While I drink my coffeeParlo anglès.
Translation
I speak English.
Day 2, lesson 8 of 25
Català A0, 15–20 minutes
A little Catalan
Name languages and ask to practise.
Marc offers to switch to English. Àlex thanks him but asks for a little Catalan practice. Now he knows someone he can ask a simple question.
1. Listen and repeat
Listen first. Reveal the translation if you need it. Repeat the phrase slowly twice.
Parlo rus.
Translation
I speak Russian.
Parlo una mica de català.
Translation
I speak a little Catalan.
Podem parlar en català?
Translation
Can we speak in Catalan?
Reading, sound by sound
ny is a single sound [ɲ], like Spanish ñ: Catalunya. It is not separate n and y.
Read the word yourself first, then tap it to check.
2. Try it
01 Listen. What does the phrase mean?
Show the recording transcript
Podem parlar en català?
02 Which spelling of the language is correct?
03 Build the phrase from the model.
Model: Parlo anglès i rus
Tap the words in order
3. Your own turn
Name two languages you speak and ask to use Catalan.
See an example
Parlo anglès i rus. Parlo una mica de català. Podem parlar en català?
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.