Day 1, lesson 5 of 25

Català A0, review

A first message to his sister

Combine a greeting, your name and a request.

That evening Àlex sends Nina a photo of the room. “Your bed is by the window,” he writes. In fact, he does not yet know which one she will choose. Review the first conversations.

That evening Àlex sends Nina a photo of the room. “Your bed is by the window,” he writes. In fact, he does not yet know which one she will choose. Review the first conversations.

1. Listen and repeat

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

Bona tarda!

Translation

Good afternoon!

Em dic Àlex.

Translation

My name is Àlex.

Tinc una reserva.

Translation

I have a booking.

Gràcies. Adeu!

Translation

Thank you. Goodbye!

Reading, sound by sound

H in hola is silent. Read hola, em dic and cafè, noticing the stressed syllable in each expression.

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

2. Try it

01 Listen. What does the phrase mean?

Show the recording transcript

Bona tarda!

02 How can you greet someone in a café in the afternoon?

03 Build the phrase from the model.

Model: Bona tarda

Tap the words in order

3. Your own turn

Act out a four-line conversation without looking at the model.

See an example

Bona tarda! Em dic Àlex. Un cafè, si us plau. 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.