Trying to find some Catalan phrases? Below we have listed many useful expressions including: Greeting Phrases | Farewell Expressions | Holidays and Wishes | How to Introduce Yourself | Romance and Love Phrases | Solving a Misunderstanding | Asking for Directions | Emergency Survival Phrases | Hotel Restaurant Travel Phrases | Daily Expressions | Cuss Words (Polite) | Writing a Letter | Short Expressions and words
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| English | Catalan Phrases |
|---|---|
| Greeting | |
| Hi! | Hola! |
| Good morning! | Bon dia! |
| Good afternoon! | Bona tarda! |
| Good evening! | Bona vesprada! |
| Welcome! (to greet someone) | Benvingut/da! |
| Hello my friend! | Hola amic/ga meu/meva! |
| How are you? (friendly) | Com ets? / Com et va? |
| How are you? (polite) | Com és vostè? / Com li va? |
| I'm fine, thank you! | Estic bé, gràcies! |
| And you? (friendly) | I tu? |
| And you? (polite) | I vostè? |
| Good | Bé |
| Not so good | No pas bé |
| Long time no see | Fa tant de temps que no ens veiem |
| I missed you | T'he trobat a faltar. / T'he enyorat. |
| What's new? | Què hi ha de nou? |
| Nothing new | Res de nou. |
| Thank you (very much)! | (Moltes) gràcies! |
| You're welcome! (for "thank you") | De res! |
| My pleasure | Un plaer |
| Come in! (or: enter!) | Entra! / Entri! |
| Make yourself at home! | Com si fossis/fos a casa teva/seva! |
| Farewell Expressions | |
| Have a nice day! | Que tinguis un bon dia! |
| Good night! | Bona nit! |
| Good night and sweet dreams! | Bona nit i dolços somnis! |
| See you later! | Fins ara! |
| See you soon! | Fins aviat! |
| See you tomorrow! | Fins demà! |
| Good bye! | Adéu! |
| Have a good trip! | Que tinguis un bon viatge! |
| I have to go | Me n'haig d'anar |
| I will be right back! | Ara torno! |
| Holidays and Wishes | |
| Good luck! | Molta sort! |
| Happy birthday! | Feliç aniversari! |
| Happy new year! | Feliç any nou! |
| Merry Christmas! | Bon nadal! |
| Happy day! | Feliç Diada! |
| Happy Holidays! | Bones festes! |
| Congratulations! | Felicitats! |
| Enjoy! (or: bon appetit) | Que aprofitis! |
| Bless you (when sneezing) | Salut! |
| Best wishes! | Bona sort! |
| Cheers! (or: to your health) | Salut! |
| Accept my best wishes | Que t'ho sigui(n) lleu |
| How to Introduce Yourself | |
| What's your name? | Com et dius? |
| My name is (John Doe) | Em dic (...) |
| Nice to meet you! | Encantat de conèixe't. |
| Where are you from? | D'on ets? |
| I'm from (the U.S/ Catalonia) | Sóc de (dels Estats Units/Catalunya) |
| I'm (American/ Spanish) | Sóc americà(na)/espanyol(a) |
| Where do you live? | On vius? |
| I live in (the U.S/ Catalonia) | Visc a (als Estat Units/Catalunya) |
| Do you like it here? | T'agrada estar aquí? |
| Catalonia is a beautiful country | Catalunya és un país molt bonic |
| What do you do for a living? | De què treballes? |
| I'm a (teacher/ student/ engineer) | Sóc (professor(a)/estudiant(a)/enginyer(a) |
| Do you speak (English/ Catalan)? | Parles (anglès/català)? |
| Just a little | Una mica/miqueta |
| I like Catalan | M'agrada el català |
| I'm trying to learn Catalan | Estic intentant aprendre català |
| It's a hard language | És una llengua difícil |
| It's an easy language | És una llengua fàcil |
| Oh! That's good! | Ah! Què bé! |
| Can I practice with you? | Puc practicar amb tu? |
| I will try my best to learn | Intentaré fer tot el que pugui per aprendre |
| How old are you? | Quants anys tens? |
| I'm (twenty one, thirty two) years old | Tinc (vint-i-un, trenta-un) anys |
| It was nice talking to you! | Ha sigut un plaer parlar amb tu |
| It was nice meeting you! | Ha sigut un plaer conèixe't |
| Mr.../ Mrs. .../ Miss... | Senyor (Sr.).../ Senyora (Sra.).../ Senyoreta (Srta.)... |
| This is my wife | Aquesta és la meva dona/senyora |
| This is my husband | Aquest és el meu marit |
| Say hi to Thomas for me | Digues-li hola a en Thomas de part meva. |
| Romance and Love Phrases | |
| Are you free tomorrow evening? | Estàs lliure demà a la tarda? |
| I would like to invite you to dinner | M'agradaria convidar-te a sopar |
| You look beautiful! (to a woman) | Et veig molt guapa! |
| You have a beautiful name | Tens un nom molt bonic |
| Can you tell me more about you? | Em pots explicar més de tu? |
| Are you married? | Estàs casat/da? |
| I'm single | Estic solter/a |
| I'm married | Estic casat/da |
| Can I have your phone number? | Em dónes el teu número de telèfon? |
| Can I have your email? | Em dónes el teu correu electrònic? |
| Do you have any pictures of you? | Tens algunes fotos teves? |
| Do you have children? | Tens fills? |
| Would you like to go for a walk? | T'agradaria passejar una mica? |
| I like you | M'agrades |
| I love you | T'estimo |
| You're very special! | Ets molt especial! |
| You're very kind! | Ets molt maco/a! |
| I'm very happy | Estic molt content/a |
| Would you marry me? | Et casaries amb mi? |
| I'm just kidding | Estic de broma |
| I'm serious | Ho dic seriosament |
| My heart speaks the language of love | El meu cor parla el llenguatge de l'amor |
| Solving a Misunderstanding | |
| Sorry! (or: I beg your pardon!) | Perdona! |
| Sorry (for a mistake) | Perdó |
| No problem! | Cap problema! |
| Can you repeat please? | Ho pots repetir, si us plau? |
| Can you speak slowly? | Pots parlar poc a poc? |
| Can you write it down? | Ho pots escriure? |
| Did you understand what I said? | Has entès el que he dit? |
| I don't understand! | No entenc! |
| I don't know! | No sé! / No ho sé! |
| What's that called in Catalan? | Com es diu en català? |
| What does that word mean in English? | Com es diu això en anglès? |
| How do you say "thanks" in Catalan? | Com es diu "thank you" en català? |
| What is this? | Què és això? |
| My Catalan is bad | El meu català no és bo |
| Don't worry! | No et preocupis! |
| I agree with you | Estic d'acord amb tu |
| Is that right? | Està bé? |
| Is that wrong? | Està malament? |
| What should I say? | Què hauria de dir? |
| I just need to practice | Només necessito practicar |
| Your Catalan is good | El teu català està bé |
| I have an accent | Tinc accent |
| You don't have an accent | No tens pas cap accent |
| Asking for Directions | |
| Excuse me! (before asking someone) | Perdoni! |
| I'm lost | Estic perdut/da |
| Can you help me? | Em pots ajudar? |
| Can I help you? | Et puc ajudar? |
| I'm not from here | No sóc d'aquí |
| How can I get to (this place, this city)? | Com arribo a ...? |
| Go straight | Tot recte |
| Then | Llavors |
| Turn left | Gira/i a l'esquerra |
| Turn right | Gira/i a la dreta |
| Can you show me? | M'ho mostres? |
| I can show you! | T'ho mostro! |
| Come with me! | Vine amb mi! |
| How long does it take to get there? | Quant de temps tarda en arribar-hi? |
| Downtown (city center) | Centre de la ciutat |
| Historic center (old city) | Ciutat vella |
| It's near here | Està a prop d'aquí |
| It's far from here | Està lluny d'aquí |
| Is it within walking distance? | Es pot anar caminant? |
| I'm looking for Mr. Smith | Busco al Senyor Smith |
| One moment please! | Un moment, si us plau! |
| Hold on please! (when on the phone) | Esperi un moment, si us plau! |
| He is not here | No és pas aquí |
| Airport | L'aeroport |
| Bus station | Estació de autobus |
| Train station | Estació de tren |
| Taxi | El taxi |
| Near | A prop |
| Far | Lluny |
| Emergency Survival Phrases | |
| Help! | Socors! |
| Stop! | Para! |
| Fire! | Foc! |
| Thief! | Lladre! |
| Run! | Corre! |
| Watch out! (or: be alert!) | Compte! |
| Call the police! | Truca a la policía! |
| Call a doctor! | Truca a un mitjà! |
| Call the ambulance! | Truca a una ambulància! |
| Are you okay? | Estàs bé? |
| I feel sick | Em trobo malament |
| I need a doctor | Necessito un mitjà |
| Accident | Accident |
| Food poisoning | Intoxicació alimentària |
| Where is the closest pharmacy? | On és la farmàcia més a prop? |
| It hurts here | Em fa mal aquí |
| It's urgent! | És urgent! |
| Calm down! | Calma't! |
| You will be okay! | Estaràs bé! |
| Can you help me? | Em pots ajudar? |
| Can I help you? | Et puc ajudar? |
| Hotel Restaurant Travel Phrases | |
| I have a reservation (for a room) | Tinc reserva |
| Do you have rooms available? | Tens habitacions disponibles? |
| With shower / With bathroom | Amb dutxa / Amb bany |
| I would like a non-smoking room | Voldria una habitació no-fumador |
| What is the charge per night? | Quant val la nit? |
| I'm here on business /on vacation | Estic de negocis/vacances |
| Dirty | Brut/a |
| Clean | Net/a |
| Do you accept credit cards? | Acceptes/s'accepta targetes de crèdit? |
| I'd like to rent a car | Voldria lloguer un cotxe |
| How much will it cost? | Quant valdria? |
| A table for (one / two) please! | Taula per a un/dos si us plau! |
| Is this seat taken? | Està lliure aquest seient? |
| I'm vegetarian | Sóc vegetarià/na |
| I don't eat pork | No menjo porc |
| I don't drink alcohol | No bec alcohol |
| What's the name of this dish? | Com es diu aquest plat? |
| Waiter / waitress! | Cambrer / Cambrera! |
| Can we have the check please? | Ens pot donar la compte, si us plau? |
| It is very delicious! | Està molt ric! |
| I don't like it | No m'agrada |
| Shopping Expressions | |
| How much is this? | Quant val? |
| I'm just looking | Només estic mirant |
| I don't have change | No tinc canvi |
| This is too expensive | És massa car/a |
| Expensive | Car/a |
| Cheap | Barat/a |
| Daily Expressions | |
| What time is it? | Quina hora és? |
| It's 3 o'clock | Són les tres |
| Give me this! | Dóna'm això! |
| Are you sure? | N'estàs segur/a? |
| Take this! (when giving something) | Pren-ho! |
| It's freezing (weather) | Fa tanta fred |
| It's cold (weather) | Fa fred |
| It's hot (weather) | Fa calor |
| Do you like it? | T'agrada? |
| I really like it! | M'agrada molt! |
| I'm hungry | Tinc gana |
| I'm thirsty | Tinc set |
| He is funny | És graciós |
| In The Morning | Al matí |
| In the evening | A la tarda |
| At Night | A la nit |
| Hurry up! | Espavila! |
| Cuss Words (polite) | |
| This is nonsense! (or: this is craziness) | És cosa de bojos! |
| My God! (to show amazement) | Déu n'hi do! |
| Oh gosh! (when making a mistake) | Merda! |
| It sucks! (or: this is not good) | Quina putada! |
| What's wrong with you? | Què et passa? |
| Are you crazy? | T'has tornat boig? |
| Get lost! (or: go away!) | Ves te'n! |
| Leave me alone! | Deixa'm! |
| I'm not interested! | No n'estic interessat/da! |
| Writing a Letter | |
| Dear John | Benvolgut Joan |
| My trip was very nice | El meu viatge va ser molt bo |
| The culture and people were very interesting | La cultura i la gent van ser molt interessants |
| I had a good time with you | Vaig passar bon temps amb tu |
| I would love to visit your country again | M'encantaria tornar a visitar el teu país |
| Don't forget to write me back from time to time | No oblidis pas d'escriure'm de tant en tant |
| Short Expressions and words | |
| Good | Bo / Bé |
| Bad | Mal / Malament |
| So-so (or: not bad not good) | Així així |
| Big | Gran |
| Small | Petit/a |
| Today | Avui |
| Now | Ara |
| Tomorrow | Demà |
| Yesterday | Ahir |
| Yes | Sí |
| No | No |
| Fast | Depressa |
| Slow | Lent/a |
| Hot | Calent/a |
| Cold | Fred/a |
| This | Aquest/a (Això) |
| That | Aquest/a (Això) |
| Here | Aquí |
| There | Allí |
| Me (ie. Who did this? - Me) | Jo |
| You | Tu |
| Him | Ell |
| Her | Ella |
| Us | Nosaltres |
| Them | Ells/elles |
| Really? | De veritat? |
| Look! | Mira! |
| What? | Què? |
| Where? | On? |
| Who? | Qui? |
| How? | Com? |
| When? | Quan? |
| Why? | Per què? |
| Zero | Zero |
| One | Un/una/u |
| Two | Dos/dues |
| Three | Tres |
| Four | Quatre |
| Five | Cinc |
| Six | Sis |
| Seven | Set |
| Eight | Vuit |
| Nine | Nou |
| Ten | Deu |
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