Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
Hola
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
Bon dia
  
Please
Sisplau
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
Adéu
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
català
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Catalan and Catalan Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Catalan language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Catalan Difficulty
The Catalan vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Catalan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.