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However, be aware that apart from national and regional holidays, there are also...
Everybody speaks Spanish, but if you want to throw a couple of Galician words in the mix and impress people, check this post: https://www.spanishforcamino.com/2018/10/12/o-camino-de-santiago/
Unfortunately not. To qualify for the compostela via the VE you need to walk continuously (boat excepted) from Vigo or O Porriño, if I recall correctly.
It was certainly a noticeable moment of progress for me when I could watch Linguiosa's videos and feel I was understanding the language. It helps that linguistics is an interest of mine.
Linguriosa's videos are fantastic.
I do agree with you that some of the current changes are anything but organic. It's what happens when you mix grammar with politics 🤷🏻♀️ Only time will tell which changes become permanent and which disappear...
Thanks for your post, it is important to hear from a native speaker. You referred to one phrase above that I was afraid might be rude, and you have said it is innocent, so thanks for that.
On the question of language per se, my younger brother...
You are absolutely correct, coger un palo means “grab a stick”, but in PR, “date un palo” or “dame un palo” means “have a drink” or “give me a drink”.
We are getting into deep linguistical weeds in here…
I would say that as society changes, we are trying to “retrofit” (for lack of a better word) these issues like gender awareness into an old language, and that can be unwieldy and awkward. Maybe you’ve watched “Linguriosa” in YouTube, she has some...
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