Avui la iaia ha fet 88 anys.
La conversa ha estat la següent:
- Iaia, avui fas anys! Moltes felicitats!!!
- A si? – ha preguntat ella.
- Sí – he contestat.
- I quants en faig? – m'ha preguntat.
- 88!!! – he exclamat.
- Oflen!
P.D: Quin dia més xulo - 11 del 11 del 11 per fer 88 anys! Tot són números repetits.
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Today my grandma turned 88 years old.
The conversation was as follows:
- Grandma, today is your birthday! Happy Birthday!!!
- Really? – asked her.
- Yes – I answered.
- How old am I? – she asked me.
- 88! – I exclaimed.
- Oflen!*
P.S: What a really good day - 11/11/11 to turn 88 years old! All numbers are repeated.
P.D: Quin dia més xulo - 11 del 11 del 11 per fer 88 anys! Tot són números repetits.
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Today my grandma turned 88 years old.
The conversation was as follows:
- Grandma, today is your birthday! Happy Birthday!!!
- Really? – asked her.
- Yes – I answered.
- How old am I? – she asked me.
- 88! – I exclaimed.
- Oflen!*
P.S: What a really good day - 11/11/11 to turn 88 years old! All numbers are repeated.
* In Catalan, colloquial word used nowadays only by old people to express positive surprise. It's a word that always makes me think of my grandma. It doesn't appear in the dictionaries and I don't know a similar word in English. Sorry!
