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  1. picosrider

    Learning Easy Spanish

    VAMANOS - LET'S GO! At dawn tomorrow we set off on our bike ride to Santiago, well armed with our Berlitz Spanish Phrase Book!. Memories of the last ride along the coastal route of the Camino del Norte come flooding back. As you can see it was a hard ride! Here we are sweating it out at Colunga...
  2. picosrider

    Help! Cycling the Camino.

    Hi Davroos, The nearest to Oviedo at the start of our ride is that we plan to stay over night at the albergue at Sobreyo on Sat 21st July, then Ribadeo Mon 23, join Camino Frances at Arzua Wed 25, Santiago Thu 26. Then going onto Cape Finistere and Muxia and back to Santiago Sun 29. Returning...
  3. picosrider

    Learning Easy Spanish

    I am not complaining about criticism. I agree with what you say. I was just pointing out that I did not have the time to go into greater detail so had to be selective. And I loved your bit about the imbibing lady. It was a perfect example of the different use/meaning of soy and estoy. Very...
  4. picosrider

    Learning Easy Spanish

    There are of course 4 versions of "you" in Spanish, but I made a conscious decision to ignore this. The formal "tiene" will get us learners understood, and this is what "how to get by in Spanish" is all about. So at this stage in our learning, why complicate matters! There is a limit to how...
  5. picosrider

    Help! Cycling the Camino.

    VAMANOS - LET'S GO! In about 36 hours time we will be starting our bike ride to Santiago. Memories of the last ride along the coastal route of the Camino del Norte come flooding back. As you can see it was a hard ride! Here we are sweating it out at Colunga. Then it was on to Cudillero where...
  6. picosrider

    Learning Easy Spanish

    Whether walking or cycling the Camino, we are doing it. And doing things means verbs. They are the hub of communicating. I make up flash cards listing conjugations of the most used verbs, of which as I have said before, many are irregular. Such verbs as To Come=Venir and To Go = Ir To...
  7. picosrider

    Help! Cycling the Camino.

    Just found these 2 photos of our unboxed bikes as we loaded them onto the baggage conveyor belt at Santiago Airport in 2005. All we had to do was remove pedals and front wheel and attach to frame. Also turn handlebars at 90 degrees. But you won't get away with that today! Another tip. Ryanair...
  8. picosrider

    Learning Easy Spanish

    To Be or Not to Be = Ser o No Estar. The most used verb is “to be”. Unfortunately, in Spanish there are 2 verbs for “to be”, and both are irregular. But they are so important and much used that they must be learnt. -------------- Ser -------- Estar I am -------- soy -------- estoy You are ----...
  9. picosrider

    Help! Cycling the Camino.

    GET WELL SOON! Como está? No muy bien. - How are you? Not very well. It is when you have a problem along the Camino that you wish you could speak a bit more Spanish. But it is not only bike problems that leave you lost for words. Worse still is illness or injury. Spanish tummy is not as...
  10. picosrider

    Learning Easy Spanish

    I think that this would be a case for using the international language of pointing! Just point at the bag of rubbish and say "Donde?" - Where? However, as you have asked I looked in my "Collins easy learning Dictionary" and it came up with two examples using the word rubbish, which is = la...
  11. picosrider

    Learning Easy Spanish

    Quite true! But in the context of andando (walking) the Camino, very appropriate! Only yesterday there was a posting on this forum from someone, excited about having their first blister! And I well remember the many blistered feet that I saw along the camino and thanked my good fortune of going...
  12. picosrider

    Learning Easy Spanish

    QUIEN? WHO? I have avoided getting into Spanish grammar, but even if you do not want to learn it just yet, it is useful to be aware of some things that you will see or hear. To get by in Spanish you can be understood by just using “I” and “You”. I understand – comprendo, Do you understand? –...
  13. picosrider

    Learning Easy Spanish

    ANIMAR LOS OTROS - To animate (encourage) the others In reply I said “Like you, I am a browser. My limited knowledge of Spanish is self taught, starting with the Berlitz Phrase Book. It is still my bible. In anticipation of my visits to Spain (third one starts next month) I do a crash...
  14. picosrider

    Road Maps?

    For planning you do not need a map book, just use a web based mapping programme, such as http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/ This gives you road maps, or you can get it to do a route for you. Michelin maps are hard to beat, and this web site provides the maps on line. You can zoom in to get much...
  15. picosrider

    Learning Easy Spanish

    SUCCESS! I hope that I have been able to show you some useful words and phrases. Of course the purpose is not to just learn the phrases, parrot fashion, but to be able to use the words in different situations and contexts. For example I have used all these words before, so you should now be...
  16. picosrider

    Help! Cycling the Camino.

    Unos Pinchazos – Some Punctures! I have found that Spanish road surfaces are far better than the pot holed roads of the UK. Also, due to lower traffic density, there is less broken glass and other debris on them. However this does not mean a puncture free ride. On our last camino one of our...
  17. picosrider

    Help! Cycling the Camino.

    La Vuelta. Lovely photo! Lagos de Covadonga was a stage in 2010 but not whilst we were there. It is again this year, 2 Sept, but we will be back in UK by then. We didn't cycle up to the lakes but took the bus and spent a day walking up there, and another day walking the Cares Gorge. This year...
  18. picosrider

    Learning Easy Spanish

    CIDER VINEGAR Hi Kiwi, Yes it is obviously available in Asturias and Galicia. I don't know names of Spanish supermarkets so looked up a British importer of Spanish food. It shows cider vinegar, click here: http://www.thetapaslunchcompany.co.uk/s ... er-vinegar Enlarge the picture of cider bottle...
  19. picosrider

    Help! Cycling the Camino.

    Hi William, The smaller lady in the Box Hill pic also has a ticket for the ladies race, and at one of the best view points by the bottom zigzag. She also has a place for the mens race (on Headley Common). She confirms that there are big screens so hope you are near one. I note your involvement...
  20. picosrider

    Help! Cycling the Camino.

    BIKE HELMETS IN SPAIN When I did my first Camino in 2005 there were reports of cyclists having their bikes impounded because they were not wearing bike helmets. The bikes were only released after payment of a 90 euro fine. This attitude by the Spanish Guardia Civil now seems to be a thing of...

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