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In this episode, we'll explore how memories and friendship help one young man find peace and celebrate life during the vibrant Day of the Dead in Cusco.
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La place, sa ver maaz.
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prelacia consulsamigos, asulado, Matteo, servoe, altar cynthion, extrana pass la tristes a SEGIAI perotam vinestavala, alegria de los recuerdos, comprendioce su padre, vida esos momentos and cadastoria compardida, la musicale re de fondo, SMEEs clava, cola, risa lmurmodio de la cente, matteos, cintio, geno, declides a vien contra dona forma de connector, consul padre, ela morrilo, recuerdos, erra non puente, matteo, fin almente, septoc recorder,
lo bueno, mantenia, vivoso, spirito, aciter minoel dia, bajuelcillo de cusco and teresa si lagrimas matteo and contropa se la compania de sus amigos and el corra son de la celevaciones, la memoria de su padre, le lu minva como la vela se la plasa de armas.
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La pla sa de Armas cuscoa de vida durent rilla de los mortos.
La Placea de Armas of Cusco was full of life during the day of the Dead. Colores Brientes, kubrien e luga. Bright colors covered the place a Villa.
Flores, sempasucci lea dornando los altares ye la roma de Linci and soss Clava Conela Frisco de prima vera.
There were sempasucio flowers adorning the altars, and the scent of incense mixed with the fresh spring air.
Las VELAs barbaev sel pie de laquetura colonel rode va la place.
Candles flickered gently at the foot of the colonial architecture surrounding the plaza.
Matteo Lucille, Raoulca Minava and junto centre La Multito.
Matteo, Lucilla and Raoul walked together among the crowd. Lucie Jia Lucilla was full of energy, Suso hujeva nte corrado. Her eyes lit up at each decorated altar. Praoul practicoco mosien preto parelvilla awua mapasio later juntos Raoul practical as always made sure they had everything needed for the day, water maps and most importantly, the assurance of staying together. Matteo siem vargo is tava and Silencio. Matteo, however, was silent Alokava. Something was worrying him, sent Mescla de Moss.
He looked at the altars and felt a mix of emotions ben.
Serve and sure guiennaville fa veecidore.
He thought of his father, who had passed away the previous year, a villa pesen suka. Soon there was a longing in his heart. Cecynthia Colaslo maas tiempoconell. He felt guilty for not having spent more time with him. Matteo is thas villen matto. Are you okay.
Prebunto Lucilla conuna son drisa Calida, asked Lucilla with a warm smile. Mateo a cinthio perro, Lucia noestava con vincida.
Mato nodded, but Lucia was not convinced. Bamos agramosl luis peciel. Come on, let's do something special. Bon remosa tu papa, Let's honor your dad. Praul su hivione there practica. Raoul suggested a practical idea podemosa se runo frinda quill la blasa. We can make an offering here in the plaza trajel runascosas I brought some things.
Mostrona pevol convela sifotos.
He showed a small bag with candles and photos. Mateo Duldo pero susa migos lo ni Maron. Matteo hesitated, but his friends encouraged him. Juntos in contra la pla sa paregre la frinda. Together they found a spot in the plaza to create the offering.
Usa umvelas flori siuna foto de su padre sonriente.
They used candles, flowers, and a photo of his smiling father Mateo co.
Jspresiel umpequeno li ro quesu papa lea vie rega lado.
Matero carefully placed a special object, a small book his dad had given him, Gundo Termino, una rafaa de viento, jego de repentembo al juna zela soofrendas. When he finished, a sudden gust of wind came and moved some of the offerings. Al principio, Mateo Cintio des is peracion. At first, Matero felt desperation, pero lugo, sevio cuenta, el bento, relijiro icaci jueton. But then he realized the wind was light
and almost playful. Sonrio. He smiled escomosi, Papa stu via qui bromiendo commosi and preloasi It's like Dad is here, joking as he always did.
Gonsusa migo sassulado, mateo servolta.
With his friends by his side, Matteo observed the altar Cinthio extrage pas. He felt a strange piece.
La tristisa segiai erutam vieniestava la ligria de los recuerdos.
The sadness was still there, but so was the joy of the memories. Comprinviu qu supare vivia enesos momentus en carastoria compardida. He understood that his father lived in those moments, in every shared story.
La mousicle re defondossclva collar risa silmurmurio de la cente.
The cheerful music in the background mixed with the laughter and murmur of the people. Mateos Cintio gieno de calives. Matteo felt full of warmth a.
Vien contra dna forma de conecta conzupare.
He had found a way to connect with his father. E la mouri lore ricordos, love and memories were a bridge.
Mateo filmente septoke record mante nie vivos suspirito.
Matteo finally accepted that remembering the good kept his spirit alive.
Asitter minola. So the day ended bajuel Silo ve cusco andrerisa sila remas Matteo and contro pa se la comba de susamigos.
Under the Cusca sky, among laughter and tears, Mateo found peace in the company of his friends in ilka son de la celeraes la memoria de supa le lu minva como las vela se la pla sa vemas. In the heart of the celebrations, his father's memory illuminated him like the candles in La placa de armas.
Today's vocabulary work words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Spanish, then in English.
Helencienzo e lincienzo e lincienzo. The incense, Blao frinda, blau frinda lao frinda, the offering, bel altar, el altar, el altar, the altar, bla raphaga, la rafaga, la rafaga, the gust pador nal padurna, adornald to adorn, barbardiere, barbardear barba there to flicker.
Bla multi tooth la multi tooth, la multi tooth, the crowd blasse lasse lasse wid the assurance, do that, duda dudar, to hesitate, practico, practico, practico.
Practical, bilumina, biluminar, illuminar, to illuminate, center, seculpabli, center seculpable, sentir secul pabli, to feel guilty, e l roma e l aroma, e laroma, descent animal anima, anima, to encourage La prima vera, la prima vera, la prima vera, the spring, the saparis, the saari, this saparis. To vanish el ricuerdo, el ricuerdo, el recuerdo, the remembrance pla quit tectura, larque tectura,
larque tectura. The architecture mes clar mes clar mes clar to max el colonial el colonial il colonial, the colonial, el murmujo el Murmujo, el murmujo, to murmur.
Plus Elebracion plus Elebracion las Libracion, The celebration Placalidies, Lucalides, Luckalides, the warmth plainer Hia Liner hire Liner Hire.
The energy as Ura a ur as ura, to assure, Blarisa Larisa, Larisa. The laughter platris desa, latris desa, latris desa, The sadness pel pesar, el pisar, il pear, the longing Faja sir fair fa jair, to pass away, Hugeton, hugeton, hoogeton, playful. We hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction Spanish. Our team works tirelessly to bring you high quality, engaging content that will help you to reach your goals, but we can't do it alone. Your support is crucial in
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