If my French is rusty my Spanish is siezed (1 Viewer)

[Deanobeano]

So off to Spain and France at the end of the week.

Can anyone offer some Spanish phrases? For example:

I would like a pitch for 3 nights with (without) electricity

What is the term for Grey waste?

Also Black waste? ( I wouldn't won't to get these mixed up!)

Queue some Mickey taking phrases coming back, but please don't give me any words that are likely to get me a punch in the chops!

 

[Chris]

Dos Cerveza

 

[Deanobeano]

You missed out grande!

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[Camdoon]

We frequent a campsite in Catalonia. In order of language speaker priority it goes Catalan, Spanish, Dutch, German, French, English. Everyone talks English and all pop music whether in the bars or on site is in English as well. My limited Spanish once confused me while reading a menu over the difference between puerro and perro. Puerro meaning leeks and perro meaning dog. Dos beano teento is as acceptable as dos cerveza.

 

[jumartoo]

I'm going to be boring here:

Quisiero una parcela por tres noches con (sin) luz

Agua gris

Agua negra

Your Spanish is not so bad if you can remember grande

Hay un bar cerca de aqui? Very important phrase. Is there a bar near here?

Simply substitute "bar" for supermercado, banco, aseo, etc.

La cuenta, por favor. Very important when you leave the bar at the end of the night and want to pay.

 

[Teuchter]

Dos canya!!

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[BKen]

If you offer a phrase that sounds like you speak the language they will come back with something which you will have no idea what was said ...most reception will get the gist of what you want without any Spanish..they will offer a map of the site with easily understood symbols ie Chemical waste...grey dump ...fresh water ...etc. So dont worry
From my experience France is the same ....

 

[BKen]

Dos canya!!

Thats how you pronounce it this is how to spell it "Dos Caña" lol

 

[Teuchter]

Thats how you pronounce it this is how to spell it "Dos Caña" lol

Oui - je sais - c'est vrai!

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[Chris]

You missed out grande!

That's communicated by way of a hand signal

 

[Chris]

My wife speaks good Spanish so except for ordering beer I leave all the talking to her

 

[Bluemooner]

My wife speaks good Spanish so except for ordering beer I leave all the talking to her

Some things dont change when your abroad eh Chris

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[chaser]

My wife speaks good Spanish so except for ordering beer I leave all the talking to her

Just like me in france

 

[The Nomad]

I'm going to be boring here:

Quisiero una parcela por tres noches con (sin) luz

Agua gris

Agua negra

Your Spanish is not so bad if you can remember grande

Hay un bar cerca de aqui? Very important phrase. Is there a bar near here?

Simply substitute "bar" for supermercado, banco, aseo, etc.

La cuenta, por favor. Very important when you leave the bar at the end of the night and want to pay.

I want/I would like is "Quiero" not "Quisiero".
But better Spanish would be the verb poner rather than querer: "Puedes ponme una parcela....."

 

[The Nomad]

If you offer a phrase that sounds like you speak the language they will come back with something which you will have no idea what was said ...most reception will get the gist of what you want without any Spanish..they will offer a map of the site with easily understood symbols ie Chemical waste...grey dump ...fresh water ...etc. So dont worry
From my experience France is the same ....

No.
If you offer even a few badly pronounced words in the language of their country that you are a temporary immigrant in, you are showing respect to that native person and it will be appreciated.

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[Madcaravanner]

Dos canya!!

Dos Jarra

 

[Madcaravanner]

Being serious

99% of the time I have tried to use Spanish (even my broken stuff)

To be met with damn good English even when I have been out without the big white beastie a simple café solo gets a fine take a seat sir which considering I have been over here for a long time now and am no longer a pasty white blob and I use a shoulder bag so actually look more French than English it gets quite annoying so I start answering in French just to relax a bit

 

[jumartoo]

I want/I would like is "Quiero" not "Quisiero".
But better Spanish would be the verb poner rather than querer: "Puedes ponme una parcela....."

You should see what my predictive text tried to make it into !!!

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[Gaston aires]

Just speak English with an O or an A on the end.
Philo/Phila

 

[MR. FUSION]

This is the Spanish required for black waste

¿Puede decirme el camino a la estación de votación no oficial más cercana, ya que necesito tirar mi basura negra, que usted

 

[gus-lopez]

My wife speaks good Spanish so except for ordering beer I leave all the talking to her

I can hear it " Y una cerveza grande por el gordo"

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[Chris]

I can hear it " Y una cerveza grande por el gordo"

What does that mean? I get the big beer bit

 

[Littlewheels]

You missed out grande!

You missed out Mas

 

[CWH]

What does that mean? I get the big beer bit

oh, oh, el gordo is (among other things ) the Big Spanish Lottery

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[jumartoo]

I can hear it " Y una cerveza grande por el gordo"

Not so gordo since his diet.

 

[gus-lopez]

What does that mean? I get the big beer bit

If you are being serious then it's " And a large beer for the fat bloke" or as @jumartoo said the less fat bloke.

 

[Minxy]

Can't really help you with Spanish as know very little of it, even less Italian but I did learn a new insult for the idiotic Italian drivers "stupido" ... yes it DOES exist!

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[2657]

I want/I would like is "Quiero" not "Quisiero".
But better Spanish would be the verb poner rather than querer: "Puedes ponme una parcela....."

My understanding of the words translation would be that 'Queiro' means 'I want' and 'Quisiera' means ' I would like'....a difference in the level of politeness perhaps.

 

[irnbru]

Es muy caro para mi. Estoy pobre.

It is too expensive for me. I am poor

 

[The Nomad]

My understanding of the words translation would be that 'Queiro' means 'I want' and 'Quisiera' means ' I would like'....a difference in the level of politeness perhaps.

Not in this context.
That is a passive form.
In this case you actively want the thing you are asking for.

Spanish language and the way Spanish people use it, is more direct than the sort of dancing all round the issue that English people are culturally programmed to speak.

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