Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Sweden
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Finland
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Old Norse Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
hej
  
Hola
  
Thank You
tacka dig
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
hur mår du
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
godnatt
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
god kväll
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
god morgon
  
Bon dia
  
Please
vänligen
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
ledsen
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
hej då
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
jag älskar dig
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Dialects
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Gabon
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
6
Dialect 2
Dialects
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Georgia
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
2
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Dialects
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
France
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00
  
1
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.70 million
  
99+
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
Svenska
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
suédois
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Schwedisch
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
13th Century
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Germanic
  
Romance
  
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Swedish
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sv
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
swe
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
swe
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
swe
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
swed1254
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Swedish 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 Swedish and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swedish and Catalan language. Swedish word for "Hello" is hej or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Swedish Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swedish vs Catalan Difficulty
The Swedish vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swedish 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 Swedish and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swedish and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swedish is 24 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.