Useful Catalan phrases
A collection of useful phrases in Catalan, a Romance
language spoken mainly in Spain, Andorra and France, with audio
recordings for most of them.
Guide to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal,
sg = singular (to one person), pl = plural (to two or
more people), >m = said to men, >f = said to women
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English
català (Catalan)
Welcome
Benvingut (>m)
Benvinguda (>f)
Benvinguts (pl)
Benvingudes (pl/f)
Hello (General greeting)
Hola
Bon dia
Hello (on phone)
Hola?
Si?
Digui?
How are you?
Com estàs? (inf)
Com està? (frm)
Reply to 'How are you?'
Bé, gràcies, i tu? (inf)
Bé, gràcies, i vostè? (frm)
Long time no see
Quant (de) temps!
What's your name?
Com et dius? (inf)
Com es diu? (frm)
My name is ...
Em dic ...
Where are you from?
D'on ets? (inf)
D'on és vostè? (frm)
I'm from ...
Sóc de...
Vinc de ...
Pleased to meet you
Encantat
Molt de gust
Tant de gust
Good morning (Morning greeting)
Bon dia
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)
Bona tarda
Good evening (Evening greeting)
Bona nit
Good night
Bona nit
Goodbye (Parting phrases)
Adéu (goodbye )
A reveure (see you )
Que vagi bé (take care )
Fins ara (see you soon )
Fins després (see you later )
Ja ens veurem (we'll be in touch )
Fins demà (see you tomorrow )
Good luck!
Bona sort!
Molta sort!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking )
Salut!
Txin txin!
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal
Bon profit!
Que vagi de gust!
Bon voyage / Have a good journey
Bon viatge!
I don't understand
No ho entenc
Yes
Sí
No
No
Maybe
Potser
I don't know
No sé
Do you understand?
Entens?
I understand
Entenc
Please speak more slowly
Parli més a poc a poc, si us plau
Please say that again
M'ho pot repetir, sisplau?
Please write it down
Pot escriure-ho, si us plau?
Que m'ho podria escriure, si us plau?
Do you speak English?
Que parla anglès?
Parla anglès? (frm)
Parles anglès? (inf)
Do you speak Catalan?
Que parla català?
Parla català? (frm)
Parles català? (inf)
Yes, a little
(reply to 'Do you speak ...?' )
Sí, una mica
Sí, un poc
I'm learning Catalan
Estic aprenent català
How do you say ... in Catalan?
Com es diu en català ...?
Excuse me
Dispensi!
Perdoni!
How much is this?
Quant costa això?
Sorry
Perdó!
Em sap greu
Please
Sisplau
Thank you
Gràcies
Moltes gràcies
Mercès
Reply to thank you
De res
Where's the toilet / bathroom?
On és el lavabo?
On és la cambra de bany?
Would you like to dance with me?
Vols ballar amb mi?
I miss you
Et trobo a faltar
I love you
T'estimo
Get well soon
Que et milloris
Go away!
Ves-te'n!
Leave me alone!
Deixa'm en pau!
Help!
Socors!
Auxili!
Fire!
Foc!
Stop!
Alto!
Call the police!
Crida la policia!
Truca la policia!
Christmas greetings
Bon Nadal
New Year greetings
Feliç any nou
Easter greetings
Bona Pasqua
Birthday greetings
Per molts anys
Bon aniversari
Moltes Felicitats
Congratulations!
Felicitacions!
One language is never enough
No n'hi ha prou amb una llengua
My hovercraft is full of eels
El meu aerolliscador està ple d'anguiles
Recordings and corrections provided by Sergi Mesonero
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If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if
you can provide recordings, please contact me .
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Catalan learning materials
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Links
Collections of Catalan phrases (some with audio)
https://ilovelanguages.org/catalan_phrases.php
https://ielanguages.com/catalan.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/catalan.shtml
http://mylanguages.org/catalan_phrases.php
https://wikitravel.org/en/Catalan_phrasebook
Phrases in Romance/Italic languages
Aragonese ,
Aranese ,
Aromanian ,
Asturian ,
Catalan ,
Corsican ,
Extremaduran ,
French ,
Friulian ,
Galician ,
Gascon ,
Italian ,
Jèrriais ,
Ladino ,
Latin ,
Occitan ,
Monégasque ,
Mozarabic ,
Picard ,
Portuguese (Brazlian) ,
Portuguese (European) ,
Romanian ,
Romansh ,
Sardinian (Campidanese) ,
Sardinian (Logodorese) ,
Sicilian ,
Spanish ,
Venetian ,
Walloon
Phrases in other languages
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