Day 3, lesson 11 of 25

Català A0, 15–20 minutes

What to buy for breakfast

Ask for a food item and a quantity.

Wednesday. Nina sends a list: apples, bread, water. Àlex goes to the market. The list is short, but saying it aloud is a task of its own.

Wednesday. Nina sends a list: apples, bread, water. Àlex goes to the market. The list is short, but saying it aloud is a task of its own.

1. Listen and repeat

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

Voldria dues pomes.

Translation

I would like two apples.

Un quilo de tomàquets.

Translation

A kilo of tomatoes.

Una mica de pa.

Translation

Some bread.

Res més, gràcies.

Translation

Nothing else, thank you.

Reading, sound by sound

In Central Catalan final -es often sounds [əs]: pomes. It still marks a plural.

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

2. Try it

01 Listen. What does the phrase mean?

Show the recording transcript

Una mica de pa.

02 Complete: un quilo ___ tomàquets.

03 Build the phrase from the model.

Model: Voldria dues pomes i una mica de pa

Tap the words in order

3. Your own turn

Buy two apples and some bread.

See an example

Voldria dues pomes i una mica de pa. Res més, gràcies.

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.