Language/Galician/Vocabulary/Geography

Galician Vocabulary - Geography

Hi Galician learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will explore the geography vocabulary in Galician. Knowing these words will help you to better navigate in a Spanish speaking country and understand the directions that native speakers give you. Let's dive in!

Landforms

Mountains & Hills

Galician has many words to describe the different types of mountains and hills:

Galician	Pronunciation	English
A montaña	a mon-ta-ña	Mountain
A serra	a se-rra	Mountain range
A cordilleira	a kor-di-llêi-ra	Mountain range, chain of mountains
A ladeira	a la-dei-ra	Slope
O pico	o pi-ko	Peak
A cima	a si-ma	Summit
O val	o val	Valley
O desfiladeiro	o dés-fi-la-dei-ro	Gorge

• Person 1: ¿Cómo llego a la cima de la montaña? (How do I get to the top of the mountain?)
• Person 2: Tienes que seguir el camino hasta la ladeira, luego tomar el sendero hacia el pico. (You have to follow the path up the slope, then take the trail to the peak.)

Water bodies

Water is one of the most important resources on the planet, and Galician has some interesting words to describe it's different forms:

Galician	Pronunciation	English
O mar	o mar	Sea
Oceano Atlántico	o-se-a-no a-t-lânti-ko	Atlantic Ocean
O río	o rí-o	River
O lago	o la-go	Lake
A baía	a ba-ía	Bay
O estuario	o és-tua-rio	Estuary
A foz	a fôz	River mouth

• Person 1: ¿Donde está el lago? (Where is the lake?)
• Person 2: El lago está en el medio de la ciénaga. (The lake is in the middle of the swamp.)

Directions

Being able to understand directions is crucial when you are travelling in a new place. Here are some words you might need to know:

Galician	Pronunciation	English
A esquerda	a es-kei-da	Left
A dereita	a de-rei-ta	Right
Adiante	a-di-ant-e	Forward
Atrás	a-trás	Backward
Arriba	a-ru-ba	Up
Abaixo	a-bai-jo	Down

• Person 1: ¿Dónde está la estación de autobuses? (Where is the bus station?)
• Person 2: Primero, tienes que ir adiante, luego girar a la dereita. La estación está a dos calles de distancia. (First, you have to go forward, then turn right. The station is two blocks away.)

Countries and Continents

One of the great things about speaking a language is that it allows you to connect with people from all over the world. Here's how to say a few countries and continents:

Galician	Pronunciation	English
España	es-pa-ña	Spain
Portugal	por-tu-gal	Portugal
Brasil	bra-sil	Brazil
África	á-fri-ca	Africa
América	a-mé-ri-ca	America

• Person 1: ¿De qué país eres? (What country are you from?)
• Person 2: Soy de Brasil. ¿Y tú? (I'm from Brazil. How about you?)

Conclusion

That's it for today's lesson on Galician vocabulary related to geography. Now you can better understand directions, describe landforms, and even talk about different countries and continents in Galician. Remember to practice and keep learning!

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Sources

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