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Basic Catalan English Language Part 1, Part 2
| A Mallorca diuen... |
In Majorca we say... |
| En català es diu... |
In Catalan we say... |
| Com ho diuen a Menorca...? |
How do you say ... in Minorca? |
| Com es diu en català...? |
How do you say ... in Catalan? |
| Saps com ho diuen a Eivissa...? |
Do you know the word used for ... in Eivissa? |
| Saps com es diu en català...? |
Do you know how to say ... in Catalan? |
| A Formentera diuen… |
In Formentera we say… |
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SALUTACIONS I FÓRMULES DE CORTESIA
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GREETINGS AND COURTESY EXPRESSIONS
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| 1. Hola. Bon dia. Bon vespre. Bona nit. |
Hello. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. Good night. |
| 2. Adéu. A reveure. Que vagi bé. |
Good bye. See you. All the best. |
| 3. Fins aviat. Fins més tard. Fins demà. |
See you soon. See you later. See you tomorrow. |
| 4. Gràcies. | Moltes gràcies. De res. |
Thank you. | Thank you very much. You’re welcome. |
| 5. Perdoni. Disculpi. Em sap greu. |
Excuse me. I’m sorry. |
| 6. Molt de gust. Tant de gust. |
Pleased to meet you. |
| 7. Amb molt de gust. |
Of course. |
| 8. Que vagi de gust. Bon profit. |
Bon appetit. |
| 9. Diverteix-te. Que t’ho passis bé. |
Have fun. Have a good time. |
| 10. Benvingut. |
Welcome. |
| 11. Un moment, per favor. Una altra vegada, per favor. Més a poc a poc, per favor. |
Just a minute, please. Could you say that again, please? Slowly, please. |
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PREGUNTES USUALS
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COMMONLY USED QUESTIONS
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| 1. - Com va? | Com està? - Bé, gràcies. |
- How are you?| How are you doing? - Fine, thanks. |
| 2. Què li passa? No es troba bé? |
What’s the matter? Are you all right? |
| 3. - Què nom? - Nom Isabel. - Com es diu? - Em dic Pere. |
- What’s your name? - My name is Isabel. - What’s your name? - My name is Pere. |
| 4. - Qui és vostè? - Som la senyora Vidal. |
- Who are you? - I’m Mrs Vidal. |
| 5. - Què és això? - És un regal. |
- What’s this? - It’s a present. |
| 6. - D’on és vostè? - Som d’Alemanya. | Som de Suïssa. | Som d’Àustria. |
- Where are you from? - I‘m from Germany. | I‘m from Switzerland. | I‘m from Austria. |
| 7. - D’on és vostè? - Som d’Anglaterra. | Som d’Irlanda. | Som d’Austràlia. |
- Where are you from? - I‘m from England. | I‘m from Ireland. | I‘m from Australia. |
| 8. - D’on és vostè? - Som de França. | Som de Bèlgica. | Som d'Algèria. |
- Where are you from? - I‘m from France. | I‘m from Belgium. | I‘m from Algeria. |
| 9. - D’on és vostè? - Som de les Canàries. | Som de l’Equador. | Som de Xile. |
- Where are you from? • I‘m from the Canary Isles. | I‘m from Equador. | I‘m from Chile. |
| 10. - És mallorquí? - No, som alemany. | Som suís. | Som austríac. - És mallorquina? - No, som alemanya. | Som suïssa. | Som austríaca. |
- Are you Majorcan? - No, I’m German. | I’m Swiss. | I’m Austrian. | - Are you Majorcan? - No, I’m German. | I’m Swiss. | I’m Austrian. |
| 11. - És menorquí? - No, som anglès. | Som irlandès. | Som australià. - És menorquina? - No, som anglesa. | Som irlandesa. | Som australiana. |
- Are you Minorcan? - No, I’m English. | I’m Irish. | I’m Australian. | - Are you Minorcan? - No, I’m English. | I’m Irish. | I’m Australian. |
| 12. - És eivissenc? - No, som francès. | Som belga. | Som algerià. - És eivissenca? - No, som francesa. | Som belga. | Som algeriana. |
- Are you from Eivissa? - No, I’m French. | I’m Belgian. | I’m Algerian. | - Are you from Eivissa? - No, I’m French. | I’m Belgian. | I’m Algerian. |
| 13. - És formenterer? - No, som canari. | Som equatorià. | Som xilè. - És formenterera? - No, som canària. | Som equatoriana. | Som xilena. |
- Are you from Formentera? - No, I’m from the Canary Isles. | I’m Equadorian. | I’m Chilean. - Are you from Formentera? - No, I’m from the Canary Isles. | I’m Equadorian. | I’m Chilean. |
| 14. - On viu? - Visc a la ciutat. | Visc en un poble. | Visc a fora vila. |
- Where do you live? - I live in a city. | I live in a village. | I live in the country. |
| 15. - A quin carrer viu? - Visc al carrer Nou. | Visc a la plaça Major. |
- In which street do you live? - I live in the street "Carrer Nou“. | I live in the square "Plaça Major“. |
| 16. - Parla català? - Sí, un poc. | No gaire. |
- Do you speak Catalan? - Yes, a little bit. | No, just very little. |
| 17. M’entén? Què vol dir això? |
Can you understand me? What does this mean? |
| 18. Com? Com diu? |
Excuse me? I beg your pardon? |
| 19. Què diu? Què vol? |
What did you just say? How can I help you? |
| 20. On va? D’on ve? |
Where are you going? Where do you come from? |
| 21. N’està segur? De veres? |
Are you sure? Really? |
| 22. Quan? Des de quan? Fins quan? |
When? Since when? Until when? |
| 23. Digui? Amb qui parl? De part de qui? |
Hello? Who is calling, please? Who shall I say is calling? |
| 24. Hi ha cap dubte? Entesos? |
Do you have any questions? Is that all right? |
| 25. -T’agrada? - Sí, molt. | No, gens. |
- Do you like it? - Yes, I really like it. | No, not at all. |
| 26. Que puc fumar? Que hi puc aparcar, aquí? |
Can I smoke here? Can I park here? |
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AFIRMACIONS
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AFFIRMATIVE ANSWERS
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| 1. Sí. D‘acord. Em sembla bé. |
Yes. OK. Fair enough. |
| 2. És ver. Exacte. |
That’s true. Exactly. |
| 3. Com vulgui. Ho entenc. |
As you like it. I see. |
| 4. Té raó. És clar. Naturalment. |
You’re right. Of course. Absolutely. |
| 5. Més o menys. Crec que sí. |
More or less. I think so. |
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NEGACIONS
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NEGATIVE ANSWERS
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| 1. No, em sap greu. No, s’ha equivocat. |
No, I’m sorry. No, you’re wrong. |
| 2. De cap manera. Mai de la vida. |
Absolutely not. Never. |
| 3. Ni parlar-ne. Això és impossible. |
No way. That’s impossible. |
| 4. Prou! Ja n’hi ha prou! |
Stop! That’s enough! |
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DUBTES
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EXPRESSING YOUR DOUBTS
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| 1. Per ventura. Tal vegada. Potser sí. |
Maybe. Perhaps. Maybe yes. |
| 2. Depèn. |
It depends. |
| 3. No ho sé. No ho crec. |
I don’t know. I don’t think so. |
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EXCLAMACIONS I EXPRESSIONS DIVERSES
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EXCLAMATIONS AND OTHER EXPRESSIONS
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| 1. D’acord. Estam d‘acord. |
All rignt. I agree with you. |
| 2. Bé. Molt bé. Que bé! |
Good. Very good. Great! |
| 3. Tot va bé. |
Everything is all right. |
| 4. Malament. Que malament! |
Badly. That’s bad! |
| 5. Un poc millor. |
A bit better. |
| 6. Quina llàstima! Quina ràbia! |
What a pity! How annoying! |
| 7. Quina sort! Quina mala sort! |
That was luck! Bad luck! |
| 8. Quin doi! Quina vergonya! |
Nonsense! How embarassing! |
| 9. És curiós. És estrany. És ridícul. |
That’s curious. That’s strange. That’s ridiculous. |
| 10. Que guapa! / Que polida! Que simpàtic! |
How beautiful! What a nice person! |
| 11. Que lleig! Que és d’horrorosa! |
How ugly! How awful! |
| 12. Que trist! Que divertida! |
How sad! How funny! |
| 13. Meravellós! Fantàstic! |
Wonderful! Fantastic! |
| 14. Bona sort. Molta sort. |
Good luck. I wish you the best of lucks. |
| 15. És igual. No hi fa res. |
Never mind. It doesn’t matter. |
| 16. Ja està llest. |
It’s ready. |
| 17. Per sort. Per desgràcia. |
Luckily. Unfortunately. |
| 18. Tant de bo! |
Hopefuly. |
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QUALITATS, ESTATS, PREFERÈNCIES
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QUANTITIES, STATES AND PREFERENCES
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| 1. Som alt. Som més alt. Som el més alt. Som alta. Som més alta. Som la més alta. |
I’m tall. I’m taller. I’m the tallest. I’m tall. I’m taller. I’m the tallest. |
| 2. Estic bé. / Em trob bé. Estic molt bé. / Em trob molt bé. No estic gaire bé. / No em trob gaire bé. |
I’m all right. / I feel all right. I’m very well. / I feel very well. I’m not very well. / I’m not feeling very well. |
| 3. Tenc gana. Tenc set. Tenc molta gana. Tenc molta set. |
I’m hungry. I’m thirsty. I’m very hungry. I’m very thirsty. |
| 4. Tenc fred. Tenc calor. Tenc molt de fred. Tenc molta calor. |
I’m cold. I’m hot. I’m very cold. I’m very hot. |
| 5. Tenc por. Tenc molta por. Això em fa por. Això em fa molta de por. |
I’m scared. I’m very scared. That scares me. That scares me a lot. |
| 6. És fàcil. Sembla fàcil. És difícil. Sembla difícil. |
It’s easy. It looks easy. It’s difficult. It looks difficult. |
| 7. Em fa mal el coll. Em fan mal les cames. |
I have a sore throat. My legs hurt. |
| 8. Tenc mal de cap. Tenc febre. |
I have a headacke. I have a temperature. |
| 9. Necessit ajuda. Necessit un metge. Necessit una ambulància. |
I need help. I need a doctor. I need an ambulance. |
| 10. Tenc ganes de passejar. M’agradaria passejar. |
I feel like going for a walk. I’d like to go for a walk. |
| 11. M’estim més anar al cinema. |
I’d rather go to the cinema. |
| 12. M’agrada llegir. M’agrada aquesta ciutat. |
I like reading. I like this town. |
| 13. Em fa ganes. Em fa ilúlusió. Em fa gràcia. |
I feel like. I’m looking forward to it. I find it funny. |
| 14. Em costa molt. Em duu molta feina. |
It’s very hard for me to do so. That’s a lot of work. |
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COLORS
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COLOURS
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| 1. Blanc, beix, groc, carabassa, verd, blau, lila, vermell, grana, marró, gris, negre. |
White, beige, yellow, orange, green, blue, violet, red, deep red, brown, grey, black. |
| 2. - De quin color és? - És de color blanc. / És blanc. | És de color blau. / És blau. |
- What colour is it? - It’s white. | It’s blue. |
| 3. M’agrada aquest color. No m’agrada gens aquest color. |
I like this colour. I don’t like this colour at all. |
| 4. És massa clar. No és gaire fosc. |
It’s too light. It’s not very dark. |
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NUMERALS
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NUMBERS
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| 1. U / un / una, dos / dues, tres, quatre, cinc, sis, set, vuit, nou, deu. |
One, two, three, four, five,six, seven, eight, nine, ten. |
| 2. Onze, dotze, tretze, catorze, quinze, setze, desset/disset, devuit/divuit, denou/dinou, vint. |
Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty. |
| 3. Trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, seixanta, setanta, vuitanta, noranta, cent, mil. |
Thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred, one thousand. |
| 4. Mig / mitja, un quart, dos quarts, una dotzena. |
Half, a quarter, two quarters, a dozen. |
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EXPRESSIONS TEMPORALS
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TIME EXPRESSIONS
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| 1. - Quina hora és, per favor? - Són les quatre i quart. |
- What time is it, please? - It’s a quarter past four. |
| 2. Avui. Demà. Ahir. Passat demà / Demà passat. Despús-ahir. |
Today. Tomorrow. Yesterday. The day after tomorrow. The day before yesterday. |
| 3. - Quin dia és avui? - Avui és dimecres, 6 de setembre de 2000. |
- What day is today? - Today is Wednesday, 6th September 2000. |
| 4. Matí / Dematí. Migdia. Horabaixa / Tarda. Vespre. Nit. Matinada. |
Morning. Noon. Afternoon. Evening. Night. Early morning. |
| 5. Les classes són al vespre. Ell arriba al matí. |
The lessons are in the evening. He arrives in the morning. |
| 6. És de dia. És de nit. Es fa fosc. |
It’s daytime. It’s night-time. It’s getting dark. |
| 7. El dinar se serveix a les dues. El sopar és a les vuit i mitja. |
Lunch is served at two. Dinner is served at half past eight. |
| 8. - Quin temps dura? - Cinc hores. |
- How long does it take? - Five hours. |
| 9. - Quin temps falta? - Tres setmanes. |
- How long is it before that? - Three weeks. |
| 10. - Quin temps estarà a tornar? - Devers una hora. |
- When will he/she be back? - He / She will be back in about an hour. |
| 11. Fa tres setmanes. Des de fa set setmanes. |
Three weeks ago. For seven weeks. |
| 12. Abans de dues hores. Després de quatre dies. |
Less than two hours. In four days time. |
| 13. A les nou i quart. Devers les set i vint. |
At a quarter past nine. At about twenty past seven. |
| 14. Tenc molt de temps. Tenc poc temps. No tenc temps. |
I have plenty of time. I don’t have much time. I don’t have time. |
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