Useful Catalan phrases
A collection of useful phrases in Catalan, a Romance language spoken mainly in Spain, Andorra and France, with audio recordings for most of them.
Guide to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, sg = singular (to one person), pl = plural (to two or more people), >m = said to men, >f = said to women
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| English | català (Catalan) |
|---|
| Welcome | Benvingut (>m)
Benvinguda (>f)
Benvinguts (pl)
Benvingudes (pl/f) |
| Hello (General greeting) | Hola
Bon dia |
| Hello (on phone) | Hola?
Si?
Digui? |
| How are you? | Com estàs? (inf)
Com està? (frm) |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Bé, gràcies, i tu? (inf)
Bé, gràcies, i vostè? (frm) |
| Long time no see | Quant (de) temps! |
| What's your name? | Com et dius? (inf)
Com es diu? (frm) |
| My name is ... | Em dic ... |
| Where are you from? | D'on ets? (inf)
D'on és vostè? (frm) |
| I'm from ... | Sóc de...
Vinc de ... |
| Pleased to meet you | Encantat
Molt de gust
Tant de gust |
Good morning
(Morning greeting) | Bon dia |
Good afternoon
(Afternoon greeting) | Bona tarda |
Good evening
(Evening greeting) | Bona nit |
| Good night | Bona nit |
Goodbye
(Parting phrases) | Adéu (goodbye)
A reveure (see you)
Que vagi bé (take care)
Fins ara (see you soon)
Fins després (see you later)
Ja ens veurem (we'll be in touch)
Fins demà (see you tomorrow) |
| Good luck! | Bona sort!
Molta sort! |
Cheers! Good Health!
(Toasts used when drinking) | Salut!
Txin txin! |
Bon appetit /
Have a nice meal | Bon profit!
Que vagi de gust! |
Bon voyage /
Have a good journey | Bon viatge! |
| I don't understand | No ho entenc |
| Yes | Sí |
| No | No |
| Maybe | Potser |
| I don't know | No sé |
| Do you understand? | Entens? |
| I understand | Entenc |
| Please speak more slowly | Parli més a poc a poc, si us plau |
| Please say that again | M'ho pot repetir, sisplau? |
| Please write it down | Pot escriure-ho, si us plau?
Que m'ho podria escriure, si us plau? |
| Do you speak English? | Que parla anglès?
Parla anglès? (frm)
Parles anglès? (inf) |
| Do you speak Catalan? | Que parla català?
Parla català? (frm)
Parles català? (inf) |
Yes, a little
(reply to 'Do you speak ...?') | Sí, una mica
Sí, un poc |
| I'm learning Catalan | Estic aprenent català |
| How do you say ... in Catalan? | Com es diu en català ...? |
| Excuse me | Dispensi!
Perdoni! |
| How much is this? | Quant costa això? |
| Sorry | Perdó!
Em sap greu |
| Please | Sisplau |
| Thank you | Gràcies
Moltes gràcies
Mercès |
| Reply to thank you | De res |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | On és el lavabo?
On és la cambra de bany? |
| Would you like to dance with me? | Vols ballar amb mi? |
| I miss you | Et trobo a faltar |
| I love you | T'estimo |
| Get well soon | Que et milloris |
Bless you!
(Said when sb sneezes) | Jesús! (Jesus!)
Salut! (Health!)
Gràcies! (Thank you! - reply) |
| Go away! | Ves-te'n! |
| Leave me alone! | Deixa'm en pau! |
| Help! | Socors!
Auxili! |
| Fire! | Foc! |
| Stop! | Alto! |
| Call the police! | Crida la policia!
Truca la policia! |
| Christmas greetings | Bon Nadal |
| New Year greetings | Feliç any nou |
| Easter greetings | Bona Pasqua |
| Birthday greetings | Per molts anys
Bon aniversari
Moltes Felicitats |
| Congratulations! | Felicitacions! |
| One language is never enough | No n'hi ha prou amb una llengua |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | El meu aerolliscador està ple d'anguiles |
Recordings and corrections provided by Sergi Mesonero
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Information about Catalan |Phrases |Numbers |Family words |Time |Tongue twisters |Tower of Babel | Catalan courses on:Amazon.com andAmazon.co.uk [affilate links]
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Links
Collections of Catalan phrases (some with audio)
https://ilovelanguages.org/catalan_phrases.php
https://ielanguages.com/catalan.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/catalan.shtml
http://mylanguages.org/catalan_phrases.php
https://wikitravel.org/en/Catalan_phrasebook
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