Beginner Catalan vocabulary

100+ Catalan Words & Phrases (With English Translation)

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☷ Family in Catalan — 12 essentials

English	Catalan	Extra information
mother	mare	Lat. māter
father	pare	Lat. pater
daughter	filla	Lat. fīlia
son	fill	Lat. fīlius
brother	germà	Lat. germānus
sister	germana	Lat. germāna
cousin (m)	cosí	Lat. cōnsobrīnus
cousin (f)	cosina	Lat. cōnsobrīna
uncle	oncle / tiet	Lat. avunculus
aunt	tia / tieta	Gk. θεία
grandmother	àvia	Lat. āvia
grandfather	avi	Lat. āvius

123 Numbers — 0 to 100 in Catalan

English	Catalan	Extra information
0	zero	Ar. صِفْر ṣifr
1	u	Lat. ūnus
2	dos	Lat. duo
3	tres	Lat. trēs
4	quatre	Lat. quattuor
5	cinc	Lat. quīnque
6	sis	Lat. sex
7	set	Lat. septem
8	vuit	Lat. octō
9	nou	Lat. novem
10	deu	Lat. decem
11	onze	Lat. undĕcim
12	dotze	Lat. duodĕcim
13	tretze	Lat. trēdecim
14	catorze	Lat. quattuordecim
15	quinze	Lat. quīndecim
16	setze	Lat. sēdecim
17	disset	Lat. decem + septem
18	divuit	Lat. decem + octō
19	dinou	Lat. decem + novem
20	vint	Lat. vīgintī
30	trenta	Lat. trīgintā
40	quaranta	Lat. quadrāgintā
50	cinquanta	Lat. quīnquāgintā
60	seixanta	Lat. sexāgintā
70	setanta	Lat. septuāgintā
80	vuitanta	Lat. octōgintā
90	noranta	Lat. nōnāgintā
100	cent	Lat. centum

◒ Colours in Catalan

English	Catalan	Extra information
red	roig
blue	blau
yellow	groc
green	verd
white	blanc
black	negre
orange	toronja
purple	lila
pink	rosa
grey	gris
brown	marró
gold	daurat
silver	platejat

▣ Days of the Week in Catalan

English	Catalan	Extra information
Monday	dilluns	Lat. diēs Lūnae
Tuesday	dimarts	Lat. diēs Mārtis
Wednesday	dimecres	Lat. diēs Mercuriī
Thursday	dijous	Lat. diēs Iovis
Friday	divendres	Lat. diēs Veneris
Saturday	dissabte	Lat. sabbatum
Sunday	diumenge	Lat. diēs Dominicus

▦ Months of the Year in Catalan

English	Catalan	Extra information
January	gener	Lat. Iānuārius
February	febrer	Lat. Februārius
March	març	Lat. Mārtius
April	abril	Lat. Aprilis
May	maig	Lat. Maius
June	juny	Lat. Iūnius
July	juliol	Lat. Iūlius
August	agost	Lat. Augustus
September	setembre	Lat. September
October	octubre	Lat. October
November	novembre	Lat. November
December	desembre	Lat. December

◇ Food — Vegetables in Catalan

English	Catalan	Extra information
aubergine	albergínia
broccoli	bròquil
carrot	pastanaga
chili	bitxo
corn	blat de moro
cucumber	cogombre
garlic	all
lettuce	enciam
onion	ceba
pepper	pebrot
potato	patata

◌ Food — Fruit in Catalan

English	Catalan	Extra information
apple	poma
avocado	alvocat
banana	plàtan
cherry	cirera
coconut	coco
grape	raïm
lemon	llimona
mango	mango
melon	meló
orange	taronja
peach	préssec
pear	pera
pineapple	pinya
strawberry	maduixa
tomato	tomàquet
watermelon	síndria

☕ Drinks in Catalan

English	Catalan	Extra information
beer	cervesa
coffee	cafè
hot chocolate	xocolata calenta
juice	suc
lemonade	llimonada
milk	llet
tea	te
water	aigua
wine	vi

☷ Animals in Catalan — 12 essentials

English	Catalan	Extra information
ant	formiga	Lat. formīca
bird	ocell	Lat. passer
cat	gat	Lat. cattus
chicken	gallina	Lat. gallīna
cow	vaca	Lat. vacca
dog	gos
fish	peix	Lat. piscis
fly	mosca	Lat. musca
goat	cabra	Lat. capra
mouse	ratolí	Lat. rattus
pig	porc
sheep	ovella	Lat. ovicula

⌘ Technology in Catalan

English	Catalan	Extra information
camera	càmera
computer	ordinador
connection	connexió
digital	digital
email	correu electrònic
information	informació
internet	internet
keyboard	teclat
link	enllaç
message	missatge
mobile phone	mòbil
mouse	ratolí
password	contrasenya
screen	pantalla
website	lloc web

✶ Seasons in Catalan

English	Catalan	Extra information
spring	primavera
summer	estiu
autumn	tardor
winter	hivern

◎ Planets in Catalan

English	Catalan	Extra information
Mercury	Mercuri	Lat. Mercurius
Venus	Venus	Lat. Venus
Earth	Terra	Lat. Terra
Mars	Mart	Lat. Mārs
Jupiter	Júpiter	Lat. Iuppiter
Saturn	Saturn	Lat. Sāturnus
Uranus	Urà	Lat. Ūranus
Neptune	Neptú	Lat. Neptūnus

♈ Zodiac in Catalan

English	Catalan	Extra information
Aries	Àries ♈
Taurus	Taure ♉
Gemini	Bessons ♊
Cancer	Cranc ♋
Leo	Lleó ♌
Virgo	Verge ♍
Libra	Balança ♎
Scorpio	Escorpí ♏
Sagittarius	Sagitari ♐
Capricorn	Capricorn ♑
Aquarius	Aquari ♒
Pisces	Peixos ♓

□ Essential phrases in Catalan

English	Catalan	Extra information
yes	sí
no	no
hello	hola
good morning	bon dia
good afternoon	bona tarda
good evening/night	bona nit
goodbye	adéu
please	si us plau
thank you (very much)	(moltes) gràcies
you’re welcome	de res
how are you?	com estàs?
I’m ok	estic bé
happy birthday	per molts anys

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