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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll glide alongside Ali as he discovers
Speaker 1: new beginnings on icy pathways and forges a heartwarming friendship
Speaker 1: in the heart of Helsinki.
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Speaker 4: Gum hanvetisuvan henky ja kenta yen n t ilman eusta
Speaker 4: van paiva olipi and tulosa ya ilmasa oli odo took
Speaker 4: and tuntua only only isa pita talvestas and toua masta
Speaker 4: hen tooks and keeve vesta mutaele us haste your harsh
Speaker 4: testa oli murs kuse han its yotakuta, yoka, tunde man alakoto, saxi,
Speaker 4: sorkbu missa jack and then kekelazakin turn yokalk u s
Speaker 4: t and uli han pusa otama lapsia, humully avosta he
Speaker 4: caresta oli rock resa asta si mutta oli a tea
Speaker 4: handunsi hokutuk and yannin han tek hey pa e oli
Speaker 4: sa no hirman yosti olin vahan aloi, telia voice it
Speaker 4: k eka, taminua ta kan to yahumul Levashti, tot ta
Speaker 4: kai ol and aino OLiS in ilo and envoid sanni
Speaker 4: alta io tartui oli kataen yeah al kho vat lika
Speaker 4: uli aluxi olihor yu ya kombu roy mutta is no
Speaker 4: lempea opastus kai esta help bompa, toddlin and heki suntu
Speaker 4: kun aino nyela our run pn and car to missenel
Speaker 4: can only lead to Hanna now runsa ya yata delusa
Speaker 4: head kexi alto hinpois heavie tivatilta keskustele and susi kipai
Speaker 4: koista helsingis uts is the haloi sta arvosta tal veato
Speaker 4: mista muis toysta yeah le sapa var mus mud to
Speaker 4: muka Waxi help oxi kunevivat yaha isixi o tayusi openza
Speaker 4: in a mancou in va luis the lumperustad han Olisa
Speaker 4: nuth Usta van johann Hansa toiluata hipati vat lami te
Speaker 4: la la hayes alasa yah you have a CaCO teki
Speaker 4: ila statai listen ollen iloinen itta tulitanan e no sano
Speaker 4: katso's son oli sil mien olin murse e olivasta si
Speaker 4: tunti and sudames and lemmon yourka e yo ton pel
Speaker 4: kestan kumasta yomasta Hey. Then you tunsa oli al ka
Speaker 4: nut lukas sa yesa mutanid, and you're at olivat pallion
Speaker 4: suvempia ud saya to hetki olivasta al kua al ku
Speaker 4: le ustavu de lea, mardols stepalion, mule only olikitolin and
Speaker 4: rocky adestan ulita oh mat mukavus ryansa han oliloita utpalan
Speaker 4: kotti and helsingista yuri usta vanpai van kun Nusela.
Speaker 1: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 1: may have missed.
Speaker 4: Guelman talovi i lanvalot, loys de vadkirkoste, helsingis sa kun
Speaker 4: olisa puiko pu mina LUs de lu gent.
Speaker 1: The lights of a cold winter evening shone brightly in
Speaker 1: hillre as Olli arrived at the city's ice skating rink.
Speaker 4: Han vettisuvan hinky ya asto yel tunsi senleukoenyka al.
Speaker 1: He took a deep breath and stepped onto the ice,
Speaker 1: feeling its slipperiness beneath his feet.
Speaker 4: Ja kentta olita na Iloisia, Luis de li Oita yoid
Speaker 4: Nouta t Ielman.
Speaker 1: The rink was full of happy skaters, their laughter filling
Speaker 1: the air.
Speaker 4: USTe van fai Va Olipia and tulos sa ya Ilmasa
Speaker 4: oli Oo Tuxentuntua.
Speaker 1: Valentine's Day was approaching soon, and there was a sense
Speaker 1: of anticipation.
Speaker 4: Only oli ay Na pita U the Senta Masta Hengi
Speaker 4: duk senkeeve Esta mute le usihaste.
Speaker 1: Oli had always liked winter and the lightness in the
Speaker 1: breath it brought, but skating was a new challenge for him.
Speaker 4: Yahastes ta Oli murskuse han Itsi Yota Kuta Yokai henetun
Speaker 4: te man Okoto Saxisorka.
Speaker 1: And it was indeed about a challenge. He was searching
Speaker 1: for a connection, someone who would make him feel at
Speaker 1: home in the big city.
Speaker 4: Jak in La Hua Mi yok liv Tia and Uli.
Speaker 1: In the middle of the rink, his attention was drawn
Speaker 1: to a girl who glided smoothly over the ice.
Speaker 4: Han Pusa deli Ota man Lapsia Humuli Avoi mista oti
Speaker 4: he ta Cadista.
Speaker 1: She stopped to help children, smiling openly and taking them
Speaker 1: by the hand.
Speaker 4: Olisi roka ashtoa a sien mutta oli avoi ut del.
Speaker 1: It would take courage to step forward, but only couldn't
Speaker 1: hold himself.
Speaker 4: Back handunzi hoo kutukxen puta apua yanin han teki.
Speaker 1: He felt compelled to ask for help, and so he did.
Speaker 4: Hey bah e olisa oi hie man yoshti hi Oli
Speaker 4: said a bit shyly, oleen vahan aloit delia voice it
Speaker 4: ko echa alta minoa.
Speaker 1: I'm kind of a beginner. Could you maybe help me.
Speaker 4: Dutta can't do yahu muli leveshti.
Speaker 1: The girl turned and smiled wildly.
Speaker 4: Tota kai of course, olen aino amaiba oli sin ilo
Speaker 4: en envoid sani alta, I'd be happy to help. Ai
Speaker 4: no tartui oli kata in yah al khoi vatli kua
Speaker 4: u de sayen.
Speaker 1: Uli Aino took Olia's hand and they began to move
Speaker 1: together over the ice.
Speaker 4: Aluxi oli hor yu ya kombu roi muta aino lempere
Speaker 4: o pastusteki kai keestahil bompa.
Speaker 1: At first, Oli wabbled and stumbled, but Ivo's gentle guidance
Speaker 1: made everything easier to.
Speaker 4: De linen hiit kisuntu kun aino ni lun no linenyel
Speaker 4: la pu kesi now run pienenko to misseniel again.
Speaker 1: A genuine moment emerged when ivo so natural on the
Speaker 1: ice burst into laughter after a small fall.
Speaker 4: Onli li t henen now run sa ya ya tai
Speaker 4: de lunyannitus heavi sihit kikxi al toi hinphois.
Speaker 1: Oli joined in her laughter, and for a moment, the
Speaker 1: tension of ice skating dissolved into waves away.
Speaker 4: Hiviet tivatilta kees gustelen suzi kipai koista helsignis sa uchtsis
Speaker 4: the haluista vosta talve ya uno tomato mista mus toysta.
Speaker 1: They spent the evening discussing their favorite places in Helsinki,
Speaker 1: shared desires to appreciate winter and unforgettable memories.
Speaker 4: Yeah lesa epa varmusmutmuka vaxi hlpo dexi.
Speaker 1: The uncertainty that had come onto the ice turned into
Speaker 1: a comfortable ease.
Speaker 4: Kunevid yavatya yva is siksi ol tayusi opez inemkuinva Luis
Speaker 4: de lun Perustat.
Speaker 1: When they finally parted, ways Oli realized he had learned
Speaker 1: more than just the basics of skating.
Speaker 4: Han Olisa nut USTe van John Hansa toi Luata.
Speaker 1: He had found a friend he could rely on.
Speaker 4: Hippat divatla mite la la heyes es zako vilas sa
Speaker 4: yahy uva Coco listen.
Speaker 1: They decided to warm up at a nearby cafe, and
Speaker 1: a steaming coco made the evening perfect.
Speaker 4: Olin iloinen itaan e ai nou san o katsu's son
Speaker 4: Oli sil.
Speaker 1: Mien, I'm glad you came today, I most said, looking
Speaker 1: into Olia's eyes.
Speaker 4: Olin muse e olivasta si tunti and sude miss sen
Speaker 4: lemon yoka e yotanku masta yomasta.
Speaker 1: So am i Oli replied, feeling warmth in his heart.
Speaker 1: That wasn't just from the hot drink.
Speaker 4: Hey dan you tunsa Oli al ka nutluka sa yes
Speaker 4: mutanid and youurat olivatpalion Suvempia.
Speaker 1: Their story had begun on slippery ice, but its roots
Speaker 1: were much deeper.
Speaker 4: Saya tohitki olivashta al kua alku Gustavou de lee, Mardo
Speaker 4: lisestepalion mul.
Speaker 1: The moment shared together was just the beginning, the start
Speaker 1: of a new friendship and possibly much more.
Speaker 4: Only Oli quitolinenrochidistan ulita o matmuko vusrayansa.
Speaker 1: Oli was grateful for his courage to step outside his
Speaker 1: comfort zone.
Speaker 4: Han olilta utpalan Kotian, heilsingista yori ushta vampai vencu Nukseela.
Speaker 1: He had found a piece of home in Hille, just
Speaker 1: on the brink of Valentine's Day.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Finnish, then in English.
Speaker 4: Liuke gaudin, liuke gauden, liuk gaudin, slipperiness, odo tuks and
Speaker 4: tuntua odo tuks and tuntua odo tukxen tuntua, anticipation, haste, haste, haste, challenge,
Speaker 4: uta utata, connection, lou kui, lou kui, lou kui, glided,
Speaker 4: ho kuduk sen, Ho kudukxen, Ho kuduk sen, compelled, uyosti
Speaker 4: uyoshti u yoshty shyly hor yui hor yui horr yui
Speaker 4: wabbled kombu roy, kombu roy, kombu roy, stumbled, hitki, hitki,
Speaker 4: hit ki, moment, booh gusi, booh casi, booh GUESSI first Una,
Speaker 4: tot mista una, tumatomista uno, tumatomista, unforgettable, ipavarmus, ipavarmus, ipa, varmus, uncertainty,
Speaker 4: hilpo rexy, hilpo rexy heilppo rexi unison, luata, luata, luata rely,
Speaker 4: yeah vat yeah huva sixy yah vat yeah huva sixy
Speaker 4: yah vat yeah huva sixy parted, muca vaxy, muca, vaxy,
Speaker 4: mucca vaxi is Ho kuduxen Ho, kuduxen ho kutuxen, compelled, rogues, rogeus, rogueus, courage, opastus, opastus, opastus, guidance,
Speaker 4: he se hevy s hevy sy dissolved, hitki, hitki, hitki, occasion,
Speaker 4: You're it, You're it, You're it. Roots, gunux la gunux la,
Speaker 4: gunuxel la brink, doulosa, doulosa, doulossa, approaching, doun, demon, doun deeman,
Speaker 4: doun demon, feelings ufdenen uthdenen ufdenen shared helporexi hilpoixy Helppodixi East,
Speaker 4: Mucavos Ryansa, Mucavos Ryanza, Muca vus Ryanza, Comfort Zone do
Speaker 4: de linen do de linen do de linen genuine.
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