Nature & Outdoors

1. Quant de temps dura la randonada?

   How long is the hike?

   Usage

   Asks at a trailhead or visitor centre how long a hike takes

   Grammar Note

   quant de + noun means how much; dura is the 3rd singular of durar. Composed

2. I a de bèstias salvatjas perilhosas aicí?

   Are there any dangerous wild animals here?

   Usage

   Checks safety before hiking or other outdoor activities

   Grammar Note

   i a means there is/are; both adjectives agree with the feminine plural bèstias. Composed

3. La vista es magnifica!

   The view is magnificent!

   Usage

   An exclamation at a stunning view from a hilltop or lookout

   Grammar Note

   The adjective magnific agrees with the feminine vista. Composed

4. Pòdi nadar dins la ribièra?

   Is it possible to swim in the river?

   Usage

   Asks whether swimming is allowed or safe in a natural body of water

   Grammar Note

   pòdi + infinitive; ribièra is a river (the sea is mar). Composed

5. Ont podèm veire de balenas?

   Where can we see whales?

   Usage

   Asks a guide where to spot a given animal; swap the animal name

   Grammar Note

   podèm + infinitive; de is partitive and the animal name follows in the plural. Composed

6. Cal portar d'aiga

   You need to bring water

   Usage

   A practical warning from a guide or signage that water must be brought on a hike

   Grammar Note

   cal + infinitive expresses necessity; there is no subject. The negative is cal pas. Composed

7. Es permés de campar aicí?

   Can we go camping here?

   Usage

   Asks whether camping is permitted in a natural area or park

   Grammar Note

   es permés de + infinitive means it is allowed to; campar means to camp. Composed

8. Cal pas daissar de bordilhas

   Do not leave any rubbish

   Usage

   Seen on nature trail signs or said by a guide asking visitors to leave no trace

   Grammar Note

   cal pas + infinitive expresses a prohibition; bordilhas is plural for rubbish. Composed

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