Countries
Japan
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Japan
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Europe
Minority Language
Palau
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Hola
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Gràcies
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Com estàs?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Bona nit
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Bona tarda
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Bon dia
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sisplau
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Perdó!
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
Adéu
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
T'estimo
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dispensi!
Where They Speak
Kagawa
France, Portugal, Spain
Dialect 2
Hakata
Valencian
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kansai
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
kansai
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Not Available
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
japonais
catalan; valencien
German Name
Japanisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Catalan people
Language Family
Japonic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Japanese
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1643
stan1289
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Not Available
Japanese 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 Japanese and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Catalan language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Japanese vs Catalan Difficulty
The Japanese vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese 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 Japanese and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.