Skiing & Winter Sports

1. Nua poss jau fittar equipament da skis?

   Where can I rent ski equipment?

   Usage

   Asks where to rent skis and boots, at the foot of a ski area or in a shop

   Grammar Note

   Skis is normally used in the plural. Fittar is the verb for renting as a customer. Composed sentence; native review recommended

2. Poss jau cumprar in pass da skis per in di?

   Can I get a day ski pass?

   Usage

   Asks for a one-day lift pass at the ticket window

   Grammar Note

   Pass da skis is the compound for a ski pass (masculine). Di means day. A day ticket can also be called a carta dal di. Composed sentence; native review recommended

3. Tge pista recumandais Vus a principiants?

   Which slope is recommended for beginners?

   Usage

   Asks staff which run is good for beginners

   Grammar Note

   The polite plural Vus is always capitalized. Pista is feminine and means a ski run. Composed sentence; native review recommended

4. Jau vuless reservar ina lecziun da skis.

   I'd like to book a ski lesson.

   Usage

   Books a lesson at the ski school desk

   Grammar Note

   Lecziun is feminine. Jau vuless + infinitive is a polite wish. Composed sentence; native review recommended

5. Nua è la sutgera?

   Where is the chairlift?

   Usage

   Asks where the chairlift station is on the mountain

   Grammar Note

   Sutgera is feminine and means a chairlift. A drag lift is called a runal (masculine). Composed sentence; native review recommended

6. Datti glatsch sin la pista oz?

   Is there ice on the slope today?

   Usage

   Checks the day's snow conditions, especially icy patches

   Grammar Note

   Glatsch is masculine and means ice (it also means ice cream). A separate word for powder snow was not confirmed, so this card is limited to icy conditions. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. Jau sun crudà / crudada. Essas Vus blessà / blessada?

   I fell — are you okay? / Are you hurt?

   Usage

   Asks the other person if they are hurt after a fall or a collision on the slope

   Grammar Note

   The participle and adjective agree with the subject: blessà for a man, blessada for a woman. The polite Vus is capitalized. Composed sentence; native review recommended

8. Quant difficila è questa pista?

   What is the difficulty rating of this slope?

   Usage

   Asks how hard the run you are about to ski is

   Grammar Note

   Difficil (difficult) becomes difficila to agree with pista. The colour-grade terms were not confirmed, so this asks about difficulty in general. Composed sentence; native review recommended

9. Datti in café u in lieu per sa stgaudar en vischinanza?

   Is there a café / warming area nearby?

   Usage

   Asks where to rest and warm up when it is cold on the slopes

   Grammar Note

   Sa stgaudar is the reflexive verb for warming oneself up. Café is masculine. Composed sentence; native review recommended

10. Po ins fittar era snowboards qua?

    Do you rent snowboards?

    Usage

    Asks at a rental shop whether snowboards can be rented too

    Grammar Note

    Po ins …? is the general way to ask "can one …?". Snowboard is a masculine loanword used as is. Composed sentence; native review recommended

11. Avais Vus ina charta da las pistas?

    Do you have a slope / trail map?

    Usage

    Asks for a run map at the ticket office or information desk

    Grammar Note

    The polite form of avair is Vus avais; inverted it becomes Avais Vus …?. Composed sentence; native review recommended

12. Igl è capità ina disgrazia! Clamai il servetsch da salvament, per plaschair!

    There's been an accident — please call the rescue service!

    Usage

    At the scene of an accident, asks bystanders to call the rescue service

    Grammar Note

    The imperative ending -ai is the plural/polite form, used to call on bystanders. Servetsch da salvament is the rescue service. A ski-patrol-specific term was not confirmed, so the general word is used. Composed sentence; native review recommended

13. Tge è la prognosa da l'aura per damaun?

    What's the weather forecast for tomorrow?

    Usage

    Asks about tomorrow's forecast to decide whether to ski

    Grammar Note

    Aura means weather or air. Damaun is the adverb for tomorrow. Composed sentence; native review recommended

14. Datti ina scola da skis per uffants?

    Is there a ski school for children?

    Usage

    Asks, when travelling with children, whether there is a children's ski class

    Grammar Note

    Scola is feminine; uffant is masculine (plural uffants). Composed sentence; native review recommended

15. Datti privel da lavinas oz?

    Is there an avalanche risk today?

    Usage

    Asks about the day's avalanche danger before leaving the marked runs or going on a tour

    Grammar Note

    Lavina is feminine and means avalanche; the plural is lavinas. Privel da lavinas is avalanche danger. Composed sentence; native review recommended

16. Nua è la loipa da passlung?

    Where is the cross-country ski trail?

    Usage

    Asks where the cross-country ski trail is

    Grammar Note

    Passlung is masculine and means cross-country skiing; loipa da passlung is the trail. Loipa is a loanword from German. Composed sentence; native review recommended

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