Hiking & Trekking

1. ¿Ónde lleva esta sienda?

   Where does this trail lead?

   Usage

   To ask the destination of a path at a junction or trailhead

   Grammar Note

   "Path" is sienda, with the diphthong ie, not Spanish sendero. "This" (feminine) is esta. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

2. ¿Qué llargor tien la sienda?

   How long is the trail?

   Usage

   To learn the length of a route and estimate the walking time

   Grammar Note

   "Length" is llargor, with initial ll- where Spanish has l- (largo). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

3. ¿Ye fácil esta sienda pa principiantes?

   Is this trail suitable for beginners?

   Usage

   To ask whether the difficulty suits people with little hiking experience

   Grammar Note

   Ye is the 3rd person of ser, used for the nature of the route, and pa is the short form of para. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

4. ¿Ónde puedo arrendar equipu de senderismu?

   Where can I rent hiking equipment?

   Usage

   To find a shop that rents out poles, packs and other gear

   Grammar Note

   "To rent" is arrendar, not Spanish alquilar, and equipu and senderismu end in -u. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

5. ¿Hai un mapa de la sienda?

   Is there a map of the trail?

   Usage

   To ask at a visitor office or trailhead for a map of the route

   Grammar Note

   Hai is the "there is" form of haber, and mapa is masculine. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

6. ¿Qué altitú tien el cume?

   What is the altitude of the summit?

   Usage

   To ask the elevation of the summit you plan to climb

   Grammar Note

   "Altitude" is altitú (ending -ú) and "summit" is cume, not Spanish cumbre. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

7. ¿Ta abierta la sienda güei?

   Is the trail open today?

   Usage

   To check the route has not been closed for weather or works

   Grammar Note

   A temporary state takes estar (ta), and sienda is feminine so the adjective is abierta. "Today" is güei. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

8. Toi cansáu / cansada. Descansemos un momentu.

   I am tired. Let's rest for a moment.

   Usage

   To suggest a rest to the people you are walking with

   Grammar Note

   The 1st person of estar is toi. Cansáu ends in -áu, with feminine cansada, and momentu ends in -u. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

9. ¿Qué desnivel tien la sienda?

   What is the elevation gain of the trail?

   Usage

   To ask the total climb, a guide to how demanding the route is

   Grammar Note

   Desnivel is a masculine noun spelled like Spanish, and the 3rd person of tener is tien. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

10. ¿Puedo contratar a un guía llocal?

    Can I hire a local guide?

    Usage

    To ask whether a guide who knows the mountain paths can be hired

    Grammar Note

    A person as object takes a. "Local" is llocal with ll-, unlike Spanish local. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

11. ¿Ye esti el camín correutu pa [destín]?

    Is this the right way to [destination]?

    Usage

    To confirm you are on the right path; replace [destín] with the name of your destination

    Grammar Note

    "Way" is camín and "right" is correutu, where Spanish correcto has -ct-. Put the destination's name in place of [destín]. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

12. ¿Hai animales peligrosos nesta zona?

    Are there dangerous animals in this area?

    Usage

    To ask whether any wildlife on the route needs caution

    Grammar Note

    En plus esta contracts to nesta, and the masculine plural adjective is peligrosos. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

13. ¿Cómo son les condiciones meteorolóxiques na sienda?

    What are the weather conditions on the trail?

    Usage

    To check fog, rain and wind on the route before setting out

    Grammar Note

    The feminine plural article is les and the adjective takes -es: meteorolóxiques. En plus la contracts to na. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

14. Toi perdíu / perdida. ¿Ónde entama la sienda?

    I am lost. Where does the trail start?

    Usage

    When lost, to ask where the trailhead is so you can return to it

    Grammar Note

    "To start" is entamar, not Spanish empezar, and the 1st person of estar is toi. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

15. ¿Cuántu falta pa llegar al cume?

    How much is left to reach the summit?

    Usage

    To ask, partway up, how much of the climb remains

    Grammar Note

    Cuántu ends in -u, not Spanish -o (cuánto). Llegar starts with ll-, pa is the short form of para, and a plus el contracts to al. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

16. ¿Hai dalgún refuxu de monte cerca?

    Is there a mountain hut nearby?

    Usage

    To find a nearby mountain hut for shelter in bad weather or an overnight stay

    Grammar Note

    "Shelter" is refuxu, where Spanish refugio has g and Asturian has x, and "mountain" is monte. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

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