Learn Catalan ten words at a time
Ten short games: the 102 most useful Catalan words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- HolaO-la
- Hello
- Bon diabon DEE-a
- Good morning
- Bon vesprebon VES-pra
- Good evening
- Adéua-DAY-oo
- Goodbye
- Ens veiemuhns buh-YEM
- See you
- Si us plausee oos PLOW
- Please
- GràciesGRA-see-es
- Thank you
- De resde RES
- You're welcome
- Ho sentooo SEN-to
- Sorry
- Perdoniper-DO-ni
- Excuse me
- Encantat de conèixer-teen-kan-TAT de ko-NAY-sher-ta
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- Voldria...vol-DREE-a
- I would like...
- Aquesta-KET
- This one
- Quant és?kwant ES
- How much is it?
- El compte, si us plauel KOM-ta see oos PLOW
- The bill, please
- Amb targetaam tar-JAY-ta
- By card
- En efectiuen e-fek-TEE-oo
- In cash
- AiguaAY-gwa
- Water
- Cafèka-FE
- Coffee
- Teteh
- Tea
- Cervesaser-VE-za
- Beer
- Sense...SEN-sa
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- SíSEE
- Yes
- NoNO
- No
- D'acordda-KOR
- Okay
- No entencno en-TENK
- I don't understand
- Parla anglès?PAR-la an-GLES
- Do you speak English?
- Ho pot repetir?oo pot re-pe-TEER
- Can you repeat that?
- Més a poc a poc, si us plaumes a POK a POK see oos PLOW
- Slowly, please
- Què és això?ke es a-SHO
- What is this?
- Necessito...ne-se-SEE-to
- I need...
- Em pot ajudar?em pot a-joo-DA
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- Unoon
- One
- Dosdos
- Two
- Trestres
- Three
- QuatreKWA-tra
- Four
- Cincseeng
- Five
- Sissees
- Six
- Setset
- Seven
- VuitVOO-eet
- Eight
- Nounow
- Nine
- DeuDE-oo
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- Té...?tay
- Do you have...?
- On és...?on ES
- Where is...?
- Obertoo-BERT
- Open
- Tancattan-KAT
- Closed
- Una bossa?OO-na BO-sa
- A bag?
- Massa carMA-sa KAR
- Too expensive
- Tinc una reservateeng OO-na re-ZER-va
- I have a reservation
- L'esmorzar està inclòs?les-mor-ZA es-TA een-KLOS
- Is breakfast included?
- Quina és la contrasenya del wifi?KEE-na es la kon-tra-SE-nya del WEE-fee
- What's the wifi password?
- Puc...?pook
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.
- Una taula per a dos, si us plauOO-na TAW-la per a dos see oos PLOW
- A table for two
- La carta, si us plaula KAR-ta see oos PLOW
- The menu, please
- Què recomana?kway re-ko-MA-na
- What do you recommend?
- No menjo...no MEN-jo
- I don't eat...
- Sóc al·lèrgic a...sok a-LER-jeek a
- I'm allergic to...
- Carnkarn
- Meat
- Pollastrepo-LYAS-tra
- Chicken
- Peixpesh
- Fish
- Està boníssimes-TA bo-NEE-sim
- It's delicious
- Salut!sa-LOOT
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- Com està?kom es-TA
- How are you?
- Bé, gràciesbay GRA-see-es
- I'm fine, thanks
- I vostè?ee vos-TE
- And you?
- Com es diu?kom es DEE-oo
- What's your name?
- Em dic...em DEEK
- My name is...
- D'on és?don ES
- Where are you from?
- Sóc de...sok de
- I'm from...
- M'agradama-GRA-da
- I like it
- És precióses pre-see-OS
- It's beautiful
- Benvingutsben-veen-GOOTS
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- On és el lavabo?on ES el la-VA-bo
- Where is the toilet?
- Com puc anar a...?kom pook a-NA a
- How do I get to...?
- A l'esquerraa les-KE-ra
- To the left
- A la dretaa la DRE-ta
- To the right
- Tot rectetot REK-ta
- Straight ahead
- Aquía-KEE
- Here
- L'estació de trenles-ta-see-O de tren
- Train station
- Autobúsow-to-BOOS
- Bus
- Aeroporta-e-ro-PORT
- Airport
- Un bitllet, si us plauoon bit-LYET see oos PLOW
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- AraA-ra
- Now
- Més tardmes TAR
- Later
- Avuia-VOO-ee
- Today
- Demàde-MA
- Tomorrow
- Aquesta nita-KES-ta NEET
- Tonight
- Quan?kwan
- When?
- A quina hora obre?a KEE-na O-ra O-bra
- What time does it open?
- Un moment, si us plauoon mo-MEN see oos PLOW
- One moment, please
- Minutsmee-NOOTS
- Minutes
- HoresO-res
- Hours
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Ajuda!a-JOO-da
- Help!
- Truqui a un metge!TROO-kee a oon MET-ja
- Call a doctor
- Policiapo-lee-SEE-a
- Police
- Farmàciafar-MA-see-a
- Pharmacy
- Hospitalos-pee-TAL
- Hospital
- Estic perdutes-TIK per-DOOT
- I'm lost
- No em trobo béno em TRO-bo bay
- I don't feel well
- M'han robatman ro-BAT
- It was stolen
- És una emergènciaes OO-na e-mer-JEN-see-a
- It's an emergency
- Deixa'm en pauDE-sham en POW
- Leave me alone