When you sleep fewer than five hours, and drink more than five beers the night before, there is nothing better than your wife waking you up at 6:30 saying:
‘Up-up!’ (¡Levántate!)
She knows I hate ‘up-up.’
‘Wakey-wakey!’ (¡despiértate!)
I sit up in bed.
‘Dear-dear’ (como ‘dios mio’), she said when she looked at me. ‘You have a hangover.’
I did not have a hangover.
She was wrong.
I was still drunk.
‘Chop-chop! (date prisa) Go have a shower.’
I did as I was told.
Obedient husband.
Back from the shower and dressed, I asked, ‘do we need to leave now?’
‘Now-now!’ (ahora mismo) she answered, stressed.
At the airport she bought me a coffee.
‘Careful! It’s hot-hot!’ (muy caliente).
‘Thanks.’
I sipped the coffee.
It was so-so. (más o menos / mediocre).
‘Why did you go out last night?’ She asked.
Disappointed wife.
‘I just had a few beers.’
‘I didn’t go out-out.’ (a una discoteca)
Sensible husband. (sensato)
We boarded the plane. It took off.
‘Bye-bye’ (adiós) Barcelona she said.
‘Night-night’ (buenas noches / a dormir) I said.
Wake me up when we get there.
Be careful with Christmas celebrations
This week’s 3 tips:
SOMETHING TO AVOID 🫣
🤦🏻♀️ ‘The house of my parents’
When saying a possessive, don’t use ‘of’. So avoid saying things like:
The car of Juan
The dog of Maria
✅ ‘My parent’s house’
When we use a possessive we must use the Saxon genitive. (That ‘s at the end)
Juan’s car
Maria’s dog
SOMETHING DIFFICULT 🤔
📰 What does the headline mean?
Curbs - Restrictions
To cut - To reduce
Restrictions on migrants will reduct the number of people arriving by 25%
SOMETHING TO WATCH 👀
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