Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Pakistan
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
India
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
خوش آمديد
  
Hola
  
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
  
Bon dia
  
Please
براہ مہربانی
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
معاف کرنا
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
الوداع
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Dakhini
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
India
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Rekhta
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
South Asia
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
104.00 million
  
15
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
61.00 million
  
19
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
43.00 million
  
14
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
اُردُو
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Bihari
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
ourdou
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Urdu
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
12th Century CE
  
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
Modern Standard Urdu
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ur
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
urd
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
urd
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
urd
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
urdu1245
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Urdu 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 Urdu and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Urdu and Catalan language. Urdu word for "Hello" is خوش آمديد or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Urdu Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Urdu vs Catalan Difficulty
The Urdu vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Urdu 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 Urdu and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Urdu and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Urdu is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.