Day 1, lesson 1 of 25

Català A0, 15–20 minutes

Bon dia, Tarragona!

Greet someone and say thank you.

Monday. Àlex, 24, arrives in Tarragona. His younger sister Nina arrives on Friday. He has five days to find his way around. His first conversation is at a café near the station.

Monday. Àlex, 24, arrives in Tarragona. His younger sister Nina arrives on Friday. He has five days to find his way around. His first conversation is at a café near the station.

1. Listen and repeat

Listen first. Reveal the translation if you need it. Repeat the phrase slowly twice.

Bon dia!

Translation

Good morning!

Hola!

Translation

Hello!

Gràcies.

Translation

Thank you.

Adeu!

Translation

Goodbye!

Reading, sound by sound

An accent marks stress: grà-ci-es. Our pronunciation notes use Central Catalan; other regional varieties are valid too.

Read the word yourself first, then tap it to check.

2. Try it

01 Listen. What does the phrase mean?

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Bon dia!

02 Which greeting is used in the morning?

03 Build the phrase from the model.

Model: Bon dia

Tap the words in order

3. Your own turn

Greet the barista, say thank you and say goodbye.

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Bon dia! Gràcies. Adeu!

Compare your phrase with the model. Speech and free writing are not automatically graded here.

Try the exercises and your own phrase. You can also move on with support.