frank john
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- October 2016
October-November 2024
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Thank you so much for the helpful advice. Take care. FrankPRINT those handy phrases so they can be read more easily.
Thank you for reaching out. Actually, I am taking Spanish with a former language teacher. I will make sure I learn these phrases. Peace. FrankWrite down the Spanish phrases for:
- Can you please call me a taxi for (town/village)?
- Now please?
I found this invaluable for when you need a taxi and the cafe proprietor does not speak English. it is common.
I hope this helps.
There are several other "survival phrases" you need to know to get along. Use the search function to find Spanish phrases, survival Spanish, useful phrases, online translators, etc.
I recommend printing out a custom list of standard phrases that work for YOU. Imagine scenarios and develop phrases based on those scenarios. Examples include asking for something at the pharmacist, in a tienda (shop), or albergue, hostal or hotel, arranging taxis, making a reservation, asking for medical help, etc.
I continue to try to improve my spoken Spanish as the staff at the Pilgrim Office want me to work on Compostelas when I work as a volunteer again this coming summer...yikes! That will require engaging in a sort-of-interview. I am comfortable if people "stick to the script." I can ask the usual questions, expecting the usual answers in return. But if they "go off script" talking about their families, what they saw, and what they did, I will be lost. So, I am a work-in-progress. Here's hoping...
I have found online Spanish dictionaries and translators for my iPod, and now my iPhone, very helpful. Over several years, I have accumulated a body of phrases that have worked for me. Some are worded to show to someone, like a pharmacist or hostal clerk to ask for help. Others are intended to be spoken simply without engaging in a long dialog that I cannot hope to hold up my end in.
I hope this helps the dialog.
There are several other "survival phrases" you need to know to get along. Use the search function to find Spanish phrases, survival Spanish, useful phrases, online translators, etc.
I recommend printing out a custom list of standard phrases that work for YOU. Imagine scenarios and develop phrases based on those scenarios. Examples include asking for something at the pharmacist, in a tienda (shop), or albergue, hostal or hotel, arranging taxis, making a reservation, asking for medical help, etc.
I continue to try to improve my spoken Spanish as the staff at the Pilgrim Office want me to work on Compostelas when I work as a volunteer again this coming summer...yikes! That will require engaging in a sort-of-interview. I am comfortable if people "stick to the script." I can ask the usual questions, expecting the usual answers in return. But if they "go off script" talking about their families, what they saw, and what they did, I will be lost. So, I am a work-in-progress. Here's hoping...
I have found online Spanish dictionaries and translators for my iPod, and now my iPhone, very helpful. Over several years, I have accumulated a body of phrases that have worked for me. Some are worded to show to someone, like a pharmacist or hostal clerk to ask for help. Others are intended to be spoken simply without engaging in a long dialog that I cannot hope to hold up my end in.
I hope this helps the dialog.
How does one apply to volunteer at the Pilgrim Office? I did the entire Camino last year during May and June. I would like to do it again in 2017 at about the same time. It would be great to stay on for a week or two to do this. I am a retired Spanish teacher, so I do reasonably well in Spanish. Do they make sure that you have a bed for the time you are there ( I would expect to pay, of course), or do you have to make your own advance reservations?There are several other "survival phrases" you need to know to get along. Use the search function to find Spanish phrases, survival Spanish, useful phrases, online translators, etc.
I recommend printing out a custom list of standard phrases that work for YOU. Imagine scenarios and develop phrases based on those scenarios. Examples include asking for something at the pharmacist, in a tienda (shop), or albergue, hostal or hotel, arranging taxis, making a reservation, asking for medical help, etc.
I continue to try to improve my spoken Spanish as the staff at the Pilgrim Office want me to work on Compostelas when I work as a volunteer again this coming summer...yikes! That will require engaging in a sort-of-interview. I am comfortable if people "stick to the script." I can ask the usual questions, expecting the usual answers in return. But if they "go off script" talking about their families, what they saw, and what they did, I will be lost. So, I am a work-in-progress. Here's hoping...
I have found online Spanish dictionaries and translators for my iPod, and now my iPhone, very helpful. Over several years, I have accumulated a body of phrases that have worked for me. Some are worded to show to someone, like a pharmacist or hostal clerk to ask for help. Others are intended to be spoken simply without engaging in a long dialog that I cannot hope to hold up my end in.
I hope this helps the dialog.
I'm planning a Camino this October into November. How easy is it to get a taxi along the Way, especially in small villages? I need to eliminate three stops to fit the timeframe I have, so I'm planning on skipping three stops before Leon, using Brierley. I have to have a definite schedule, since I will be picking up and dropping off people at various points as I journey from SJPD to Santiago. My parish is walking to raise funds for regugees and immigrants, so I have to get this right. Peace. Frank
Any you would care to recommend?I have found online Spanish dictionaries and translators for my iPod, and now my iPhone, very helpful.
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