Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Portugal
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
United States of America
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
- 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 and Galician Languages
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Alphabets in
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
Gràcies
How Are You?
Como você está?
Com estàs?
Good Night
boa noite
Bona nit
Good Evening
boa Noite
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Bona tarda
Good Morning
bom Dia
Bon dia
I Love You
Eu te amo
T'estimo
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Caló
Where They Speak
Brazil
France, Portugal, Spain
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Valencian
Where They Speak
Portugal
Spain
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Português
català
Alternative Names
Português
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
portugais
catalan; valencien
German Name
Portugiesisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Catalan people
Origin
3rd Century
c. 1028
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
stan1289
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Portuguese 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 Portuguese and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Catalan language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs Catalan Difficulty
The Portuguese vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese 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 Portuguese and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.