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Introducció!
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Introducció
Introduction!
!
Welcome
to
Catalan
stories
for
English
speakers
!
We
will
take
a
look
to
a
few
things
you
should
remember
(or
know)
about
Catalan
that
will
affect
these
stories
!.
Like
in
Spanish
,
subject
is
not
mandatory
and
it
is
usually
excluded
:
Jo
I
sóc
am
la
Marta
Marta
Sóc
(I) am
la
Marta
Marta
Tap
what
you
hear
La
paraula
The word
"
jo
"
I
l'he
pogut
I've been able to
omitir
omit
sense
cap
problema
without any problem
!
l'he pogut
sense cap problema
"jo"
La paraula
omitir
The
translation
for
the
article
THE
depends
on
the
gender
of
the
word
:
Female
words
use
the
article
LA
and
male
words
use
EL
.
La
sardina
the sardine
,
el
cafè
the coffee
In
Catalan
,
however
,
when
the
word
starts
with
a
vowel
or
h+vowel
,
it
is
always
*
(l')
There
are
a
few
exceptions
with
certain
female
words
,
but
it
is
not
important
now
.
L'ona
The wave
,
l'ànec
the duck
What
is
not
correct
?
La
senyora
pren
la
sopa
L'organisme
és
el
més
important
El
home
beu
cafè
The
Catalan
alphabet
has
some
special
letters
:
Ç
,
which
makes
the
sound
/
s
/
Caça
Hunt
,
abraçada
hug
,
Barça
Barça (A football team)
.
L·L
which
makes
a
geminated
/
l
/
sound
.
Col·laborar
to collaborate
,
il·legal
illegal
.
Per
For
caçar
to hunt
cal
it is necessary
col·laborar
to collaborate
.
I
hope
you
are
ready
to
jump
straight
into
the
stories
,
have
fun
!
Are
you
ready
?
Let's
go
!
Tap the pairs
la
el
fallar
sóc
ç
I am
the (masculine)
the (feminine)
to miss
/s/