Diving & Water Sports

1. Quería facer submarinismo.

   I'd like to go scuba diving.

   Usage

   Saying you would like to go scuba diving

   Grammar Note

   The imperfect "quería" softens a wish into a polite request

2. Fai falta unha certificación de submarinismo?

   Is a diving certification required?

   Usage

   Checking whether a diving certification is required

   Grammar Note

   "facer falta" is the idiom for "to be needed"; the needed thing is the subject

3. Onde podo alugar un traxe de neopreno?

   Where can I rent a wetsuit?

   Usage

   Asking where to rent a wetsuit

   Grammar Note

   "traxe de neopreno" is the standard term for a diving suit

4. Que profundidade ten este lugar de mergullo?

   How deep is this dive site?

   Usage

   Asking how deep the dive site is

   Grammar Note

   "mergullo" means "a dive"; the verb is mergullar

5. Hai tiburóns ou animais mariños perigosos aquí?

   Are there sharks or dangerous marine animals here?

   Usage

   Asking about sharks or dangerous sea animals

   Grammar Note

   The plural of "tiburón" is "tiburóns" (-ón becomes -óns)

6. As condicións son boas para mergullar hoxe?

   Are conditions good for diving today?

   Usage

   Checking whether conditions are good for diving today

   Grammar Note

   "boas" is the feminine plural of "bo". The RAG dictionary rejects Spanish "bucear" in favour of "mergullar"

7. Podo reservar un mergullo en barco?

   Can I book a boat dive?

   Usage

   Asking to book a dive from a boat

   Grammar Note

   "Podo + infinitive" asks for permission or possibility

8. Onde está o arrecife de coral?

   Where is the coral reef?

   Usage

   Asking where the coral reef is

   Grammar Note

   The Galician spelling is "arrecife" (Portuguese is recife)

9. Son mergullador e teño o título PADI Open Water.

   I'm a certified diver — PADI Open Water.

   Usage

   Saying you are a qualified diver

   Grammar Note

   A woman says "mergulladora"

10. Quería unha clase de surf.

    I'd like a surfing lesson.

    Usage

    Asking for a surfing lesson

    Grammar Note

    "surf" is a masculine noun borrowed as it is

11. Como están a corrente e a marea?

    How are the current and the tide?

    Usage

    Asking about the current and tide conditions

    Grammar Note

    "Como están ...?" asks for the state of things; "marea" is feminine

12. Cal é o sinal de emerxencia debaixo da auga?

    What is the emergency signal underwater?

    Usage

    Asking for the emergency signal underwater

    Grammar Note

    "debaixo de" + article means "under"; "da" is de + a

13. Quería alugar unha táboa de surf.

    I'd like to rent a surfboard.

    Usage

    Asking to rent a surfboard

    Grammar Note

    A surfboard is a "táboa de surf" ("prancha" means a flat metal plate)

14. Cal é o mellor lugar para principiantes?

    What's the best spot for beginners?

    Usage

    Asking for the best spot for beginners

    Grammar Note

    "o mellor" is the superlative; "mellor" has one form for both genders

15. Hai medusas hoxe?

    Are there jellyfish today?

    Usage

    Checking for jellyfish before swimming or diving

    Grammar Note

    "medusa" is a feminine noun

16. Hai bandeira vermella hoxe?

    Is the red flag up today?

    Usage

    Checking whether the red flag warns against swimming today

    Grammar Note

    "vermella" is the feminine of "vermello"; "bandeira" is feminine

17. A auga está moi fría?

    Is the water very cold?

    Usage

    Asking whether the water is very cold

    Grammar Note

    "auga" is feminine, so "fría"

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