Learn the Catalan Alphabet

[@xirby]

I went to Barcelona last year and fell in love with the city. I really want to learn Catalan, and have been having a hard time finding a good alphabet guide. This is perfect. Thank you so much for your work.

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola Bee H and thanks for your comment! I'm glad you found that useful. Stay tuned: I'll soon be uploading a video on how to pronounce vowels in Catalan (we have 8 sounds) :)

[@TheCANation]

Aprendí español, ¡y ahora quiero aprender catalán! Este video me ayuda mucho, gracias.

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Qué bien! A seguir aprendiendo :)

[@paellamuncher]

as a catalonian, respect to this person and the comments

[@proudhon9120]

Thank you, I'm going to Tarragona this weekend and your videos have been very helpful!

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

It's great to hear that! Bon viatge i bon cap de setmana (safe travels and have a great weekend!) :)

[@saisankar7087]

este video me ayuda mucho......muchas gracias..

[@Jacobhaliti]

You are just perfekt with all the explanations and speak very clearly 😍 thanks!

[@OmarKambi-t9y]

❤ I really love your teaching

[@shaziaali6258]

Thank you so much This was a very helpful video

[@viaje-el-mundoyt3767]

Excellent

[@felipepinheiro82]

Muy buena esa clase sobre la pronunciacion del alfabeto catalan. Yo soy aficcionado del Barça y sueño en conocer Barcelona y la Cataluña. Para realizar esto sueño estoy aprendendo catalan. Soy de Brasil. :)

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola Felipe, gràcies pel teu comentari! (gracias por tu comentario!). ¡Tu español es muy bueno! Seguro que te ayudará en el aprendizaje del catalán... Hay muchas similitudes :) Ya que te gusta el Barça, puedes visitar la página y leer sobre otras costumbres o aspectos típicos catalanes www.learncatalanfrombarcelona.com/category/traditions/

[@felipepinheiro82]

Sabe, pra mejorar mi castillano me gusta assistir series documentales de la TVE. Atualmente estoy vendo la serie "Ciudades para el siglo XXI". ;)

[@mayavilaseca2245]

Just found you. I love the way you explain it and the pace at which you teach it. Although I know how to speak some Catalan, I never knew the name of a lot of the letters. I just Subscribed :) D'ara abans et trovo a youtube.

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Merci Maya! Fins aviat :)

[@mycobacteriem2540]

the funny thing about being a native speaker of english with B and V sound is that, while there is no distinction, my brain kinda makes one itself and sometimes i can hear a distinct v sound. brains truly are interesting things lol.

[@michaels3003]

I do not think that many Spanish people know there are subtle differences, because they were told there weren't any. Your brain is totally fine.

[@savvyyy9981]

Very helpful and interesting 👍🏻

[@hanzaedits7842]

Ok

[@angproball]

muchas gracias- appreciate another descriptive video

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola Alana! It's taken me a while, but there will be new content soon :)

[@joseivanyanesbarreto4230]

Gracias, estan muy buenas tus lecciones !

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Moltes gràcies, Jose Ivan! Estoy contenta que sean útiles

[@nadiawidadi3339]

You are soooo beautifuul thank youu soo much

[@cecileranon]

Gracias ❤

[@Bettina123]

i love your channel! Thank you for the lessons!

[@ZainabZainablatif]

Thanks again

[@eefaaf]

It seems that you pronounce the J in two ways. The first time at 2:30 as the simple sound, the way you explain it, but the second time, at 2:42 you add a d sound in front of it, so it sounds like the J in the English word 'judge'. I have heard it that way by several speakers, also '(d)jove'.

[@RoddyBezerra]

So soft to me as a Brazilian (portuguese speaker). Greetings from Recife, Brasil.

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Obrigada!

[@CarlosLopez-xd8re]

Hola bon día.great for beginner

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Merciii :)

[@ImJSy0]

very helpful video cheers!

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Merci Jan! (Thanks, Jan) :)

[@ronnieg9568]

Hi, very nice video...maybe you may want to consider adding the different sounds of the 'o' as "u" & the 'e' as "a"..Thanks

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola Ronnie! You can learn about the pronounciation of the vowels in this other video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoraYXSsfLJ3e80

[@PeterGeranio]

Dau is super relevant for me as I play MTG

[@urbanselfdefense2040]

Amazing!

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Moltes gràcies de nou :)

[@Nan-dy3dr]

Sent un amant de Catalunya i Barcelona en particular, vaig decidir, després d'espanyol, per aprendre català. Pronunciar les lletres i una cosa trivial, però molt important (a lletrejar el seu nom a l'hotel, per exemple) i que sovint es manca dels mètodes de llenguatge. Moltes gràcies. I se m'oblidava, que té un gran accent britànic. De nou moltes gràcies.

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Moltes gràcies, Nan 11, pel teu comentari tan amable i sincer! M'alegra saber que el video t'ha estat útil. Al aprendre idiomes, sempre m'ajuda tenir una idea de com es pronuncien les lletres, sobretot les vocals... El teu català és fantàstic! Puc preguntar d'on ets (per curiositat)? :)

[@66veteran]

Is "Nan" only 11? If so and she isn't a native Catalan, I'm giving up and learning "La lengua Vasca"! 66veteran

[@qrsx66]

Or born in 2011, 8 years old :)

[@EMMASTENSON]

thank you

[@josecampillo4742]

Me enamoró tu acento... yo viví en B'ham (U.K.) i tienes acento de allí... los de Birmingham son como los andaluces de España... hablan con un acento muy particular.... es lo que pasa al juntar un catalán con un británico... un acento MUY SINCERO. Una sal·lutació molt sincera.

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola José, gracias por tu comentario! Celebro que te gustara el vídeo :)

[@marcosmoritz1957]

Muchísimas gracias por tu lección, fue bastante útil! Voy a ver todos los otros videos del canal, seguro que me van a ayudar tanto como ese. Saludos desde Brasil!

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Muchas gracias por tu comentario, Marcos :)

[@seroma3516]

gracias per les bones paraules com a exemples :)

[@TheCANation]

This channel helps out a lot. Moltes gràcies. Catalan will be my third language. (After English and Spanish)

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Beautiful third language :)

[@ciaoarman]

Moltès gràcies! M'encanta el català :)

[@enriquerodriguez9355]

How do you say the letter h?

[@janclot1]

We don’t pronounce it :)

[@littlewishy6432]

H = “hac”

[@josehoward]

Hola Maria. Buenisimo tu canal. Tengo un pregunta. Cuando lees el abedecario en Catalán, como se pronuncia la letra "H"? Solo para aclarar, yo se que la letra "H" no tiene sonido como dices en el video, pero mi pregunta es como se lee en Catalán a la hora de decir el abecedario.

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola José y gracias! Buena pregunta, me acabo de dar cuenta que no la pronuncié en el vídeo 🙈 La "H" se llama "hac" y se pronuncia "AK"... Espero que esto resuelva tu duda :)

[@jacquie9833]

Hola me voy para Barcelona en October por un mes. Yo se que necesito practicar mi español pero ahora yo se necesito aprender esto idioma. Muchas Gracias.

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola! Espero que lo pases genial en Barcelona y disfrutes aprendiendo catalán :)

[@sopdos]

omg it is really helpful for me, thank you so much! Only 5 months for me to learn it, and I'm going to exchange in Barcelona for a semester.>

[@Sincere999]

Yes it’s useful. Thanks

[@rajkumarisharma9842]

Good

[@sams6s]

Okay so i'm starting to fall in love with catalán but the not-so-funny part seems to be the writing; I mean I understand the written form quite well but I couldn't come up with the spelling myself, if that makes sense. I guess it's only a matter of practice but so far it's not really intuitive, unlike spanish for example. Do you have any idea how to tackle this issue?

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

That's right, Catalan is a bit more difficult than Spanish. As it happens in French, you don't always pronounce all the vowels the way they are written. As everything in life, is all about getting used to it! I gave an overview at the How to pronounce the vowels video :)

[@bernatbosch]

Try to search for listening books read in catalan... and listen and read all together

[@michaels3003]

Moltes Gracies. Very interesting.

[@melianhan1206]

Thank you~ It's very helpful

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Merci Melian!

[@mhmannn]

Hey, very helpful but what about ll and l•l?

[@NeonLeonNoel]

I'm learning Catalan through Duolingo, the audio is kinda really bad. I'm having trouble with the letter "l" like "els" and "llet"

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola Leon! "LL" is definitely a tricky sound not easy to pronounce even for natives! Keep on trying :)

[@angelavidales9040]

How did you learn catalan through duolingo? Like which language did you select?

[@tobleramone]

@@angelavidales9040 You can only select Spanish.

[@fatemaa6708]

Thank you! Gràcies!!!

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Gràcies a tu Fatema :)

[@ashishbartakke]

Thank you for your videos about pronunciation. I am commenting after watching both the alphabet and the vowel videos. I found Catalan pronunciation difficult before watching your video since it was difficult to decide the base pronunciation of the vowels, i.e before putting the accents on the vowels. How do we pronounce “ll”? Thanks to your videos, I think I’m finally getting there.

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Thanks for the comment! :) Here's the video on how to pronounce "ll": kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYq6nKKnarKMbrc

[@AdrianBlogs]

Hi ! Catalan is the same language as Bisaya?

[@bikashtimilsina2860]

Perfecto

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Merci :)

[@hectorzeronee]

In Spanish I was always taught the the V has a harsher sound (top teeth on bottom lips) and B has softer sound (lips together). Guess it's different in Catalan?

[@simba7088]

Hi just wanted to say thanks for making these videos at least! And I have a ques..is there any good book from library to borrow for catalàn? I would really appreciate your answer!

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola Sam, great to hear that! Each library has its own selection of books. Not sure if you are based in Catalonia but I would recommend that you go to the library itself and browse for books that would suit your level :)

[@simba7088]

Learn Catalan from Barcelona.. Will try that out! Thx! By the way

[@leilafrondi8146]

is there a "th" sound in Catalan? if so, when and where?

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola Leila! If you mean a "th" sound as in "thought" (or like a Z in Spanish) then no, there isn't.

[@SaxyLament]

I am not surprised. My parents just HAD to give me a name with a sound that a lot of languages don't have. ;)

[@littlewishy6432]

@@SaxyLament Well the soft “th” /ð/ as in “that” exists in some dialects of Spanish… the letter D can sometimes be pronounced this way.

[@alvarorglaser4702]

for further teaching, in English we say it is silent, and I am talking about the letter H, which is silent....like in SPanish and French....Gracies

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Gràcies for your comment! Always learning :)

[@miaveranika30]

Thank you! But how about the à, ù, ü, and the ñ (i found it in spanish... is that exist too in catalan)?

[@littlewishy6432]

These are the existing accented letters in Catalan: à é è í ï ó ò ú ü ç

[@christianwellington8045]

Hi Maria....how do I get in touch with you. I am preparing to start a Catalan class and looking for additional means to study the language. Do you have a school?

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola Christian! Thanks for your genuine interest. Please send me a private message via KZbin or via my Facebook page Learn Catalan from Barcelona :)

[@christianwellington8045]

Learn Catalan from Barcelona great. I have liked your Facebook page and also sent a private message

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Perfecte, gràcies! (thanks!)

[@uzmanoreen4801]

Learn Catalan from Barcelona hello I am from Barcelona i want to learn Catalan how I can get your more videos It's helps me a lot Thanks

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola Uzma! Thanks for your comment :) I'll be uploading another video next week, so definitely worth passing by again to learn a few more bits in Catalan.

[@bulletrainz4072]

Question...Do Catalan have that French rule where if you see a vowel...you have to connect the words together like comment alle vouz?

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

No, we don't have that rule, but you also have to take into account that in terms of vowels, you don't always pronounce what you get (as it happens in Spanish). Here's more info: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoraYXSsfLJ3e80

[@catalunyaluke6881]

can u told me about jo n juan why jo is speak j but juan is like huan

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Haha good point! "Jo" is a Catalan word and therefore it pronounces J the Catalan way while "Juan" is a Spanish name and the J sounds Spanish. In Catalan it would be "Joan" (J sounding like in "jo") :)

[@catalunyaluke6881]

@@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756 thank u motles Gràcies 。this video help me a lot hope u can keep update~

[@detainjappp]

Thank you so much, it's really helpfull, but i have a question: the letter ¨c´´ is´nt only pronouncing as ´´s´´ and also as ´´k´´ am i right ?

[@MrVoodemar]

how to pronounce "Corretja"?

[@mayracastillo1523]

You did not named the letter H, is it ache?

[@La_Dina_Lu]

"Vendre" sounds to me like "vendra" . ist with every "e" at the and, that it sounds more like an "a"?

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Great question! It's because the last "E" is non-stressed. Check the video on how to pronounce the vowels for an explanation :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoraYXSsfLJ3e80

[@La_Dina_Lu]

@@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756 moltes gràcies :)

[@michaelhalsall5684]

What is the correct pronounciation of "W" in Catalan? Is it a semi- vowel "w" like English ("wine') or a consonant like "v" (German "wein")?

[@guillenews]

Like the English pronunciation.

[@michaelhalsall5684]

Is it acceptable to spell prefix "quilo" as "kilo", which is the "international" spelling? Spanish and Portuguese now use the "kilo" spelling.

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Acceptable www.enciclopedia.cat/ec-gec-0118554.xml :)

[@florianpelin]

Bona vespre Maria! Estic francès i m'interessava la teva vídeo però perquè no has parlat del "l·l" y del "ç"? Es curiositat però no són considerades com lletres?

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola Florian, molt, molt bona pregunta! Segons el TERMCAT (centre de terminologia català), la "Ç" es classifica com una "C". Personalment, no la vaig incloure al vídeo per simplificar i perquè no afegeix cap so (Ç sona com C + E/I). L'ela geminada (l·l) està considerada un conjunt de lletres (L+L). En aquest últim cas, sí que la fonètica de l'ela geminada és una mica diferent. Però és una molt bona idea! La Ç i la l·l són definitivament importants! :)

[@bernatbosch]

Bona pregunta. Tenim un alfabet incomplet per la colonització mental que patim a causa de la dominació castellana. Si Catalunya fos independent, segur que el nostre alfabet seria més nostre i no diríem que hi ha 5 vocals, sinó 8, com té realment la fonètica catalana.

[@rockyrattu4458]

Hola Maria😍

[@NN-qv7if]

I wouldn't say that z sounds like s. It's a problem for native speakers of spanish that doesnt have the "z"sound. And in English, "it is" should be pronounced "it iz" like zzzz. Anyway, great video. I think that catalan is much influenced by spanish, but it's good that it has a larger inventory of sounds. I havenr been able to find videos of people from france or italy speaking catalan, are there any big differences in accent or other?

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola! Without having specific academic knowledge on phonetics and phonology, I would say Italian might be more similar (although their intonation and "melody" is fairly different). For some people Catalan sounds a bit like Portuguese - there are some similar sounds.

[@retardeddepressingbastard584]

Hi, do i need to know how to roll my r's? I don't know how to.

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

I realise it is not the easiest sound but you can definitely give it a go! But don't worry about it too much, you can do your best and I'm sure you'll be understood :)

[@LoVePReeTSiNGH-pd4wy]

HELLO PLZ CREATE SUNDAY MONDAY IN CATALAN

[@bills1967]

What resources could I use to learn Catalan?

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Just saw your comment! You can start having a look at my website: www.learncatalanfrombarcelona.com/catalan-online-resources/ What other resources would you be interested in? :)

[@bills1967]

Learn Catalan from Barcelona thank you! I’ll start with your website.

[@khoitonhuuanh3800]

Hola y saludos desde Vietnam, más o menos el otro lado del mundo, diría yo 😊 Acabo de descubrir tu canal buscando algo para aprender la lengua. Es muy útil y mi me sirve mucho. Moltes gràcies per els esforços !! Ara tinc una pregunta: hay algunas palabras similares a "recorrer" en catalán? Es decir, una palabra que contiene dos sonidos duros de "r"? Es que a mi me cuesta mucho pronunciarlo y lo digo todo como "r" suave.

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola i moltíssimes gràcies pel comentari! Wow, Vietnam... Siempre me fascina saber hasta dónde llegan estos vídeos :) Sí, la "r fuerte" es un sonido difícil si no estás acostumbrado... Buena pregunta... creo que hay algunas pero no demasiadas. Por ejemplo: recàrrec o rearranjament.

[@khoitonhuuanh3800]

@@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756 Hola Maria, moltíssimes gràcies per la teva resposta 😊 Sí, el vídeo llega al mundo entero y al que quiere aprender catalán. Estas palabras seguramente que me cuesta bastante pero bueno, intentaré pronunciarlo bien. De todas maneras, buena suerte a ti!! 👏

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Práctica, práctica y paciencia ;)

[@gattusocento8135]

i també recordem la "ç"(ce trencada) en la paraula:Braç(arm)

[@seroma3516]

I might be a trilingual, but that doesn't stop me from appreciating beautiful languages

[@tamilhac1057]

You make nice lasan

[@tilasole3252]

Seems you have not made a new video on this channel at least, for a few years. I hope all is well with you. I'd like to learn the proper pronunciations of vowels and their accents if you would be so kind. An E is not just an E sound, when there are visible or even invisible accent marks È, É or i, ì, í or even ï. Could you explain with example words and sounds please. Thank you.

[@v300]

Is there a sh sound in Catalan, like in sheriff? Also, I didn't catch if you said ts or s in Bar*c*elona.

[@littlewishy6432]

That’s X.

[@sriccolima]

So the name of the letter H is HOLA? You didn't make it clear. Thanks

[@littlewishy6432]

It’s “hac” (silent H)

[@henryphuc5474]

it is exactly the same in Vietnamese alphabet

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola Henry! Do you mean the pronunciation or alphabet is similar in Vietnamese? I'm curious :)

[@henryphuc5474]

Learn Catalan from Barcelona yes my language is built on yours

[@METAByte87]

Catalan is easy because I know spanish

[@gattusocento8135]

i també la "R" en català té el mateix so de la "R" en castellà com per exemple:Terra;Tierra(land)

[@eb.3764]

H name is as "Ack" by the way

[@beauedwards6264]

on es la ç?

[@tasheakaviafara9557]

I know hola amic? It means hi friend

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Sí - yes!

[@pkherbert1926]

I love Barcelona but Catalan just kicks my ass

[@eb.3764]

H is hac

[@judna1]

No sé perquè em surt aquest vídeo de sugerència😅

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hahaha "quants més serem, més riurem" ;)

[@judna1]

@@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756 Sugerir aquest vídeo a catalans ... mare meva... 😅😅

[@luisbetancourth7396]

You forget that word "L•L"

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Hola Luis! I didn't include "ela geminada" (l•l) because that is technically not considered a letter per se, but rather a group of letters.

[@Brilliantalec1350]

Catalan needs to win football

[@renardmigrant]

Super-small nitpick, you pronounce 'is' and [ɪs] rather than [ɪz]. Other than that, I kind final a single error in your English in any video.

[@akshat9252]

I'm a blaugrana

[@learncatalanfrombarcelona7756]

Great choice! ;)

[@gamermarya5619]

Baia vermella Haia Laçs

[@josecampillo4742]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHWsZWp8at6dqtE good video. Mai m'havía aturat a pensar en la quantitat de lletres que tenim amb sons diferents tú.

[@ZainabZainablatif]

Good