Core Verbs

The verbs that carry every other topic. Learn these words free on the web or in our mobile app.

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Your First Verbs

The verbs you will use in almost every sentence.

Word	Translation	Example	Example Translation
ser	to be	Ell és estudiant	He is a student
estar	to be	Vull estar content	I want to be happy
tenir	to have	Vull tenir una casa nova	I want to have a new house
fer	to do, to make	Vull fer una pastissa	I want to make a cookie
anar	to go	Vaig a casa	I go home
venir	to come	Vull venir a la festa	I want to come to the party
dir	to say, to tell	Ell vol dir una cosa	He wants to say something
poder	to be able	M'agradaria poder fer-ho	I'd like to be able to do it
voler	to want	Jo vull un gelat	I want an ice cream
saber	to know	Jo sé la resposta	I know the answer
veure	to see	Jo veig la pel·lícula	I see the movie
donar	to give	Jo dono un llibre a la Maria	I give a book to Maria
portar	to carry, to wear	Jo porto una jaqueta	I wear a jacket
posar	to put, to place	Vull posar el llibre a la taula	I want to put the book on the table
parlar	to speak, to talk	Ell vol parlar amb tu	He wants to speak with you
entendre	to understand	Vull entendre la música	I want to understand the music
pensar	to think	M'agrada pensar	I like to think
creure	to believe	Jo crec en tu	I believe in you
sentir	to feel, to hear	Puc sentir la música	I can feel the music
escoltar	to listen	Vull escoltar una cançó	I want to listen to a song
mirar	to look, to watch	Jo miro la finestra	I look at the window
llegir	to read	M'agrada llegir llibres	I like to read books
menjar	to eat	Vull menjar una poma avui	I want to eat an apple today
dormir	to sleep	Ell necessita dormir prou cada nit	He needs to sleep enough each night
viure	to live	Vull viure a Barcelona.	I want to live in Barcelona
prendre	to take (consume)	Vull prendre un cafè	I want to take a coffee
escriure	to write	Escric una carta	I write a letter
beure	to drink	Beu aigua cada dia	He drinks water every day

Everyday Verbs

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Actions of an ordinary day.

Word	Translation	Example	Example Translation
treballar	to work	Vull treballar en una empresa	I want to work in a company
estudiar	to study	Vull estudiar a la universitat	I want to study at the university
aprendre	to learn	Vull aprendre català	I want to learn Catalan
comprar	to buy	Vull comprar una llibreta	I want to buy a notebook
paguar	to pay	Vull pagar la factura	I want to pay the bill
obrir	to open	Vull obrir la porta	I want to open the door
tancar	to close	Jo tanco la porta a la nit	I close the door at night
començar	to start, to begin	Vull començar un llibre	I want to start a book
acabar	to finish, to end	Jo acabo la feina	I finish the work
necessitar	to need	Jo necessito ajuda	I need help
agradar	to please	A mi m'agrada llegir llibres	I like to read books
ajudar	to help	Vull ajudar els meus amics	I want to help my friends
buscar	to search, to look for	Vull buscar informació	I want to search for information
trobar	to find	Jo vull trobar el meu gos	I want to find my dog
esperar	to wait, to hope	Jo espero el tren	I wait for the train
arribar	to arrive	Jo arribo a l'estació	I arrive at the station
sortir	to go out	Vull sortir avui	I want to go out today
entrar	to enter, to go in	Ell vol entrar a la casa	He wants to enter the house
tornar	to return	Vull tornar a casa	I want to return home
quedar	to stay, to remain	Vull quedar a casa avui	I want to stay home today
caminar	to walk	Jo camino cada dia al parc	I walk every day to the park
córrer	to run	M'agrada córrer al parc	I like to run in the park
jugar	to play	M'agrada jugar a futbol	I like to play football
conèixer	to know, to meet	Quan vas arribar, vam començar a conèixer-nos millor	When you arrived, we began to get to know each other better
deixar	to leave, to let	Vull deixar el llibre a casa	I want to leave the book at home
riure	to laugh	Els nens riuen al parc	The children laugh in the park
rentar	to wash	Jo rento les mans	I wash my hands
llevar-se	to get up	Em llevo d'hora cada dia	I get up early every day