MagnoMurmure
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- August 2013
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I've heard that generally, the further south in Europe you go, the less English you'll encounter. That said, the Camino, for good or bad, has become a tourist route. So I'm expecting at least to be able to get by with SOME English.robventures said:"The majority of Spanish know English."
This is very much not true.
Whilst it may be true that many Spaniards in the tourist industry in areas popular with foreigners know some English, it certainly can't be relied on in the general case.
If either your knowledge or your sign language does not appear to have results (which is improbable :wink: ) you may find "Camino lingo" a useful asset. Check this out: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ACMBHTY/?tag=casaivar02-20 :wink:MagnoMurmure said:I'm leaving for the camino in late July, and I'll be there through August. I'm just curious, how difficult will it be for me to communicate as an American mostly English-only speaker?
scruffy1 said:The most important word to know in Soanish is "bali| sometime "vali" meaning ok or I agree or I heard you or any general agreement. In South American Spanish they say "claro".
piogaw said:First of all welcome to the forum.
I beg to diagree that spanish is a second language in spain. Of course the galicians, the basques, the catalans have their own languages. However everyone of them speaks spanish, but not every spaniard speak the other languages.
Now I'm getting a little bit scared - I don't speak spanish. At all! My second language is English and I also speak some German. Will I be able to get by with that? I plan on buying a small phrase book to carry with me so that I (hopefully) can translate what I don't understand and so that I can order what I need in e.g. the pharmacy if needed... I'm leaving in two weeks so learning Spanish is not an option for me... I'm from Northern Europe and here Spanish is not taught in all schools. Only after English, German and sometimes French.
Grayland,
For my own two cents worth, I am Canadian, knew that falcon was obviously kidding and took no offense.
Now I'm getting a little bit scared - I don't speak spanish. At all! My second language is English and I also speak some German. Will I be able to get by with that? I plan on buying a small phrase book to carry with me so that I (hopefully) can translate what I don't understand and so that I can order what I need in e.g. the pharmacy if needed... I'm leaving in two weeks so learning Spanish is not an option for me... I'm from Northern Europe and here Spanish is not taught in all schools. Only after English, German and sometimes French.
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