Hola Bee H and thanks for your comment! I'm glad you found that useful. Stay tuned: I'll soon be uploading a video on how to pronounce vowels in Catalan (we have 8 sounds) :)

Qué bien! A seguir aprendiendo :)

It's great to hear that! Bon viatge i bon cap de setmana (safe travels and have a great weekend!) :)

Obrigada!

I do not think that many Spanish people know there are subtle differences, because they were told there weren't any. Your brain is totally fine.

Merci Maya! Fins aviat :)

Moltes gràcies, Jose Ivan! Estoy contenta que sean útiles

Hola Alana! It's taken me a while, but there will be new content soon :)

Qué bien Felipe! Me alegro un montón que los vídeos te sean útiles :)

Merci Melian!

Ok

Moltes gràcies de nou :)

Merci Jan! (Thanks, Jan) :)

Beautiful third language :)

Hola Felipe, gràcies pel teu comentari! (gracias por tu comentario!). ¡Tu español es muy bueno! Seguro que te ayudará en el aprendizaje del catalán... Hay muchas similitudes :) Ya que te gusta el Barça, puedes visitar la página y leer sobre otras costumbres o aspectos típicos catalanes www.learncatalanfrombarcelona.com/category/traditions/

Sabe, pra mejorar mi castillano me gusta assistir series documentales de la TVE. Atualmente estoy vendo la serie "Ciudades para el siglo XXI". ;)

Gràcies a tu Fatema :)

Muchas gracias por tu comentario, Marcos :)

Hola Ronnie! You can learn about the pronounciation of the vowels in this other video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/er-nY6SnrLOodZ8.html

Hola José, gracias por tu comentario! Celebro que te gustara el vídeo :)

Moltes gràcies, Nan 11, pel teu comentari tan amable i sincer! M'alegra saber que el video t'ha estat útil. Al aprendre idiomes, sempre m'ajuda tenir una idea de com es pronuncien les lletres, sobretot les vocals... El teu català és fantàstic! Puc preguntar d'on ets (per curiositat)? :)

Is "Nan" only 11? If so and she isn't a native Catalan, I'm giving up and learning "La lengua Vasca"! 66veteran

Or born in 2011, 8 years old :)

Hola! Espero que lo pases genial en Barcelona y disfrutes aprendiendo catalán :)

Thanks for the comment! :) Here's the video on how to pronounce "ll": kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rb-HntKimrO9aIk.html

Merciii :)

Merci :)

Hola José y gracias! Buena pregunta, me acabo de dar cuenta que no la pronuncié en el vídeo 🙈 La "H" se llama "hac" y se pronuncia "AK"... Espero que esto resuelva tu duda :)

Gràcies for your comment! Always learning :)

That's right, Catalan is a bit more difficult than Spanish. As it happens in French, you don't always pronounce all the vowels the way they are written. As everything in life, is all about getting used to it! I gave an overview at the How to pronounce the vowels video :)

Try to search for listening books read in catalan... and listen and read all together

Hola Sam, great to hear that! Each library has its own selection of books. Not sure if you are based in Catalonia but I would recommend that you go to the library itself and browse for books that would suit your level :)

Learn Catalan from Barcelona.. Will try that out! Thx! By the way

These are the existing accented letters in Catalan: à é è í ï ó ò ú ü ç

Hola i moltíssimes gràcies pel comentari! Wow, Vietnam... Siempre me fascina saber hasta dónde llegan estos vídeos :) Sí, la "r fuerte" es un sonido difícil si no estás acostumbrado... Buena pregunta... creo que hay algunas pero no demasiadas. Por ejemplo: recàrrec o rearranjament.

@@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756 Hola Maria, moltíssimes gràcies per la teva resposta 😊 Sí, el vídeo llega al mundo entero y al que quiere aprender catalán. Estas palabras seguramente que me cuesta bastante pero bueno, intentaré pronunciarlo bien. De todas maneras, buena suerte a ti!! 👏

Práctica, práctica y paciencia ;)

Like the English pronunciation.

Hola! Without having specific academic knowledge on phonetics and phonology, I would say Italian might be more similar (although their intonation and "melody" is fairly different). For some people Catalan sounds a bit like Portuguese - there are some similar sounds.

Hola Leon! "LL" is definitely a tricky sound not easy to pronounce even for natives! Keep on trying :)

How did you learn catalan through duolingo? Like which language did you select?

@@angelavidales9040 You can only select Spanish.

Great question! It's because the last "E" is non-stressed. Check the video on how to pronounce the vowels for an explanation :) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/er-nY6SnrLOodZ8.html

@@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756 moltes gràcies :)

No, we don't have that rule, but you also have to take into account that in terms of vowels, you don't always pronounce what you get (as it happens in Spanish). Here's more info: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/er-nY6SnrLOodZ8.html

Hola Florian, molt, molt bona pregunta! Segons el TERMCAT (centre de terminologia català), la "Ç" es classifica com una "C". Personalment, no la vaig incloure al vídeo per simplificar i perquè no afegeix cap so (Ç sona com C + E/I). L'ela geminada (l·l) està considerada un conjunt de lletres (L+L). En aquest últim cas, sí que la fonètica de l'ela geminada és una mica diferent. Però és una molt bona idea! La Ç i la l·l són definitivament importants! :)

Bona pregunta. Tenim un alfabet incomplet per la colonització mental que patim a causa de la dominació castellana. Si Catalunya fos independent, segur que el nostre alfabet seria més nostre i no diríem que hi ha 5 vocals, sinó 8, com té realment la fonètica catalana.

Acceptable www.enciclopedia.cat/ec-gec-0118554.xml :)

Haha good point! "Jo" is a Catalan word and therefore it pronounces J the Catalan way while "Juan" is a Spanish name and the J sounds Spanish. In Catalan it would be "Joan" (J sounding like in "jo") :)

@@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756 thank u motles Gràcies 。this video help me a lot hope u can keep update~

Hola Leila! If you mean a "th" sound as in "thought" (or like a Z in Spanish) then no, there isn't.

I am not surprised. My parents just HAD to give me a name with a sound that a lot of languages don't have. ;)

@@SaxyLament Well the soft “th” /ð/ as in “that” exists in some dialects of Spanish… the letter D can sometimes be pronounced this way.

I realise it is not the easiest sound but you can definitely give it a go! But don't worry about it too much, you can do your best and I'm sure you'll be understood :)

Hola Christian! Thanks for your genuine interest. Please send me a private message via KZfaq or via my Facebook page Learn Catalan from Barcelona :)

Learn Catalan from Barcelona great. I have liked your Facebook page and also sent a private message

Perfecte, gràcies! (thanks!)

Learn Catalan from Barcelona hello I am from Barcelona i want to learn Catalan how I can get your more videos It's helps me a lot Thanks

Hola Uzma! Thanks for your comment :) I'll be uploading another video next week, so definitely worth passing by again to learn a few more bits in Catalan.

That’s X.

Hola Henry! Do you mean the pronunciation or alphabet is similar in Vietnamese? I'm curious :)

Learn Catalan from Barcelona yes my language is built on yours

We don’t pronounce it :)

H = “hac”

Just saw your comment! You can start having a look at my website: www.learncatalanfrombarcelona.com/catalan-online-resources/ What other resources would you be interested in? :)

Learn Catalan from Barcelona thank you! I’ll start with your website.

Sí - yes!

It’s “hac” (silent H)

Great choice! ;)

Hahaha "quants més serem, més riurem" ;)

@@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756 Sugerir aquest vídeo a catalans ... mare meva... 😅😅

Hola Luis! I didn't include "ela geminada" (l•l) because that is technically not considered a letter per se, but rather a group of letters.