Numbers

Catalan Lesson 6 (Numbers and School)

Duration: 30 mins

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Linguistic Catalan Vocabulary
Culture Catalan Phrases
Structure Catalan Grammar

The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Catalan. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Catalan Classes.

Numbers

Knowing how to count in Catalan is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".

Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Catalan, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Numbers in Catalan

Numbers Catalan Audio
Oneu
Firstprimer
Twodos
Secondsegon
Threetres
Thirdtercer
Fourquatre
Fourthquart
Fivecinc
Fifthcinquè
Sixsis
Sixthsisè
Sevenset
Seventhsetè
Eightvuit
Eighthvuitè
Ninenou
Ninthnovè
Tendeu
Tenthdesè
Elevenonze
Eleventhonzè
Twelvedotze
Twelfthdotzè
Thirteentretze
Thirteenthtretzè
Fourteencatorze
FourteenthCatorzè
Fifteenquinze
FifteenthQuinzè
Sixteensetze
SixteenthSetzè
Seventeendisset
SeventeenthDissetè
Eighteendivuit
EighteenthDivuitè
Nineteendinou
NineteenthDinovè
Twentyvint
TwentiethVintè
Thirty three (31)trenta-tres
One hundred (100)cent
Three hundred and sixty (360)Tres-cents seixanta
One thousand (1000)Mil
Two thousand and fourteen (2014)Dos mil catorze.
One millionUn milió.
Onceuna vegada
Twicedues vegades

Now we will try to implement some of the numbers above into full Catalan sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Catalan Numbers in a Sentence

Numbers Catalan Audio
I'm 30 years oldTinc trenta anys.
I have 2 sisters and 1 brotherTinc 2 germanes i un germà.
English is my first languageL'anglès és la meva primera llengua.
Her second language is SpanishEl seu segon idioma és el castellà

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact me using the Catalan contact form on the header above.

Vocabulary List about School

Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.

School Words in Catalan

School Catalan Audio
AnswerResposta
Bookllibre
Booksllibres
Chaircadira
Deskescriptori
Dictionarydiccionari
LaptopIdiomes
Librarybiblioteca
Notebook (paper notebook)Llibreta
Pagepàgina
Paperpaper
Penploma
Pencilllapis
Questionpregunta
SchoolEscola
Studentestudiant
Teachermestre
UniversityUniversitat

Daily Conversation in Catalan

Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Catalan Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Catalan

English Catalan Audio
I have a questionTinc una pregunta
To listenEscoltar
To readLlegir
To speakParlar
To thinkPensar
To understandEntendre
To writeEscriure
What's the name of that book?Com es diu aquest llibre?
What do you do for a living?Que fas a la vida?
I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer)Jo sóc (professor/artista/enginyer)
Oh! That's good!Oh! Això està bé!
Can I practice with you?Puc practicar amb tu?

Fun Facts

Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.

Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Catalan about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Catalan Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Catalan homepage.

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