Catalan

Catalan - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Catalan language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

zero

zero

1

un

one

2

dos

two

3

tres

three

4

quatre

four

5

cinc

five

6

sis

six

7

set

seven

8

vuit

eight

9

nou

nine

10

deu

ten

11

onze

eleven

12

dotze

twelve

13

tretze

thirteen

14

catorze

fourteen

15

quinze

fifteen

16

setze

sixteen

17

disset

seventeen

18

divuit

eighteen

19

dinou

nineteen

20

vint

twenty

30

trenta

thirty

40

quaranta

forty

50

cinquanta

fifty

60

seixanta

sixty

70

setanta

seventy

80

vuitanta

eighty

90

noranta

ninety

100

cent

hundred

1K

mil

thousand

1M

milió

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

blanc

white

negre

black

🔴

vermell

red

🔵

blau

blue

🟡

groc

yellow

🟢

verd

green

🟣

porpra

purple

🟤

marró

brown

🟠

taronja

orange

🌸

rosa

pink

daurat

gold

🌑

platejat

silver

☁️

gris

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

🐶

gos

dog

🐱

gat

cat

🐴

cavall

horse

🐮

vaca

cow

🐷

porc

pig

🐦

ocell

bird

🐟

peix

fish

🐭

ratolí

mouse

🦊

guineu

fox

🐇

conill

rabbit

🐻

ós

bear

🐼

panda

panda

🐨

coala

koala

🐘

elefant

elephant

🐢

tortuga

turtle

🦒

girafa

giraffe

🦆

ànec

duck

🕷️

aranya

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

família

family

🧔

home

man

👩

dona

woman

👦

nen

boy

👧

nena

girl

👶

nen

child

👨‍🦳

pare

father

👩‍🦳

mare

mother

👴

avi

grandfather

👵

àvia

grandmother

🧑‍🦰

germà

brother

👩‍🦱

germana

sister

🧑

amic

friend

👥

gent

people

🙋

persona

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

🏠

casa

house

🏢

edifici

building

🏫

escola

school

🏪

botiga

store

🛣️

carretera

road

🌆

ciutat

city

🌳

arbre

tree

💧

aigua

water

☀️

sol

sun

☁️

núvol

cloud

📚

llibre

book

🖊️

bolígraf

pen

📱

telèfon

phone

🔑

clau

key

🚗

cotxe

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

🍎

poma

apple

🍌

plàtan

banana

🍞

pa

bread

🧀

formatge

cheese

🥩

carn

meat

🥛

llet

milk

cafè

coffee

🍵

te

tea

💧

aigua

water

🍺

cervesa

beer

🍷

vi

wine

🍽️

menjar

food

🍳

ou

egg

🍚

arròs

rice

🥕

verdures

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

☀️

dia

day

🌙

nit

night

hora

hour

🗓️

setmana

week

📅

mes

month

🗓️

any

year

🗓️

dilluns

Monday

🗓️

dimarts

Tuesday

🗓️

dimecres

Wednesday

🗓️

dijous

Thursday

🗓️

divendres

Friday

🗓️

dissabte

Saturday

🗓️

diumenge

Sunday

🌅

matí

morning

🌆

vespre

evening

🕛

ara

now

🔜

aviat

soon

🕒

temps

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

🗣️

parlar

to speak

🚶

caminar

to walk

🏃

córrer

to run

🍽️

menjar

to eat

🍷

beure

to drink

😴

dormir

to sleep

📖

llegir

to read

✍️

escriure

to write

👀

veure

to see

👂

sentir

to hear

💭

pensar

to think

🤔

saber

to know

❤️

estimar

to love

👍

agradar

to like

👋

venir

to come

🚪

obrir

to open

🔒

tancar

to close

💡

aprendre

to learn

donar

to give

💸

comprar

to buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

😊

feliç

happy

😢

trist

sad

😠

enfadat

angry

👍

bo

good

👎

dolent

bad

⬆️

gran

big

⬇️

petit

small

🆕

nou

new

🕰️

vell

old

💯

molts

many

🤏

pocs

few

🥵

calent

hot

🥶

fred

cold

💪

fort

strong

👶

febre

weak

bellesa

beautiful

👹

lleig

ugly

correcte

correct

incorrecte

wrong

ràpid

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

i

and

➡️

però

but

👉

o

or

🤔

perquè

because

👉

així que

so

🤨

tanmateix

however

🤔

per tant

therefore

també

also

🕒

quan

when

🤔

si

if

🕒

abans

before

🕒

després

after

🕒

des de

since

🕒

mentre

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

👨‍🏫

professor

teacher

🧑‍⚕️

metge

doctor

👩‍💻

enginyer

engineer

👨‍🍳

xef

chef

🧑‍🌾

pagès

farmer

👮

agent de policia

police officer

🧑‍🎨

artista

artist

🧑‍💼

empleat d'oficina

office worker

🔬

científic

scientist

🛒

venedor

salesperson

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