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7 Examples
Some common Catalan phrases:
- Catalan: Català /kətə'lA/
- hello: hola /'Olə/; Déu vos guard /'dew Bus 'gwar/
- good-bye: adéu /ə'DEw/ (sing.); adéu siau /ə'DEw si'aw/ (pl.)
- please: si us plau /sis'plAw/
- thank you: gràcies /'grAsiəs/; mercès /mər'sEs/
- sorry: perdó /pər'Do/
- that one: aquest /ə'kEt/ (masc.); aquesta /ə'kEstə/ (fem.)
- how much?: quant val? /'kwAm'bAl/; quant és? /'kwAn'tes/
- yes: sí /'si/
- no: no /'no/
- I don't understand: No ho entenc /'no wən'ten/
- where's the bathroom?: on és el bany? /'on'ezəl'BaJ/; on és el lavabo? /'on'ezəl'lə'BABu/
- generic toast: salut! /sə'lut/;
- Do you speak English?: Que parla l'anglès? /kə 'parlə lən'glEs/
- Do you speak Catalan?: Que parla el català? /kə 'parləl kətə'lA/
There is a Catalan Wikipedia.
8 Learning Catalan
- Digui, digui... Curs de català per a estrangers. A catalan Handbook. — Alan Yates and Toni Ibarz. — Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Cultura, 1993 .-- BooksEnthsiast.com.
- Teach Yourself Catalan. — McGraw-Hill, 1993. — BooksEnthsiast.com.
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