Internet & WiFi

1. Cal é o contrasinal da wifi?

   What is the wifi password?

   Usage

   Used in cafes and hotels to ask for the wifi password

   Grammar Note

   The interrogative cal carries no accent. "Contrasinal" is the Galician word for password, spelled differently from Spanish "contraseña"

2. Non teño cobertura

   I have no signal

   Usage

   Tells someone your phone has no mobile coverage

   Grammar Note

   The negative non goes before the verb. "Cobertura" originally means a covering; the mobile-coverage sense is the everyday usage

3. Podo cargar o móbil aquí?

   Can I charge my phone here?

   Usage

   Used in shops and cafes to ask to charge your phone

   Grammar Note

   "Móbil" is the Galician word for mobile phone. After podo the infinitive (cargar) follows directly

4. A wifi non funciona

   The wifi isn't working

   Usage

   Reports that the wifi is down at a hotel or cafe

   Grammar Note

   Wifi is treated as feminine (RAG), so the article is a. Negation is non + verb

5. Necesito unha tarxeta SIM local

   I need a local SIM card

   Usage

   Used at airports and phone shops to buy a local SIM

   Grammar Note

   Tarxeta is feminine, the Galician form of Spanish "tarjeta" (x is /ʃ/). "A" is the feminine unha

6. Pode compartir comigo a súa localización?

   Can you share your location with me?

   Usage

   Used when meeting someone and asking them to send their location

   Grammar Note

   The polite vostede takes the third-person verb pode and the possessive a súa. "Comigo" is the fused form of con + migo

7. Hai enchufes por aquí?

   Are there power outlets around here?

   Usage

   Used in cafes and waiting areas to find a place to plug in

   Grammar Note

   "Hai" is the existential form and is the same for singular and plural. The h is silent

8. Como me conecto?

   How do I connect?

   Usage

   Used when you cannot work out how to join the wifi

   Grammar Note

   After an interrogative the pronoun me goes before the verb. In a plain statement it follows the verb: conéctome

9. O meu móbil quedou sen batería

   My phone ran out of battery

   Usage

   Explains that your phone has died when you need help

   Grammar Note

   Possessives take the article (o meu). "Quedar sen" means to be left without something

10. Podo usar o ordenador un momento?

    May I use the computer for a moment?

    Usage

    Used to borrow a shared computer, for example in a hotel lobby

    Grammar Note

    "Ordenador" is the masculine noun for computer, the same word as in Spanish. A short span of time is just un momento, with no preposition

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