For Jade,

I am not very good at using Photoshop, or anything like that, but I do know a little
about languages. My gift to you this year is a little bit of a starting gun for learning
basic Spanish - and it features none other than perennial fave, Michelle McManus,
Pop Idol winner ‘02, the original Girls Aloud/ the original Geraldine McQueen! I
hope you have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

From,

Your Most Secret of Secret Santas (and also the ho ho HOiest) x. - definitive dot.

1. Holiday Expressions

I have come up with just a few expressions you might be able to use on your next
holiday.

 Hola, me llamo Jade// Hello, my name is Jade

 Tengo novio// I have a boyfriend

 Me gustaria comprar… // I would like to buy…

-comida/ helado/ frutas/ proteccion solar/ algo

-food/ ice-cream/ fruit/ sun cream/ something

 Buenos dias/ buenas tardes/ buenas noches// Good morning, good afternoon,
goodnight (remember that these are all greetings AND ways of saying goodbye.
 You can say, buenas noches, as you greet someone as well as when you say
goodbye)

 Quiero ir a la playa// I want to go to the beach

 Quiero ir de visita a la ciudad/ Quiero hacer algo de turismo// I want to see

the city/ I want to go sightseeing

 Podrias ensenarme…// Could you show me…

-for example, could you show me the way to…, podrias ensenarme la ruta a…

 Estoy perdida. Podrias ayudarme llegar a…// I’m lost. Can you help me get to…

-For example, the hotel// al hotel. The beach// a la playa. The centre// al centro?

 Mucho gusto// Nice to meet you

 Soy de la tierra de Brexit// I am from Brexit land

 No estoy de acuerdo con el Brexit// I don’t agree with Brexit

 Soy de Reino Unido/ Inglaterra// I am from the UK/ England

 Perdon, podrias hablarme un poquito mas lento, por favor?// I’m sorry, but
could you speak to me a little slower, please?

 Hola, busco ir de fiesta. Hay alguna discoteca por aqui que me recomiendas?//
Hello, I would like to go party. Is there any club nearby that you can
recommend to me?

 Cuanto es?// How much does it cost/ how much is it?

 Es un poco caro, la verdad. Podriamos regatear?// It’s a little expensive. Can

we haggle?

 Me gustaria…// I would like… (for example, you can say this in a restaurant or
a shop. I would like chips.// Me gustaria patatas fritas.)

 Me gustaria ir al mercado, donde esta?// I would like to go to the market.

Where is it?

 Necesito ir de compras. Donde esta el supermercado? (El supermercado mejor

es probably one called, Mercadona. It has a wider range than most Spanish
supermarkets, isn’t expensive, and is quite ubiquitous. However, if you want
quality, then one called El Corte Ingles, think Debehnhams, has a supermarket,
 usually found on the basement level or top levels of the store. D ía is not the best,
whereas Lidl and Aldi are very similar to what you would find in the UK.
Please remember that the UK imports that you find in Poundland etc over
there are usually of lower quality.) // I need to go shopping. Where is the
supermarket?

 Me falta dinero. Podrias bajar el precio? //I don’t have enough money. Could
you lower the price?

 Soy muy fan de Sonia y Selena y la musica de Las Ketchup.// I am a big fan
of…

 Conoces a Michelle McManus? Es una cantante britanica super buena. Debes

buscarla en youtube// Do you know Michelle McManus? She is a fantastic
singer from the UK. You should search for her on YouTube.

 Hola, he perdido la llave de mi cuarto/ he dejado la llave dentro de la

habitacion. Me das otra?// I have lost my room key/ I have left my key in the
bedroom. Could you give me another?

 Querria… (A polite form of ordering.)

 Querria una cerveza fria/ dos cervezas frias, por favor// I would like… (a cold
beer/ two beers, etc)

 Socorro!// Help! (In an emergency only. Otherwise, it’s, Ayúdame/ ayuda.)

 A que hora cierra el/ la…// What time does the -- close?

 A que hora se abre?// What time does it open?

 La cuenta, si eres muy amable// Cheque please, if you’d be so kind.

 Debes visitar a un sitio web llamado, Buzzjack.// You should visit Buzzjack.

 Tengo novio, su nombre es Brér, es un estadistico de las cuarenta principales de

reino unido. Es genial.// I have a boyfriend called Brer who is a statistician of
the UK charts. He is great.

 Me gusta la musica de las cuarenta principales// I like chart music.

 Donde esta…// Where is…

 Soy alergica a…/ I’m allergic to…

 Shock anafilactico// anaphylactic shock

 Perdon, tengo prisa.// Sorry, I’m in a bit of a rush.

 Necesito coger el avion// I need to catch the plane.

 Esta loco-a// He/ she is crazy.

 Tengo quemadura del sol, tienes aftersun?// I’m sunburnt, do you have
aftersun?

 Esta soleado// It’s sunny

 Llueve// It’s raining

 Nieve// It’s snowing

 Estoy aqui de vacaciones// I’m here on holiday

 …con// On holiday with…

 Hace calor// It’s hot

 Hace frio// It’s cold

 Hace mucho calor// It’s very hot

 Te importaria… // Would you mind…

-For example, Would you mind turning down the musica little, please? Te
importaria bajar la volumen un poquito, por favor?

2. Buzzjack Expressions/ Insults

Here is a small selection of Buzzjack sayings/ insults in case of beef.

 Zorra// Bitch

 Eres un puton// You skank

 Callate, putilla// Silence, slag!

 Eres un flop// You are a flop

 Aie dios mio, LA CHILLIDA!!!!// OMG, SCREECH!!

 Es total// It’s amaaaazziiiiiing/

 No puedo con mi vida// I literally can’t even

 Mola!!!// So cool/ wow so good!

 Es mi favorita// She’s my fave

 Zorra basica// Basic bitch

 Eres muy barata!// You are cheap!

 Es una copia barata// Cheap copy

 Bruja del mar// Sea hag

 Bate de demonio// Demon Lavatory

 Es muy basico// It’s basic as anything

 Revelar los cotilleos// Spill the tea

 Colmar la taza de te// spill the tea direct translation

 El pie calcificado// Calcified foot

 Huele a peste// Stinks to high heavens

3. A selection of songs/ videos in Spanish, especially useful before holiday

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6v7z9syees (Mulan, Hombres Fuertes)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGME1U1G8_g (Frozen, Sueltalo)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB77I0kXGG4 (Frozen, Build Snowman)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mgqbai3fKo (Shakira, Chantaje)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DByF5h-CbY (Shakira, Did It Again)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsp_8Lm1eSk (Shakira, La Tortura)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_85wiWesY0 (Pocahontas)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ci8m6gPHD8 (Maldita Lisiada)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gm5piKnrS4 (Morat)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqJBXjzBr_U (Morat)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkuRIZ7QyDM (Chayanne)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMVBQ6C4iNA (Bombai)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN0X7hHNpuk (Cilantro)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjECWqR4cto (Cilantro 10h)

4. And a couple of Christmas songs (called Villancicos, Christmas Carols, usually

sung by children)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1u3iqCBrsM

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6_nZapQyps

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQbMT7FbEsk (Little Drummer Boy)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idIpTT5Z8jw

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTtc2pM1boE

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpsT-I2dvXI (Carol of the Bells)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MkxasMZ4x0 (‘’)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spHKOfeEMSI (‘’)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfx-chPYefc (Rudolph the Jerd-Nosed

Reindeer)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH7sxq4v9_I (Mariah)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG-us3x8rjA (‘’)

5. My translation of an article in Spanish about tu favorita Michelle McManus! I

took it from,
https://www.tendenciasdelamoda.com/michelle-mcmanus-esta-mirando-bastant
e-diferente-en-estos-dias/ You can read one and then the other to get an idea.
‘Mirando’ does not mean, ‘looking’, as in appearance. I think for that reason the
title is some sort of pun. Actually, on translating it, I think the original page might
have been in English, translated to Spanish, translated to English, as some
sentences were a little strange.

1. Original Spanish:

Michelle McManus Está Mirando *

* Bastante diferente en estos días
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Recuerde Michelle McManus? Si no es así, vamos a refrescar la memoria.

Ella era el cantante escocés que ganó Pop Idol en 2003, superando a los
concursantes incluyendo a Sam y Mark y Andy Scott-Lee.
00s nostalgia pura, ¿verdad? El debut de Michelle sola Durante todo este
tiempo al azar el lugar # 1, mientras que su disco El significado del
amor alcanzó el # 3.

Ver: 27 Las cosas hilarantes * * Cada chica llevaba En la noughties

Pero lo que es Michelle ha estado haciendo desde entonces? Bueno, ella apareció
en Lorena ayer – y se ve completamente diferente
Ahora de 36 años, que ha tenido un cambio de imagen total del pelo.. Atrás
han quedado su póquer recta destacó cerrojos ( SO 2003, ¿eh?), Y en su lugar
es un cardado de color rosa ondulada.
Michelle McManus tiene ahora un lugar fresco algodón de azúcar de
inspiración ‘hacer
Al explicar su decisión de teñirse el’ do, se dijo sede de Lorena Kelly quería
‘celebrar las dos semanas del verano Escocia consigue’.
Lolz. Justo lo suficiente, señora.
También habló acerca de cómo mover desde el canto a la comedia, revelando
que ella va a estar llevando a cabo un programa de humor de cabaret de una
sola mujer en el mes próximo Festival Fringe de Edimburgo.
Michelle McManus conversó con el anfitrión de Lorraine Kelly acerca de su
nueva carrera de la comedia
Parece Michelle mundo tiene bastante a la derecha ahora, lo que con ella se
debe a casarse con el amor a largo plazo Jeff Nimmo próximo año.
está admitido que está dispuesto a bajar de peso antes de su gran día, mientras
que también revela cómo su tamaño le afectó durante su Pop Idol días
Ver:. 21 Noughties Tendencias de belleza Estábamos * Todos * realmente en
ella continuó: “fue difícil. Todo el mundo quiere lucir lo mejor posible y bajar de
peso.
‘Lo de peso fue un gran problema. Siempre será una parte de mí si soy un flaco
minny o si no lo estoy. Soy [feliz].
“Estoy pensando que voy a cablear las mandíbulas cerradas, me voy a casar el
año que viene. [N] no me quiero casar en este peso “.
Mientras que pensamos que está buscando bella y segura en este momento,
estamos detrás de ella todo el camino. Buena suerte, Michelle!
2. Jadelation:

Michelle McManus Is Looking Very

Different These Days!
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Do you remember Michelle McManus? If you can’t, let us refresh your memory:
she was the Scottish singer who won Pop Idol back in 2003, beating the other
contestants, including Sam and Mark and Andy Scott-Lee. Pure Noughties
nostalgia, right? Michelle’s debut, All This Time (Durante todo este tiempo)
reached number one on the charts, whilst her L.P, The Meaning of Love,
managed #3.
See: 27 HILARIOUS things EVERY girl wore in the noughties* *
But what has Michelle, our chart saviour, been doing since then? Well, she
turned up on Lorraine, aka Lorena, yesterday to tell us - and she looks
completely different. Now 36, she has totally changed her hairstyle. Gone are
the highlights on poker-straight hair (so 2003, right?), and in its place is a
layzeback coiffed wavy rose-coloured do.
Michelle McManus now has an inspiring, fresh, cotton candy hairstyle

Explaining her decision to dye her do, Michelle explained to Lorraine Kelly that
she, ‘wanted to celebrate the two weeks of summer Scotland gets.’

Lolz. That’s just the right amount of summer, gurl.

She also spoke about the move from singing to comedy, revealing the exclusive
that she is going to showcase a one-woman comedy cabaret act at Edinburgh’s
Festival Fringe next month.
Michelle McManus spoke with host Lorraine Kelly about her new career in
comedy

It seems Michelle has her world all set to rights at the moment, which she puts
down to marrying the love of her life, Jeff Nimmo, next year.

She admitted that she is open to losing weight before the big day, whilst also
opening up about how her size affected her during her Pop Idol days.

See. 21 Noughties Beauty Trends we *all* really loved

She continued, ‘it was hard. Everyone wants to look their best and lose weight.’
‘My weight was a huge problem. It will always be a part of me, whether I’m a
Skinny Minny or not. I’m happy now.’

She added, ‘I’m thinking about wiring my jaw shut. I’m going to marry next
year, and I don’t want to get married at this weight.’

Even though we think that she is looking beautiful and self-assured at the
moment, we are behind her every step of the way. Good luck, Michelle!

Key words:

Buena suerte - Good luck

Casarse - To marry

Amor de la vida - Love of her life

Cantante - Singer
Algodon de Azucar - Candy floss

Ondulada - Wavy

Teñirse - To Dye

Verano - Summer

Próximo año - Next year

6. To go with your photo from last year,

I know I said I’m not good with Photoshop, but I thought I’d leave you
with a little surprise to go with last year! Here is a photo of you and Brer
meeting Michelle McManus and obviously at the same time!! You needed
a second year of a Secret Santa photo gift, and especially on this year,
the year of the Michelle McManus Teams Iconic Event!