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  1. Float05

    Advice for my language-challenged partner

    I walked the CF last May as a solo peregrina and caught the bug. I’m going back this May/June and plan to take the Norte/Primitivo route. And I’m thrilled that my partner wants to come with me! We’re both excited, but he has one reservation: when we’ve travelled to Spanish speaking countries in...
  2. F

    Earworm Spanish Language app

    Hi, Have any of you used the 'Earworms' language learning app and found it useful in learning Spanish? TIA
  3. debigetsout

    Spanish courses in Spain; Recommendations?

    Can anyone highly recommend an intro, fast track Spanish course, anywhere in Spain? I took Spanish lessons years ago, but was waylaid by learning Dutch, and couldn't cope with both simultaneously. Given how much time I have enjoyed walking in Spain, my Spanish language level is embarrassing. I...
  4. N

    Do I need Spanish skills for the Mozarabe?

    hey dear community, after walking some other camino-routes Im considering to do the Mozarabe this year. Those who already walked it, could you tell me if I need Spanish skills for this one? It seems more than often one needs to communicate with someone via phone etc to get the keys for the...
  5. AJGuillaume

    Learning Portuguese from Portugal (not Brazilian)

    My darling and I will attempt to walk the Caminho Português from Lisboa, starting westward and following the coast to Nazaré, then Fátima and getting back on the Caminho in Tomar. We tried to study Portuguese on one of the most popular language apps, but it's Brazilian Portuguese, and we would...
  6. Robo

    Duo Lingo or Something Else?

    OK, I really need to get serious about improving my Spanish! The trouble is..........I can 'get by'. And that's a lazy level to be at. I can book accomodation on the phone, order meals and that kind of stuff. But conversations? That's really hard and very limited. I met some amazing people on...
  7. Q

    What is the best app to learn some Spanish for the Camino? Thanks

    Hi I am doing the Camino in May/June and have no Spanish and was looking for an app so that I could practice some words that I will need, many thanks
  8. laineylainey

    Learning Spanish while walking the Camino

    Here is a link to a company that teaches Spanish while walking the last stretch of the Francés. Might be of interest 🤔 https://bolboretaspanishschool.com/caminodesantiago/
  9. J

    Language difficulties.

    Not really difficulties - but a curious question. Having walked several caminos it still surprises me how few spanish speak english. Even in Portugal I met several portuguese that could speak more than just portuguese. In Finisterra with so many daily "tourists/pilgrims" it's often still...
  10. sun is shining

    A2 / B1 Spanish learner book: El Camino de las Estrellas

    El Camino de las Estrellas: Un viaje por el Camino de Santiago (Clara Villanueva) For all currently learning Spanish, this was a great language learner book about the Camino de Santiago. My level is somewhere between A2 und B1 and I found the story easy to follow and certainly entertaining...
  11. JustJack

    Do I need to learn some Spanish before my camino? Yeah, you probably should...

    Perhaps the one thing that surprised me more than anything else when I started walking the CF in May is how little English is spoken in Northern Spain. Or more precisely, how seldom there is English signage, menus, etc., as compared to other countries. And before some of you start haughtily...
  12. Paintboy2

    Don't speak the language?

    My best advice in any language. Learn how to introduce yourself, and be thankful for help.
  13. Lmccue

    How to address other Spanish speakers, Formal or Informal?

    I'm reviewing my Spanish (learned in high school) in the hopes of communicating effectively while on the Camino. One book does not cover the 'tu' form of the verb because as the book says "as a visitor, you will never use it". Another reference book only gives the 'tu' form of address and never...
  14. W

    Language app

    I'm doing the Camino in May and June, and while I can't learn the language in that time I would like some key phrases (have you any water, where are the toilets etc) to show I've at least thought about it. I've downloaded Duolingo, but it's a little generic (my sister has 2 children, my house...
  15. Arctic_Alex

    How do you manage to overcome your language learning laziness?

    ... or as we say in German "Wie überwindet man seinen inneren Schweinehund?" About a year ago I decided to learn Spanish so I could survive better on Camino routes that were less travelled than the Camino Francés. But so far I re-started two times and never really got further than ¡Hola...
  16. L

    Enhance Your Camino Experience with Online Spanish Classes

    Hello, I’m a coordinator for a sub chapter of the national organization “American Pilgrims on the Camino” we will be starting zoom classes, probably in February, with a teacher who is living in Spain. Although it is not critical to be able to speak Spanish while walking the Camino, it certainly...
  17. B

    Learning Spanish for the Camino: Recommendations for a Spanish Teacher

    I've done a couple of Caminos but I speak only enough Spanish to ask for sandwiches and coffee. I'm planning another Camino and would like to learn some. I'm an English monoglot. What I'd like to learn: Numbers Basic greetings Calling an albergue and making a reservation (most important)...
  18. A

    Unique Replies to 'Buen Camino': Personalizing the Traditional Greeting

    Perhaps one of the most common activities among all pilgrims is greeting other peregrinos and locals along the way. Equally common, and almost second nature, we offer a "Buen Camino" and receive a "Buen Camino" in return. One morning, I heard a local older gentleman, walking with his mature son...
  19. B

    Translation of 'regacho'

    Google Maps shows the Roman bridge near Cirauqui crossing the "Regacho de Iguste". Google Translate doesn't recognise 'regacho', and neither does my small Spanish-English dictionary. It is recognised by GT as the Galician word meaning 'stream'. GT doesn't have Navarrese (if there is such a...
  20. mark connolly

    Earliest Words Ever Written in Basque

    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hand-of-irulegi-earliest-basque-script-navarre-spain-2210963

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