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The other day, a bee stung me. (me picó una abeja)
I was on my way to a pica-pica with some friends. (un pica-pica - nibbles and drinks)
It was tacos with minced beef. (carne picada)
They're Mexican, so I knew the food was going to be spicy. (la comida iba a picar)
As I came in, my friend was chopping onions (picando cebolla) while his partner was mincing the garlic (picando el ajo).
“My eyes are stinging," he said (me pican los ojos).
Someone was crushing ice (picando el hielo) and handed me a drink.
My skin started to itch from the bee sting (me empezó a picar la piel)
His friend was teasing me about my bee sting (picándome).
As he did, a mosquito bit him (le picó un mosquito).
“Haha, te ha picado, ¿no?” I asked.
(I speak Spanish but still laugh in English)
“No creo, no pica.” He said.
I pointed to the salsa on the table.
“¿Pica?” I asked
“No mucho.” He answered.
I grabbed a tortilla chip and dipped it in the salsa, which gave my tongue a real kick.
“¡Qué c***ón, pica un montón!”
Is it spicy?
This week’s three tips:
SOMETHING TO AVOID 🫣
🤦🏻♀️ “A mosquito picked me”
This sounds like the mosquito chose you. It picked you from all the available options on the menu.
✅ “A mosquito bit me”
We say mosquitoes “bite” you. Ants, fleas and spiders do the same.
Bees, wasps, scorpions and jellyfish all “sting” you.
I think I’ve been bitten
SOMETHING TO SOUND CONFIDENT 🧐
👔 Business expressions
“Eat into”
To gradually reduce something valuable: profits, margins, savings, time, or a lead.
The rising production costs are eating into our profit margins
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT 🧠
NEXT STEPS ➡️
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Jack & Krystallo
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