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==Catalan Alphabet and English Equivalent==
==Catalan Alphabet and English Equivalent==
{| class="wikitable"
!Letter
!Name
!English comparison
|-
|A a
|''a''
|''a'' in f'''a'''ther when stressed; ''a'' in '''a'''bout otherwise (schwa)
|-
|B b
|''be'' or ''be alta''
|''p'' as in '''p'''at the end of the word; ''b'' as in '''b'''all elsewhere, but softer
|-
|C c
|''ce''
|''c'' as in '''c'''eiling before ''e'' or ''i''; ''k'' as in s'''k'''ate elsewhere
|-
|Ç ç
|''ce trencada''
|''c'' as in '''c'''eiling (not considered a basic letter)
|-
|D d
|''de''
|''t'' as in '''t'''ile at the end of the word; ''th'' as in '''th'''ere elsewhere
|-
|E e
|''e''
|''e'' as in p'''e'''ncil or ''ai'' as in p'''ai'''nt when stressed; ''a'' as in '''a'''bout otherwise (schwa)
|-
|F f
|''efa''
|''f'' as in '''f'''eather
|-
|G g
|''ge''
|''j'' as in '''j'''acket or ''s'' as in mea''s''ure before ''e'' or ''i''; ''g'' as in '''g'''ame elsewhere
|-
|H h
|''hac''
|silent
|-
|I i
|''i'' or ''i llatina''
|''y'' as in '''y'''ou before vowels; ''ea'' as in '''ea'''t elsewhere
|-
|J j
|''jota''
|''j'' as in '''j'''acket or ''s'' as in mea''s''ure
|-
|K k
|''ca''
|''k'' as in s'''k'''ate; only used in foreign words
|-
|L l
|''ela''
|''l'' as in be'''ll'''; always "dark"
|-
|M m
|''ema''
|''m'' as in '''m'''other
|-
|N n
|''ena''
|''n'' as in '''n'''ight
|-
|O o
|''o''
|''o'' as in ph'''o'''ne or ''o'' as in p'''o'''re when stressed; ''oo'' as in rac'''oo'''n elsewhere
|-
|P p
|''pe''
|''p'' as in s'''p'''an
|-
|Q q
|''cu''
|''k'' as in s'''k'''ate; always before ''u''/''ü''
|-
|R r
|''erra''
|fully trilled word-initially; ''t'' in bo'''tt'''le elsewhere
|-
|S s
|''essa''
|''z'' as in '''z'''ipper between vowels; ''s'' as in '''s'''ample elsewhere
|-
|T t
|''te''
|''t'' as in s'''t'''ar
|-
|U u
|''u''
|''w'' as in '''w'''ater before vowels; ''oo'' as in l'''oo'''t elsewhere
|-
|V v
|''ve'' or ''ve baixa''
|''v'' as in '''v'''ine or ''b'' as in '''b'''all but softer
|-
|W w
|''ve doble''
|''w'' as in '''w'''ater
|-
|X x
|''ics'' or ''xeix''
|''sh'' as in '''sh'''ip; ''x'' as in ta'''x'''i in some words
|-
|Y y
|''i grega''
|Only used in the digraph ''ny'' to represent /ɲ/ (roughly like ca'''ny'''on)
|-
|Z z
|''zeta''
|''z'' as in '''z'''ipper
|}


==Pronunciation Video: Learn the Catalan Alphabet==
==Pronunciation Video: Learn the Catalan Alphabet==

Revision as of 17:58, 11 October 2021

Alphabet and Pronunciation in Catalan
Alphabet and Pronunciation in Catalan

Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn the ALPHABET AND PRONUNCIATION in Catalan.

Feel free to edit this page!

Good learning! :)

Catalan Alphabet & IPA Pronunciation

Letter Catalan Valencian
Name Pronunciation Name Pronunciation
A a a /ˈa/ a /ˈa/
B b be, be alta /ˈbe/, /ˈbe ˈaltə/ be /ˈbe/
C c ce /ˈse/ ce /ˈse/
D d de /ˈde/ de /ˈde/
E e e /ˈe/ e /ˈe/
F f efa /ˈefə/ efe, ef /ˈefe/, /ˈef/
G g ge /ˈʒe/ ge /ˈdʒe/
H h hac /ˈak/ hac /ˈak/
I i i, i llatina /ˈi/, /ˈi ʎəˈtinə/ i, i llatina /ˈi/, /ˈi ʎaˈtina/
J j jota /ˈʒɔtə/ jota /ˈdʒota/
K k ca /ˈka/ ca /ˈka/
L l ela /ˈelə/ ele, el /ˈele/, /ˈel/
M m ema /ˈemə/ eme, em /ˈeme/, /ˈem/
N n ena /ˈenə/ ene, en /ˈene/, /ˈen/
O o o /ˈo/ o /ˈo/
P p pe /ˈpe/ pe /ˈpe/
Q q cu /ˈku/ cu /ˈku/
R r erra /ˈɛrə/ erre, er /ˈere/, /ˈeɾ/
S s essa /ˈesə/ esse, es /ˈese/, /ˈes/
T t te /ˈte/ te /ˈte/
U u u /ˈu/ u /ˈu/
V v ve, ve baixa /ˈve/, /ˈbe ˈbaʃə/ ve /ˈve/
W w ve doble /ˈve ˈdobːlə/, /ˈbe ˈdobːlə/ ve doble /ˈve ˈdoble/
X x ics, xeix /ˈiks/, /ˈʃeʃ/ ics, xeix /ˈiks/, /ˈʃejʃ/
Y y i grega /ˈi ˈɡɾeɡə/ i grega /ˈi ˈɡɾeɡa/
Z z zeta /ˈzetə/ zeta /ˈzeta/

Catalan Alphabet and English Equivalent

Letter Name English comparison
A a a a in father when stressed; a in about otherwise (schwa)
B b be or be alta p as in pat the end of the word; b as in ball elsewhere, but softer
C c ce c as in ceiling before e or i; k as in skate elsewhere
Ç ç ce trencada c as in ceiling (not considered a basic letter)
D d de t as in tile at the end of the word; th as in there elsewhere
E e e e as in pencil or ai as in paint when stressed; a as in about otherwise (schwa)
F f efa f as in feather
G g ge j as in jacket or s as in measure before e or i; g as in game elsewhere
H h hac silent
I i i or i llatina y as in you before vowels; ea as in eat elsewhere
J j jota j as in jacket or s as in measure
K k ca k as in skate; only used in foreign words
L l ela l as in bell; always "dark"
M m ema m as in mother
N n ena n as in night
O o o o as in phone or o as in pore when stressed; oo as in racoon elsewhere
P p pe p as in span
Q q cu k as in skate; always before u/ü
R r erra fully trilled word-initially; t in bottle elsewhere
S s essa z as in zipper between vowels; s as in sample elsewhere
T t te t as in star
U u u w as in water before vowels; oo as in loot elsewhere
V v ve or ve baixa v as in vine or b as in ball but softer
W w ve doble w as in water
X x ics or xeix sh as in ship; x as in taxi in some words
Y y i grega Only used in the digraph ny to represent /ɲ/ (roughly like canyon)
Z z zeta z as in zipper

Pronunciation Video: Learn the Catalan Alphabet

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