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
speak
🚶
caminar
walk
🏃
córrer
run
🍽️
menjar
eat
🍷
beure
drink
😴
dormir
sleep
📖
llegir
read
✍️
escriure
write
👀
veure
see
👂
sentir
hear
💭
pensar
think
🤔
saber
know
❤️
estimar
love
👍
agradar
like
👋
venir
come
🚪
obrir
open
🔒
tancar
close
💡
aprendre
learn
➕
donar
give
💸
comprar
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
Your Catalan Journey Starts Now!
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