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Hola chic@s,
I saw my friend Iván anoche (last night).
We ate some croquetas, smoked some cigarettes indoors and walked his dog Layla.
It had been 5 años since we’d seen each other.
He chatted to me in English 🇬🇧
I chatted to him in Spanish 🇪🇸
Halfway through the evening, he told me he had ‘turned the ham’.
🤨 🤨
The expression in Spanish 👉 “Darle la vuelta al jamón”
The literal translation in Spanish 👉 “To turn the ham”
The metaphorical meaning 👉 “You’re in the second half of life”
Iván had just turned 55.
There’s something very Spanish about turning 55 and comparing yourself to cured meat.
No drama.
No existential crisis.
Just: “Well. We’ve flipped it. Let’s carry on.”
Keep speaking Spanish.
Keep living Spanish.
Un abrazo,
Harrison
I’m not sure I agree with the "not so good part” Iván
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P.S - You can practise conjugating the verb ‘Dar’ in the 6 main tenses for free in the Chat Spanish Verb Lab 🧪
