Today Dave learned another Slovene saying: SLEP KO KURA – BLIND AS A CHICKEN… While Fani loves MORNINGS – JUTRA, Dave LOVES TO SLEEP – OBOŽUJE SPANJE. SQUIRREL is VEVERICA, WEEKEND is KONEC TEDNA, SATURDAY is SOBOTA and sleeping is or maybe isn’t OVERRATED – PRECENJENO.

Dave has done it again. He proved he can be a true FRIEND – a PRIJATELJ. HE UNDERSTANDS FRIENDS – ON RAZUME PRIJATELJE. And by doing that HE’S LEARNING – ON SE UČI new words, like for example NOSEČA – PREGNANT, PUNČKA – LITTE GIRL, and FANTEK – LITTLE BOY.

Poor Dave, he thought he´d have a relaxed day before his shift. But at least he learned a few new Slovene words. The DISHWASHER is POMIVALNI STROJ, not to be confused with the PRALNI STROJ or WAHING MACHINE. Among the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES – GOSPODINJSKI APARATI there is also the MICROWAVE OVEN or MIKROVALOVNA PEČICA. If you are lucky, they are still under WARRANTY – GARANCIJA, so you don’t have to pay for the “servis” or maintenance.

Today Fani finally managed to get Dave off the couch… and that's no mean feat because he wasn't using the WEIGHTS - UTEŽI that he had bought 6 months ago… And he wasn't going to do any PRESS-UPS (PUSH-UPS) - SKLECE, SIT-UPS - TREBUŠNJAKI or SQUATS – POČEPI at home. They're now proud MEMBERS - ČLANI of the local gym or 'fitnes'. MEMBERSHIP - ČLANARINA isn't exactly cheap, but they did get a DISCOUNT - POPUST and after filling out a FORM - OBRAZEC, they can now work out together. Čestitamo Dave and Fani!

PREKLETO - So be DAMNED. It turned out to be a CLOUDY, WINDY AND RAINY DAY – OBLAČEN, VETROVEN IN DEŽEVEN DAN. The WEATHER FORECAST – VREMENSKA NAPOVED said it was going to be DRY - SUHO, but it wasn’t. Fani and Dave did not have their UMBRELLA – DEŽNIK, but they did have two full bags of MUSHROOMS – GOBE. TWO KILOGRAMS PER PERSON - DVA KILOGRAMA NA OSEBO, to be exact.

Dave’s learning experience is not always pleasant, but it is always educational! Today he learned the difference between a ŽUPNIK – PRIEST and a ŽUPAN – MAYOR, and that a CERKEV is a CHURCH, that MAŠA is MASS, and that TO PRAY is MOLITI…

Fani has a lot of work ahead of her this afternoon mending Dave's clothes... but Dave did learn a few new words again. VELIKA LUKNJA – BIG HOLE, ŠIVATI – TO SEW, MADEŽ - STAIN, GUMB – BUTTON, MANJKA – MISSING, and ZADRGA - ZIP. If he's not more careful, Dave might have to wear OVERALLS - KOMBINEZON or DELOVNI PAJAC, the next time he goes to work.

As Dave tries to decide which GOD or SAINT’S NAME DAY he’ll choose, he’s learned about another one of Slovenia's cultural sides. He now knows that GOD doesn't mean God. That's BOG. Next year he’ll have to get Fani a MALO DARILO - a SMALL GIFT – maybe some SWEETS/CANDIES – BONBONI/SLADKARIJE or a BOUQUET OF FLOWERS – ŠOPEK ROŽICE for her Saint's Day - her 'god'... and he's even been to a BIRMA - a CONFIRMATION or possibly to an OBHAJILO – FIRST COMMUNION, or maybe it was a KRST - a CHRISTENING. He doesn't really remember... but, then, neither does Fani!

As Dave and Fani celebrate Slovenia's first ever Eurovision Song Contest - or Eurosong - victory, let's look back at some of the words Dave learned this evening.

GLASOVATI - TO VOTE, POWER CUT - IZKLOP ELEKTRIKE, SVEČKE – CANDLES, BATERIJSKA SVETILKA - FLASHLIGHT, NOČNA MORA – BAD DREAM / NIGHTMARE, SANJATI – TO DREAM, ZMAGATI – TO WIN, and KDO JE ZMAGAL/A? – WHO WON? Well, we know that Slovenia were the WINNERS - ZMAGOVALCI this year... and for Ireland, well, there's always next year for 'douze points'!

It was a BEAUTIFUL DAY or ČUDOVIT DAN for Fani as she took Dave on a BALLOON RIDE or POLET Z BALONOM. It wasn’t as amusing for Dave as HE’S AFRAID OF HEIGHTS – IMA STRAH PRED VIŠINO. So, he must have felt quite scared, when the balloon WAS FILLING WITH HOT AIR – SE JE POLNIL S TOPLIM ZRAKOM. At the end, Dave and Fani were enjoying a BEAUTIFUL VIEW or ČUDOVIT RAZGLED. Well, at least Fani was, as Dave was hoping to touch the ground soon…