Catalan Phrases (Common Expressions 2)
Duration: 30 min
This is the second page about commonly used phrases in Catalan. This should help you improve your speaking, reading and writing. Here are the links for the other 3 pages: phrases 1, phrases 3, phrases 4. Each page contains 100 common expressions. Going through each 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.
Phrases Tips
To make sure you are more likely to remember each expression, try to first to read the sentence without hearing it, then click to hear how it is prnounced, then read it out loud 3 times while imagining yourself vividly talking to somone. Also try to practice what you memorized from time to time, to make it stick.
Here are the second 100 common phrases. You will find a lot of them are about giving or asking for directions, asking general questions ... etc.
Common Expressions in Catalan
| Expressions | Catalan |
|---|---|
| Do you speak English? | Parles anglès? |
| Just a little | Un poc |
| What's your name? | Com et dius? |
| My name is (John Doe) | Em dic (John Doe) |
| Mr... / Mrs. ... / Miss... | Sr.../ Sra.../ Senyoreta... |
| Nice to meet you! | Encantat/ada de conèixer-te! |
| You're very kind! | Ets moltamable! |
| Where are you from? | D'on ets? |
| I'm from the U.S | Sóc dels Estats Units |
| I'm American | Sóc Americà |
| Where do you live? | On vius? |
| I live in the U.S | Visc als Estats Units |
| Do you like it here? | T'agrada aquí? |
| I'm 30 years old | Tinc trenta anys. |
| I have 2 sisters and 1 brother | Tinc 2 germanes i un germà. |
| English is my first language | L'anglès és la meva primera llengua. |
| Her second language is Spanish | El seu segon idioma és el castellà |
| 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? |
| Don't worry! | No t'amoïnis! |
| I cannot remember the word | No me'n recordo de la paraula. |
| I do not speak Japanese | No parlo japonès. |
| I don't know! | No ho sé! |
| I'm not fluent in Italian yet | No parlo l'italià amb fluïdesa. |
| I'm not interested! | No m'interessa! |
| No one here speaks Greek | Ningú aquí no parla grec. |
| No problem! | Cap problema! |
| This is not correct | Això no és correcte! |
| This is wrong | Això està equivocat. |
| We don't understand | No entenem |
| You should not forget this word | No hauries d'oblidar aquesta paraula. |
More Expressions
| English | Catalan |
|---|---|
| How old are you? | Quants anys tens? |
| I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years old | Tinc (vint, trenta...) anys |
| Are you married? | Estàs casat? |
| Do you have children? | Tens fills? |
| I have to go | He de marxar |
| I will be right back! | Ara torno! |
| I love you | T'estimo |
| She is beautiful | (Ella) és preciosa |
| They are dancing | (Ells) Ballen |
| We are happy | Estem contents |
| Can you call us? | Ens pots trucar? |
| Give me your phone number | Dóna'm el teu telèfon. |
| I can give you my email | Et puc donar la meva adreça electrònica. |
| Tell him to call me | Digues-l'hi que em truqui. |
| His email is... | el seu correu electronic és... |
| My phone number is... | El meu número de telèfon és... |
| Our dream is to visit Spain | El nostre somni és visitar Espanya |
| Their country is beautiful | El seu país és formós |
| Do you accept credit cards? | Accepten targetes de crèdit? |
| How much will it cost? | Quan em costarà? |
| I have a reservation | Tinc una reserva |
| I'd like to rent a car | M'agradaria llogar un cotxe |
| I'm here on business / on vacation. | Sóc aquí per treball/ de vacances |
| Is this seat taken? | Està ocupat aquest seient? |
| It was nice meeting you | Va ser un plaer conèixer-te |
| Take this! (when giving something) | Té ( quan es dona quelcom) |
| Do you like it? | T'agrada? |
| I really like it! | Realment m'agrada! |
| I'm just kidding | Només estic fent broma |
| I'm hungry | Tinc gana |
| I'm thirsty | Tinc sed |
| How? | com? |
| What? | Què? |
| When? | quan? |
| Where? | On? |
| Who? | qui? |
| Why? | per què? |
| Can you repeat? | Pots repetir-ho? |
| Can you speak slowly? | Pots parlar a poc a poc? |
| Did you understand what I said? | Vas entendre el que vaig dir? |
| Don't worry! | No t'amoïnis! |
| Excuse me? (i.e. I beg your pardon?) | Perdoni |
| How do you say "OK" in French? | Com es diu ""d'acord"" en francés? |
| I don't know! | No ho sé! |
| I don't understand! | No entenc |
| I need to practice my French | Necessito practicar el meu francès |
| Is that right? | És correcte? |
| Is that wrong? | És incorrecte? |
| Mistake | Error |
| My French is bad | El meu francès és dolent |
| No problem! | Cap problema! |
| Quickly | ràpidament |
| Slowly | a poc a poc |
| Sorry (to apologize) | Ho sento |
| To speak | Parlar |
| What does that word mean in English? | Què vol dir aquesta paraula en anglès? |
| What is this? | Què és això? |
| What should I say? | Què hauria de dir? |
| What? | què? |
| What's that called in French? | Com es diu en francès? |
| Write it down please! | Anota-ho, si us plau! |
Questions?
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Here are the rest of the Catalan phrases: Catalan phrases, phrases 3, phrases 4. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Catalan homepage.