Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Europe
Minority Language
South Africa
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Not Available
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- 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
Alphabets in
English-Alphabets.jpg#200
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Thank you
Gràcies
How Are You?
How are you?
Com estàs?
Good Night
Good Night
Bona nit
Good Evening
Good Evening
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Good Morning
Good Morning
Bon dia
I Love You
I love you
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
American English
Caló
Where They Speak
United States of America
France, Portugal, Spain
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Valencian
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Spain
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
English
català
Alternative Names
Not Available
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
anglais
catalan; valencien
German Name
Englisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Not Available
Catalan people
Origin
5th Century AD
c. 1028
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Standard English
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed English
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
engs
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1293
stan1289
Linguasphere
52-ABA
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
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English 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 English and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and Catalan language. English word for "Hello" is Hello or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common English Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
English vs Catalan Difficulty
The English vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of English 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 English and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.