Catalan Flashcards
(29 cards)
1
Q
What are “castells”?
A
making human towers
2
Q
What happens to the ñ?
A
- spelled phonetically like “nya”
- example: Spanish spells it “Cataluña” = Catalan speakers spell it “Catalunya”
3
Q
How to pronounce the X?
A
- sounds like CH
- example: chocolate = “xocolata”
4
Q
How to pronounce the G?
A
- sounds like CH with a bite
- example: vaig (I go) = “vaa-CH”
5
Q
What is Ç and how to pronounce it?
A
- a cedilla
-;sounds like a hissing sound - SS - example: començar (to begin) = “comenssar”
6
Q
How to pronounce the LL?
A
- sounds like “yeuh”
- example: llengua (language) = “yeuh-n-gwah”
7
Q
How to pronounce the Ñ with a vowel?
A
- take the “a” off of “nya”
- example: baño (Spanish) = bany
8
Q
yes
A
sí
9
Q
no
A
no
10
Q
please
A
per favor
11
Q
yes, please
A
sí us plau
12
Q
no, thank you
A
no, gràcies
13
Q
thanks / thank you
*one answer
A
gràcies
14
Q
thank you very much
A
moltes gràcies
15
Q
You’re welcome
A
bienvingut
16
Q
no problem
A
cap problema
17
Q
excuse me
A
perdó
18
Q
sorry / I’m sorry
*one answer
A
ho sento
19
Q
cheers!
A
salut!
20
Q
okay
A
d’acord
21
Q
hi / hello
A
hola
22
Q
good morning
A
bon dia
23
Q
good afternoon / evening
*one answer
A
bona tarda
24
Q
good night
A
bona nit
25
goodbye
adéu
26
see you later
fins després
27
have a nice day
que tinguis un bon dia
28
formatge
cheese
29
bonic
beautiful
(boh-neek)
