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Hello and Goodbye

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Opening and closing a conversation.

Word	Translation	Example	Example Translation
hola	hello	Hola, com estàs	Hello, how are you
bon dia	good morning	Bon dia, com et va	Good morning, how's it going
bona tarda	good afternoon	Bona tarda, com estàs	Good afternoon, how are you
bona nit	good evening, good night	Bona nit a tots	Good night to everyone
com estàs	how are you	Com estàs avui	How are you today
què tal	what's up	Què tal, com va tot	What's up, how is everything
molt de gust	nice to meet you	Molt de gust, em dic Anna	Nice to meet you, my name is Anna
benvingut	welcome	Benvingut a casa meva	Welcome to my home
fins després	see you later	Fins després, cuida't	See you later, take care
fins demà	see you tomorrow	Fins demà, que descansis	See you tomorrow, rest well
adéu	goodbye	Adéu, Maria	Goodbye, Maria

Please and Thank You

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The politeness minimum.

Word	Translation	Example	Example Translation
si us plau	please	Si us plau, ajuda'm	Please, help me
gràcies	thank you	Gràcies per la teva ajuda	Thank you for your help
de res	you're welcome	De res, estic aquí per ajudar	You're welcome, I am here to help
ho sento	sorry	Ho sento, no volia fer-te mal	Sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you
per descomptat	of course	Per descomptat, puc ajudar-te	Of course, I can help you
cap problema	no problem	Cap problema, no et preocupis	No problem, don't worry
perdó	sorry	Perdó, no ho sé	Sorry, I don't know
disculpi	excuse me	Disculpi, on és el lavabo	Excuse me, where is the bathroom

Yes, No and Questions

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Question words and the words that join sentences.

Word	Translation	Example	Example Translation
not	no	No m'agrada el cafè	I do not like coffee
potser	perhaps, maybe	Potser vindré demà	Maybe I will come tomorrow
qui	who, which, that	Qui ets tu	Who are you
què	what (interrogative)	Què fas avui	What are you doing today
quan	when	Quan arribem, comencem la classe	When we arrive, we start the class
on	where (interrogative)	On vius	Where do you live
quant	how much, how many	Quant sucre vols?	How much sugar do you want?
quin	which	Quin llibre vols	Which book do you want
i	and	Tinc un gos i un gat	I have a dog and a cat
o	or	Vols te o cafè	Do you want tea or coffee
però	but	Vull anar, però estic cansat	I want to go but I am tired
sí	yes	Sí, vull pa	Yes, I want bread
com	how	Com et dius	What is your name
per què	why	Per què plores	Why are you crying
perquè	because	No surto perquè plou	I am not going out because it is raining