Mastering Motorhome Terms in Spanish

[jumartoo]

I must say Spaniards are lazy with language generally speaking, it's just us that we are a bit weird
And you do speak our language and living perfectly integrated so, not lazy at all

We speak Spanglish fluently, I wouldn't say it was Spanish

 

[badgerskins]

We were discussing the speed maybe it was too fast. We tried to go for a medium speed. Did we failed?

It’s true to say to the non native ear it sounds very fast. My wife is Spanish and we spend a lot of time with her family in Northern Spain. For me as a would be learner I hear about one word in five. The addition of a slower pace version would I think be helpful for us to get our ears around. However thank for taking the time it’s really appreciated. Badger

 

[HaylingIslander]

There you go... (Mrs. Peavy's voice)
By the way, that's the formal, polite way... there's a more informal way, but better learn the polite one (we basically don't usually use "por favor" always)

What is the informal way of saying please?

 

[jumar]

What is the informal way of saying please?

It's not overly used.....the same as Thank you....it's just how the Spanish speak. ..it's not rude, or bad manners ..it just the way it is...

 

[carolyn]

It's not overly used.....the same as Thank you....it's just how the Spanish speak. ..it's not rude, or bad manners ..it just the way it is...

I remember when our daughter did her Erasmus year she spent 6 months working in an office in Madrid for an Engineering company, the office manager kept reminding her not to keep saying please and thankyou. Claire said it took some getting used to, as did being called Clara mind but there was no arguing with Felicia. She just said Claire was impossible to pronounce for a Spanish speaker!

I’ve just remembered where the office was, Alcobendas, home of Penelope Cruz! It seems so long ago. Whatsapp hadn’t been invented so I bought my first iphone so that we could do free imessages when she had wifi. Hard to believe.

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[jumartoo]

What is the informal way of saying please?

The kids shorten it to porfa. Maybe the adults do also.

 

[Peavy]

Maybe the adults do also.

Not really, porfa is more, like you said, a kids thing. Sounds weird within adults.

 

[Peavy]

What is the informal way of saying please?

As Martin jumar said is just that we don't use it constantly like you would do.
We only use it when you don't know the person and want to be really polite.
But there's no problem in using it.

 

[Barriesimpson]

As Martin jumar said is just that we don't use it constantly like you would do.
We only use it when you don't know the person and want to be really polite.
But there's no problem in using it.

I always use por favor and gracias. A bit of manners does not cost a lot of money, and people do appreciate it, albeit they may not be used to it, and even if they are savages

 

[jumar]

Sure, in addition to her mother tongue, she's fluent in English, German and Catalan. She also has some good knowledge of French. I have Spanish and Catalan as mother tongue and I'm fluent in English, I'm good with Portuguese too.
We must be very posh or very lucky

I'm very envious of such talented people, don't tell me....I suppose you can play the piano and guitar.... Guess so.... What made it for me was understanding Portuguese....now that's special...well done ..

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[wozie]

black water = aguas negras
grey water = aguas grises
¿Dónde puedo descargar aguas negras/grises, por favor?
EHU = conexión eléctrica / enchufe
¿Hay conexión eléctrica / enchufe?
pitch = parcela (MichaelT )
¿Puedo cambiar de parcela, por favor?

One that not many use here, you all say "aire", but that's french, in Spanish is "área" or "área de autocaravanas"

¿Qué más quieres saber?

Thank you so very much. Currently traveling Spain. Now on way to almeria.