Countries
Fiji, India
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
India
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
- 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
Urdu
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Hindi.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
  
Hola
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
  
Bon dia
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Khariboli
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00
  
2
Dialect 2
Marwari
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00
  
3
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Bundeli
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
380.00 million
  
5
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
260.00 million
  
4
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
120.00 million
  
6
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
हिन्दी
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
hindi
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Hindi
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
7th Century
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
hi
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hin
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
hin
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
hin
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
hins
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hind1269
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Hindi 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 Hindi and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hindi and Catalan language. Hindi word for "Hello" is नमस्ते (Namastē) or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Hindi Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hindi vs Catalan Difficulty
The Hindi vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hindi 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 Hindi and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hindi and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hindi is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.