Catalan Vocabulary
Learning the Catalan Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Catalan language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Catalan.
Catalan vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Catalan Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | Vocabulari |
| Countries | Països |
| Australia | Austràlia |
| Cambodia | Cambodja |
| Canada | Canadà |
| China | Xina |
| Egypt | Egipte |
| England | Anglaterra |
| France | França |
| Germany | Alemanya |
| Greece | Grècia |
| India | Índia |
| Indonesia | Indonèsia |
| Italy | Italia |
| Japan | Japó |
| Mexico | Mèxic |
| Morocco | Marroc |
| Peru | Perú |
| Spain | Espanya |
| Thailand | Tailàndia |
| USA | EUA |
| |
| Languages | Idiomes |
| Arabic | Àrab |
| Chinese | Xinès |
| English | Anglès |
| French | Francès |
| German | Alemany |
| Greek | Grec |
| Hebrew | Hebreu |
| Hindi | Hindi |
| Italian | Italià |
| Japanese | Japonès |
| Korean | Coreà |
| Latin | Llatí |
| Russian | Rus |
| Spanish | Espanyol |
| Urdu | Urdu |
| |
| Days | Dies |
| Monday | Dilluns |
| Tuesday | Dimarts |
| Wednesday | Dimecres |
| Thursday | Dijous |
| Friday | Divendres |
| Saturday | Dissabte |
| Sunday | Diumenge |
| |
| time | temps |
| hour | hora |
| minute | minut |
| second | segon |
List of Vocabulary in Catalan
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Catalan placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Catalan vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Catalan Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | colors |
| black | negre |
| blue | blau |
| brown | marró |
| gray | gris |
| green | verd |
| orange | taronja |
| purple | porpra |
| red | vermell |
| white | blanc |
| yellow | groc |
| |
| sizes | mides |
| big | gran |
| deep | profund |
| long | llarg |
| narrow | estret |
| short | curt |
| small | petit |
| tall | alt |
| thick | gruix |
| thin | prim |
| wide | ample |
| |
| tastes | els gustos |
| bitter | amarg |
| fresh | fresc |
| salty | salat |
| sour | agre |
| spicy | picant |
| sweet | dolç |
| |
| qualities | qualitats |
| bad | dolent |
| clean | net |
| dark | fosc |
| difficult | difícil |
| dirty | brut |
| dry | sec |
| easy | fàcil |
| empty | buit |
| expensive | car |
| fast | ràpid |
| foreign | estranger |
| full | complet |
| good | bo |
| hard | dur |
| heavy | pesat |
| inexpensive | barat |
| light | lleu |
| local | local |
| new | nou |
| noisy | sorollós |
| old | vell |
| powerful | poderós |
| quiet | tranquil |
| correct | correcte |
| slow | lent |
| soft | suau |
| very | molt |
| weak | feble |
| wet | mullat |
| wrong | equivocat / malament |
| young | jove |
| |
| food | menjar |
| almonds | ametlles |
| bread | pa |
| breakfast | esmorzar |
| butter | mantega |
| candy | caramel |
| cheese | formatge |
| chicken | pollastre |
| cumin | comí |
| dessert | postres |
| dinner | sopar |
| fish | peix |
| fruit | fruites |
| ice cream | gelat |
| lamb | xai |
| lemon | llimona |
| lunch | dinar |
| meal | menjar |
| meat | carn |
| oven | forn |
| pepper | pebre |
| plants | plantes |
| pork | carn de porc |
| salad | amanida |
| salt | sal |
| sandwich | entrepà |
| sausage | salsitxa |
| soup | sopa |
| sugar | sucre |
| supper | sopar |
| turkey | gall dindi |
| apple | poma |
| banana | plàtan |
| oranges | taronges |
| peaches | préssecs |
| peanut | cacauet |
| pears | peres |
| pineapple | pinya |
| grapes | raïms |
| strawberries | maduixes |
| vegetables | hortalisses |
| carrot | pastanaga |
| corn | blat de moro |
| cucumber | cogombre |
| garlic | all |
| lettuce | enciam |
| olives | olives |
| onions | cebes |
| peppers | pebrots |
| potatoes | patates |
| pumpkin | carbassa |
| beans | Mongetes/fesols |
| tomatoes | tomàquets |
| |
| alligator | caiman |
| alligators | caimans |
| bear | ós |
| bears | óssos |
| bird | ocell |
| birds | ocells |
| bull | bou |
| bulls | bous |
| cat | gat |
| cats | gats |
| cow | vaca |
| cows | vaques |
| deer | cérvol |
| many deer | molts cérvols |
| dog | gos |
| dogs | gossos |
| donkey | ase |
| donkeys | ases |
| eagle | àguila |
| eagles | àguiles |
| elephant | elefant |
| elephants | elefants |
| giraffe | girafa |
| giraffes | girafes |
| goat | cabra |
| goats | cabres |
| horse | cavall |
| horses | cavalls |
| lion | lleó |
| lions | lleons |
| monkey | mico |
| monkeys | micos |
| mouse | ratolí |
| mice | ratolins |
| rabbit | conill |
| rabbits | conills |
| snake | serp |
| snakes | serps |
| tiger | tigre |
| tigers | tigres |
| wolf | llop |
| wolves | llops |
| |
| objects | objectes |
| bathroom | bany |
| bed | llit |
| bedroom | dormitori |
| ceiling | sostre |
| chair | cadira |
| clothes | roba |
| coat | abric |
| cup | tassa |
| desk | escriptori |
| dress | vestit |
| floor | pis |
| fork | forquilla |
| furniture | mobles |
| glass | got |
| hat | barret |
| house | casa |
| ink | tinta |
| jacket | jaqueta |
| kitchen | cuina |
| knife | ganivet |
| lamp | llum / làmpada |
| letter | carta |
| map | mapa |
| newspaper | diari |
| notebook | quadern |
| pants | pantalons |
| paper | paper |
| pen | ploma |
| pencil | llapis |
| pharmacy | farmàcia |
| picture | imatge |
| plate | plat |
| refrigerator | nevera / refrigerador |
| restaurant | restaurant |
| roof | teulada |
| room | habitació |
| rug | manta |
| scissors | tisores |
| shampoo | xampú |
| shirt | camisa |
| shoes | sabates |
| soap | sabó |
| socks | mitjons |
| spoon | cullera |
| table | taula |
| toilet | bany / lavabo |
| toothbrush | raspall de dents |
| toothpaste | pasta de dents |
| towel | tovallola |
| umbrella | paraigua |
| underwear | roba interior |
| wall | paret |
| wallet | cartera |
| window | finestra |
| telephone | telèfon |
| |
| this | aquest / aquesta |
| that | aquell/aquella |
| these | aquests / aquestes |
| those | aquells / aquelles |
| |
| Questions | Qüestions |
| how? | Com? |
| what? | Què? |
| who? | qui? |
| why? | Per què? |
| where? | On? |
| |
| different objects | diferents objectes |
| art | art |
| bank | banc |
| beach | platja |
| book | llibre |
| by bicycle | amb bicicleta |
| by bus | amb autobús |
| by car | en cotxe |
| by train | amb tren |
| cafe | cafè |
| country | país |
| desert | desert |
| dictionary | diccionari |
| earth | terra |
| flowers | flors |
| football | futbol |
| forest | bosc |
| game | joc |
| garden | jardí |
| geography | geografia |
| history | història |
| house | casa |
| island | illa |
| lake | llac |
| library | biblioteca |
| math | matemàtiques |
| moon | lluna |
| mountain | muntanya |
| movies | cinema |
| music | música |
| ocean | oceà |
| office | oficina |
| on foot | a peu |
| player | jugador |
| river | riu |
| science | ciència |
| sea | mar |
| sky | cel |
| soccer | futbol |
| stars | estrelles |
| supermarket | supermercat |
| swimming pool | piscina |
| theater | teatre |
| tree | arbre |
| |
| weather | temps |
| bad weather | mal temps |
| cloudy | ennuvolat |
| cold | fred |
| cool | fresc |
| foggy | boirós |
| hot | calor/calorós(calurosa) |
| nice weather | bon temps |
| pouring | torrencial |
| rain | pluja |
| raining | plovent / plujós(plujosa) |
| snow | neu |
| snowing | nevant / nevós(nevosa) |
| ice | gel |
| sunny | assolellat |
| windy | ventós |
| spring | primavera |
| summer | estiu |
| autumn | tardor |
| winter | hivern |
| |
| people | persones |
| aunt | tia |
| baby | nadó |
| brother | germà |
| cousin | cosí |
| daughter | filla |
| dentist | dentista |
| doctor | metge |
| father | pare |
| grandfather | avi |
| grandmother | àvia |
| husband | marit |
| mother | mare |
| nephew | nebot |
| niece | neboda |
| nurse | infermera |
| policeman | policia |
| postman | carter |
| professor | professor |
| son | fill |
| teacher | professor / mestre |
| uncle | oncle |
| wife | dona/ muller / esposa |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Catalan, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Català Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Catalan lessons here: Learn Catalan. Don't forget to bookmark this page.