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also brought him friendship.

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Speaker 1: Jiri pohopel Jehibizo croquet a cage Slovoy cicovim svietem Ali dem.

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Speaker 3: Yuri understood that mistakes are steps forward, and every word

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is a key to new worlds and people.

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Speaker 1: Santo ren semustelo druhim do movem missed. Themalastesk Anastoto.

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Speaker 3: Santorini became a second home for him, a place where

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courage overcame homesickness and uncertainty.

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Speaker 1: Xavi rechnivedvaprichel avemkuzar dinatiim morem.

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Speaker 3: The final evening came, and outside stars shone over the

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quiet sea.

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Speaker 1: Yis amarca yehon a vie gil chest maomenko terraic chemi continent.

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Speaker 3: Yuri looked at Arna and Marca, his new friends, and

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knew that his time in this small cafe would be

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a memory accompanying him across all continents.

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Speaker 1: Yejo testac anglica xaceela ne del cosdomsquiv de obevilsvovlasnisilu odordlai.

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Speaker 3: His journey to English thus began near the Mediterranean waves,

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where he discovered his own strength and determination.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Czech, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Cleselo cleselo cleselo descended, horizontal, horizontal, horizonu horizon osvietu ti

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osvietu ti, swetzui ti casting utulna utulna ulna cozy Voniela

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Voniela von Yela wafted, shep tally, shep tally, shep tally,

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whispered atmosphero atmosphero, atmosphero atmosphere not the sec not e

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six not ye s notebook, vimnanipobit vignani bobit Vani.

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Speaker 3: Exchange program and.

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Speaker 1: Ergitzka and Ergitzka and Erggitzka. Energetic Culturnim Tradit Team, Culturnim

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Tradit Team Hulturnim Tradit.

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Speaker 3: Team Cultural Traditions.

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Speaker 1: Whomorrow whomorrow whomorrow. Humor practice keu practice ke practic sca

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practical or slug it or slagd or slug it sweeten Zami,

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slell zami, slell zami, slell pondered, set khani, set kani,

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set kanye, gatherings, the Adrid, the Adrid, the Adrid, expressing

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platel skim, mark lutem, patel skim, macnuteme plate el scheme

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mark lutem friendly wink, napole smooth knee, napole smooth knee,

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napoole smooth knee. Have said, V sever it, v sev it,

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v sev it, confidence, zaj it t zaj it t

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zaj it t experiences vanil co, vanilko, vanil co, vanilla,

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scotty t, scotty t, scotty t cinnamon nat sheni nat scheni,

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nat si excitement broseleval broseleval, broseval spread, oohspech oohspech ooe success,

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pratt eos three pratos three patris thee Friendship, stisk, stisk sisk, homesickness,

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neis totu, neis totunist uncertainty, provase, provas it, provase accompanying.

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