Greetings & Common Phrases

Essential everyday expressions for beginners in Catalan.

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Greetings

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Common ways to greet people in Catalan.

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
el benvingut	welcome	Benvingut a casa meva	Welcome to my home

Goodbyes

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Common ways to say goodbye in Catalan.

Word	Translation	Example	Example Translation
adeu	goodbye	Adeu, fins aviat	Goodbye, see you soon
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
bona nit	good evening, good night	Bona nit a tots	Good night to everyone
cuida't	take care	Cuida't molt, d'acord?	Take care a lot, okay?
que tinguis un bon dia	have a good day	Que tinguis un bon dia al treball	Have a good day at work
fins la propera	until next time	Fins la propera, cuida't	Until next time, take care

Polite Expressions

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Essential polite expressions for everyday conversations.

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
el perdó	the forgiveness, the pardon	Demano el perdó per l'error	I ask for forgiveness for the mistake
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
amb plaer	with pleasure	Amb plaer, ajudaré	With pleasure, I will help

Common Phrases

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Useful phrases for basic communication.

Word	Translation	Example	Example Translation
not	no	No m'agrada el cafè	I do not like coffee
no	no	No vull anar ara	I do not want to go now
potser	perhaps, maybe	Potser vindré demà	Maybe I will come tomorrow
no ho sé	I don't know	No ho sé, potser demà	I don't know, maybe tomorrow
no ho entenc	I don't understand	No ho entenc, pots repetir?	I don't understand, can you repeat?
pots repetir-ho	can you repeat that	Pots repetir-ho, si us plau?	Can you repeat that, please?
com es diu	how do you say	Com es diu això en anglès?	How do you say this in English?
què vol dir X	what does X mean	Què vol dir 'gràcies'?	What does 'thank you' mean?
necessito ajuda	I need help	Necessito ajuda amb el deure	I need help with the homework