A Small Incident
I asked my daughter to give me the phone book. She laughed at me, called me a dinosaur, and handed me her iPhone. So... a aranha está morta, o iPhone está partido e a minha filha está chateada.the spider is dead, the iPhone is broken and my daughter is pissed.
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Pedi à minha filha para me dar a lista telefónica. Ela riu-se de mim, chamou-me de dinossauro e entregou-me o iPhone dela. Então... a aranha está morta, o iPhone está partido e a minha filha está chateada.
I asked my daughter to give me the phone book. She laughed at me, called me a dinosaur, and handed me her iPhone. So... the spider is dead, the iPhone is broken and my daughter is pissed.
💬 Today's vocabulary
🙏 Pedir: To ask [for something]👶 Filha [femin. noun]: Daughter😂 Rir-se: To laugh📦 Entregar: To deliver, to give🕷️ Aranha [femin. noun]: Spider💀 Morta [femin. adjective]: Dead💔 Partido [masc. adjective]: Broken😠 Chateada [femin. adjective]: Upset, annoyed
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