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Introducció!
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speakerIntroduccióIntroduction!!

headspeakerWelcome to Catalan stories for English speakers!
headspeakerWe will take a look to a few things you should remember (or know) about Catalan that will affect these stories!.
headspeakerLike in Spanish, subject is not mandatory and it is usually excluded:
headspeakerJoI sócam la MartaMarta
headspeakerSóc(I) am la MartaMarta
Tap what you hear
headspeakerLa paraulaThe word "jo"I l'he pogutI've been able to omitiromit sense cap problemawithout any problem!
headspeakerThe translation for the article THE depends on the gender of the word: Female words use the article LA and male words use EL.
headspeakerLa sardinathe sardine, el cafèthe coffee
headspeakerIn Catalan, however, when the word starts with a vowel or h+vowel, it is always* (l')
headspeakerThere are a few exceptions with certain female words, but it is not important now.
headspeakerL'onaThe wave, l'ànecthe duck
What is not correct?
  • La senyora pren la sopa
  • L'organisme és el més important
  • El home beu cafè
headspeakerThe Catalan alphabet has some special letters:
headspeakerÇ, which makes the sound /s/
headspeakerCaçaHunt, abraçadahug, BarçaBarça (A football team).
headspeakerL·L which makes a geminated /l/ sound.
headspeakerCol·laborarto collaborate, il·legalillegal.
headspeakerPerFor caçarto hunt calit is necessary col·laborarto collaborate.
headspeakerI hope you are ready to jump straight into the stories, have fun!
Are you ready?
  • Let's go!
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