Useful Catalan phrases
A collection of useful phrases in Catalan. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
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
| English | català (Catalan) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Benvingut (>m), Benvinguda (>f), Benvinguts (pl), Benvingudes (pl/f) |
| Hello | Hola, Bon dia Digui, Si, Hola (on phone |
| How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you? | Com estàs? (inf) Com està? (frm) |
| Bé, gràcies, i tu? | |
| Long time no see | Quant (de) temps! |
| What's your name? My name is ... | Com et dius? (inf) Com es diu? (frm) |
| Em dic ... | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... | D'on és vostè? |
| Som de ..., Vinc de ... | |
| Pleased to meet you | Encantat! Molt de gust, Tant de gust |
| Good morning | Bon dia |
| Good afternoon | Bona tarde |
| Good evening/night | Bona nit |
| Goodbye | Adéu (goodbye), A reveure (see you), Que vagi bé (take care), Fins ara (see you soon), Fins després (see you later), Fins demà (see you tomorrow), Ja ens veurem (we'll be in touch) |
| Good luck | Bona sort! Molta sort! |
| Cheers/Good health! | Salut! Txin txin! |
| Bon appetit | Bon profit!  Que vagi de gust! |
| Bon voyage | Bon viatge! |
| I don't understand | No ho entenc |
| Please speak more slowly | Parli més a poc a poc, sisplau |
| Please write it down | Pot escriure-ho, si us plau? Que m'ho podria escriure, si us plau? |
| Do you speak Catalan? Yes, a little | Que parla català? Parla català? (frm) Parles català? (inf) |
| Sí, una mica/un poc | |
| Excuse me | Dispensi! Perdoni! |
| How much is this? | Quant costa això? |
| Sorry | Perdó! Em sap greu |
| Thank you Response (You're welcome) | gràcies moltes gràcies mercès |
| De res | |
| Where's the toilet? | On és la cambra de bany? |
| Do you want to dance with me? | Vols ballar amb mi? |
| I love you | T'estimo |
| Get well soon | Que et milloris |
| How do you say ... in Catalan? | Com es diu en català ...? |
| Leave me alone! | Deixa'm en pau! |
| Call the police! | Truca la policia! |
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year | Bon Nadal i feliç any nou |
| Happy Easter | Bona Pasqua |
| Happy Birthday | Per molts anys Bon aniversari Moltes Felicitats |
| 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 |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, please contact me.
Information about written and spoken Catalan
Language learning materials for Catalan
Links
Collections of Catalan phrases (some with audio)
http://www.intercat.gencat.es/guia/
http://weib.caib.es/recursos/abast/paginas/alabast-eng.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/catalan.shtml
http://www.downloadalanguage.com/downloadalanguage/Common_Catalan_Phrases.html
Phrases in related languages
Catalan, French, Friulian, Italian, Jèrriais, Latin, Occitan, Portuguese (Brazlian), Portuguese (European), Romanian, Spanish
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