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Chinese vs Catalan


Catalan vs Chinese


Countries

Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
6  
9

National Language
China, Taiwan  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Republic of Brazil  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
  
  • 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
Not Available  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Chinese.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
24  
19
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
23  
13

Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
您好 (Nín hǎo)  
Hola  

Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
你好吗? (Nǐ hǎo ma?)  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)  
Bon dia  

Please
请 (Qǐng)  
Sisplau  

Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)  
Perdó!  

Bye
再见 (Zàijiàn)  
Adéu  

I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mandarin  
Caló  

Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
960,000,000.00  
1
440,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Wu  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
China, United States of America  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
80,000,000.00  
1
2,400,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Yue  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
60,000,000.00  
2
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,051.00 million  
2
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
16.00 %  
2
Not Available  

Native Speakers
873.00 million  
1
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
178.00 million  
3
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)  
català  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
chinois  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Chinesisch  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Han  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
1250 BC  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Standard Chinese  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
1  
1
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zh  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zho  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
chi  
cat  

ISO 639 3
zho  
cat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
sini1245  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
79-AAA  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Not Available  

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Chinese and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Chinese vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Chinese and Catalan language. History of Chinese language states that this language originated in 1250 BC whereas history of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Chinese and Catalan Language History.

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Chinese 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 Chinese and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Chinese and Catalan language. Chinese word for "Hello" is 您好 (Nín hǎo) or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Chinese Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Chinese vs Catalan Difficulty

The Chinese vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Chinese 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 Chinese and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Chinese and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Chinese is 88 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.

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