Spanish for the Camino de Santiago

Practise the Spanish a pilgrim actually uses: 653 hand-written words across 10 short courses, each with example sentences and a map of how the words connect. The first topic is free and needs no account.

All 10 courses are paid, EUR 9.99 each. See the plans.

Free to try: The Camino in sixteen words

From the yellow arrow to the stamp in your credencial: the words this walk actually asks for.

el peregrino – the pilgrim
la credencial – the pilgrim passport
el sello – the stamp
¡Buen Camino! – have a good Camino
la flecha amarilla – the yellow arrow
el camino – the way, the path
la etapa – the stage, the day's walk
la mochila – the backpack
la bota – the boot
la ampolla – the blister
la farmacia – the pharmacy
el albergue – the pilgrim hostel
el hospitalero – the albergue host
la litera – the bunk bed
¿hay camas libres? – are there free beds?
completo – full, no vacancies

The courses

All 10 courses, each with its own page listing what is in it.

Camino basics – The Spanish a pilgrim actually uses, from the first albergue to the last kilometre. 109 words in 8 topics
Beyond the pilgrim menu – Beyond the pilgrim menu: the bar, tapas and raciones, and ordering what you meant to. 97 words in 7 topics
Getting there and back – Getting to the start, skipping a stage when you have to, and home again from the end. 55 words in 5 topics
Numbers, prices and time – Hearing a price said quickly, and understanding the answer the first time. 60 words in 4 topics
Compostela and mishaps – The Compostela at the end, and what to say when something is lost, stolen or refused. 36 words in 3 topics
At the farmacia – Describing what hurts to somebody who can help, and understanding the answer. 60 words in 5 topics
A bed for the night – Pensiones and private rooms, for the night the albergue is full or you need to sleep properly. 48 words in 4 topics
Pilgrim small talk – The conversations that happen over dinner in an albergue, and how to keep them going. 80 words in 5 topics
Verbs that carry you – The sixty verbs that do most of the work in spoken Spanish, in the shapes you actually say them. 60 words in 5 topics
Weather and the way – Reading a forecast and a warning sign before you set out, and naming the ground under your feet. 48 words in 4 topics

What Spanish do you actually need on the Camino? is the long-form guide; this is the practice tool that goes with it.