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In this episode, will follow Klaus as he seeks to heal family rifts and rekindle hope during a poignant airport encounter with his estranged sister Greta.
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The calte wintervin strumte do ti turandes Berlina Flukaffensprantenborg.
The cold winter wind streamed through the doors of Berlina, Flukoff and Brandenborg.
Trnanva swam on hektish.
Inside it was warm and.
Hectic, Klaustant mitten em termine.
Klaus stood in the middle of the terminal.
Om inherrum varen mentioned mat Coffen, Familian dizich om ampten onkaschefts horaizend di hastig animfo Baiifen.
Around him were people with suitcases, families hugging, and business travelers hastily passing by him.
Trotstestroebutzvah Klaus Hartschwer.
Despite the hustle and bustle, Klaus's heart was heavy.
Vahir omgreater tsutreffen.
He was here to meet Greater.
Klaus voste dasti sena einziger Chansava.
Klaus knew that this was his only chance.
Greater shtan courts for him ap fluke in an Underusland.
Greeta was about to depart for another country.
Zatyarranhattenzi congrischporhen.
For years they had barely spoken.
Greater Hatti familiar palassen at de streeta ryan on miss fashtenna Sitsufhilworden.
Greeta had left the family when the argument and misunderstandings became too much.
Hide vote klausmat Yer Spreechen before Suspetva.
Today. Klaus wanted to speak with her before it was too late.
Langzamgingetsum gate o greater zichbeatva apsheeden verde.
Slowly he walked to the gate where Greta would soon say goodbye.
Zenhat schlukshnel zenegedankn verbeten.
His heart was beating fast, his thoughts were swirling.
Di innerrongen and alta familien trefen khamen hod shunen on tishwerregen.
Memories of old family gatherings came up, both the beautiful and the difficult ones.
Greater Vada Greata was there, ziat Lahara on ira augenwaran dunkel on nachtenklich.
She had long hair, and her eyes were dark and thoughtful.
Ziza in and iremine fatties.
She saw him, and her expression hardened.
Klaus liseecht apschraten.
Yet Klaus was not deterred.
Greater bitter zach tzanft.
Greater Please, he said gently.
Ichmechte d'stunahauser comest.
I want you to come home.
Greater zutte.
Greater side Klaus is.
Isnichto einfach.
Klaus it's not that simple.
Duvist we complete set alesva.
You know how complicated everything was.
If le michnichtstanden, I don't feel understood. Klausnichte Klaus nodded ich weiss vash. Yeah, I know it was hard abba ihaberaktacht, but I've thought about it. If shti yet maya.
I understand more.
Now via a la Machenphila. We all make mistakes great as a in an.
Great I looked at.
Him aslakshmats and iron aug abba or Nogia.
There was pain in her eyes, but also curiosity.
Vas hatzig end that Klaus.
What has changed?
Klaus ishaba glanzohur and begun Klaus.
I've learned to listen.
Klaus began ihaba a kant desda.
I've realized that we didn't listen to you enough.
Esto light.
I'm sorry.
I why assurancea happen?
I want us to have a new chance.
There's terminal umzi harumva fall on loud dorum Klaus on greater sindi seich de sushtin.
The terminal around them was fallen loud. Yet for Klaus and greater time seemed to stand still.
See reditten, if not out of wunden done turan.
They talked opened old wounds but also new doors.
Klaus Sprachwitter made respect on fushtendness were and Greater Suhert.
Klaus continued to speak with respect and understanding, while Greta listened.
Nahna vailes act the greater philiti common no for en vorhen end.
After a while, Greta said, maybe I can come just for a weekend.
Ich I'll think about it, Klaus slecheter.
Klaus smiled as far.
And kleiness fresh preschen anoya anfang.
It was a small promise, a new beginning.
On desknukti im erst ei mal.
And that was enough for him for the time being.
Danke greater zacht Klaus.
Thank you, Greater Klaus.
Said, despidoted meerfeel.
That means a lot to me.
The anzagefudin fluke e tunte on greater name irn Kofer.
The announcement for the flight sounded, and Greater took her suitcase.
Zie omam tnzich kourts.
They hugged briefly.
I'd greater some fluchstei king fute klaushofnong.
As greater. I headed to the boarding gate. Klaus felt hope.
Esfah winter in Berlin, inzanamhadzen, theganis and kleines Bisiens of town.
It was winter in Berlin, but in his heart it began to thaw just a little bit.
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.
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To speak with respect at.
Wunden efnin iuter wunden efnan outer wanden ef nan.
To open old wounds.
Iron fresh pression, gebon, iron fresh pression, gebon, iron fresh.
Pression, gebon to give a promise.
Dig a chef's reisender, dig cheft's raisender, de scheft's raisender.
The business traveler.
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The memory.
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