More Catalan Phrases


More Catalan words and phrases to help smooth your way and make new friends. Have fun learning Catalan!

If you need help with pronunciation,
please see the Pronunciation Guide below.

Meeting People

Hola.
Hello.
Com està?
Què tal?
How are you?
Bé. I vostè?
Fine. And you?
Com es diu?
What is your name?
Em dic ...
My name is ...
Fins més tard.
See you later.
A reveure.
See you.
Adéu.
Adéu-siau.
Goodbye.

Bon dia.
Good morning.
Bona tarda.
Good afternoon.
Bon vespre.
Good evening.
Bona nit.
Good night.
Perdoni.
Excuse me.
Perdoni.
Ho sento.
I'm sorry.
Sisplau.
Si us plau.
Please.
Gràcies.
Thank you.
Moltes gràcies.
Thank you very much.

Home









D'on és vostè?
Where are you from?
Sóc de Canadà.
I come from Canada.
Sóc d'Anglaterra.
I come from England.
Sóc dels Estats Units.
I come from the USA.
Sóc d'Austràlia.
I am from Australia.

On viu vostè?
Where do you live?
Visc a Sydney.
I live in Sydney.

Anglaterra
England
Austràlia
Australia
Canadà
Canada
Escòcia
Scotland
Els Estats Units
United States
Gal·les
Wales
Irlanda
Ireland
Nova Zelanda
New Zealand
Sud-àfrica
South Africa

Say What?









No ho entenc.
I don't understand.
No ho sé.
I don't know.
Parlo català.
I speak Catalan.
Una mica.
A little.
No parlo català.
I don't speak Catalan.
Parla vostè anglès?
Do you speak English?
Parla vostè francès?
Do you speak French?
Parla vostè portuguès?
Do you speak Portuguese?
Parla vostè castellà?
Do you speak Spanish?
Parla vostè alemany?
Do you speak German?

Ho entenc.
I understand.
Ho sé.
I know.
D'acord.
Va bé.
All right. OK.
Cap problema.
Això rai.
No problem.
No es preocupi!
No pateixi!
Don't worry!
Sí.
Yes.
No.
No.

Where is ...








On són els lavabos?
Where are the toilets?
On és el cafè més proper?
Where is the nearest café?
On és la fleca?
Where is the bakery?
On és la farmàcia?
Where is the chemist?
On és l'hotel?
Where is the hotel?
On és el bar?
Where is the bar?
On és el banc?
Where is the bank?
On és el supermercat?
Where is the supermarket?
Voldria ...
I would like ...
Voldria vostè ...?
Would you like ...?
El/ la compro.
Do you want ...?
Sí.
Yes.
No.
No.
Quant és?
Quant val?
How much is it?



On és el cafè d'internet més proper?
Where is the nearest internet café?
Accepten targetes de crèdit?
Do you accept credit cards?
El compte, sisplau.
The bill, please.

Drink









Voldria una cervesa.
I'd like a beer.
Jo prendré una coca-cola.
I'll have a coke.
Vi negre.
Red wine.
Vi blanc.
White wine.
Dos gots de vi blanc.
Two glasses of white wine.
Un got d'aigua.
A glass of water.
Aigua mineral.
Mineral water.
Un suc de taronja.
Orange juice.
Amb gel.
With ice.
Sense gel.
Without ice.
Llet.
Milk.

Un cafè amb llet.
A white coffee.
Un cafè.
Un cafè sol.
A black coffee.
Un cafè descafeïnat.
A decaf.
Un tallat.
A coffee with a little milk.
Un te amb llet.
A white tea.
Un te sense llet.
A black tea.
Una tassa de ...
A cup of ...
Dues tasses de ...
Two cups of ...
Amb sucre.
With sugar.
Sense sucre.
Without sugar.

Food









Voldria una truita amb patates.
I'd like a Spanish omelette.
Jo prendré un entrepà de pernil.
I'll have a ham sandwich.
Patates fregides.
Chips.
Pa.
Bread.
Formatge.
Cheese.
Verdures.
Hortalisses.
Vegetables.
Amanida.
Ensalada.
Salad.
Postres.
Dessert.
Xocolat.
Chocolate.
Maduixot.
Strawberry.
Gelat.
Ice cream.
Pastís.
Cake.

Sopa.
Soup.
Arròs.
Rice.
Ou / ous.
Egg / eggs.
Peix.
Fish.
Pollastre.
Chicken.
Carn de bou.
Beef.
Fruita / fruites.
Fruit.
Poma.
Apple.
Taronja.
Orange.
Gerds.
Raspberries.

Sóc vegetarià.
I am vegetarian. (man)
Sóc vegetariana.
I am vegetarian. (woman)
No menjo carn.
I don't eat meat.

Weather



Fa bon dia avui.
It's fine weather today.
Fa mal dia avui.
It's awful weather today.
Fa calor avui.
It's hot today.
Fa fred avui.
It's cold today.
Fa vent avui.
It's windy today.
Hi ha boira avui.
It's foggy today.

Plou avui.
It's raining today.
Neva avui.
It's snowing today.
Plourá demà?
Will it rain tomorrow?
Nevará demà?
Will it snow tomorrow?

Small Talk



M'agrada ...
I like ... (sg)
M'agraden ...
I like ... (pl)
No m'agrada ...
I don't like ... (sg)
No m'agraden ...
I don't like ... (pl)
Li agrada ...?
Do you like ...? (sg)
Li agraden ...?
Do you like ...? (pl)
Sí.
Yes.
No.
No.

Vingui aquí!
Come here!
Anem-hi!
Let's go!
És fabulós!
It's great!
És horrorós!
It's awful!
Aquí.
Here.
Allí.
There.
Allà.
Over there.



Estic perdut. (m)
Estic perduda. (f)
I'm lost.
Estem perduts. (m)
Estem perdudes. (f)
We're lost.

Compte!
Be careful!
Auxili!
Help!
Vagi-se'n!
Vés-te'n!
Go away!

Days of the Week



Dilluns
Monday
Dimarts
Tuesday
Dimecres
Wednesday
Dijous
Thursday
Divendres
Friday
Dissabte
Saturday
Diumenge
Sunday

ahir
yesterday
avui
today
demà
tomorrow

la setmana passada
last week
aquesta setmana
this week
la setmana que ve
la propera setmana
next week



Salut!
Cheers!
Bona sort!
Good luck!
Feliç Nadal!
Merry Christmas!
Feliç Any Nou!
Happy New Year!

Signs





Obert
Open
Tancat
Closed
Entrada
Entrance
Salida
Exit
Entrada prohibida
No Entry
Prohibit fumar
No fumar
No Smoking

Policia
Police
Serveis
Toilets
El lavabo / els lavabos
The toilet / toilets
Homes
Senyors
Men
Dones
Senyores
Women



Pronunciation Guide
Vowels:
unstressed a and e are pronounced as e as in brother (ə)
ai is pronounced as əi
au is pronounced as əu
e is pronounced as e as in pet (ɛ)
é is pronounced as e
unstressed o is pronounced as u
o is pronounced as o as in pot (ɔ)
ó is pronounced as o

Consonants:
b and v in the middle of a word are a bilabial fricative, like a v using both lips together (β)
c before e or i is pronounced as s
d in the middle or end of a word is like the in this (ð)
c before e or i is pronounced as s as in pleasure (ʒ)
g in the middle of a word is like gh, a voiced velar fricative (ɣ) or its approximant (ɰ)
g at the end of a word is pronounced as k
gu before e or i is pronounced as g
h is silent
j is pronounced as s as in pleasure (ʒ)
ll is pronounced as ly as in million (ʎ), or y as in yet (IPA j)
ŀl and tl are pronounced as a long l (IPA l:)
ny is pronounced as ny as in canyon (ɲ)
qu before e or i is pronounced as k
tg and ig are pronounced as j as in judge (dʒ)
tg and ig at the end of a word are pronounced as ch as in church (tʃ)
tll is a long ll (ʎ:)
tm is pronounced as a long m (IPA m:)
tn is pronounced as a long n (IPA n:)
tx is pronounced as ch as in church (tʃ)
v is pronounced b at the start of a word
x and ix are pronounced as sh as in shop (ʃ)

Please note:
aquest is pronounced as aket, aquests is pronounced as akets
molt is pronounced as mol (mɔɫ)
quant is pronounced as kwan
d'accord is pronounced as dakor (dakɔr)
vull is often pronounced as bui
cinc is pronounced as sing (siŋ)
tinc is pronounced as ting (tiŋ)
entenc is pronounced as enteng (ɛntɛŋ)
prendre is pronounced an pendre (pɛndrə)


 


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