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Artemisofephesus said:... how do you ask if something has meat in it?
Canuck said:Artemisofephesus said:... how do you ask if something has meat in it?
To ask if there's meat, you point at the food and say ''Hay carne?'' (i karnay).
Annette said:Canuck said:Artemisofephesus said:... how do you ask if something has meat in it?
To ask if there's meat, you point at the food and say ''Hay carne?'' (i karnay).
Well - I'm sorry to correct you... but to ask if something has meat in it, you will ask "Lleava carne?" [jeva karne] - and to be sure you don't end up with something that has dried ham in it you will also need to ask if it has embutido... (embutido is dried meat) - Here in Spain dried meat is not considered meat... so even if you ask if it has meat in it, you can end yo with something that has dried ham...
But as Elzi says... you can ask for something sin carne o embuditdo...
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Update... I have a need to share an anecdote... ;-) When I first moved here to Spain... I found most meals (not all) have somekind if meat in them... And sometimes when I asked... "LLeva Carne?" (does is contain meat?) - i would get the answer... "No no... Lleave jamon york". (no no it has york ham)
- Well to me york ham IS meat... but since it is dried meat it is no longer considered meat here in Spain... so be sure to ask about embutido as well...
Anniesantiago said:"I am a vegetarian."
I agree with you lynnejohn - it is very polite to try to speek the language in the country where you spend maybe 6 or 7 weeks walking in sometimes very rural areas. You don´t have to be fluent but it is of importance to have knowledge of some daily vocabulary. Of course there is a way to get around with sign language with pointing things...While in Spain the pilgrims will learn quite a many words and expressions without an effort really.lynnejohn said:More to the point, I think it's important to learn a passable amount of the language when you are visiting another country. It shows respect, even if you try a little; even if your pronunciation is really bad or you choose the wrong word or phrase, people are gracious enough to help you. The phrase "como se dice ______en espanol" is an excellent learning tool ("How do you say_____in spanish"). I learned more by pointing at things and asking this question than I did from my spanish course at home.
lynne
Sorry, Br David, I don't agree. Adriaan speaks (and writes) completely fluently 6 languages plus a few dialects too (like Swiss-German, ugh)! and apart from Dutch (mother tongue) French and English, he learnt the others after leaving school. It is often a question of opportunity (meaning where you live) and also curiosity, or simply wishing to connect with people (he is a great talker). Also the more languages you have under your belt (or rather in your head), the easier it becomes to learn new ones, so Jo, seeing as you already know French and German, besides English, you will most probably find it easy to pick up useful phrases and necessary words. Just start now! Good luck. AnneBr. David said:if a person has a male male brain then they will find it almost impossible to learn a new language if they are past childhood.
it isn't my idea, it isn't a choice, it isn't fashion, it is science
elzi said:I hate to say this (truly i'm cringing cos it'd be great if we all learnt spanish) but I think you'll be fine. On the Frances (I wouldn't reccomend the other routes with no spanish) there are so many international travellers some english is sufficient. That said it won't always be easy but you'll soon pick up the key phrases. Maybe take a very lightweight dictionary/phrasebook or better yet befriend other pilgrims who do speak some spanish maybe (cheeky i know!)
If you're looking for useful phrases, food is always handy, as long as you can ask for a bocadillo, water and some coffee you should at least survive. I probably made the whole route with "tiene tortilla" in every bar i came to... As long as you can say "tiene kamas peros" (do you have dog beds?) and wave your credencial around (possibly mime sleeping as well?) you should get somewhere to sleep. And as someone said to me last year you learn the meaning of "completo" (full) pretty quick!
Basically once you've covered food and sleeping everything else is just useful extras. Good to know the words for foot, knee, leg, back, blisters if you're in the pharmacy. That said I've found a lot of spanish pharmacists that speak english and in the hospital in santiago they gave us an english speaking doctor!
I hate saying all this, it would be great if we could all learn spanish, and i'm trying to do that right now, but as a Galician said to me last year - If you learn Spanish they won't appreciate it in Santiago they will just tell you to learn Galician!!
So um, in conclusion, I think you'll be fine!
Artemisofephesus said:*headdesk*
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