Hiking & Trekking

1. Quantu è auta a cima?

   How high is the summit?

   Usage

   Asks the height of a mountain at a visitor centre or your lodging

   Grammar Note

   Cima is feminine, so the adjective is auta (masculine: autu). È (with accent) is "is". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Sugnu stancu, ripusamu tanticchia

   I'm tired, let's rest a little

   Usage

   Suggests a break to your companions when you are worn out

   Grammar Note

   A woman says stanca. Ripusamu ("we rest") doubles as "let's rest". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Mi fici mali a la cavigghia, ajutàtimi

   I hurt my ankle, please help me

   Usage

   Asks passers-by for help when an ankle injury stops you on the trail

   Grammar Note

   A la is the preposition a with the feminine article la, written out in full. Cavigghia has an ankle entry on scn.wikipedia (the Dieli dictionary glosses it as "peg"). The gghi is a palatal lateral sound. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Sugnu pirdutu

   I'm lost

   Usage

   Tells someone you no longer know where you are on the trail

   Grammar Note

   A woman says pirduta. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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