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Revision as of 17:59, 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |