Daily Spanish
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Day 14 · Everyday

Complaining about something tedious

Qué rollo

keh ROH-yohWhat a drag / how annoying

"Tengo que rellenar diez formularios. — ¡Qué rollo!"
I have to fill out ten forms. — What a drag!

"Rollo" on its own means "a bore/a drag" as a noun too — "es un rollo" (it's a drag) is just as common as the exclamation.

Graciela

"Say this to any Spaniard about doing paperwork and watch them nod immediately. I certainly do."— Graciela