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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll explore the enchanting world of Heidelberg's
Speaker 1: Christmas Market through the eyes of Lucas and Greta, two
Speaker 1: strangers united by a passion for tradition and art.
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Speaker 5: thousand lichtbezonder a fabindunge bed it Lucas on greater Gingen,
Speaker 5: Ana leschen osnanda jeda or Anevieto Reicha, Dear at venta
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Speaker 1: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 1: may have missed.
Speaker 5: Dear him Ba heidelbach va grau on di luftoftnacht simpt
Speaker 5: on moskat.
Speaker 1: The sky over Heidelberg was gray and the air smelled
Speaker 1: of cinnamon and nutmeg.
Speaker 5: Dere weinertsmarked va fola mention d de bunten stender bezuten.
Speaker 1: The winexmarked was full of people visiting the colorful stalls.
Speaker 5: Lichta kitten, funk kurtain, Indian boymen.
Speaker 1: Strings of lights sparkled in the trees.
Speaker 5: Zva fast wint anti quetek engen gasten der Alchstadt.
Speaker 1: It was almost winter and the cold crept through the
Speaker 1: narrow alleys of the old town.
Speaker 5: Lucas stant azim standt.
Speaker 1: Lucas stood at his stall.
Speaker 5: If a calft hank marte weinert schmock.
Speaker 1: He was selling handmade Christmas ornaments.
Speaker 5: Yidishtuk et teta ana eidne gichte.
Speaker 1: Each piece told its own story.
Speaker 5: Mit anmvamen lechen bergrus de ririkonten.
Speaker 1: With a warm smile, he greeted the customers liichvai eskeptish,
Speaker 1: but internally he was skeptical.
Speaker 5: Feeler touristen schetzen di trazion tarteer.
Speaker 1: Offt Many tourists don't appreciate the tradition at all, He often.
Speaker 5: Thought, plet sleichpe magte e Greta.
Speaker 1: Suddenly he noticed Greta.
Speaker 5: Ziva asperinge kommen som est mal of dem heidel berga
Speaker 5: weinerts marcht.
Speaker 1: She had come from Berlin visiting the Heidelberg Christmas Market
Speaker 1: for the first time.
Speaker 5: In dehn tzi and Cama.
Speaker 1: She held a camera in her hand.
Speaker 5: Greater zorte gesichta fifoto poject.
Speaker 1: Greta was searching for faces for her photography project.
Speaker 5: Yetsilva is dizile des weinerts festus ainselfannen.
Speaker 1: Her goal was to capture the soul of the Christmas celebration.
Speaker 5: So begin va Luca skeptish.
Speaker 1: At first, Lucas was skeptical the Greta kamner, but Greta
Speaker 1: came closer.
Speaker 5: Ziehati ingerhert azer diichta as namentus and am contenette.
Speaker 1: She had overheard him telling a customer the story of
Speaker 1: an ornament that's Victor in terse. That piqued her interest,
Speaker 1: and surely.
Speaker 5: Gong zachte greater fosichti.
Speaker 1: Excuse me, Greta said cautiously.
Speaker 5: Cannich and photophon en on ira abait machen zivasizicha abba
Speaker 5: and schlaussen.
Speaker 1: Can I take a photo of you and your work?
Speaker 1: She was unsure but determined.
Speaker 5: Lucas zugete don and cheatich.
Speaker 1: Lucas hesitated, then decided avoided.
Speaker 5: Zeigen does traditi mea is innen.
Speaker 1: He wanted to show that tradition is more than old memories.
Speaker 5: Yeah, gerna antvote teer.
Speaker 1: Yes, of course, he replied.
Speaker 5: Erbergan digesicht zena onnamente etse.
Speaker 1: He began to tell the stories of his ornaments.
Speaker 5: Went er schpra lochtza ouden.
Speaker 1: As he spoke, his eyes shone.
Speaker 5: Greater herta alf mac samsu.
Speaker 1: Greta listened attentively.
Speaker 5: Ziva fascigniet She was fascinated, swishin enen and tvikezich anger sprech.
Speaker 1: A conversation developed between them.
Speaker 5: Lucas e fourfon Gretas project.
Speaker 1: Lucas learned about Greta's project esfamia asnafotos. It was more
Speaker 1: than just photos.
Speaker 5: Ze vote di marghifon wecht einfannen.
Speaker 1: She wanted to capture the magic of Christmas.
Speaker 5: Greater ber mag de Lucas var leidenschaft fuzehen huntwack.
Speaker 1: Greta noticed Lucas true passion for his craft.
Speaker 5: That's ruetzi It moved her geminzam lachtenzi on tauschtngeschichtenaus.
Speaker 1: Together they laughed and exchanged stories.
Speaker 5: Greta druggted in Ausluza ira camara genauem rechtigen moment.
Speaker 1: Greta pressed the shutter of her camera at just the right.
Speaker 5: Moment, ziefing di freude in Lucas auden ein.
Speaker 1: She captured the joy in Lucas eyes.
Speaker 5: Jesus filzet das hatchteg irospoyetswhten.
Speaker 1: This picture was to become the centerpiece of her project.
Speaker 5: I'm ended as tagis va Lucas hartzlichta.
Speaker 1: By the end of the day, Lucas heart was lighter.
Speaker 5: Iehetta geland does alfrem de dischu Sitzana's handwag sets and content.
Speaker 1: He had learned that even strangers could appreciate the beauty
Speaker 1: of his craft.
Speaker 5: Greater felis den marked mitnyem mout.
Speaker 1: Greta left the market with renewed courage.
Speaker 5: Ziva fo de shredgevakt sohaen.
Speaker 1: She was glad she had taken the step.
Speaker 5: Ye poyek tta ana unavata tetifa Goevonen.
Speaker 1: Her project had gained unexpected depth.
Speaker 5: Der wenats mark chlos langsam.
Speaker 1: The weinex Mark slowly closed.
Speaker 5: Swissened in vietrachtan on thousand lichtan hate byzondar fabindungebid it.
Speaker 1: Between the visitors and a thousand lights, a special connection
Speaker 1: had formed.
Speaker 5: Lucas on greater Gingen met annam lechen Osagnanda Jeda or
Speaker 5: aneviet fole Reicha.
Speaker 1: Lucas and Greta parted with a smile, each enriched by
Speaker 1: a valuable experience.
Speaker 5: Dear at Venta at Richte.
Speaker 1: The advent season was more than lights and mulled wine.
Speaker 5: Der va etai de bigno on der hofnon.
Speaker 1: It was a time of meeting in hope.
Speaker 3: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 3: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.
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Speaker 5: deleishta kitten de leichta kitten, strings of lights, the gassen,
Speaker 5: the gassen d gassen alis their wynard smoke, their wynyard smoke,
Speaker 5: their wayne arts schmoke ornaments. That's lation does lationen does lation?
Speaker 1: Smile?
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Speaker 5: there ouse looser, shudder, defreude, defreude, defreude, Joy does hats
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Speaker 5: d t F d tif d t F Depth, Delishta, Delishta,
Speaker 5: Delichta Lights, Defabindon, Defabindon, de fabindon, Connection, de Bigignung, debygignum,
Speaker 5: de big Gignung, Meeting d Hoffnung, d Hoffnung, d Hoffnung. Hope,
Speaker 5: Dear Advent, Dear advent, Dear advent.
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