Martial Arts

1. Podo facer unha clase solta hoxe?

   Can I take a single drop-in class today?

   Usage

   Ask whether you can take a single class today

   Grammar Note

   Solto means "loose, single". Facer clase = to take a class

2. Podo ver un adestramento antes de apuntarme?

   May I watch a training session before signing up?

   Usage

   Ask whether you can watch a training session before joining

   Grammar Note

   Antes de + infinitive. The reflexive me attaches to apuntarme

3. Alugan quimono e cinto?

   Do you rent out a gi and a belt?

   Usage

   Ask whether a gi and belt can be rented

   Grammar Note

   Quimono is spelled with qu in the RAG norm

4. Son principiante, nunca practiquei jiu-jitsu.

   I am a beginner; I have never trained jiu-jitsu.

   Usage

   Say you are a beginner who has never trained jiu-jitsu

   Grammar Note

   No extra negative after nunca. Practicar becomes practiquei

5. Pode ir con calma comigo, por favor?

   Could you go easy on me, please?

   Usage

   Ask your partner to go easy on you

   Grammar Note

   Comigo is the special form of con + eu

6. Se golpeo dúas veces, solteme ao momento, por favor.

   If I tap twice, let go of me immediately, please.

   Usage

   Tell your partner to let go at once when you tap out twice

   Grammar Note

   The imperative solte takes me directly (solteme). Dúas is feminine "two"

7. Canto custa a mensualidade?

   How much is the monthly fee?

   Usage

   Ask the monthly fee

   Grammar Note

   Mensualidade is feminine

8. Canto custa unha clase solta? Hai plan semanal?

   How much is a single class? Do you have a weekly plan?

   Usage

   Ask the single-class price and whether there is a weekly plan

   Grammar Note

   A question with hai keeps its word order; only the intonation changes

9. Hai unha clase só para mulleres?

   Is there a women-only class?

   Usage

   Ask whether there is a women-only class

   Grammar Note

   The plural of muller is mulleres

10. Onde podo ver o horario das clases?

    Where can I see the class timetable?

    Usage

    Ask where to see the class timetable

    Grammar Note

    Das is the contraction of de + as

11. Magoei o ombreiro. Podo evitar as caídas?

    I have hurt my shoulder. May I avoid the falls?

    Usage

    Say you hurt your shoulder and want to skip falls and takedowns

    Grammar Note

    Magoar means "to hurt". Shoulder is ombreiro (also ombro)

12. Cando poderei loitar cos demais?

    When will I be able to spar with the others?

    Usage

    Ask when you can start sparring with the other students

    Grammar Note

    Poderei is the future of poder. Cos = con + os

13. Hai vestiario e ducha?

    Is there a changing room and a shower?

    Usage

    Ask for a changing room and shower

    Grammar Note

    No article after hai

14. Onde hai unha roda de capoeira aberta ao público?

    Where is there a capoeira roda open to the public?

    Usage

    Ask where an open capoeira circle is held

    Grammar Note

    Roda means "circle". Aberta agrees with feminine roda. Ao = a + o

15. Garda alta, mira aos ollos do contrincante!

    Guard up, look your opponent in the eyes!

    Usage

    A coach's call to a student. Informal (ti) imperative

    Grammar Note

    Mira is the ti imperative of mirar. Ollo is written with ll

16. Dá patadas con forza, non te conteñas!

    Kick hard, do not hold back!

    Usage

    A coach urging a student to kick hard

    Grammar Note

    The negative imperative uses the subjunctive (conteñas) with te before the verb

17. Cinco minutos de descanso. Bebe auga.

    Five-minute break, drink some water.

    Usage

    A coach announcing a short break

    Grammar Note

    Bebe is the ti imperative of beber

18. Por hoxe abonda. Moi ben, parabéns!

    That is it for today. Very good, well done!

    Usage

    What a coach says at the end of a session

    Grammar Note

    Parabéns is a congratulation always used in the plural

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