I am learning Spanish for a hiking holiday in Spain. Last time I went away with the same group, which meets every year in Europe for a week of hiking,
German
I learned German which was the language of the man organizing the group. Despite finsihing the entire German course, I could not follow his instrucitions to the group in German and had to wait for the translation into English. Since the germans spoke fluent English, I felt a bit behind them in my efforts to learn a froeign language.\
Why Learn Spanish? - Is It Essential?
It turned out that my main problem in understanding hiders' conversation was technical (hiking) vocabulary. I had not learned specialised words for a hiking trip.
Solution So Specialised Languge in Spain
This time I have given up on the German and tried to learn Spanish, so that if I get left behind, or turn back, on a hike, I can read the local signs.
Print Words & Maps
I shall print out my words, and maps, so that if my phone has no conncection, or the battery fails, or it needs charging, I have a printed backup of maps and words.
Word List
For my own benefit I have made a list which I am sharing with you.
Popular Pilgrimage
The most popular hike, the msot well known, is the old pilgrimage route, Camino to Santiago.
Wikipedia map of the route across northern Spain.
Camino translates as path or way or road. Sant is Saint. Iago is Jacob or James. (John is Juan, pronounced Who-Ann or Who won?)
Other trails include the Picos de Europa.
I have made a list of useful words, using Translate Google and other sources.
ENGLISH (alphabetically) - SPANISH
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
north - norte
south- sur
East - este
West - Oeste
centro de la ciudad - city centre
A-D
and - y
Bar - bar
blocked / obstructed - obstruido
bridge - puente
car park / parking lot - estacionamiento
church - iglesia
closed - cerrado
coffee - café
cul de sac - callejón sin salida
danger - peligro
detour - desvio
do not drink - no bebas
drinking water - agua potable
E-K
easy - facil
fire danger - peligro de incendio
free - gratis
free parking - estacionamiento gratis
gate - puerta
green - verde
hard - duro
harbour - puerto
help - ayuda
hiking - senderismo (my memory aid is sending someobdy hiking!)\
hill - colina
hike - la caminata
hiking - senderismo
hostel - refugio (might be dormitory accommodation, booked, or priority given to those registered on the route)
house - casa
I need - necesito
L-R
local trails - senderos locales
mountain - montaña
no smoking - no fumar
no entry - no hay entrada
no exit - sin salida
no left turn - sin giro a la izquierda - (like French gauche for left)
no right turn - sin giro a la derecha
no swimming - no nadar
one way - un camino
open - abierto
over here - por aqui
path - camino
peak - cima
port / harbour - puerto
railway - ferrocarril
residents only - solo residentes
restaurant - restaurante
river - rio
road - camino
roundabout - rotonda
S-Z
sandwiches - bocadillos
sea - mar (like the French mer)
shop - tienda
short - corto
snacks - snacks
toilet - baño
trail - camino
watch out! - cuidado!
waterfall - cascada
where - donde
..........
COLORS
black - negro
green - verde
red - rojo
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SPANISH - ENGLISH
A-D
abierto - open
aqui - here
agua potable - drinking water
aperitivos - appetizers
ayuda - help
baño - toilet
bar - bar
barra de café - coffee bar
café - coffee
callejón sin salida - no exit
camino - path, road, route, way
casa - house
cascada - waterfall
cerrado - closed
cima - peak
comercio - shop
corto - short
senderismo
Ciudad - city
cuidado - watch out
Desvio - detour
dónde - where
Duro - hard
E- K
empinado -
estacionamiento - car park/parking lot
estacionamiento gratis - free parking
fácil - easy
ferrocarril - railway
gratis - free
hostal - hostel
iglesia church
inundable - floodable
COLORS
negro - black
rojo - red
verde - green
L-R
mar - sea
montaña - mountain
Necesito - I need
no bebas - not drinking water / do not drink
no fumar - no smoking
No hay entrada - no entry
no nadar - no swimming
obstruido - blocked (obstructed)
peligro - danger
peligro de incendio - fire danger
por aqui! - over here!
pueblo - town
puente - bridge
puerta (feminine) - gate
puerto (masculine) - port / harbour
refugio / hostal - hostel
restaurante - restaurant
río - river
rotonda - roundabout
S-Z
sándwich - sandwich
senderismo - hiking
sin giro a la derecha - no right turn
sin giro a la izquierda - no left turn (like French gauche for left)
Sin salida - no exit
solo residentes - residents only
tienda - shop
tienda de comestibles - grocery shop
un camino - one way
y - and
Useful Websites
Translate Google
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago
https://www.walksinspain.org/wordpress/guidance/
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