In Portuguese we say "Bom dia", meas good morning.

Me too❤

Hola Wint Herr! I agree with you that it's fascinating to find out how similar Catalan is to Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese... All of those are Romance languages and whilst Catalan is not a strict combination of Spanish and French, they do share many parallelisms :)

Wint Herr man I never knew that. I always thought it was a mixture of Spanish and French.

Why not? Do people really think there were 1000 languages descended from Latin rather than major ones and little dialects that influenced each other and were influenced more by one of the larger languages? It seems preposterous to think a minor dialect/language between The major castilian and french language is not the result of a mix when that is what logic would dictate. Not every dialect descends from the proto language. Portunol is not a vulgar latin descendant as much as it is a language that is between spanish and portuguese, that is what Catalan is, a primordial portunolic type language between french and spanish.

Phillip Louis You are very wrong! Catalan is not a mix between Spanish and French. It’s a Latin derived language by its own like Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or French are. Actually it’s a direct descendant of Occitan, which is an extinct language that was spoken throughout the southern half of France, before French (a very different language) was imposed by force. If you care to investigate you will find that modern Catalan share features of Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and French, but it’s none of them nor any combination of any of them.

@@lsfornells Why don't you just say that Catalan is way older than French, Italian or Spanish? Catalan was spoken language in Girona before Spain even existed, when Arabs have been building Madrid. Just read Wikipedia and you'll find out. Catalan is also the most similar language to Latin. Majority of the nouns are the same. Other modern languages like Spanish or Italian use added ending on the end of the nouns.

Totally! Don't speak Portuguese myself, but love how it sounds :)

Por supuesto que el Portugues y el Catalán son similares. Dado que ambos idiomas son prostituciones linguísticas de la exquisita lengua ESPAÑOLA-CASTELLANA-CRISTIANA. En pocas palabras: El Portugues y el Catalufo son Español mal hablado.

Flavio Santana it’s also similar to French (:

No tenim bigoti com vosaltres i per sort som diferents

EL ÚLTIMO ÁNGEL CAÍDO. O espanhol é simplesmente um português muito novo e básico que foi influenciado pelas línguas ao seu redor (Aragonês, Austro-leonês, Aranês, Catalão , Euskera).

Merci, Gene, for your comment! Eivissa is gorgeous and you will realise that their Catalan is slightly different than mine - the Balearic islands have their own accent and expressions. However, there are many similarities :)

Yes I have noticed! Jo vull parlar Eivissenc, per que es accent m'agrada molt. I also really like your accent, in Eivissa they also say "es/sa" instead of "el/la", right?

Exacte Gene! If I'm not mistaken, all Balearic islands say es/sa instead of el/la. I also love their accents but to be honest they are also challenging for me sometimes! Especially the way they pronounce vowels :)

Thanks for your kind words, Toni! Glad you found the video useful ;)

You are very welcome. Be sure I'll share it with any foreign friends curious about learning Catalan !

Gràcies pel comentari! I sometimes feel that Portuguese and Catalan sound somehow similar :)

Hola Aram, què tal l'examen? (How did the exam go?) :) Very glad that they were useful! Out of curiosity, how come you are studying Catalan?

Hola :) very happy to know the videos are helping you getting ready for Barcelona! Have a fab time there!

Everybody there speak Spanish

Hola i moltes gràcies pel comentari :) It is definitely very rewarding to learn Romance languages if you are a native speaker of one of them!

Merci! You will always be welcome :)

Hola Mariofrancisco123, very glad you found it helpful :) Stay tuned for more some language pills to come!

That´s great to read, gràcies! Hope your course is going well and you learn loads :)

Hola :) Muchas gracias por tu comentario y estoy de acuerdo que hablar/conocer otros idiomas similares es una gran ayuda!

Gracias!

Moltíssimes gràcies, Sillysertryu! Si tens algun dubte en particular, fes-m´ho saber :)

Gràcies, Davis and have a great time in Barcelona!

Moltes gràcies pel comentari (thanks a lot for the comment)! Very glad you are making progress. Catalan is a beautiful language :)

Hola Oj Dua, I'm very happy it was helpful! More videos to come regularly, so stay tunned :)

Maria, when I travel and interact with a local, I usually start my conversation by apologizing that I don't speak the language very well: "I'm sorry I don't speak ---- very well. Do you speak English?" How would you say that in Catalan?

Hola Oj Dua! Sure, I answered your PM on that :) "I'm sorry, I don't speak Catalan (very well). Do you speak English?" would be the following in Catalan: "Ho sento / perdó, no parlo català (gaire bé). Parles anglès?".

Merci Ryan :)

Gràcies Alberto!

Moltes gràcies pel teu comentari Brando! Em fa molta il.lusió que t´agradin els videos :)

Saluts des de Australia, Jo vaig parlar el Catala amb els meus pares fin que van morir..Ara tinc 75 anys..Saludos desde Australia . Yo hablé el Catalan con mis padres hasta su muerte, Ahora tengo 75 anos.Greetings from Australia, I spoke Catalan with parents till they left the earth plane Now I am 75 .. Knowledge is power

Merciii for your comment :)

Gràcies (thank you)! Glad you found it practical :)

:) glad to hear that!

Gràcies, very kind! 😄

Hola! Had no clue about that, gràcies for the learning :)

Learn Catalan from Barcelona you're very welcome there's all of similarities in Catalan that Portuguese has.

"Buenos Dias" in Spanish, "Bom Dia" in Portuguese and "Bon Dia" in Catalan. The French "Bonjour" and the Italian "Buongiorno" related but diffferent

Gràcies, Urban Self Defense! More videos coming very soon :)

Thank you! If you can follow my channel as well, I would really appreciate it :) I work in Barcelona with self defense!

I will definitely have a look :)

Hola! Great to hear it is interesting :)

Merci Rafael!!

Wow, Catalan even reaching Indonesia, that's fab! Very happy it was helpful :)

Gràcies

Merci :)

Hola Kai Leung Huen! Definitely, stay tunned for more videos and visit www.learncatalanfrombarcelona.com to get some more info :)

I think so too! I know a bit of French from school and anytime I hear Portuguese there are many sounds that sound like Catalan to me :)

I say the similarities are partially because Catalan and Portuguese retain a lot of archaic features that Spanish loss alongside the coincidental vowel reduction both languages have undergone. Compare the Ladino language of Sephardi Jews. It is derived from Medieval Castilian but has a very similar softness in sound as Portuguese and Catalan.

That was the purpose :D

Precisely :) Spanish, French, Italian, Portugese, Catalan (...and others) are Romance languages and come from Latin. It´s fascinating to see the similarities!

it's just a different language.

You forgot Portuguese

Moltes gràcies, Th k :)

Hola Caroline :) Yes, there are many similarities indeed. Haha of course, but no worries, we all speak Spanish as well ;)

De res!

Molt bona suggerència :)

A big part of that is the _schwa_ - the mid central vowel, which is all over the english language - many unstressed vowels take this sound. In (most dialects of) Catalan, unstressed e and a take this sound. (which sounds a bit different in different places - in Barcelona it's proctically and 'a' sound)

The second "e" in "vespre" sounds like "e" in "rather", what we Catalans say "e neutra", that's when "e" it's not stressed

Merci Enric!

Hola and great question! As Enric said, [E] may have stressed and non-stressed sounds. In 'VESPRE, the first E is stressed whereas the second is not and therefore has a neutral sound, which is like a neutral "A". You can find out more about how to pronounce vowels in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/er-nY6SnrLOodZ8.html

Hola! Aquí tienes una explicación general de las vocales: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/er-nY6SnrLOodZ8.html

Moltes gràcies

Molt bé! "El seu" is correct but formal (vostè). You could also say "el teu" (informal and what I would use in this context :)

Haha thank you, there is still a lot of room for improvement ;)

You forgot the Portuguese

Hola Ali! There definitely are many similarities between Spanish and Catalan and learning one benefits the other :) Hope you can make it to Barcelona soon!

@@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756 I don't have much time to learn Spanish quickly.. Also.. I'm Syrian and i live in syria.. Our situation is too bad.. No visa to any country for visiting.. My dream is visiting Barcelona.. Soom I'll be free and I'll start to learn Spanish more than now.. And Catalan in the future using your channel and more and more.. If that happened and i visit Barcelona.. I hope to see u there my teacher.. Mucho gusto mí maestra.. Hasta luego 😍

Ali Shahoud Hola de nou (hi again)! I am sorry to hear about your challenges and agree that it is very sad and tough what Syria has been going through in the last years. It is inspiring to see how passionate you feel about Barcelona and both Spanish and Catalan! I will continue to share my language in the best possible way, so that people who cannot access it directly, also have the opportunity to learn some bits :) Take good care and keep fingers crossed that soon or later you can visit Barcelona 😊💪🏼

@@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756 Thank you again.. And I'm so happy because we spoke a little here.. God bless you..😍😍😍

Moltes gràcies Ali Shahoud! :)

Hola Richard! You can certainly go around Barcelona and Catalonia only with Spanish. We are completely bilingual and I cannot imagine someone who would expect a foreigner to speak Catalan ;) What I try to do whenever I travel is to learn a few words in the local language (in this case Catalan) and then use them more as a sign of respect rather than an actual need :) Have a fab time!

Learn Catalan from Barcelona . Thank you so much, I totally understand and agree. Muchas gracias, que tengas bjen dia

Gracias a ti y disfruta del viaje :)

Let me be clear on that. In Catalonia you can find people like me that even if we can speak spanish we consider spanish as an imposed language in our territory and will never want to use it in Catalonia on a day to day basis. So in my point of view you would do better to learn a bit of catalan and most importantly, please do not ask catalans to speak you in spanish when being in Catalonia. As spanish language was imposed to our catalan nation through a bloody history, and besides a lot of people in catalonia keep struggling for an independent catalonia, there will be people like myself that will feel treated with a lack of respect if you assume we must speak spanish instead catalan in the catalan territory. The catalan language has been during 1000 years the common communication tool in public ambiences in Catalonia and this is the role it should keep for many centuries to come.

De res i records a Argèlia! (de nada y saludos a Argelia!)

Hola, se nota que estás muy familiarizado con los canales de comunicación catalanes! Como primer paso, creo que es genial que pases tiempo escuchando radio y viendo tele en catalán. Me parece que tu pregunta es principalmente una cuestión de prioridades :) Vives en Cataluña? Si es así, te animaría a que empieces a tener interacciones socialies en catalán (al ir a una tienda, hablar con los vecinos...). No tiene que ser perfecto y creo que te ayudará a mejorar de una manera natural!

@@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756 Gracias por contestarme! Vivo en Inglaterra. Escucho la radio en catalan en linea y sale unas pocas series de tele por netflix, KZfaq o la página web de las emisoras catalanas (de las que la mayoría de programas son bloqueadas fuera de España).. Ahorita no tengo con quién hablar. Así que he aprendido seguir lo que dice el radio sin hablar nada. Entonces debo hacer un gran esfuerzo para aprender hablar catalán y luego visitar Cataluña en unos meses. 🤔

@@trvrw Ya te entiendo, es complicado, especialmente si no vives en el lugar! No se dónde en Inglaterra vives, pero a veces he leído que algunas universidades y centros en el extranjero ofrecen cursos de catalán :) sino, tal vez haya alguno online!

Hola i merci pel comentari! Ets australià i escrius molt i molt bé en català. Tinc curiositat... On has après l'idioma? Jo actualment estic estudiant alemany i m'encanta! Però és força diferent al català. M'han comentat que l'holandès és, més o menys, similar al alemany. Molts ànims sigui quin sigui l'idioma pel que et decideixis :)

L'holandès és molt similar al alemany. Anglès, neerlandès, alemany, frisó, afrikaans, són totes les llengües germàniques.

Cada dia s'aprèn alguna cosa :)

Això és molt cert. Continueu penjant bons videos :)

EyeOfTheAussieSky Això està fet! ;)

Hola! Here's my video showing you how to pronounce the LL sound: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rb-HntKimrO9aIk.html

Hola Adam! Interesting query! I have just found this resource, which may be helpful? It seems you can listen to some parts of the New Testament in Catalan. www.socri.cat/biblia/biblia.html You have to click on the right-hand side of the page, where it says: "Escolta la Bíblia".

Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

Precisely!

Learn Catalan from Barcelona Just a note: in English, this would be “Back in a minute”, or “I’ll be back in a minute/moment/second”. “See you now” doesn’t mean “Fins ara”, although those are the same words. If it is used in English, “See you now” is an informal way of saying “Goodbye” (ie with no expectation of seeing the person again soon).

Or "I'll be right there"... Arriba

De nada, Enrique! Es cierto que son idiomas similares pero algo distintos. Si quieres un poco más de información, puedes ver los otros vídeos o ir a www.learncatalanfrombarcelona.com :)

Moltes gràcies!

Hola! Hope the videos were useful? :)

In the Philippines, Catalunya has a seat at the UN ? You're nice !

Hola! The only word that is Catalan is "pera" (pear). The rest does not seem to be standard Catalan.

La veritat és que no havia sentit mai aquesta expressió! Es diu per una zona en concret?

Learn Catalan from Barcelona Ací al meu poble (sóc de Benicarló) molta gent diu "au", és molt valencià, encara que a les terres de l'Ebre també ho he sentit molt, però "au cacau" és més típic de l'Horta de València, fora d'eixa comarca, poca gent ho diu (jo sóc l'excepció xd) :)

Quina gràcia, per això no ho havia sentit mai! No sóc filologa i per tant desconec les particularitats de cada regió... Però m’encanta veure la diversitat del llenguatge. Gràcies per compartir-ho :)

Can you help me translate these phrases to Catalan and I will definitely give you a credit for it! Thanks in advance! :) 1 Hello! 2 Good morning! 3 Good evening! 4 Welcome! 5 How are you? 6 I'm fine, thanks! 7 And you? 8 Good. 9 How are things? 10 Can't complain. 11 I'm very glad to see you. 12 Thank you very much! 13 You're welcome! 14 What's new? 15 Nothing much. 16 I have to go. 17 It's getting late. 18 See you tomorrow. 19 Good luck! 20 Thanks for coming. 21 I will be right back. 22 Good night! 23 See you later! 24 Have a nice day! 25 Good bye! 26 Do you speak English 27 What's your name? 28 My name is… 29 Pleased to meet you. 30 With pleasure. 31 How old are you? 32 I'm … years old. 33 Where are you from? 34 I'm from… 35 Where do you live? 36 What is your job? 37 I'm a student. 38 I work as a … 39 I'm retired now. 40 I used to be a Teacher 41 Yes / No 42 It's a good idea. 43 It's a lie. 44 Trust me. 45 Of course. 46 No, thank you. 47 I can't. 48 Congrats! 49 Maybe. 50 It's good. 51 Perfect. 52 Too bad. 53 Finally! 54 You are lucky. 55 No doubt about it. 56 Are you kidding? 57 Stop it. 58 Don't do that. 59 It's OK, don't worry. 60 Watch out! 61 Take care. 62 It's a mistake. 63 Well done. 64 I'm late! 65 I'm home. 66 Let's go out. 67 Nice. 68 I know. 69 I don't know. 70 As you like. 71 Please. 72 Excuse me. 73 I'm sorry. 74 What? 75 Why? 76 Who? 77 How? 78 When? 79 Where? 80 How long? 81 For what? 82 How are you feeling? 83 I'm all right. 84 A little depressed. 85 How was your day? 86 It was fine. 87 Busy. 88 What's the matter? 89 I'm not feeling good. 90 Nothing, I'm fine. 91 Can you help me? 92 Of course! 93 Sure. 94 Yes, I am. 95 What do you like? 96 I like reading books. 97 How was it? 98 It was OK. 99 Do you have a hobby? 100 Yes, my hobby is listening to music.

1 Hola! 2 Bon dia! 3 Bona tarda! (also, "bona vesprada" or "bon vespre") 4 Benvingut! (if said to a girl, "benvinguda") 5 Com estàs? (in plural, "com esteu?") 6 Estic bé, gràcies! 7 I tu? (in plural, "i vosaltres?") 8 Bé. 9 Com estan les coses? 10 No puc queixar-me. 11 Estic molt content de veure't. (if said by a girl, "estic molt contenta de veure't") 12 Moltes gràcies! 13 De res! 14 Què hi ha de nou? 15 No gaire. 16 He d'anar-me'n. (also, "he de marxar") 17 S'està fent tard. 18 Et veuré demà. 19 Bona sort! 20 Gràcies per venir. (dialectally, "gràcies per vindre") 21 Tornaré. 22 Bona nit! 23 Et veuré després! 24 Passa un bon dia! 25 Adéu! 26 Parles anglès? (or, more formal, "parla anglès?", also, "anglès" can be written "anglés") 27 Quin és el teu nom? 28 El meu nom és … 29 Encantat de conèixer-te. (if said by a girl, "encantada de conèixer-te", also, "conèixer" can be written "conéixer") 30 Encantat. (if said by a girl, "encantada") 31 Quants anys tens? 32 Tinc … anys. 33 d'on ets? (dialectally, "d'on eres?") 34 Sóc de … 35 On vius? 36 Quin és el teu treball? 37 Sóc estudiant. 38 Treballo de … (dialectally, "treballe de ..." or "treball de ...") 39 Estic jubilat ara. 40 Era mestre. 41 Sí / No. 42 És una bona idea. 43 És mentida. 44 Creu-me. 45 Per descomptat. 46 No, gràcies. 47 No puc. 48 Enhorabona! 49 Potser. (also, "tal volta" ) 50 És bo. (in different contexts, it can be "està bé" or "està bo") 51 Perfecte. 52 Molt dolent. (also, "molt roí" and, dialectally, "molt roïn") 53 Finalment! 54 Ets un afortunat. (dialectally, "eres un afortunat") 55 No tinc dubte d'això. 56 Em prens el pèl? 57 Prou. 58 No faces això. 59 Està bé, no et preocupes. (in plural, "està bé, no us preocupeu" or, dialectally "està bé, no vos preocupeu") 60 Compte! 61 Vés amb compte. 62 És una errada. 63 Ben fet. 64 Faig tard! 65 Sóc a casa. (dialectally, "estic a casa" or "estic en casa") 66 Sortim. (also, "eixim") 67 Bé. 68 Ho sé. 69 No ho sé. 70 Com prefereixis. (dialectally, "com preferisques" or "com preferesquis") 71 Si us plau. (dialectally, "si vos plau" or "per favor") 72 Perdona. 73 Ho sento. (dialectally, "ho sent") 74 Què? 75 Per què? 76 Qui? 77 Com? 78 Quan? 79 On? 80 Quant de temps? 81 Per a què? 82 Com et trobes? 83 Estic bé. 84 Una mica trist. 85 Com ha estat el teu dia? 86 Ha estat bé. 87 Ocupat. (if said by a girl, ocupada) 88 Què passa? 89 No em trobo bé. (dialectally, "no em trobe bé" or "no em trob bé") 90 Res, estic bé. 91 Pots ajudar-me? (in plural "podeu ajudar-me") 92 Per descomptat! 93 Segur. 94 Sí, sóc. 95 Què t'agrada? 96 M'agrada llegir llibres. 97 Com va estar això? (dialectally, "com està això?") 98 Va estar bé. (dialectally, "està bé") 99 Tens alguna afició? 100 Sí, la meva afició és escoltar música. (dialectally, "sí, la meua afició és escoltar música"). I wrote them in Barcelona dialect and put dialectal variations in brackets ;) and, why is that?

Yep! In Andorra they speak both Catalan and Spanish.

Not yet!

Yup. Betacism occurs in Central Catalan like Spanish.

@@Alan-xe4stThank you!