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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
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 | ||
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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 |