Hiking & Trekking

1. Nua maina questa senda?

   Where does this trail lead?

   Usage

   Asks where a trail leads, at a junction or a trailhead

   Grammar Note

   Senda is feminine and means a footpath or hiking trail. Nua means where, and also asks about a destination. Composed sentence; native review recommended

2. Quant lunga è questa senda?

   How long is the trail?

   Usage

   Checks the length of a route before setting out

   Grammar Note

   The adjective agrees with the noun: senda is feminine, so lung becomes lunga. In the mountains, time (Quant ditg…) is often more useful than distance. Composed sentence; native review recommended

3. Èsi questa senda adattada per principiants?

   Is this trail suitable for beginners?

   Usage

   Asks at a tourist office or hotel whether a route is fine for beginners

   Grammar Note

   Questions are formed by inverting the verb and the pronoun si (Èsi …?). Adattà becomes adattada to agree with senda. Composed sentence; native review recommended

4. Nua poss jau fittar equipament da viandar?

   Where can I rent hiking gear?

   Usage

   Asks where to rent hiking equipment, in a mountain village or a sports shop

   Grammar Note

   Fittar is the verb for renting as a customer (the lender says dar a fit). Viandar means to go hiking. Composed sentence; native review recommended

5. Datti ina charta da viandar?

   Is there a trail map available?

   Usage

   Asks for a hiking map, at a tourist office or a mountain hut

   Grammar Note

   Datti is the existential "is there", separate from avair (to have). Charta is feminine. Composed sentence; native review recommended

6. Quant aut è la tschima?

   How high is the summit?

   Usage

   Asks how high the summit you are heading for is

   Grammar Note

   Tschima is feminine and means the top or summit (piz is also used for a named peak). The answer comes back as a number of meters. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. Èsi la senda averta oz?

   Is the trail open today?

   Usage

   Checks whether a trail is passable today, not closed because of avalanches or rockfall

   Grammar Note

   Avert (open) takes the feminine averta to agree with senda. Mountain paths can be closed by season or weather. Composed sentence; native review recommended

8. Jau sun stanchel / stancla. Fain ina pausa.

   I'm tired — let's rest for a moment.

   Usage

   Tells your companions you are tired and suggests a break

   Grammar Note

   Say stanchel if you are male and stancla if female. Far ina pausa means to take a break. Composed sentence; native review recommended

9. Tge differenza d'autezza datti?

   What is the elevation gain?

   Usage

   Asks how much climbing a route involves

   Grammar Note

   Differenza d'autezza is the difference in height, the usual way to say elevation gain. Datti is the existential "there is". Composed sentence; native review recommended

10. Poss jau engaschar in guid local?

    Can I hire a local guide?

    Usage

    Asks whether a local mountain guide can be hired

    Grammar Note

    Guid is masculine and means a guide; a mountain guide is also called guid da muntogna. Composed sentence; native review recommended

11. Mia nusch dal pe è blessada. Jau hai basegn d'agid.

    I've injured my ankle — I need help.

    Usage

    Asks for help after hurting an ankle on a trail

    Grammar Note

    Nusch dal pe is the joint of the foot, i.e. the ankle. It is feminine in the dictionary, hence mia and blessada. "I need help" is avair basegn da…. Composed sentence; native review recommended

12. Èsi quai la dretga senda per ir a [destinaziun]?

    Is this the right path to [destination]?

    Usage

    Checks at a fork that you are on the right path. Replace the brackets with a place name

    Grammar Note

    Dretg means both right (side) and correct; here it means correct. Composed sentence; native review recommended

13. Datti animals privlus en questa regiun?

    Are there dangerous animals in this area?

    Usage

    Asks before a hike whether there are wild animals to watch out for

    Grammar Note

    Animal is masculine; the plural is animals. Privlus means dangerous. Composed sentence; native review recommended

14. Jau hai pers la via. Nua è l'entrada da la senda?

    I'm lost — which way is the trailhead?

    Usage

    Asks where the trailhead is when you have lost your way

    Grammar Note

    The past participle of perder is perdì or pers. "I have lost the way" expresses being lost. Composed sentence; native review recommended

15. Quant lunsch è anc fin sin la tschima?

    How much further to the summit?

    Usage

    Asks how much further it is to the top while climbing

    Grammar Note

    Lunsch is the adverb far; anc means still. Composed sentence; native review recommended

16. Datti ina chamona en vischinanza?

    Is there a mountain hut nearby?

    Usage

    Asks whether there is a hut nearby for a rest or an overnight stay

    Grammar Note

    Chamona is feminine and means a hut or mountain hut. En vischinanza means nearby. A separate word for an emergency shelter was not confirmed, so this card covers huts only. Composed sentence; native review recommended

17. Datti privel d'in urizi oz?

    Is there a risk of a thunderstorm today?

    Usage

    Mountain weather often turns in the afternoon. Asks about thunderstorm risk before or during a hike

    Grammar Note

    Privel is masculine and means danger; urizi means a thunderstorm. Composed sentence; native review recommended

18. Nua datti aua da baiver sin la senda?

    Where can I find drinking water on this trail?

    Usage

    Asks where to refill water on a long route

    Grammar Note

    Aua is feminine and means water; aua da baiver is drinking water. Composed sentence; native review recommended

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