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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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

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