Fadhbanna ar saoire

Maidin amháin, bhí Aoife agus Liam ina suí sa chistin lena dtuismitheoirí

One morning, Aoife and Liam were sitting with their parents

Dúirt Mam go raibh sí féin agus Daid ag caint

Mam said that her and Dad were talking

Ní raibh an teaghlach ar saoiore anuraidh

The family didn’t go on holidays last year

Mar sin, shocraigh siad go rachadh siad ar saoire i mbliana mar beidh an Ardteist an bhliain seo chugainn

So, they decided to go on holidays this year, because the Leaving Certificate will be next year

Duirt sí fósta go raibh sí féin agus Daid ag sabháil airgid rogha déanta acu dul go Malaga.

She also said that she and Dad were saving money and had decided to go to Malaga

Thaispeáin an gníomhaire taistil óstáin dóibh

The travel agent showed them hotels

Phioc Aoife óstán amháin ón liosta

Aoife picked a hotel from the list

Phioc sé é mar shíl sí go raibh sé compordach agus go raibh áiseanna maithe ann

She chose it because she thought it was comfortable and had a lot of facilities

Cúpla mí ina dhiadh sin, shroich siad Malaga

A couple of months later, they reached Malaga

Bhí an ghrain ag taitneamh sa spéir agus bhí spéaclaí gréine orthu

The sun was shining in the sky and they had their sunglasses on

Bhí eitilt dheas chompordach acu agus bhí tionadaí ansin chun fáilte a chur rompu

The flight was quite comfortable and there was a representative there to welcome them

Thug sé uimhir fóin dóibh art eagla na heagla

He gave them his number just in case.

Dúirt sé leo glaoch a chur ar dá mbeadh aon fadhb acu

He said to give him a call if they have any problems

Faraor, nuair a shroich siad an t-óstán, bhí siad an-mhíshásta

Sadly, when they reached the hotel, they were very unhappy

Bhí an seomra leapa an-dona

The bedroom was very bad

Ní raibh an leaba réidh agus ní raibh an seomra glan

The bed wasn’t ready and the room wasn’t clean

Bhí an éadaí ar an úrlár agus bhí damhán alla sa chúinne

The clothes were on the floor and there was a spider in the corner

Labhair Daid leis an bhfáilteoir agus rinne sé gearán

Dad spoke to the receptionist and made a complaint

Bhuir Man gloach ar an ionadaí taistil

Mam gave a call to her travel agent

Dúirt sí nach raibh siad sásta leis an áit

She told them that they were not happy with the place

Gan mhoill, tháining an t-ionadaí taistil chuig an óstán

Without delay, the travel agent came to the hotel

Gabh sé a leithscéal ach dúirt sé go raibh fadhbanna san óstán agus go raibh foireann an óstán ar stailc

He took his leave but he said that there were problems in the hotel and that the team of the hotel were on strike

Thairg sé uasghrádú dóibh chuig óstán cúig réalta in áit álainn

He offered an upgrade to them to a five star hotel in a beautiful location

Bhí an teaghlach lan-sásta leis an óstán nua, Salles Central

The family was very happy with the new hotel, Salles Central

Luigh Mham agus Daid faoin ghriain agus chaith Liam agus Aoife a lán ama ag snámh sa linn snámha

Mom and Dad layed under the sun and Liam and Aoife spent a long/ a lot of time swimming in the swimming pool

Is léir go raibh siad an-sásta gur bhog siad go dtí an óstán nua

Obviously, they were very happy that they moved to the new hotel

D’fhoghlaim siad ceacht an lá sin

They learned a lesson that day

Mar a deir an seanfhocal

As the saying says

“Ní thagann ciall roimh aois”

Sense doesn’t come before age