Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Moldova, Romania
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
- The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
- 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
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
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Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
alo
  
Hola
  
Thank You
multumesc
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
ce mai faci?
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
noapte Buna
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
buna Seara
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
buna Ziua
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
bună Dimineața
  
Bon dia
  
Please
Vă Rog
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
scuze
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
La revedere
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
Te iubesc
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
Scuza-Ma
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Aromanian
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Croatia
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
28.00 million
  
38
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
24.00 million
  
33
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
4.00 million
  
30
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
Română
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
roumain; moldave
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Rumänisch
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[roˈmɨnə]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Romanians
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
1521
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Romanian
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Romanian
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Romanian Sign Language
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ro
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ron
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
rum
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
ron
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
roma1327
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
51-AAD-c
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Romanian 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 Romanian and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Romanian and Catalan language. Romanian word for "Hello" is alo or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Romanian Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Romanian vs Catalan Difficulty
The Romanian vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Romanian 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 Romanian and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Romanian and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Romanian is 24 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.